Abandoned by party, is Mary Landrieu dead woman walking? Or is GOP overconfident?

The Washington Examiner ^ | 11-10-14 | Byron York

[pepsionice]

Mary would need every single voter to return and vote again for her, plus dig up 10,000 dead voters, then hope that ten-percent of the Republicans just don’t vote again. All of this....plus the national party won’t stand behind her with funding.

[txrefugee]

Why vote for Landrieu and no clout, when Cassidy can have clout in the new Senate? Louisiana voters are not stupid when it comes to clout.

How does it feel, Mary, to be thrown under the bus by your party? Do you really want to throw away your own money to try to win this run-off?

[samtheman]

I worry about Republican over-confidence.

[C. Edmund Wright]

I think Byron is trying to be too cute by half here. I’ve not seen the GOP taking anything for granted in this case. I’ve seen reports of added manpower for GOTV efforts, etc.

[Gaffer]

The power of position her Democrat persuasion might have continued on with her is gone. With the balance of power in the Senate now sealed, she doesn’t even offer the status of ‘deciding factor’. Even if re-elected, she would be powerless. In short, she has nothing to offer. Not in power, influence, or visage.

[trebb]

I worry about Republican over-confidence.

I worry about their laziness - make a few comments and they think they have done their job...many are just as pitiful as their counterparts on the Left, only less unified in the end game tactics.

[Liz]

Mary would need every single midterm voter to return and vote for her, again-----plus dig up 10,000 dead voters, then hope that ten-percent of the Republicans don’t vote again. All of this....plus the national party won’t stand behind her with funding.

She also hopes LA voters forget she's an Obama lock-stepper
in a state where he and Obamacare are very unpopular.

"I managed to unglue my lips from Obama's ***hole
to be here. That's why my mouth looks so funny."

[samtheman]

You are correct.

[BobL]

I WOULD NEVER take anything for granted with this bunch. This seat may not get them a majority the next two years, but it could VERY USEFUL after that.

Don’t think they’re simply gone. They live for this. They have nothing else to do with their lives than steal elections. They are far from defeated (in their minds) in this race.

[Servant of the Cross]

But Republicans are struggling, too — with the temptation to assume the race is over. Recently, one top national Republican said the contest "is starting to look like a one-foot putt." The GOP's problem is far less serious than Landrieu's, but it's still a problem.

So Byron York is basing this 'gop struggling/overconfidence' meme on "one top national republican's" throwaway line?! C'mon Man.

Sen. David Vitter, Rob Maness among Republicans to rally for Bill Cassidy on Monday"

Landrieu Backs Into A Buzzsaw: Attack On Cassidy Backfires Horribly [VIDEO]

[Liz]

NOW THIS COULD HURT MARY---IF IT GOES VIRAL Landrieu was overheard bragging that, without her help, ObamaCare would never have passed by an historic straight Democrat party-line vote in 2010.

Landrieu asserted in her own defense: "My taking $4.3 billion for my vote was of enormous help---b/c it laundered millions of tax dollars into the coffers of Democrats to buy their Obamacare votes, too."

[SES1066]

Byron York makes a solid point in that I’d rather run scared and keep the scare up than slack off and finish with on 52/53 Senators from the GOP. While it is unlikely that Alaska’s Sullivan will lose, at the moment there are ‘only’ 52 Senators and the same math that was favorable in 2014 is decidedly against the GOP in 2016 for the number of contested seats. I’m sending my money to Cassidy for this run-off, it is that important.

[SampleMan]

plus dig up 10,000 dead voters,

Remember, they bury them above ground in LA, so its easier to get them to the polls.

[Jim Noble]

If the GOP allows her to run as the “poor little girl underdog”, “fighting for the little guy” against “powerful outside forces” she can still win.

Keep fighting like we’re ten points behind.

[PTBAA]

The incumbent got 40% of the vote when she actually had something to offer. Dead woman walking....

[SoFloFreeper]

I hope Cassidy isn't overconfident.

Use every ally available. Crush Landrieu.

[WayneS]

Yes.

[grania]

Keep in mind that it looked like McDaniel had it won by double digits in the primary against Cochran. It seemed that he got a bit over-confident. And what happened? In possibly the most despicable event in Republican Party history, disgusting tactics were used to defeat conservatives with illegal voters hostile to both Republican views.

What's my point? If mainstream Republicans are okay with such despicable tactics against their own, who knows what Democrats are capable of to get some revenge for last Tuesday's results? Landrieu has to be defeated, and by a humiliating percentage. Otherwise, she's still in the game.

[USS Alaska]

I worry about Republican over-confidence.

Me too, but with Rob Maness and Ted Cruz both publicly supporting the Doc, I think it looks pretty good.

The Doc has a good resume as a human being.