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Posted on 07/25/2004 7:57:49 PM PDT by Pikamax
Senate Hopefuls Are Convention No-Shows Some Fear Being Tied to Democratic Ticket
By Charles Babington Washington Post Staff Writer Monday, July 26, 2004; Page A01
BOSTON, July 25 -- Boston is the place for Democrats this week, but some will be conspicuous by their absence Thursday night, when John F. Kerry accepts the presidential nomination. The top Democratic candidates from seven of the eight most competitive Senate races will be back home, as will dozens of House candidates.
Publicly, these candidates say they need to spend every possible minute campaigning at home. Privately, some acknowledge they do not want to hand their Republican opponents a ready-made campaign ad linking them to the Democratic Party's more liberal figures, such as Massachusetts Sens. Kerry and Edward M. Kennedy, who will loom large here.
The list of who's going and who's not is telling: Democratic candidates from states that look strong for Kerry generally plan to attend the convention, while most of those in tight races in states leaning toward President Bush are staying away.
In the eight Senate races seen as virtual tossups, the Democratic nominees or front-runners from North Carolina, Oklahoma and Alaska are skipping Boston altogether. Inez Tenenbaum, the Senate nominee in South Carolina, mingled with her state's delegation Sunday night but goes home Monday, when the four-day convention begins.
Rep. Chris John, the Democrat's top contender for a Senate seat in Louisiana -- and a "super delegate" by virtue of being a House member -- will be here Monday and Tuesday. Senate Majority Leader Thomas A. Daschle of South Dakota and Senate candidate Betty Castor of Florida will attend Monday through Wednesday, but not Thursday.
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Sounds like the last elections when all the state politicians RAN away from the clintons & Gore!
They knew losers when they saw them also.
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The Post is still in denial.
Isn't it amazing how many times certain media outlets screw up this majority/minority situation. Denial is correct.
Well, actually Daschle acts like the majority leader because he needs only muster 41 votes and threaten a filibuster to get the Republicans to back down on any judicial nominee.
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hear me now & remember it later. i predict that the DIMocRATS will have a NET LOSS of 5-6 senate seats & 20 HoR seats.
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the liberal media seem to be undercutting kerry--a photo in long island's newsday made kerry and edwards look look bizarre, and now this article from the wash. post.
i think the rats are deserting a sinking ship.
LMAO! Thats pretty sad when Dem Congress Critters are too embarassed to show up at their own convention.
The 'Rat candidates are still trying to create the illusion of distance between themselves and their Presidential nominee.
I suspect that internal RAT polling isn't quite as rosy as they try to act like it is.
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