Some of Mitt Romney’s and the Republican Party’s most generous donors are lining up to give Michelle Nunn money for her campaign for Saxby Chambliss’s Senate seat. It appears that at least part of corporate America has been convinced by the government shutdown that they don’t need more Republicans in Congress right now, and that is going to create a world of hurt for the party of Big Business.
Obviously, I am uncomfortable with this effort to co-opt the Democratic Party, but I actually see it is a sign of sanity and applaud these men’s recognition that the Party of Lincoln is now the Party of Crazy. They aren’t good for business. They aren’t good for Labor. They aren’t good for hungry kids. They aren’t good for the military. They aren’t good for anything.
The more people realize this, the sooner we can destroy these clowns and the less likely that they will destroy us before we can get the job done. I hope we can get some candidates in other states like South Carolina and Tennessee and Kansas and Wyoming and Idaho, because the tide is turning and we need to be able to take full advantage it. We shouldn’t assume anyone is safe just because they come from a deep red state.
The Republicans broke their party and it is broken in every state.
I don’t see it as a co-opting of the Party. In my mind Party doesn’t only equal candidates. The Party itself is comprised of a set of beliefs and people who are willing to vote for those beliefs (grassroots/base). Now if somehow they think these donors can rewrite our platform, they’re going to be in for a surprise.
That said: Having a Dem beholding to big business isn’t the worst thing to ever happen, nor is it new. I want people who can get stuff done.
In a way, it’s like the only way to stop the far right at this point is to have the Democrats’ “tent” become so gargantuanly big that it just crushes the Republicans. They have become so malevolent, beyond any hope of redemption, that that whole unholy coalition must be smashed into the dirt forever. Obviously I’m talking figuratively, not literally. But the point stands.
The left-center mega-coalition, if it happens, isn’t a natural state of affairs and will only last so long as it takes to the body politic to expel the Tea Party threat. But like Carville said, the dog is gonna barf up that nasty pill eventually.
So many tortured metaphors here, but you get the point.
Here’s an example from my neck of the woods in red Haywood County, NC.
White 96.7%
High School Graduate or higher 84.4%
Romney 56%
Obama 42%
http://www.bluenc.com/gop-feud-haywood-county
Part of the southeastern border area of the beautiful Great Smoky Mountains National Park lies within the county. This is a high tourist area around Waynesville and Maggie Valley, I guess they’re seeing the light also.
Sam Nunn is calling in chips. Wonder when he’ll call in Ted Turner and some of the other old-time Atlantans. He’s got one member of the Cox family tossing in some cash.
I do like your vision for South Carolina, Tennessee, Kansas, Wyoming, and Idaho.
And an opponent for Jefferson Beauregard Sessions III. Getting King Charles to stir things up might be fun. Especially now that he’s clear Republicans have lost their minds. Just the entertainment battle of a Barkley-Sessions race would be worth it.
Getting some money to back Jim Hood in Mississippi’s US Senate race would give him some more statewide coverage and position him for a run as governor at a time of his choosing if he doesn’t win. Institutionally, he’s the best positioned to run at the moment. Geographically and demographically he’s well-positioned if he can pull off a fusion vote of disgruntled Republicans and Democratic base. And it would suck some GOP resources out of other races.
That’s why the 50-state strategy needs to be in full force from this moment forward. Defection/loss of big donors + playing defense across the board = a world of electoral hurt for the GOP in ’14.
Obviously, I am uncomfortable with this effort to co-opt the Democratic Party, but I actually see it is a sign of sanity and applaud these men’s recognition that the Party of Lincoln is now the Party of Crazy.
I’d prefer they just keep their wallet completely closed. If Nunn wins, I hope you liked HolyJoe and “Bad” Ben Nelson.
It’s Georgia.
Ever heard of Zell Miller?
To be a state-wide Democratic candidate, you often have to act “independent”.
I’ll gladly vote for Nunn. Compare her to, say, Paul Broun. Ever heard of him? Look him up.