Posted on 04/23/2008 5:29:43 AM PDT by Impy
Democrat Travis W. Childers led the field and just narrowly missed the majority vote he needed for an outright victory in a special election held Tuesday in Mississippi’s 1st District. Childers now moves on to a May 13 runoff with Republican Greg Davis, the mayor of Southaven, in a district that has a conservative lean and usually votes strongly Republican in contests for federal office.
Childers received 49.4 percent, just short of the 50 percent threshold, according to complete but unofficial returns. Davis received 46.3 percent of the vote and trailed Childers by more than 2,000 votes, staving off elimination only by running up a margin of more than 8,000 votes in his home base of DeSoto County. Four other candidates were on the ballot, on which party affiliations were not listed, and they combined to total the remaining 4.3 percent of the vote.
Childers now faces a three-week runoff campaign with an uncertain outcome. But his first-place finish marks the latest startling surprise for the Democratic Party, and the latest setback for a national Republican Party that has struggled to regain its footing since its losses in the 2006 congressional elections overturned its majorities in both the House and the Senate.
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Voter ignorance?
Conservative apathy.
Same thing imo.
“Conservative apathy.”
More like, “Memphis transplants in McMansions”.
Queen Nancy continuing as Speaker with an increased majority is what’s best according to “fiscal and social conservative” hickocrat Travis Childers.
It’s interesting how the Republican Party gives up on its winning formulas. It’s running away from Reagan and the Contract with America, two big political winners. But I guess we shouldn’t be too surprised, since the party did the same thing to Lincoln and Teddy Roosevelt.
I keep seeing that reason pop up when Republicans take a hit in formerly safe districts. Frankly, I think that response is just too convenient. What’s really going on is that the Republicans aren’t the party of ideas and conservatism anymore and Democrats are running conservatives in those districts. Still, I’m hoping the Republicans will be able to hold this seat. They’ve got three weeks to get their act together.
“It’s interesting how the Republican Party gives up on its winning formulas.”
Demographics change. That is certainly the case with northern MS over the last few years. Short of putting up a fence to keep those fleeing the hell-hole of Memphis out, I’m not sure what you expect.
“I keep seeing that reason pop up when Republicans take a hit in formerly safe districts. Frankly, I think that response is just too convenient.”
It’s also quite accurate. My parents have lived there for years and I used to live there. I have seen it with my own eyes. Many other here have as well, in other areas.
Conservative Democrat, no such critter!
Davis won the area near Memphis.
That is great news. I was getting a bit down about my old friends.
Dang, that was impressive. I am surprised it went by that margin.
South of Desoto, you start getting into the Delta which is a rural minority Dem stronghold. Check out a county breakdown of the ‘04 election and you’ll see what I mean.
This is why it was NOT a good idea to appoint Roger Wicker to the VACANT LOTT Senate seat. That district is too Democrat by history not to have Wicker there.
MS Ping
What a dumb comment.
Letting the party of Kennedy and Pelosi take the seat is a victory for the left and a defeat for conservatives. Period.
Conservatives who bash Republicans are suicidal morons.
“Demographics change. That is certainly the case with northern MS over the last few years. Short of putting up a fence to keep those fleeing the hell-hole of Memphis out, I’m not sure what you expect.”
It would be helpful that those fleeing Democrat-run hell-holes, whether they be California, Mass. or Memphis, would reconsider their party affiliations when they move. Its Democrat rule that is part of the reason these places are hell-holes. These people are like a virus, spreading the disease into formerly healthy areas.
As it is, one more Democrat in a should-be Republican district is a nail in the coffin for our country. This supposedly ‘prolife’ and ‘conservative’ Democrat will vote to keep Barney Frank, Nancy Pelosi etc. running the country.
“Queen Nancy continuing as Speaker with an increased majority is what’s best according to “fiscal and social conservative” hickocrat Travis Childers.”
Hickocrat - LOL.
So Childers may become a superdelegate if he wins... is he a Hillary superdelegate or an Obama superdelegate?
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