“Dems are moving the “familiar faces” around to save what seats they can in Novemeber.”
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http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2425092/posts
The spoiler: How Harold Ford Jr. will shake up New York politics
Yet another carpetbagger going to New York to make / keep / increase his / her political fortune. Oh well.
Harold Ford Jr. was almost successful in fooling enough people in Tennessee that he is a "charismatic" and "conservative" Democrat in TN Senate race of 2006.
We all should take heed that RINOs from "blue states", including "Maine Sisters" Snowe and Collins, have voted against the passage of Senate ObamaCare bill (after playing some "cooperation game"), while it didn't take much of taxpayers' dough to buy "blue dogs" including Nebraska's Ben Nelson and the "independent" pretender Lieberman. It may be a lesson to show voters in conservative states and districts.
We have about 30 reliable "red states" in the West and South (like Montana, Dacotas, Carolinas etc.) that should have no business electing Democrats (of any "color") to Senate, if only national and state's GOP organizations could get decent candidates which would give Republicans almost filibuster-proof Senate "forever". Even easier is to maintain control of the House and have 30 or more governors.
We, then, would not have to worry about "blue state" RINOS, as they would have little voice, except to keep their constituents happy, but would add enough to the numbers when needed... if we only threw out RINOS and "blue dog" Democrats from otherwise reliably conservative "red" states that need to be cleaned up with new "red" insurgent blood. From these insurgents, just like from class of 1994, may come new Congressional leadership.
That's where the efforts need to be allocated starting this election year. Democrats have been very successful with their Colorado Model - The Democrats' plan for turning red states blue and the Swing State Project.
Republicans, geopolitically and demographically (for now, at least) are in much better position to have this kind of electoral success, if only the current GOP leaders could get off their duffs and get to work recruting and sponsoring the right new people, instead of supporting the usual "good ole' boys".