A picture of Jeffords at the Announcment of Howard Dean Running For President on June 23, 2003 12:00 Noon Church Street and Bank Street Burlington, Vermont
Posted on 03/26/2005 6:01:47 AM PST by AmericanMade1776
There's no doubt about it: The 2006 U.S. Senate campaign has begun and it's already getting ugly, Sen. Jim Jeffords said Friday. The Vermont independent also said he expects to be the Republican Party's "No. 1 target." He said he expects to be treated like former U.S. Sen. Tom Daschle, D-S.D., who was pounded by the GOP during the last election cycle and, as a result, lost his re-election bid.
"The nasty part of (the election) has already started, too, which I hate to see," Jeffords told the Reformer during a visit to downtown Brattleboro.
The three-term senator is entering his first election season since abandoning the Republican Party in May 2001. The decision came after a dispute with the Bush administration.
The move threw control of the Senate over to the Democrats. Republicans have since regained control of the chamber, but are still brooding over Jeffords' switch.
Jeffords said he knew the GOP would be angry with him for switching in 2001 and he also figured it would mean an aggressive election season five years down the road.
"I have no regrets of what I did," Jeffords said.
Vermont Republican Party Chairman Jim Barnett has lashed out at Jeffords, saying he betrayed the party and the voters. Barnett questions the timing of Jeffords' decision, but Jeffords maintains he left the party because of President Bush's education funding plan.
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A picture of Jeffords at the Announcment of Howard Dean Running For President on June 23, 2003 12:00 Noon Church Street and Bank Street Burlington, Vermont
If that Pic is too small of Jeffords you can see the larger version at this URL http://ahynes1.homeip.net:8000/dean/june23/103_0322.JPG
Jeffords is a bedwetter that wishes he was as tall as Dashole, other than wants and wishes he lacks a sack for his hot air.
No picture of Jeffords can be too small!
Jeffords is a liberal.
He ran as a republican...vecause he did not think he could win other wise.
Which means he was stabbing republicans in the backs before.
Well......now he his known as a democrap. No other way around it.
Send him packing.
What a loser! He still thinks it's all about him. Talk about irrelevant!
vaudine
Bullseye is in Place Jeffords...consider yourself marked.
Jumping Jim Jeffords. Don't try to tell me that white men cannot jump.
I'm certainly no expert on Vermont politics, but when I read the quoted paragraph, my antennae went up. Jeffords the #1 target? That didn't sound right. And sure enough if you read the entire article you'll see the Republicans are anything but confident and united in taking on Jeffords.
This is nothing more than Jeffords trying to draw attention to himself and raise money and support in anticipation of what in fact looks to be a rather tepid GOP effort to unseat him.
"Jeffords said he knew the GOP would be angry with him for switching in 2001 and he also figured it would mean an aggressive election season five years down the road."
OK... whats his point? He knows hes a true Democrat who lied about being a Republican. He's not a bullseye he's a footnote in history an a soon to be unemployed politician.
thanks for the big pic link
You are welcome jarhead.
Good, and now you will pay for that decision with your job.
Welcome to democracy in action!
Oh, and wait until the Dems run their own candidate!
Neither did Benedict Arnold.....
Senator Jeffords is seen here with Senator Clinton at a press conference to highlight the Bush Administration's anti-environmental record. Thursday, January 16, 2003
Then quit whimpering and whining, Jeffords.
Good pick-up -- you're absolutely right. The top targets are probably the Nelsons, Bill (FL) and Ben (NE). Cantwell, too.
We can only hope.
The only Senator I have heard speak "nastier" towards his fellow elected officials is "Leaky Leahy."
Let's turn that little "turncoat" into the "former Senator from Vermont" and make it the nastiest (meaning truthful) in Vermont History!
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