Sunday, March 11, 2012

Me too...

...if he means him too. Frothy...
"I'd like everybody to get out."
Bet there are a few down-ticket Rs that would be happy to skip a Presidential cycle and avoid the up-ticket drag that the entire Republican field represents.

Sure wouldn't break my heart.

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Monday, September 19, 2011

From the "Since you asked…" file.

Heather Taylor-Miesle of the NRDC Action Fund inquires...
Should Candidates Who Don’t Believe in Science Be Disqualified from Serving as President?
Since you asked, yes.

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Thursday, July 29, 2010

Couldn't happen to a nicer Party.

Well, they're not actually nice at all, of course, but Republican Tea Party is headed off the rails. For example...
Roy Blunt is birther-curious.
Roy Blunt says maybe the government "should have never have gotten in the health care business" with Medicare and Medicaid.
Roy Blunt used a parable to compare President Obama and other Democrats in Washington to monkeys.
Roy Blunt wants to repeal health care reform.
Roy Blunt is not conservative enough for his state's teabaggers.
Even Michele Bachmann doesn't pass the Tea Party test in Missouri. The Republicans have been exploiting fear and selling crazy for decades and it's finally catching up. That's one of the reasons I've avoided hitting the panic button despite the dire predictions for Democrats hither and yon.

I expect Blunt will be the Republican nominee, but will the RTP'ers throw up a challenge or sit on their hands come election day? Either's a possibility, one or the other is, I think, likely. How many places will this play out. Here in the upper left, will Clint Didier and the Palinites come home to Dino?

I can't wait until November. Our prospects look better every day.

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Friday, June 18, 2010

From the "Yes, but…" file.

Yes, mastermix is right,it probably does go "...without saying...
....but running for Senate isn’t the same as running for Sparkly Pony Princess BFF of America.
…but I'm glad it was said anyway. A hearty Heh™ from here.

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Tuesday, June 15, 2010

It is what it is.

Navy Cmdr. Danny Hernandez, on Illinois Republican and Navy Reservist Mark Kirk's "deployments" to Afghanistan...
"I would think that would be (considered) two weeks of annual training. A deployment is a deployment and annual training is annual training."
I guess they didn't tell Kirk that war stories are for the barroom and bedroom, not the campaign trail.

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From the "Me too" file.

Steve Benen ponders one of life's little mysteries...
I continue to wonder where the Republicans find such strange and confused candidates to seek key elected offices.
…as do I.

Your suggestions are, as always, welcome.

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Friday, June 11, 2010

More filing fun.

King County's list hasn't quite caught up, but the Secretary of State shows former State Rep. Patty Butler in race for the open State Senate seat in the 32nd. That sets up a race between a former Democratic Rep and current one, Maralyn Chase, for the Senate seat and a former Shoreline Councilmember, Cindy Ryu, and a current one, Doris McConnell, for Position one. There are also Republicans (known locally as "also-rans") involved.

Still just the phony D and token R challenging Rep. Kagi in position 2.

With an hour and a half to go, I don't expect any more surprises, but if I expected them, they wouldn’t be surprising.

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Filing week follies.

It's the last day of filing week in the upper left and the various contests seem to be firming up. Not a lot of noteworthy changes in the last couple of days. Dino Rossi has finally filed, taking a firm stand against redundancy by eschewing his "Prefers GOP Party" designation for "Prefers Republican Party." The whole "prefers" thing is still driving me crazy. A good example of the mess the anti-partisans have made of our primary system, though, is right here at home in the 32nd Legislative District.

Republican Gary Gagliardi filed to lose to incumbent Democratic State Rep. Ruth Kagi early, but it took a couple days for perennial candidate Stan Lippmann, who has apparently moved to Lake Forest Park since his run for mayor of Seattle, has filed with the designation "prefers Democratic Party." One wonders since when, since, according to the Shoreline Area News...
Lippmann has run in the past for Congress, attorney general, Seattle mayor and other offices under a variety of party labels. He is currently a Republican precinct committee officer in Lake Forest Park.
Given the state of election law in our state, it's apparently fine for an officer holder in one political party to file for election as a "preferer" of another political party. Sounds like fraud to me, but without partisan registration or partisan primaries, it's just the kind of mischief our laws not only allow, but seem to encourage.

With the top two primary in place, "Democrat" Stan Lippmann could well end up facing Democrat Ruth Kagi in November. I kind of doubt it, but it could happen. That's just wrong.

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Wednesday, June 09, 2010

Filing week Wednesday.

We're halfway to the end of filing week in Washington, that magical time when dreams are dashed, rumors are confirmed and suprises are always in store. My notes so far…

I'll be talking more about my confidence in Patty Murray at the top of our state ticket this year as time goes on. Frankly I think Dino's entry is the greatest gift so far. I note that the perennials (Goodspaceguy, Mike the Mover) show a marked preference for the Democratic Party, as meaningless as that may be in a top two primary.

My own personal Congressman has drawn five challengers so far, including three self-ID'd Democrats. This may hold him under 65% of the vote in the primary.

There will be a Democratic contestant in every Washington State Congressional district. Long odds for a sweep, but you can't win if you don't play. Score one for State Party Chair Dwight Pelz and his team.

Locally, all three legislative positions in the 32nd District are on the ballot. The Senate seat is open, due to Sen. Darlene Fairley's retirement. So far the Senate seat and incumbent Democratic Rep. Ruth Kagi have drawn typically token Republican challengers, but the action is in the House Position 1 race, where Shoreline City Councilmember Doris McConnell and former Councilmember Cindy Ryu have filed to replace Rep. Maralyn Chase, who is running for the open Senate seat. Ryu won an early nomination from the local Democratic organization, but in our party-blind top two primary system, they could both run as Democrats, or Democratic Party "preferers," all the way to November.

Meanwhile, filing week continues and there's still time for you to get involved. If you aren't a PCO and your precinct needs one, it's never been easier to get on the ballot in King County. If you're reading this, you can click over to King County Elections and file online. No fuss, no fee. Get your name on the ballot. Good for your Party. Good for your country. Good for you.

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Sunday, January 20, 2008

Hmm…

97% Mike Gravel
89% Dennis Kucinich
80% John Edwards
78% Barack Obama
77% Joe Biden
77% Chris Dodd
75% Hillary Clinton
75% Bill Richardson
32% Ron Paul
32% Rudy Giuliani
22% John McCain
21% Mike Huckabee
20% Tom Tancredo
18% Mitt Romney
11% Fred Thompson

2008 Presidential Candidate Matching Quiz
Hat tip to PSoTD.

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