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Weekly Open Thread: What Races Are You Interested In?
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16 thoughts on “Weekly Open Thread: What Races Are You Interested In?”
Off topic, but… is anyone reading any good books lately? I’m reading “World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War” by Max Brooks (the son of Mel Brooks, FYI), a straight-forward collection of stories about mankind’s near annihilation during the Zombie outbreak. It’s shockingly well-written.
Exploratory Committee. I think if he forms one right now, when Domenici’s image is at an all-time low Domenici may decide its not worth it and retire.
Breaux says he will run if the AG, Charles Foti, a Democrat, confirms he qualifies as a resident of the state. Breaux also claims the Louisiana Republican Party’s negative ads compelled him to run.
My radical right-wing Republican Congressman Tim Walberg (MI-07) got national attention this week when he compared Iraq to Detroit and Chicago. And we’re just so proud of him.
There are some fairly big Democratic names that could potentially get into this, and a couple have actually contacted me privately through Walberg Watch. This is gonna be a fun race, and is certainly one we can win. Walberg couldn’t even break 50% in this district, which had previously sent Republicans to Congress by healthy (though not incredibly large) margins. Remember, his opponent was an energetic organic farmer who spent less than $60,000 against his $1.2 million (plus Club for Growth and Right to Life help).
This is one we can win.
But what can you do? Yep, here comes the shameless fundraising plea (the first of the season?): why not help get things started by contributing to ActBlue’s General Election Fund for the eventual Democratic nominee? A relatively small amount of money could have changed the race last time. Let’s see if we can make this happen.
Carol Shea-Porter (NH-01) ran perhaps the most grassroots of any victorious Democratic campaign last year. She took on her own party’s establishment and won the primary and then went on to defeat an entrenched Republican incumbent using a clear and un-nuanced progressive and anti-war message. Last weekend she was one of 5 members of Congress at an online Blue America townhall meeting to be awarded a check as someone who has been working diligently to keep the promises on which she ran. Today she’ll be blogging live at Firedoglake at 2PM, est.
Congresswoman Shea-Porter seems more like one of us than one of them– a progressive citizen-activist who wanted to work in Congress for the kinds of things we all feel need to get thing done in the wake of the utter catastrophe of the Bush Regime. When I spoke to her a few days ago about the anguish she was feeling about how to vote on the Supplemental she told me she missed the tranquility of the campaign and then told me a story about one of her colleagues telling her about the “Cheney Rule.” The colleague, when unable to make up his mind about how to vote, asks himself, “How would Dick Cheney want me to vote?” You can probably guess how Congresswoman Shea-Porter voted on the Supplemental– and on a dozen other pieces of legislation since January. Stop by FDL at 2PM and find out why she doesn’t see eye to eye with Dick Cheney on much.
Former Wisconsin Badger and Pro Hockey player Mike Richter announced that he would NOT challenge Connecticut Republican Christopher Shays in 2008 for the CN-4 seat.
Off topic, but… is anyone reading any good books lately? I’m reading “World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War” by Max Brooks (the son of Mel Brooks, FYI), a straight-forward collection of stories about mankind’s near annihilation during the Zombie outbreak. It’s shockingly well-written.
Exploratory Committee. I think if he forms one right now, when Domenici’s image is at an all-time low Domenici may decide its not worth it and retire.
http://www.nola.com/…
Breaux says he will run if the AG, Charles Foti, a Democrat, confirms he qualifies as a resident of the state. Breaux also claims the Louisiana Republican Party’s negative ads compelled him to run.
My radical right-wing Republican Congressman Tim Walberg (MI-07) got national attention this week when he compared Iraq to Detroit and Chicago. And we’re just so proud of him.
There are some fairly big Democratic names that could potentially get into this, and a couple have actually contacted me privately through Walberg Watch. This is gonna be a fun race, and is certainly one we can win. Walberg couldn’t even break 50% in this district, which had previously sent Republicans to Congress by healthy (though not incredibly large) margins. Remember, his opponent was an energetic organic farmer who spent less than $60,000 against his $1.2 million (plus Club for Growth and Right to Life help).
This is one we can win.
But what can you do? Yep, here comes the shameless fundraising plea (the first of the season?): why not help get things started by contributing to ActBlue’s General Election Fund for the eventual Democratic nominee? A relatively small amount of money could have changed the race last time. Let’s see if we can make this happen.
Here’s my summary of the New England candidates (except for CT).
Carol Shea-Porter (NH-01) ran perhaps the most grassroots of any victorious Democratic campaign last year. She took on her own party’s establishment and won the primary and then went on to defeat an entrenched Republican incumbent using a clear and un-nuanced progressive and anti-war message. Last weekend she was one of 5 members of Congress at an online Blue America townhall meeting to be awarded a check as someone who has been working diligently to keep the promises on which she ran. Today she’ll be blogging live at Firedoglake at 2PM, est.
Congresswoman Shea-Porter seems more like one of us than one of them– a progressive citizen-activist who wanted to work in Congress for the kinds of things we all feel need to get thing done in the wake of the utter catastrophe of the Bush Regime. When I spoke to her a few days ago about the anguish she was feeling about how to vote on the Supplemental she told me she missed the tranquility of the campaign and then told me a story about one of her colleagues telling her about the “Cheney Rule.” The colleague, when unable to make up his mind about how to vote, asks himself, “How would Dick Cheney want me to vote?” You can probably guess how Congresswoman Shea-Porter voted on the Supplemental– and on a dozen other pieces of legislation since January. Stop by FDL at 2PM and find out why she doesn’t see eye to eye with Dick Cheney on much.
Former Wisconsin Badger and Pro Hockey player Mike Richter announced that he would NOT challenge Connecticut Republican Christopher Shays in 2008 for the CN-4 seat.
Sadness.