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November 9, 2009
MONDAY'S CAMPAIGN ROUND-UP....Today's installment of campaign-related news items that wouldn't generate a post of their own, but may be of interest to political observers. * The Club for Growth's political action committee formally endorsed Marco Rubio's (R) Senate campaign in Florida this morning, reinforcing expectations of a bitter fight in the Sunshine State over whether Gov. Charlie Crist (R) is right-wing enough for the party base. * While most of the Republican establishment is excited about former state Attorney General Kelly Ayotte's (R) Senate campaign in New Hampshire, Ovide Lamontagne (R) is launching a campaign of his own. Lamontagne was the GOP's gubernatorial nominee in 1996, when he lost to Jeanne Shaheen (D), and hasn't sought elective office since. * In Illinois, Rep. Mark Kirk (R) wants Sarah Palin's endorsement for his Senate campaign, but is he seeking Glenn Beck's support, too? Kirk apparently doesn't want to talk about it. * Roxanne Conlin, who ran for governor in Iowa unsuccessfully 27 years ago, has decided to take on Sen. Charles Grassley (R-Iowa) next year. * A new poll (pdf) conducted for the Los Angeles Times and the University of Southern California suggests Golden State Democrats are not yet entirely sold on Jerry Brown's (D) gubernatorial campaign. Most want another choice, offering a possible opening to Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D), who conceded last week that she hadn't ruled out the possibility of running for governor next year. * Speaking of California, most state Republicans don't yet know much about the GOP Senate candidates, but at this point, Carly Fiorina and Chuck DeVore -- the Republicans hoping to get the party nod to take on Sen. Barbara Boxer (D) -- are tied at 27% each. * And in Iowa over the weekend, Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty (R) continued his unannounced presidential campaign at the state Republican Party's annual event at the state fairgrounds. Reviews were mixed. —Steve Benen 12:00 PM Permalink | Trackbacks | Comments (10)
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Sigh. So out here in California we're probably going to have the privilege of choosing between Brown and Feinstein -- both veteran public servants with laudable achievements and all -- but is there no-one under 60 the Dems have to groom for this position? At one time, you could have pointed to LA mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, but he's damaged goods now for a number of reasons, and Gavin Newsom just couldn't get a campaign off the ground. Energizing the base is key in midterm elections like this and right now, I don't see either Brown or Feinstein getting progressive butts off of their ergonomic kneeling chairs on election day, especially if the Republican is an ostensible "moderate" like Meg Whitman. The best we can hope for at this point is that Whitman gets taken out by a huge teabagger insurgency (which is possible -- California has the nuttiest Republicans in the republic) and the eventual Democratic candidate can run against an extremist know-nothing who wants to abolish all taxes, make home schooling mandatory and deport anyone of Mexican ancestry (seriously -- that could attract a lot of Republican support here). Posted by: jonas on November 9, 2009 at 12:17 PM | PERMALINKFeinstein or Brown, Arghh, they both suck. Most want another choice, offering a possible opening to Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D), who conceded last week that she hadn't ruled out the possibility of running for governor next year. That's all right with me. She'll do far less damage to the republic if she returns to Cali. Posted by: Screamin' Demon on November 9, 2009 at 1:10 PM | PERMALINKRubio Vs Meeks? - old poll but certainly closer than Meeks vs Christ....The palinistas will shoot themselves in the foot again http://blogs.miaminewtimes.com/riptide/2009/10/poll_rubio_inching_closer_to_c.php I'd certainly take Jerry Brown over Feinstein. Then we have the unions who protect people who can't teach at LAUSD... and the legislators who hand out cushy jobs to their friends. And the PUC doing nothing about scam programs costing millions and run by DWP and other utilities. Wow, I wouldn't want to be governor here! Posted by: clem on November 9, 2009 at 1:58 PM | PERMALINKthe upper reaches of the illinois republican party was teabagging before teabagging was cool, so it doesn't surprise me that kirk would suck up to beck. at a recent candidate forum, six of the seven middle-aged rich white guys running for the nomination said they'd opt out of any healthcare reform. Rubio came off as a bit of a light weight in an otherwise sympathetic story on NPR. He thought domestic oil drilling would help global warming, and referred to the "privacy" clause in the constitution. I guess he is pretty bight and knowledgeable, for a conservative that is. Posted by: J. Frank Parnell on November 9, 2009 at 3:24 PM | PERMALINKWord to the wise about the grassroots: here are our picks and we will work against everyone else. Governor: Jack Kimball US Senate: Ovide Lamontagne Congress 1: Frank Guinta The Republican 'establishment' can stick it where the sun don't shine as far as we are concerned. We are not going to have candidates shoved down our throats, esp. ones who do not have a good track record on freedom issues. Posted by: NH on November 9, 2009 at 5:18 PM | PERMALINKAll hte liberal Calif. Dems I know (granted, not a representative sample) are against illegal immigration and want it enforced. -- Clem, @13:58 Enforce illegal immigration? How? We're gonna send cattle trains into Mexico in the middle of the night, kidnap all within reach, ship 'em here and keep 'em? Posted by: exlibra on November 9, 2009 at 7:20 PM | PERMALINKexlibra, haven't you ever been to Cali? We're proud of our crazy-we keep sending Feinstein back ya know (possibly thinking she'll do the right thing THIS time). Posted by: Kevin on November 10, 2009 at 1:20 AM | PERMALINKPost a comment
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