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   Memo: The way forward on health care reform in 2010.
 A dark legacy of the Vietnam War is creating a whole new set of problems.
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November 12, 2009
THURSDAY'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. * Conservatives still think there's a possibility that last week's results from New York's 23rd may be overturned. * Most of his constituents believe Sen. Joe Lieberman is aligned more with the Republican Party. Imagine that. * While most recent polls in Connecticut have shown Sen. Chris Dodd's (D) standing improving, a new Quinnipiac poll shows him trailing former Rep. Rob Simmons (R-Conn.) by double digits, 49% to 38%."After inching up in the polls for months, Sen. Christopher Dodd is sliding back down again on job approval," Quinnipiac poll director Douglas Schwartz said. * Quinnipiac also has a new poll in Ohio pointing to more problems for Dems, with former Bush Budget Director Rob Portman (R) enjoying narrow leads in next year's Senate race over his likely Democratic challengers. * On a related note, Portman does have a Republican primary challenger, car dealer Tom Ganley, who launched a television ad campaign this week to help improve his name recognition. Ganley's campaign manager said the ad is primarily airing on Fox News in media markets across Ohio. * Is Delaware Attorney General Beau Biden (D) running for the Senate next year? At the state party's Jefferson Jackson Dinner this week, he received all kinds of encouragement, but Biden has not yet made an announcement. * Rep. Thomas Perriello (D-Va.), who narrowly won last year in a center-right district, apparently believes in using his seat to do the right thing. With the congressman having voted for health care and energy reform, his spokesperson told a local paper, "A lot of the political pundits and all the conventional wisdom is saying that this is going to cost him the election next year. He didn't come to Congress to get reelected." * CNN keeps asking Gen. David Petraeus if he's running for president. "I'll close it right here, right now," Petraeus said. "I will remind you of the great country song that used to ask 'What about no don't you understand.'" —Steve Benen 12:00 PM Permalink | Trackbacks | Comments (9)Comments
Ad buys for Republican primary challengers are cheap and simple since all Republican primary voters watch only one television channel. Posted by: inkadu on November 12, 2009 at 12:22 PM | PERMALINKRep. Thomas Perriello's spokesperson: "He didn't come to Congress to get reelected." Wow, that's refreshing. It would be nice to see others adopt that approach, but I'm not holding my breath. Posted by: bdop4 on November 12, 2009 at 1:30 PM | PERMALINKWho votes for UnctuousJoe in Connecticut? His natural constituency - insurance industry execs, hedge fund managers, Zionists - can't be that large in absolute numbers. Is it just the deep pockets of those groups, and consequent name recognition from the mass muddled middle? Posted by: flubber on November 12, 2009 at 1:40 PM | PERMALINKUnderstanding Joe Lieberman is easy: he's in love with John McCain - and I mean literally in love wih him - and will do anything to impress him. Posted by: Joe Blow on November 12, 2009 at 2:33 PM | PERMALINKDemocrats are in for a nasty election cycle in 2010. The natural swing against the President's party combined with a bad economy will crush incumbents. I don't expect the Dems to lose control of House but they will lose seats. And in the Senate I fully expect Dems to lose 2-3 seats. Which pretty much guarantees legislative paralysis for next 2-6 years at least. And even if the Dems manage to hold ground, I don't see where they pick anything up. Any vulnerable Reps have already been taken out in the last two cycles. There are no easy pickups for Dems this time around. Posted by: thorin-1 on November 12, 2009 at 2:56 PM | PERMALINKthorin speaks the truth, which is why it is imperative we pass actual healthcare reform *now*, instead of a piece of crap that we hope to amend to functionality later. Posted by: Disputo on November 12, 2009 at 7:28 PM | PERMALINKthorin speaks the truth, which is why it is imperative we pass actual healthcare reform *now*, instead of a piece of crap that we hope to amend to functionality later. Sounds good to me. How are you planning to do that? Posted by: Tom K on November 12, 2009 at 8:13 PM | PERMALINKAll these polls showing Republicans in the lead in various states make me wonder just what I am reading. Where are all these 'publicans coming from.Do not these folks read? Just how could they vote R? Posted by: veloer on November 12, 2009 at 8:22 PM | PERMALINKRe: Petraeus He didn't answer the question. Posted by: stevenz on November 12, 2009 at 9:21 PM | PERMALINKPost a comment
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