Ed Driscoll:
“The authenticity problem: It’s becoming harder for red-state Dems to say what they really believe,” Josh Kraushaar writes at the National Journal. (Link safe; goes to Hot Air):
But the details in it illustrate the dilemma for Democrats running in conservative states, whose true beliefs probably run counter to a majority of their constituents. That’s been a running theme this election with first-time Senate candidates, such as Nunn and Alison Lundergan Grimes in Kentucky, who have assiduously avoided offering policy specifics in favor of bland generalities. Staying on message is akin to lacking any type of message.
When Grimes struggles repeatedly to articulate her views on border security, it’s clear she’s caught between exciting the Democratic base, the source for her impressive fundraising, and winning over moderate voters in Kentucky. When Nunn says she would have voted against Obama’s health care law but avoids talking about any changes she’d make to it, it’s easy to assume she’s trying to do everything she can to have it both ways. Unless Democrats have a clear record otherwise (see: Manchin, Joe), it’s going to be hard for voters to find them believable.
Yes, having lied through their teeth to pose and “conservative” “Blue Dog” Democrats in order to win back the Senate and House in 2006 only to become — as Kevin McCullough of Townhall accurately predicted at the time — “Nancy Pelosi’s crash test dummies,” why would any voter trust a Democrat who says he or she is against the policies of Obama, Pelosi and Reid?
I have a hard time trusting any D, but am also leery of some of the R’s who appear to be D’s when you dig deep. 2014 is going to be a crazy election. Also, unfortunately, in FL, we have Bill Nelson, who makes Thad Cochran look normal. When a Senator needs a keeper it’s time to step down.
Voters should demand that candidates explain exactly WHY they choose to be identified with a particular political party. Anyone who thinks a dem is not supporting the hard left ideology of the democrat party is delusional.
Conversely, anyone who thinks a RINO will support truly conservative principles rather than supporting only a slower implementation of the left’s agenda is also fooling themselves.
WHO’S RUSSEL?
HE ACCUSED HANNITY OF TERRORIST, WHAT A CON, IGNORANT,
IF WE DID’T HAVE HANNITY TO EXPOSE THE TRAITORS IN AMERICA,
THERE WOULD BE A LOT MORE,
HE HAS MORE GUTTS THAN THAT RUSSEL TRYING HIS LUCK IN THE MEDIA,
Here in Colorado, Mark Udall, the incumbent Democrat US Senator, is ever sounding like a populist, libertarian-type candidate. Despite that tone, he has borrowed heavily from the Obama playbook featuring the “war on women” meme. However, his slew of “war on women” ads haven’t changed the complexion of the race or the perception of him being an Obama rubberstamp. His re-election race has him running even with his Republican opponent, Cory Gardner.
David
hi,
i hope that all give a message to the democrats this time,
for allowing the mess to increase in AMERICA,
even on the sick VETERANS who died for not having had the care they are entitel with,
those democrats are of no use to AMERICA ANYMORE, BECAUSE THEY ARE DEAF AND MUTE WHEN IT’S TIME TO EXPOSE THEIR OWN WRONG DOING
BUT SHOULD, BUT ARE AFRAID OF LOSING THEIR JOBS, the people NOW SHOULD GIVE their votes to the Conservatives Republican Tea party, all running under the Republican party, AND UNAFRAID OF EXPOSING THE ABUSES
AND FAILURES OF THE GOVERNMENT LEADERSHIP, ,AND to restaure the freedom of AMERICA, VERY IMPORTANT AT THESES TROUBLE TIMES, IMAGINE THE ELECTED AFRAID TO SPEAK UP,
WHERE IT GETS WORSE, EVERY TIME YOU GET TO LEARN THE FAILURES ON YOUR SCREEN, AND MORE INVADERS ILLEGALY CRAWLING IN,
FAILURES TO THE PEOPLE’S RIGHTS,AND POCKETS,
THERE WAS A TIME WHICH THE USA NEEDED IMMIGRANTS,
AND SCREENED THE IMMIGRANTS TO FIND THE NEEDED BEST,
NOW THE NUMBER OF CITIZENS ARE TOO MANY, NO JOBS,
NO NEED TO TAKE ILLEGALS, WHO ARE USELESS TO USA,
AND COSTING TOO MUCH FOR THE PEOPLE IN A BIG RECESSION NOW,
THERE IS TOO MANY IMMIGRANTS AS IT IS NOW,
HOW COME THEY DON’T KNOW IT? AT THE TOP LEADERSHIP?
ANY ONE CAN SEE IT WITHOUT A FIRST GRADE EVEN CAN,