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A great article in Time this week:
This is Karl Rove's worst nightmare: a large crowd has gathered in a restaurant in the small town of Montrose, Pa., on a sunny Sunday afternoon in February to listen to the Democratic candidate running in the 10th Congressional District, a rural conservative bastion considered "safe" for Republicans. The candidate, Chris Carney, is soft-spoken and well informed. The audience is enthusiastic and predominantly Democratic, but peppered with Republicans who seem every bit as angry about the Bush Administration as do the Democrats. One man, dressed in a jacket and tie, stands up and confesses he's a lifelong Republican who can't vote for Bush because of his "fiscal irresponsibility." Another Republican, a prohibitively large corrections officer named Gary Morgan, tells me he's disgusted by the way Bush has prosecuted the war in Iraq and by his party's "culture of corruption." He's impressed by Carney, a Navy Reserve intelligence officer who is also a college professor. "It's nice to be able to vote for somebody with honor and integrity, and a veteran."
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6 comments:
Dude,
I've been sitting here in NYC with this envelope from Carney, wondering if I should give again this year.
This post made me realize I have to.
Why does Rove care about this loser?
b/c if Sherwood is having problems keeping the base, then GOP candidates across the country are having problems. If otherwise safe Republicans are watching their Democratic opponents pull in typically republican voters, that means safe seats aren't so safe any more. What does this mean for competitive seats?
Sherwood had problems with his fidelity. That's his problem.
Rove cares about Santorum, not this guy. Rove cares about Sherwood about as much as Clinton cares about looks!
That's great Carl. Carney has raised close to $100K according to his 4Q FEC report. Not bad for a challenger coming out of nowhere. CQPolitics.com recently moved this race from Safe Republican to Republican Favored. Still along way to go but LV nails it as usual. If the GOP has to worry about a supposedly safe seat like this what does that tell you about the mood of the country?
"One man, dressed in a jacket and tie, stands up and confesses he's a lifelong Republican who can't vote for Bush because of his "fiscal irresponsibility.""
Riiight. Just another Dem pretending to be a Republican. Like Jeb Eddy.
"Another Republican, a prohibitively large corrections officer named Gary Morgan, tells me he's disgusted by the way Bush has prosecuted the war in Iraq and by his party's "culture of corruption."
If Gary Morgan is a Republican, then I'm the Pope.
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