Casual Observation

11 Comments

1. 

   Lodus on September 17, 2010 at 5:57 pm

   Maybe it will offset what’s starting to look like a loss on our side, for the same reasons, in Florida.

2. 

   DaveW on September 17, 2010 at 7:20 pm

   The vote split could go any way. This is one the polls won’t even come close to predicting. Would it be unprecedented for a write-in to win a Senate race?

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     Phil Perspective on September 17, 2010 at 11:36 pm

     No.  But it is extremely rare.  In fact, the only one to do it was Strom Thurmond of all people.

3. 

   dada on September 17, 2010 at 7:49 pm

   demint demented is working overtime on his [teabagger credhttp://www.boo mantribune.com/story/2010/7/14/141149/253].

   “I’ve been working to stir up primaries between establishment Republicans and those that stand for the principles of freedom,” he allowed, listing GOP Senate nominees Sharron Angle (Nev.), Pat Toomey (Pa.), Marco Rubio (Fla.), Rand Paul (Ky.), and Christine O’Donnell (Del.) as “candidates we can be proud of.”

   “This is no longer you voting for the least-worst on the ballot,” he told the audience. “Washington has treated Americans like they were stupid for too long. On November 2, you’re going to see who is stupid. They’re going to be out of Washington, and you’re going to be in.”

   l guess we’ll know in just over six weeks how prescient he is.

   l wonder if he’ll renew his challenge to mcconnell as ratpublican leader?

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     dada on September 17, 2010 at 7:51 pm

     teabagger cred

4. 

   TarheelDem on September 17, 2010 at 8:04 pm

   It’s going to be a long fall for Alaskans hearing:

   If you want Lisa to win, it’s spelled L-I-S-A-space-M-U-R-K-O-W-S-K-I

   Strom Thurmond won his write-in campaign in SC in 1954 with the campaign line, “The rest of the country thinks that South Carolinians are too ignorant to spell J. S-T-R-O-M T-H-U-R-M-O-N-D”.

   So I wouldn’t be too sanguine and I’d encourage folks to send Scott McAdams some funds for advertising.  It’s not over until the votes are counted November 2 (and possibly November 3).

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     Davis X Machina on September 17, 2010 at 9:18 pm

     IIRC from the Begich recount, Alaska is a voter-intent state, so “Big Frank’s Kid” should be a legal Murkowski write-in.

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       BooMan on September 17, 2010 at 9:28 pm

       Whereas, ‘corporate whore’ might prove too ambiguous.  

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         Phil Perspective on September 17, 2010 at 11:39 pm

         She’s far from the only one.  We have a few in our party too.  cough Ben Nelson /cough .. cough Evan Bayh /cough … cough House Blue Dogs /cough

5. 

   on September 17, 2010 at 9:52 pm

   Murkowski (did I spell it correctly?) equals sore loser.

   We’re in the middle of a revolution here, Murkowski–get your big fat ego out of the way!

6. 

   calling all toasters on September 17, 2010 at 10:09 pm

   Nate Silver says she has a chance.