I don’t think the key to Ben Nelson’s reelection is to assure that he is unloved by people of every political persuasion. Nebraska is a socially-conservative state. I get that. But that makes it all the more important that a Democrat appeal to people on kitchen table issues. It’s nice, if delusional, that he thinks we can cut the deficit without raising taxes or touching entitlements, but that would mean basically eliminating everything else, including the Defense Department. Sen. Nelson need look no further than Blanche Lincoln to see what the future holds in store for corporate Democrats in red states.
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Even better, have you seen polls of Montana? Markos’ favorite Governor would boat race Max Baucus’ ass in a primary. Granted, the primary wouldn’t be until 2014, but still.
More evidence that the Baucus model is obsolete.
have no sympathy for him in the least
Why is Kent Conrad the leftist in these negotiations?
because he’s the chairman of the Budget Committee.
BooMan, don’t know if you saw this, but I think as many blogs need to make this known as possible:
Ohio GOP Weakens Election Law By Allowing Poll Workers To Refuse To Inform Voters Where They Can Vote
I wonder if they actually debated that provision.
Every polling station here in Ohio is supposed to be manned by volunteers from both the Republican and Democratic Parties. I’m not sure, on first glance, that this is as dire as it sounds. If there is representation from both parties present at the polls, I’m not sure how I see there being a significant impact here. Though I’m sure the long term intention of the GOP is to try and create circumstances where people might be able to take advantage of the weakened law and turn people away.
Well, the statistics from 2008 indicate that the status quo was bad enough.
I agree that things are not exactly rosy here in Ohio when it comes to making certain that everyone is able to readily exercise their voting rights. When the GOP dominates almost all levels of State Government and a significant part at most of the county and local levels, the deck is certainly almost always stacked in their favor.
I just don’t think this particular event is a game changer. But it is another trump card in their hand that they can play when given the opportunity.
We lost enough votes to this crap in Cuyahoga Co. in 2008 that it would have overturned an election as close as Florida 2000. You never know when voter suppression will be sufficient to be a game changer.
are you for real?
for real?
I don’t mind losing senate seats held by useless Democrats in blood-red states if we could at least somehow win seats in Maine and defeat Brown in MA.