Posted on 11/09/2004 9:57:40 AM PST by ConservativeMan55
By JIM MYERS World Washington Bureau 11/6/2004
WASHINGTON -- Democrat Brad Carson's message could not overcome the Republican wave in Oklahoma to help him become the state's next U.S. senator, but some party leaders think that message still could help Democrats nationally.
Jay Parmley, the chairman of the Oklahoma Democratic Party, said he has been contacted by party leaders in other states, suggesting Carson as a successor to Democratic National Committee Chairman Terry McAuliffe.
Carson, they believe, could help the party talk to voters in the so-called red states like Oklahoma that voted overwhelmingly for President Bush.
"McAuliffe has done a tremendous job raising money and building infrastructure," Parmley said.
"Now we need a moderate and a conservative to lead us into the mid-term elections."
Liberal Democrats, he said, who run and win in the so-called blue states will not be hurt by that kind of shift.
"The message he tried to articulate in the Senate race is the message we have got to have," Parmley said, adding that message could get Democrats past issues like gay marriage and abortion rights and into raising the minimum wage, creating jobs and providing health care.
Turning to someone with Carson's record would be viewed by many as a dramatic move.
After two terms in the U.S. House, Carson ran for the Senate as a moderate-to-conservative Democrat whose record on gun ownership was strong enough to win endorsements from the National Rifle Association.
His stance on abortion rights also became something of a moving target.
Carson, who has indicated he is through with elective politics and wants to begin a career in teaching, declined to comment on the idea of becoming the next DNC chairman.
"He appreciates the consideration of any party official," said Chebon Marshall, who leads Carson's congressional office in Oklahoma.
"He feels the likelihood of that is not very real. He figures he is going to stay here in Oklahoma and work for the prosperity of our state."
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Jim Myers (202) 484-1424 jim.myers@tulsaworld.com
He is a bad looking John Edwards-- a lightweight and way too conservative for the nutball Rat base. He's a bad choice. He won't be able to dazzle the Hollywood types.
You did???
Wow!
I wonder if many people left because of that?
Consider joining Gun Owners of America.
They supported Coburn and gave Carson a D.
But they don't appear to care seriously about losing, and since the election of 1992, alot of people have made an enormous amount of money off the DNC and their duped contributors.
Clearly some political calculation going on with the NRA and Carson.
Yeah. I'm not sure what was up with that.
I suspect that for reasons known only themselves, the NRA was doing everything they could to support Carson.
Brad Carson is no moderate.
The Tulsa World is pushing this story. During the General Election, the Tulsa Whirled publised (24 times) either a cartoon caricatur belittling Dr. Tom Coburn or an editorial with the intentions of pulling Dr. Tom down.
This equals out to 1 every 3 days!
One of the most slanderous pieces from the Tulsa Whirled came when they published a cartoon caricature in the September 29 issue depicting Brad Carson as Little Regan and Dr. Tom Coburn as the priest in a scene from The Exorcist. The Tulsa Whirled was clearly attempting to belittle Dr. Coburn's Christian faith. What an insult to Christians.
Figures...Carson is as big a liar as McAuliff. I bet Brad doesn't want to come back to his red state "home" either. He's a lot more comfortable among his own kind in the land of the blue!
I heard he's moving to Washington.
Just as predicted! The only time Carson is conservative is during his tv campaign ads. Good riddance as far as I'm concerned. We don't need the nasty little boy fouling the air around here.
Yeah. He wants to either be a professor in Washington or be the DNC chair.
Oklahoma hasn't been his home since he was elected to the House. I understand he didn't anticipate the backlash caused by his nasty campaign after the election. No doubt he'll be more comfortable around his own kind in the northeast.
How long till finals?
Finals?
As in tests? A couple weeks.
Yep....TEST finals...lol! Good luck!
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