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

  3. Caption:

    “Thanks to the brave testimony of the victims’ families, we are closer than ever to catching the so-called ‘Colonel.’ Unfortunately, we have no leads on the other members his network, including his number 2, ‘Popeye.'”

  8. Recruited to be a Senate Candidate against Jeff Sessions. Will probably run for Gov. instead in 2008.

    BTW – He is very much supporting Vivian Figures in Alabama despite what some claim about her getting him out of the race.  

  10. Jill Long Thompson has chosen State Rep. Dennie Oxley to be her running mate, and he will be officially “confirmed” at the state Democratic Convention next weekend.  While some liberals are probably going to grumble about this (he is a bluedog type — socially conservative, but seems pretty populist economically), I think politically it is a pretty smart pick.  

    As I’ve said in a couple of other threads, southern Indiana is likely going to be the swing region in this election.  Thompson will do better than most Democrats in northern Indiana, and Daniels should clean up in central Indiana outside of Indianapolis.  Oxley is a state rep from the very rural, southern part of the state.  He’s a mixture of youth and experience — only in his late 30s but has already served a decade in the legislature, and is currently in the House leadership.  And as an added bonus for my fellow gay men (OK, and straight women, too!), he’s not hard to look at!

  11. Q. Your opponent Sean Parnell says that you told him Gov. Sarah Palin is “like a crystal figure, I’m going to crush her.” Is that true?

    A. He’s a liar. He came back here because that was when the governor was having little problems with our senior senator. He asked me why we weren’t getting along with the governor. And I said, I have no problem with the governor and no one can show me where I’ve ever had a problem with the governor. But I said, be careful of polls, it is a reality that crystal is the finest glass in the world but when it shatters it’s the worst of all. I never threatened the governor.

    I call him a direct liar. And he’s doing that because he’s tied with the governor.

    He’s done nothing if you check his legislative record. He’s a zero. A zero. It’s amazing to me. I’ve never seen a candidate try to hook on and live off of someone else like he’s doing. … It’s a classic example of how someone can, with no merit or any depth, try to convey an idea I somehow threatened the governor.

    Q. I was going to ask you next what you think of your opponents in the Republican primary, Parnell and Gabrielle LeDoux. You’ve made it pretty clear on Parnell, but what do you make of Gabrielle LeDoux?

    A. I respect them both. I think Gabrielle has an area she has an expertise in, fisheries and that type thing and I give her credit for that. I have nothing ill to say about her.

    I’m disappointed in Sean. Reality is, I ask the question, of Alaskans, what has he done, and a zero comes up. Every time. I don’t care how many times you push that computer. A zero comes up. And that bothers me. Because this job is more important to the state.

    http://www.adn.com/election/st…

    I’m wondering if Young can do any damage if he loses the primary.  Pretty vicious language coming from him, and I’d guess that at least part of of the AK GOP likes the guy…

  15. Chicken: Hohh–!  It’s Ron Sparks!

    Johnson: Huh?  I don’t see a Ron Sparks anywhere.  I refuse to believe your chicken-brained nonsense.

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