What’shisname, Nighthorse Campbell, was pretty liberal.
There’d be big pressure on primary opponents to stand down if either of those turds switched. I think Morrisey would stay in the race in WV and win.
But Heidi! I bet could win in ND if the state party endorsed her. I doubt she actually contemplating switching though, WTF are you doing Mr. P.
Actually, Campbell had sort of a schizo voting record. Coming into the 1992 Senate race, he had registered a 45% and 38% Conservative rating in ‘91 and ‘92. Consider that was better than more that a few Republicans. I’m amazed he managed to win the Senate nomination, but he lucked out since he was nominated with 45% with the left splitting the vote between ex-Gov. Dick Lamm (36%) and 1990 nominee Josie Heath (18%). A runoff between him and Lamm would’ve been interesting, but Lamm might’ve prevailed in that.
His first year in the Senate was terrible, though, just 12% Conservative, but when some rules regarding his jewelry-making business hit him in the pocketbook, he dumped the Dems like a bad habit and went back to his more centrist House voting record and then towards the right. Judging him by his 1993 voting, you’d have never thought he’d switch, but the House votes gave some indication he was not going too fit well in an ever-increasingly leftist Democrat Senate caucus. In 1981-82, maybe, since they had still had some at or above 50% Conservative, but even those guys were moving leftward. Too strong a pull.
Heitkamp’s record has been consistently bad, so there’s nothing Campbellesque about her. Anything going on now is her trying to gain some points with ND Republicans to say she can work with the President and earn his praise. She’s got to keep enough support to earn her a 2nd term by the skin of her teeth.