Posted on 08/28/2005 9:33:18 AM PDT by aomagrat
"It seems like Ken Blackwell, is a excellent choice"
I live in California, so my only exposure to Ken Blackwall was during the presidential election bruhaha, but he seemed like a stand-up guy who would probably be great. Much better than what Ohio has now. (Like I have any basis to talk - Boxer, DiFi, Waters, Lee, Pelosi, etc.)
Ping!
So much for the famed "Dixie Chick". Last year, the media bragged about how RATS will rise again in the South by recruiting educated, white Southern women to run for office. Jim DeMint, despite a horrible debate performance on Meet The Press, still won by 10 points. It goes to show the GOP strength in South Carolina. With the state becoming a mono-party state, hopefully African-Americans will stop wasting their votes on RATS and give Republicans another look.
Probably didn't want to run for reelection because after being a low-profile liberal prior to the Senate contest, she'd be highly vulnerable to any decent GOP challenger "illuminating" her record.
It also still remains, however, that the GOP is doing an exceptionally poor job in the state with African-Americans. The 'Rats may be down and out at the moment, but all they need is to merely attract a small percentage of White voters to win statewide contests, while the GOP has to rely completely on a supermajority of Whites. This does not benefit the GOP whatsoever (and certainly doesn't benefit Blacks as long as the 'Rats are shut out). Outreach has to be a top priority for the GOP. We get to at least 25-30% of the Black vote (my personal goal is to see at least 60%), and the Dems will be shut out for perpetuity.
I hope the SC rhinos will reconsider their war against Sanford. A lot of them are upset about their "business as usual" being unusual. Some of them are very respected "republicans" who have invested in Depends undergarments lately. Most of us dont' care what you call yourselves. If you're a liar and a thief when the sun comes up, then usually you're a liar and thief when the sun goes down. South Carolinians don't have a whole lot in common with the republican party. The RNC has become a big business just like the NRA and NAACP.
Apparently she's no fool. She took a pretty good ass kicking last time, and it looks like she's smart enough to shy away from another one next year. Look, like in Florida and Georgia, the rat party in South Carolina is dead. It is a thing of the past. Period.
We'll mourn for you. hehehe :D
The SC Dem Party is going to decline before it makes any moves upward. It would take a landslide, like 1974, for the 'Rats to be competitive in SC again. All they can do is hope the price of gas rises through the roof again.
Excellent point. Republicans are beginning to reach out to Democrats, but they have a long way to go. A victory by Michael Steele in Maryland wouldn't hurt.
Thanks for your sympathy! We need it out here in DUmmieland on the West Coast.
A Steele victory, while a sweet victory for us nationwide, still will have little bearing on SC. The outreach has to be right down to the precinct level, and that's where the party has a lot of work to do in the state (and in others). Even doing something as audacious as asking them for their vote is a positive step.
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