Posted on 01/20/2010 6:16:36 AM PST by Ebenezer
New Orleans Rep. Anh "Joseph" Cao supported President Barack Obama more often than any of his fellow House Republicans in 2009.
The statistic isn't surprising given that Cao, who defeated embattled incumbent Rep. William Jefferson in December 2008, represents one of the nation's most heavily Democratic districts and faces a strong challenge as he seeks a second term this fall.
According to a report by Congressional Quarterly, Cao supported Obama's position 68 percent of the time last year, including casting the only GOP vote for the Democrats' health-care legislation. On average, House Republicans supported the president only 26 percent of the time in 2009.
Cao also took a different position than fellow Republicans on 37 percent of the 502 roll call votes examined by Congressional Quarterly, the lowest "party loyalty" ranking among the 178 House GOP members.
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pubbies need 41 seats, this guy’s toast
Cao should (and I hope will) face a strong challenge in GOP PRIMARIES!
This traitor is in Congress, fortunately.
I don't think the RNC or the RNCC gave him anything more than token support as this was a race that no Republican was supposed to win, ever.
Now, I'm no fan of the national establishment either, but facts matter.
No, Cao is a traitor.
Is it possible tha Cao is a RAT infiltrator, disguised a a Republican? Or is he just a garden variety RINO?
So you would rather have a 100% dem voter rather than a 62%?
Cool.
You put a true conservative as a candidate in that district he wouldn’t get more than 30% of the vote.
FACT.
Eh?? The Democraps wouldnt be on the verge of ramming their unpopular nationalizations through if they had your attitude.
There are at least 45 Dem reps in the house in clearly Republican districts. Guys like Chet Edwards (Tx) and Walt Minnick (Id) who are in extremely Republican areas who vote for Pelosi as leader and here and there for the Democrap agenda.
Thats how it works in America, you have to take what you can and let the "leadership" do their thing. Thankgod Obama and his people have overreached (I hope).
BTW here is the demographics for that district:
District Demographics
U.S. Census data put Representative Cao’s record in the context of the people who he represents. Louisiana District 2 is 99.38 percent urban, 69.33 percent non-white, and has a population that is 3.80 percent Latino and 4.75 percent foreign-born. 16.89 percent of adults working in Rep. Cao’s district commute using public transportation, on a bike or on foot. 7.45 percent of adults aged 25 and older in Cao’s district have a Master’s, PhD or Professional Degree.
His district is overwhelmingly Democrat, with something like 75 % Black. In a dozen precincts within the district he got zero votes. None.
Probably never again in a thousand years will we be able to get a Republican in there. .. How's that for perspective ?
What??? They are on the verge of ramming this through because of democrats sitting in districts that should be Republican. And they are on the verge of a whole lot of other bad things because of the spine-less Republicans in the Senate. Cao is a complete and utter irrelevancy. Either way, he is toast, so none of this really matters.
November will be a bloodbath for the dems: everywhere except areas like this. It will also be a bloodbath for establishment Republicans. I am much more concerned about getting solid conservatives into the Illinois and Delaware races.
More honest means you likely get 100% or 90%+. More honest means that likely all of your views are challenged. More honest means the conservative branding gains ZERO traction. More honest means it could be that one vote that could determine the speakership.
A person would have to be hopelessly idealistic to think there wouldnt be intense resistance to that. We need people like Cao willing to bite the bullet, to make it happen , IMO.
unholy cow!
Let’s hope the gop congresional committee sends not a dime to this jerk.
A very liberal Rino like Cao is a problem for our Party, for he would misrepresent our unity and common values. Cao is liberal on economic as well as social issues. Why I should vote for him? Only because I can see an “R” on the ballot? I do not buy it.
I agree with everything you just said. What I take objection to is your statement that my “attitude” is somehow responsible for this health care takeover. My attitude is that we have a chance of pulling people like Cao over to our side on key votes (not 100% chance, but not 0% either), whereas with, say, a Maxine Waters, we have none (to say the least).
No problem. I still haven’t finished my first pot of coffee, so I’m still a little edgy.
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