I’m about 98% sure that I read somewhere that GWB had a deal with Nelson not to run a strong challenger in 2006, because he worked with him on taxes, WOT and judges.
Y’know, you’d think Dubya would’ve learned from his father that you don’t make such deals with Democrats... ever. Any deal with Nelson at the time should’ve been as such: “You play ball and switch parties, we support you. You stay a rodent, and Mike Johanns will start measuring for the drapes in January. Your call, babe.” It’s that simple, and given what we were facing in the ‘06 cycle, anything less than that ultimatum would be dereliction of duty as the head of the GOP.
“I’m about 98% sure that I read somewhere that GWB had a deal with Nelson not to run a strong challenger in 2006, because he worked with him on taxes, WOT and judges.”
That is revolting and infuriating.
Anyhow I forgot the new MA Senator may be in place before the final vote on Obama care that alone makes this a race of paramount importance. `
You can’t win by not trying. They haven’t tried to a federal race win in MA since at least 1998 when one of the incumbents ousted in 1996 ran again. I’m not sure but I don’t think the NRCC gave much mind to Jim Ogonowski in that special election a couple years ago. He lost by 6 points.