Posted on 12/14/2010 3:26:01 PM PST by grace522
You would think that with Pennsylvania’s Republican roots, which have run especially deep over the last several decades, freshman Democratic senator Bob Casey would be vulnerable in 2012.
You would be wrong, and the reason is simple civics. Incumbents don’t lose unless they’re challenged by viable, first-tier candidates, as the Senate elections in Nevada and Alaska proved. And, as of now, there are none to challenge Casey. Whether that changes in the next year is anyone’s guess, but the mere fact that the GOP finds itself in this position speaks volumes about how it builds its “bench.” Translation: it doesn’t.
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Pennsylvania’s Republican power was on full display when Ronald Reagan chose three cabinet officials not just from the same state, but the same county! Montgomery County produced Drew Lewis (who fired the striking air traffic controllers), Alexander Haig, and Richard Schweiker. Since then, it’s been all downhill for the Montco GOP, with infighting and strife resulting in minority status in the state’s third largest county.
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“Let’s find a tea party candidate.”
Perhaps you wrote that in jest. It seems that the GOP tried that in Nevada. What did they get?
Oh, yes, they also tried that in Alaska. How did that work out?
“it will be up to 34 states to call a con-con.”
You don’t want a constitutional convention. You want a state’s convention where this question is voted on: Shall the federal government be abolished?
Yes or no?
A state’s convention solves big problems while a constitutional convention can only chip away at the big problems.
On second thought what are you saying?
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Santorum NO. Weldon NO. Schwieker Maybe. He would be pretty strong in SE Pa.
Bob Casey is a doofus. He is boring, dull, and impossible to listen to. He has one thing, exactly one thing, going for him his name. That’s IT.
A line of attack that would be effective would be to simply say: “His name shouldn’t matter. His support of Obama’s leftist policies are what matters. By any name he is wrong for PA.”
If we get a candidate like Schweiker or someone strong in the Philly suburbs we have a shot. It has to be someone from the Mainline type suburbs who connects with the suburban Independent women. This will offset the votes in the City of Philly so not so much ahead from Philly and suburbs by time they count votes of rural Pennsylvania
Guess you’re right ! Who was Barack Hussain Obama before 2008? However, I will take any Pubbie over Casey! Being a PA resident, my vote will count in PA 2012 election.
So will mine!
This is exactly the wrong thinking. Angle came very close to unseating Reid what hurt her in the end was his ground game, plus he was able to make a strong showing among Hispanics. I personally don’t doubt a good degree of funny business occurred in NV but that is something we have to face as reality. The important take away is that money and ads alone can’t counter what a superior ground game can produce. Sharron Angle for a so called “Fringe Candidate” performed better than McCain and she mopped the floor with Reid in their last Debate. I don’t think that is half bad myself. Winning is what matters but one does not produce ‘top tier candidates’ by magic. If we want to defeat Bob Casey we need to get started now.
The problem with the GOP is that they constantly look for a rich money laden blank slate candidate even though there is no evidence that such candidates lose any less handily. I think we have good examples of how to counter the media and run solid conservative campaigns even with ‘flawed’ candidates coming out of 2010. Marco Rubio, Pat Toomey, and Ron Johnson won even though they were considered Tea Party candidates. All hold fiscal and social views very much in line with Sharron Angle, Ken Buck, and Joe Miller. Rubio’s campaign in particular which I am very familiar with grew steadily with work from grass roots dissatisfaction with Charlie Crist from nothing to a power house. No one thought he had a chance in the beginning. He had little money and nascent support but he worked tirelessly and won people over without alienating them.
The key race I think should be looked out particularly closely is the FL Governor’s race. Rick Scott had more baggage than anyone and he was unabashedly conservative, he had taken on both the Clinton and Obama administration over health care and had faced an onslaught by the Clinton administration which led to his lose of his position at HCA a company he had built over allegations which were eventually settled over medicare billing irregularities. How did he win? One might say it was the money but one would be wrong. Meg Whitman spent 160 million and was trounced by an elderly Democrat retread and though Florida and California Democrats are much different the key difference with the Rick Scott race was a laser like focus on the issues and an uplifting simple conservative message in “let’s get to work”. Linda McMahon was another candidate who wasted a lot of money. Money makes a key difference but we need to get it through our heads that hard work and clear conservative message is how we win and with that we will not win every time but districts and states can be shifted. Look at Allen West who won in a district that has in the past had a Democrat advantage and voted for Gore, Kerry, and Obama.
First lets take care of business and get rid of Gleason as Republican chair.
This will give good talented brave men a shot that they will otherwise not have.
They actually tried it in many places this year and it occassionally worked.
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Hi HC! I agree 100% w/you...little Ricky needs to stay in whatever think tank he is in...with the lid tightly secured.
might I throw my congresscritter, Tim Murphy, into the this thread’s fray. He is very conservative, pro-life, and prior to office, he was (and still is) a psychologist. And Casey always seems befuddled, confused, and grasping for reality. Perfect match up!
Simply noting the difference between a constitutional convention and a state’s convention.
A state’s convention back in 1783 established the federal government, and a state’s convention today can abolish that federal government.
Here are some names that are floating around as possibilities:
PA John Moran Businessman
PA Jake Corman State Sen.
PA Kim Ward State Sen.
PA Mark Schweiker Ex. Gov.
PA Charlie Dent U.S. Rep-PA-15
Exactly. Does Bob Casey do Townhall Meetings? Has he ever done one? I don’t think so and the reason is simple: He’s as dumb as a box of rocks. He makes Dan Onorato look like Mr. Charisma by comparison.
Exactly. Does Bob Casey do Townhall Meetings? Has he ever done one? I don’t think so and the reason is simple: He’s as dumb as a box of rocks. He makes Dan Onorato look like Mr. Charisma by comparison.
” Incumbents don’t lose unless they’re challenged by viable, first-tier candidates”
Oh really?
Then how did Casey beat Santorum?
And Sestak beat Specter?
Just another liberal ranting on and exposing his ignorance and wishful thinking.
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