Posted on 10/24/2006 9:38:03 PM PDT by MinorityRepublican
Maryland Lt. Gov. Michael S. Steele said yesterday that Democratic attacks on his U.S. Senate candidacy have not hurt him but have sparked interest in his status as a black Republican.
"I hear it from people who come up to me who are angry themselves. They are sick of it. They are tired of it. It's like, 'Why are they coming after you?' " Mr. Steele told editors and reporters at The Washington Times.
"The commercials that they have run have really not resonated the way I think they thought they would. It is not scaring people away from me. In fact, it is actually drawing them to pay closer attention," he said.
Mr. Steele expressed support for full congressional voting rights for the District, discussed how his Catholic faith informs his politics and said he expects to win "20 to 25 percent" of the black vote in next month's election.
He also said that he expects some white voters, including Republicans, will not vote for him because he is black.
"We have factored in in our numbers a percentage drop-off. I'm not silly," Mr. Steele said. "Is it a concern? Sure it is -- like anything.
"Will it be a factor in this race? Absolutely it will. You have to go into this race with your eyes wide open. You can't sit back and pretend that everybody is going to love you and just vote for you because you are a member of their party or you hold their values."
He said that all he can do to counter such attitudes is to "just get in your face."
Mr. Steele's Democratic opponent -- Rep. Benjamin L. Cardin -- has declined an invitation to be interviewed at The Times.
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This man NEEDS to be in the Senate.
A couple of weeks ago, I donated to Corker. He seems to have rebounded against the Ford Family. This coming Thursday is payday for me. I shall open my wallet for Steele, Kean, and Talent. Let's see if my money has the magic touch again :)
Forget boring Obama. THIS man is a ROCKSTAR.
Let's hope the liberal media and their rodent bosses are in for a nasty shock in 1 week and 6 days...
Stem Cell Research: Countering the Democrats' Big Lie
http://www.mccl.org/pdf/StemCell63.pdf
I'd definitely say that we aren't going to see Michael Steele doing fundraisers for Klansmen Senators as Obama has... if only because the GOP has no Klansmen, unlike our 'Rat opponents. Let's hope the good folks of West Virginny move into the 21st century by dumping the relic of hate from the 19th, Mr. Byrd, on November 7th.
Amen to that.
Senate: +1 for the GOP.
House: +2 for the GOP.
Strike One - Mr. Steele wants Jesses Jackson to become a Senator, thats what you get if you support voting for D.C.
If Washingtonians can't vote for the House of Representatives, then they shouldn't have to pay taxes. The rallying cry and fundamental principle of our Independence was "No taxation without representation." That applies even to government workers and yes, stormer, black people.
That doesn't mean they get Senators (only states get Senators), but they ought to have a voting member in the taxing body, the House of Representatives.
I really hope he wins this race. He gave a great convention speech in 2004. Seems like a very solid guy who won't take no guff.
Excuse me, but you are way off base with that comment, don't you dare imply that racist cr@p to me. I don't know where you are from, but you don't seem to know the debate about voting rights for the district that is pushed by the D.C. groups. I have no problem with D.C. getting a voting Rep as long as it's as part of MD and balanced by a Republican elsewhere. If D.C. residents what a voting rep than they should either move or lobby to become part of Maryland
Giving DC voting right means putting another Democrat in the House.
As for the Commuter tax we already pay that in the form of money coming from Congress to keep DC open.
Mr. Steele has many strong points, he stanbds head and shoulders above his opponent Cardin ,I wouldnt let one fault stop me from voting for him, since the rest of the republicans would never allow DC the vote anyway.
Go, Lt. Governor Steele. We're praying for you!
By the way, the Washington Post just endorsed Governor Ehrlich's campaign. I won't hold this against him though. That's trouble for the Leprachaun in the DC burbs!
The White House, the Capitol, and other federal building should remain part of Washington, D.C.
"Strike One - Mr. Steele wants Jesses Jackson to become a Senator, thats what you get if you support voting for D.C."
See my Post #19 on a plan that is much better than returning DC to MD (since doing so would make MD hopelessly Democrat).
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