Posted on 07/11/2009 6:45:23 PM PDT by Clintonfatigued
Cory Gardner (CO-04). State legislator. One of three candidates for this R+6 seat. The seat is currently held by Betsy Markey, who not only voted for Cap and Trade; she pretended that she had read it. Gardner is a Tea Party participant, and doing very well in fundraising. Donate here.
Charles Djou (HI-01). City Councilman, Army Reservist. Candidate for this D+11 seat. Neil Abercrombie is not seeking re-election, as he is planning to run for Governor of Hawaii: the lack of an incumbent and the general reaction to Djou has this race on a lot of dark horse lists. Everything needs to work out just right, which is pretty much what we said about Cao down in Louisiana. Besides, you make ‘em fight everywhere. Donate here.
Martha Roby (AL-02). City Councilwoman with a track record of winning minority votes. Candidate for this R+16 seat. Bobby Bright is a freshman hanging onto his fingernails, as witnessed by the fact that he was given permission to vote against both the stimulus AND cap and trade. Martha’s running as a clear conservative, and it’s increasingly looking like she’ll be running in a clear field. Donate here.
Van Tran (CA-47). State Assemblyman, political refugee. Candidate for this D+4 seat. Loretta Sanchez looks untouchable… on paper; but the district went for Bush in 2004, Sanchez has tax and appropriation votes (she’s one of the PMA Porkers) to answer for, and - most importantly - both the GOP and Tran are eager to have a race here. The Democrats really don’t want to have to fight for this seat. Donate here.
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We’re seeing some success on the recruiting front.
We are a long ways from November ‘10, and anything can happen prior to November ‘10. I’m hoping that elections actually DO take place in ‘10 and beyond, and I’m also hoping that illegal immigrants and almost all criminals are not added to the total pro-leftist voter rolls.
Me too. I guess I don't think 0 will give up the post, even if he loses in 12 - or in 16 when his two terms [God help us] are up in 16. Honduras gave us a preview. Ya know, zero still hasn't corrected himself on that.
Yes, one of three GOP...but he's nowhere near first place...that would be Lucero...has a better "footprint" in Colorado politics than Gardner, and therefore more support, more fundraising, etc., Hewitt is backing Lucero over Gardner in this race.
IL-14, Ethan Hastert to run for his father’s former seat.
http://www.kcchronicle.com/articles/2009/06/08/03362234/index.xml?__xsl=/print.xsl
Well, the Republican candidate has won elections to the Honolulu City Council, so some of the voters will be people who have already voted for him.
When I think of a stae where the GOP could pick up a few seats, I look at Virginia.
Yes, the state has been trending Dem in the last few election cycles but there are three seats that flipped Dem in the last election cycle and all things considered, they shouldn’t have.
Here they are:
11th CD - Gerry Connolly - A Republican leaning seat even by NoVa standards. Formerly held by GOP Rep Tom Davis before he retired. Connolly is in his first term and is voting pretty liberally.
2nd CD - Glenn Nye - Defeated GOP Rep Thelma Drake in ‘08. One of those races that no one saw ‘til it was too late. Still a GOP-leaning seat. A lower black turnout in Norfolk should help the GOP candidate.
5th CD - Tom Perriello - A solidly GOP district except for the Peoples Republic of Charlottesville. An exceedingly high pro-Obama turnout barely helped Perriello defeat GOP Rep Virgil Goode.
1996 saw a close race in that district. It was a top target in 1998 till the star GOP candidate quit. We need to take a stab at it with it being open.
My district has a special election on Sept 1st, 2009, for a new Congresscritter (replacing Tauscher).
We already see abuses of political power by leftists in other parts of the world, and such abuses will possibly be repeated here in the U.S. very soon. Presidents and leaders for life, instead of for limited terms of office. Your Congressional District is very pro-leftist, so it probably will be a leftist that wins that seat. I’m very concerned that “U.S. leftists” will either eventually end having any more future U.S. elections, or they will successfully add illegal immigrants and almost all criminals to the “pro-leftist” total voter rolls! Also, don’t forget that ACORN is helping with the next U.S. Census count!
I don’t know about Ethan, but Dennis was so accommodating to the Democrats that he was nearly useless much of the time. He always wanted a Democrat to say something nice about him.
“Do we really have a chance in Hawaii? The voters there are outright moonbats.”
That’s a recruiting FAILURE. Actually they probably didn’t have to twist his arm. He wants to follow in daddy’s footsteps.
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