Okay, I know, this is probably just a lot of hype. But considering this is the majority WHITE Republican Party, to me this speaks volumes. Looks like the Republicans are trying to outdo the Democrats by finding someone who at least looks like Obama….sheeesh.
Now, let us all find dirt on Michael Steele as quickly as possible.
Pennsylvania Democratic party chairman TJ Rooney tells Politico he’s hearing a new big-time name mentioned to run against Sen. Arlen Specter: former Pittsburgh Steelers star running back Franco Harris.
Maybe it’s just the buzz surrounding the Steelers as they prepare for Sunday’s Super Bowl, but Rooney said he’s been hearing a lot of interest among state party activists of recruiting Harris into the race.
Harris has campaigned for many leading Democrats throughout the Keystone State, including traveling across the state for Barack Obama during the presidential campaign. He was an Obama delegate at the Democratic National Convention.
Despite much buzz in the primary field when MSNBC star Chris Matthews entertained a run, no Democrats have announced their candidacies. Rep. Allyson Schwartz, state Rep. Josh Shapiro and National Constitution Center CEO Joseph Torsella are mulling campaigns.
Tomorrow, the North Carolina Democratic Party will elect a new Chair. Former Buncombe County Commissioner David Young is the frontrunner and has been endorsed by Governor Bev Perdue, but he is being attacked for opposing collective bargaining in the past. The outcome of this race could affect the success of the Democratic Party in NC in the next few cycles, after doing so well in the past two cycles.
I will be there tomorrow and let you all know what happens.
Once the totally awesome Solis is finally confirmed as Labor Secretary.
1. So far the senate appointments have been pretty disappointing. The requiremnet should have been
(1) strong candidates who would add to their resume and stature during these two years
(2) Who would retain the seats without a problem in 2010
(3) Who would discourage primary opponenets
(4) who would help other candidates with possible coattails
(5) who would help the governors earn praise
I do not see any of these. Actually I see a lot worse.
2. Many bloggers (including some on these pages) are assuming that Cao is renting a seat in LA until 2010. I will count my chicken after it hatches.
3. In Northern virgnia democrats scraped to victory in a state assembly election by 16 votes. That may be overturned after a recount. Now everyone is saying how bad the dem campaign was. Dems have perfected the art of sitting on their hands.
4. Eric Holder and Daschle should not have been nominated. I know they will make great cabinet secretaries. The point is that the door has been opened for Reps to nominate candidates with bigger flaws.
An ad for pro-choicers like me. Show a smiling Arabic couple looking at a screen of their fetus… the screen fades into a picture of Osama Bin Laden. The couple gasps in horror.
In 2006, Democrats seriously contested 7 seats (PA, RI, OH, MT, MO, VA, TN) and won all but TN. Democrats also threw some money at AZ but it was not a priority. Republicans ran serious challenges in MN, MD, and NJ, but all three fell considerably short.
In 2008, Democrats seriously contested 11 seats (VA, NM, CO, NH, OR, MN, AK, NC, KY, MS, GA) and won all but KY, MS, and GA. The Democratic commitment in the latter two was not as impressive either. Republicans threw some money at LA but Landrieu still won by a fair amount.
In 2010, it seems likely that Democrats will seriously contest at least 6 seats (OH, MO, FL, NC, PA, KY), with potential top-tier races in four more (TX, KS, NH, LA) depending on recruitment and retirements. Depending on how things go, we could see ourselves playing defense in NV, CO, IL, and ND, but each one seems less likely by the day due to the dwindling number of GOP candidates and/or the strengthening of our field.
While the US House is subject to massive swings based on the national mood, at this point the US Senate looks stacked against the GOP this year, regardless of what the sky-is-falling crowd thinks.
I don’t feel out of line to be predicting that we have at least 60 Senate seats after the 2010 elections.
Who will be the Democratic candidate? When will Paterson schedule the election for? Etc.
I found this video interesting as well as moving, though undoubtedly controversial:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v…
RNC-Chairman: Former Maryland Lt. Gov. Michael Steele has become the first African American head of the RNC, on the sixth ballot might I add.
Okay, I know, this is probably just a lot of hype. But considering this is the majority WHITE Republican Party, to me this speaks volumes. Looks like the Republicans are trying to outdo the Democrats by finding someone who at least looks like Obama….sheeesh.
Now, let us all find dirt on Michael Steele as quickly as possible.
http://www.politico.com/blogs/…
Interesting. What do you guys think?
Tomorrow, the North Carolina Democratic Party will elect a new Chair. Former Buncombe County Commissioner David Young is the frontrunner and has been endorsed by Governor Bev Perdue, but he is being attacked for opposing collective bargaining in the past. The outcome of this race could affect the success of the Democratic Party in NC in the next few cycles, after doing so well in the past two cycles.
I will be there tomorrow and let you all know what happens.
Once the totally awesome Solis is finally confirmed as Labor Secretary.
1. So far the senate appointments have been pretty disappointing. The requiremnet should have been
(1) strong candidates who would add to their resume and stature during these two years
(2) Who would retain the seats without a problem in 2010
(3) Who would discourage primary opponenets
(4) who would help other candidates with possible coattails
(5) who would help the governors earn praise
I do not see any of these. Actually I see a lot worse.
2. Many bloggers (including some on these pages) are assuming that Cao is renting a seat in LA until 2010. I will count my chicken after it hatches.
3. In Northern virgnia democrats scraped to victory in a state assembly election by 16 votes. That may be overturned after a recount. Now everyone is saying how bad the dem campaign was. Dems have perfected the art of sitting on their hands.
4. Eric Holder and Daschle should not have been nominated. I know they will make great cabinet secretaries. The point is that the door has been opened for Reps to nominate candidates with bigger flaws.
An ad for pro-choicers like me. Show a smiling Arabic couple looking at a screen of their fetus… the screen fades into a picture of Osama Bin Laden. The couple gasps in horror.
In 2006, Democrats seriously contested 7 seats (PA, RI, OH, MT, MO, VA, TN) and won all but TN. Democrats also threw some money at AZ but it was not a priority. Republicans ran serious challenges in MN, MD, and NJ, but all three fell considerably short.
In 2008, Democrats seriously contested 11 seats (VA, NM, CO, NH, OR, MN, AK, NC, KY, MS, GA) and won all but KY, MS, and GA. The Democratic commitment in the latter two was not as impressive either. Republicans threw some money at LA but Landrieu still won by a fair amount.
In 2010, it seems likely that Democrats will seriously contest at least 6 seats (OH, MO, FL, NC, PA, KY), with potential top-tier races in four more (TX, KS, NH, LA) depending on recruitment and retirements. Depending on how things go, we could see ourselves playing defense in NV, CO, IL, and ND, but each one seems less likely by the day due to the dwindling number of GOP candidates and/or the strengthening of our field.
While the US House is subject to massive swings based on the national mood, at this point the US Senate looks stacked against the GOP this year, regardless of what the sky-is-falling crowd thinks.
I don’t feel out of line to be predicting that we have at least 60 Senate seats after the 2010 elections.