[Galactic Overlord-In-Chief]

I'm more than a little pissed at the undermining of Kennedy. Here the party took the time to get this guy to switch parties and cultivate him to run, and then they yank the rug out from under him and all these RINO piggies feeding at the trough go running to Sen. Brownroots to cover her. Her election in the first place was a fraud and it should've been at the top of the party agenda to bounce her ass back to New Orleans. I swear it's almost as if this party REALLY doesn't even want to win office. I really think the biggest enemy of the Republican party isn't the media, isn't the Democrats, it's the Republican party itself.

Yeah, the RINO-endorsements of Landrieu were particularly horrible this time, from the Jeff Parish sheriff to the parish president of St. Tammany. Kennedy himself wasn't the perfect candidate, unfortunately his 04 run as a Dem did come back to haunt him when Mary painted him as "confused." I'm afraid Kennedy holding Mary to 52%-46% was actually well ahead of what he might have done, he wasn't close in most polls, but he was riding the McCain wave and probably picked up a lot of votes. But that just points up a lot of missed opportunties, they could have focused heavily in north LA, which was sure to (and did) reject the chosen one overwhelmingly, and pick up a big margin up there to overcome N.O. and the pork-lovers down here. (As it was, Kennedy did win the Alexandria area, which Landrieu won last time if I remember right) I think Kennedy just didn't have a powerful enough message other than, "I'm the conservative, she's the big-spending liberal."

But hey, we still gave it a go down here (plus we got the Baker seat back!). Unlike say, Arkansas, South Dakota, Montana, and Iowa, where the GOP just conceded them all. Meanwhile, the Dems are winning states like Oregon and North Carolina with virtual nobodies...

[fieldmarshaldj]

"Yeah, the RINO-endorsements of Landrieu were particularly horrible this time, from the Jeff Parish sheriff to the parish president of St. Tammany. Kennedy himself wasn't the perfect candidate, unfortunately his 04 run as a Dem did come back to haunt him when Mary painted him as "confused."

A rather ludicrous charge given that quite a number of current GOP officials/candidates, et al, were running as Dems in recent years when running as a Republican was an impossible task in the state.

"I'm afraid Kennedy holding Mary to 52%-46% was actually well ahead of what he might have done, he wasn't close in most polls, but he was riding the McCain wave and probably picked up a lot of votes."

At first, I thought Zimmer in NJ would go higher, but he ended up at about 43%.

"(As it was, Kennedy did win the Alexandria area, which Landrieu won last time if I remember right)"

If you're referring exclusively to Rapides Parish, Landrieu has never carried it in her 3 runs (47% in '96; 46% in '02; 45% last Tuesday). These were the maps for the races (remember I don't use the newsspeak, Red is Democrat here):

1996.

2002.

2008.

"I think Kennedy just didn't have a powerful enough message other than, "I'm the conservative, she's the big-spending liberal."

Of course, if the rodents can win on the vacuous and meaningless mantra of "change", that is a helluva lot more specific and substantive...

"But hey, we still gave it a go down here (plus we got the Baker seat back!)."

Presuming it's not swapped for the McCrery seat... And why can't we sack Melonball ? Why did Tauzin try that boneheaded deal of trying to install his unqualified kid ? Ugh.

"Unlike say, Arkansas, South Dakota, Montana, and Iowa, where the GOP just conceded them all. Meanwhile, the Dems are winning states like Oregon and North Carolina with virtual nobodies..."

I'd have put the guy in charge of Senate recruitment this cycle in front of a firing squad for dereliction of duty. What a f*cking embarrassment.