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November 24, 2009
TUESDAY'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 conventional wisdom insists President Obama is losing independents (an ambiguous word to begin with). Charles Franklin takes a closer look at the evidence and finds steady independent support for the president since August. * Florida Gov. Charlie Crist (R) is trying to get off the ropes as his Senate campaign loses GOP support to primary rival Marco Rubio. Crist argued yesterday that it would be "hard to be more conservative than I am on [the] issues." No one seriously believes that, but I guess he's not considering a party switch. * In Arizona, the latest Rasmussen poll shows state Attorney General Terry Goddard (D) as the leading contender for next year's gubernatorial campaign, with modest leads over the likely GOP candidates. The exception: controversial Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio, known for his scandalous approach to immigration policy, who enjoyed majority support in the poll. Arpaio has not, however, said whether he's eyeing the race. * Former Ambassador Tom Schieffer (D) has ended his gubernatorial campaign in Texas. His departure makes it that much more likely that Houston Mayor Bill White (D) will get in the race. * Rep. Bob Inglis (R-S.C.) is facing some primary competition next year, despite his conservative voting record, because the base is convinced he's not right-wing enough. Inglis has been a long-time mentor to Sen. Jim DeMint (R), but the far-right senator will apparently not endorse his old friend. * In California, Carly Fiorina (R) still hopes to generate conservative support for her Senate campaign. Yesterday, when asked whether she might get an endorsement from Sarah Palin, Fiorina told reporters, "I have no idea. You'll have to ask Sarah Palin. She's on a mega book tour right now -- that's exciting to see. I share Sarah Palin's values." * Former Wisconsin Gov. Tommy Thompson (R) is reportedly mulling over whether to take on Sen. Russ Feingold (D) next year. A new survey from Public Policy Polling shows Feingold with a comfortable lead over Thompson, 50% to 41%, in a hypothetical match-up. * I'm already officially tired of hearing about Lou Dobbs' possible interest in a presidential campaign. * And speaking of misguided national ambitions, former Sen. Rick Santorum (R-Pa.) will be testing the presidential waters in South Carolina next month. —Steve Benen 12:00 PM Permalink | Trackbacks | Comments (11)Comments
If Arizona elects Arpaio as governor, I vote we kick them out of the Union. If a plurality of voters of any state voted for such a man, that would be my reaction: Door. Leave. Git. Recently, Arpaio had a woman arrested who was 9 months pregnant. Then: The very same night of her arrest, Chacon went into labor and found herself afraid and alone, being rushed to a local hospital with her hands and legs chained in shackles. Once she reached the hospital, nurses repeatedly begged the Sheriff's staff to allow them to unchain the mother, but they refused and Chacon was forced to give birth while still shackled to the bed. At one point, the nurse asked for them to release her so that she could be escorted to the bathroom for a urinalysis, but even that request was denied. But the worst came once Chacon gave birth to her baby girl. Still chained to the bed, Arpaio's police staff refused to allow Chacon to hold her newborn baby and then warned her that if no one came to pick up the child within 72 hours, she would be turned over into state custody. Personally, I think Joe Arpaio needs to be put down like a mad dog. Anyone with that little humanity deserves to be treated as one of the beasts. Posted by: low-tech cyclist on November 24, 2009 at 12:08 PM | PERMALINKMark my words: going into Afghanistan with more troops will result in a significant drop in Independent support for Obama. That includes me. Posted by: sjw on November 24, 2009 at 12:10 PM | PERMALINKPresident Louis Carl Dobbs - Louis? BTW - two years ago he started angling for this. Will be fun to follow. Posted by: SteinL on November 24, 2009 at 12:18 PM | PERMALINKI just clicked on the link to the item about Santorum and South Carolina. The website returned the following message: "Sorry, but you are looking for something that isn't here." No kidding! Posted by: eeyore on November 24, 2009 at 12:36 PM | PERMALINKCarly Fiorina: "I share Sarah Palin's values." Such as a heartfelt commitment to ignorance, I assume. Posted by: low-tech cyclist on November 24, 2009 at 12:39 PM | PERMALINKeeyore... Carly Fiorina: "I share Sarah Palin's values." It would look great on a bumper sticker, though. Posted by: Jinchi on November 24, 2009 at 1:16 PM | PERMALINKeeyore - Some random words were added to the link. Try this. Posted by: freelunch on November 24, 2009 at 2:05 PM | PERMALINK"I share Sarah Palin's values." Are there votes to be had in California by catering to the pro-hunting crowd? How does Ms. Fiorina look in blaze orange, anyway? Posted by: Grumpy on November 24, 2009 at 3:38 PM | PERMALINKFiorina is proving herself stupid enough to be a Republican candidate for governor in California (or Carlyfornia!). That is the real race. If she gets through the primaries, her opponent will be a rock, a piece of coal, or some compost so I guess she could say whatever she wants. It looks like her opponent would be Jerry Brown, actually. Makes me long for the piece of coal. The pig in liberal's clothing, this Brown. Posted by: Hazy on November 24, 2009 at 3:39 PM | PERMALINK"hard to be more conservative than I am on [the] issues." When I first saw this I thought that yes, indeed, it is possible to be more conservative. You could be seriously homophobic, seriously racist, sharp as a paving stone, and vicious as Arpaio. None of these appear to apply to Crist so I guess when the Republican ten commandments come out, he will have failed on at least four points. That means he doesn't get GOP backing. Posted by: Texas Aggie on November 24, 2009 at 8:35 PM | PERMALINKPost a comment
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