Weekly Open Thread: What Races Are You Interested In?

Check it:

I’m brown like Sherrod and I’m young like Don

And I got more bling than Moseley Braun

In Senator Shaheen I will take pride

And in the Udall Boyz from the West Side

I’m supporting Warner, M., not Warner, J.

And we’ll increase our posse on election day

November ’08 is the time to shine

For stone-cold inauguration in 2009

So put your checks in the mail and don’t be cheap

And wave your hands in the air ’cause you care so deep

21 thoughts on “Weekly Open Thread: What Races Are You Interested In?”

  2. Ashwin Madia, was just endorsed by Keith Ellison, and he also came to my College Dems meeting yesturday and he was awesome.  He is probably the 2nd most knowledgable about the issues of any candidate I’ve heard speak (well third with Clinton, but I dont like her anymore….) and he is only 29.  Was in the marines in Iraq working to build Iraq’s legal system.  Moderate Dem but his moderateness was articulated so well that even I was finding myself moving to the center.

    I like his Iraq policy, gradual, responsible drawdown of troops over 18-24 months, leaving 10,000-20,000 troops available in case shit hits the fan.  Im as far left as most can get but when it comes to Iraq, I just cant agree with the pull everyone out asap approach.

    Great shot at winning, the race is very Clinton/Obama.  Female, established politician running as if she already won.  The young upstart (Obama is black, Ashwin is Indian-American which is another interesting resemblance) coming in and beating her down.  I’ll hopefully get a job on his campaign this summer.  It’ll be a great race to watch, 49-51 for Bush, open seat, heavily trending blue, very right-wing Republican opponent, one of the best pick-up opportunities in the country.

  3. The Democratic Primary for our congressional seat here in Indiana 07 is starting to heat up, with special-election winner Andre Carson being challenged by three other candidates, and I could see a scenario where any of the four of them could win.  And so it’s time for me to make a decision soon, as I’m undecided between three of the candidates.

    Carolene Mays is the one candidate I would not vote for.  She’d be a good fit as a Democratic candidate in a R+7 district, not a D+7 one, as her postion on abortion rights is iffy, and her position on gay rights is far from iffy (she’s on the wrong side).  But she has a base of support in the black churches — the pastor of Eastern Star (one of the largest and most influential churches in the city, and where Julia Carson’s funeral was) has endorsed her.

    Short-time incumbent Andre Carson might get my support.  He’s done nothing wrong during his short time in Congress, and we have every reason to believe he’ll have a voting record as progressive as his grandmother’s.  However, there are two other outstanding, highly qualified candidates running.

    Dr. Woody Myers is the former Indiana State and New York City health commissioner.  He’s right on the issues, and could be a significant voice for health care reform.  He’s also personally very wealthy, and is spending hundreds of thousands of his own dollars on TV ads — he’s been the most visible candidate on television so far.

    And that brings us to David Orentlicher.  He’s an absolutly brilliant guy — state legislator, univeristy faculty member, law and MD degress from Harvard, etc.  Even though he’s the only white candidate in the race, he can probably count on at least some support in the black community, and has recieved the endorsement of Dr. Derek King, the nephew of MLK and a minister here in the city.

    So, I’m not quite sure yet who I’m voting for, as I keep vacilating between Carson, Myers, and Orentlicher.  The good news is that any of them should not be terribly challenged by Republican Jon Elrod in the fall.

  4. I’m going to start gathering information for

    1Q Raised

    1Q Real Cash on Hand

    Total Raised So Far

    So we can have a 1Q Fundraising Round up.  

  5. Tim Cunha has just thrown his hat into the ring in Florida’s 6th Congressional District. His web page here.  He was one of the first Floridians to sign on to the Responsible Plan for Iraq and is running against one of the more extreme right wing, 100% Bush backers in the House.

    Tim is a graduate of Rutgers University and Georgetown Law University Law Center. As an attorney, he taught seminars at Rutgers on topics of legal and political philosophy, justice, and globalization for several years. He has extensive experience in forming and managing entrepreneurial companies in diverse fields, including the manufacture of engineering instrumentation, development and production of state-of-the-art computer systems, and technical book publishing. Tim also has experience in radio broadcasting, biotechnology research and development, family and commercial mediation, and as an elected official in New Jersey.

    Tim, 57, and his wife Johanna, a retired social worker, live in Ocala and are members of the Blessed Trinity Catholic Community. They met as teenagers in 4-H and continue to enjoy most outdoor activities. They have two sons. The oldest is a nuclear physicist working as a medical researcher at the University of California-San Francisco, where he lives with his wife, a registered nurse; and, their younger son is a Stanford University economics doctoral student.

    Unfortunately, he decided to run after the county filing deadline for obtaining signatures, and must raise $10,000 to put his had in the ring.  He is already working around the clock but Cliff Streans has a formidable war chest.  So if you can throw in $5, $10, $20 dollars or more, please chip in. You can donate through his website which links to ActBlue here.  

  6. In 21 days the Democrats can take away another Republican House seat – in the Saturday, May 3 special election in Louisiana’s 6th Congressional District.  The strongest D and the weakest R won their respective primaries and the Ds have a good chance to flip another Republican seat from the dark side to the Democrats.  Go to ActBlue.com and donate to the LA-06 nominee with the funny Cajun name – Cazayoux.  I did earlier today and hope you will consider doing the same.

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