Posted on 09/26/2006 7:13:20 AM PDT by smoothsailing
Diana:
Take no Prisoners!
That had occurred to me as well. It's a good old-fashioned polling Mexican standoff.
I wish he'd cut and run...maybe to France...Cuba, any number of places I could suggest.
Dang Valin,
I was about to troll the heck out of you. lol. I was reading this thinking how on Earth did a DU guy get confused. Thanks for that letter from Murtha. It really is amazing how confused they are.
"Here? Nothing. Nobody's conducted a poll? Puh-leeze."
Nothing odd about that in this area. ;)
"It has become something of a joke. Ignoring negative polling data is a tactic, not an omission."
Well if that's what's going on, it's being done on both sides.
Now if you want to talk about "odd" campaign tactics, how about it being the end of Sept. and the only one actually conducting a "campaign" of any sort is IREY? ;)
That's a thought. How about we conduct a "poll" on when people think Murthat will actually start "campaigning" here in the 12th? Put me down for Nov.6. :)
Yeah, Murtha's campaign "strategery" seems to be to ignore his opponent. He no doubt things it makes him look above the fray, but to me it makes him look like a coward.
Hopefully, folks in your district will think so too come November.
Seems like Novak's stuff isn't based on objective polling data, but merely Washington scuttlebutt. Furthermore, it may be somewhat out of date and not picking up the more recent general trend toward the GOP.
LOL!!!
"Yeah, Murtha's campaign "strategery" seems to be to ignore his opponent."
Well early on the Murtha campaign made two foray's into attacking her and both "backfired", so they then retreated back into silence. And hey, why not? What's truly important to remember is that Murtha has not been up against a "credible" Republican opponent in 30 years. I have no doubt that, deep down, he can't quite believe that this time is any different. ;)
"He no doubt things it makes him look above the fray,"
nah, see above. ;)
"but to me it makes him look like a coward."
"Arrogant" is the word I'm hearing. :) And I mean "hearing", not saying. (Along with "he crossed the line" and "it's time for a change" ;)
Silence is a risky strategy at best. No one likes to be taken forgranted and the longer he waits to actually spend some of those campaign millions, the better it is for Irey, who is out there, on the ground, meeting and greeting, and foremost, "listening" to the people of the 12th. :)
"Hopefully, folks in your district will think so too come November."
Thanks to "redistricting", I no longer live in the heart of the 12th, merely on the northeast tip of it. I can't speak to the mood of the bulk of the district, only to the changes I've seen around here, which might be "subtle" to those in other areas, but are downright "unprecedented" around here. :)
Even relying on the "myth" of "Murtha's pork" is losing it's allure, when faced with the *fact* that the area continues to lose jobs and population while the rest of the country is booming. Heck, just drive over the mt. to Altoona and take a look. ;)
Hmmm, come to think of it, there really isn't much he *can* campaign on in the area, so I guess "silence" probably is his best bet after all. ;)
And while I'm Hmmmmmming, did I just happen on yet another "seed"? Yup, maybe I should start talking, or rather "asking", "Where's John? When was the last time you saw him in the area? Or anywhere besides on TV or in the paper? Last I heard, he was "campaigning" in CO. Maybe he should "run" out there? ;)
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