Weekend open thread: Thanksgiving leftovers edition

Races (4.00 / 1)

I know we're all quite burnt out on the election horse races, but I hope that the Democrats do find credible people to run in South Carolina, Georgia and Tennessee in case Graham, Chambliss and Alexander end up going down to defeat in a primary.  

 

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by: ModerateIADem @ Sat Nov 24, 2012 at 19:51:34 PM UTC

agree 100 percent (4.00 / 2)

Chambliss will have a big target on his back for not ruling out tax rate increases, and Graham for being open to immigration reform. Kerrey fell short in Nebraska, but if a Democrat can win a Senate race in Indiana, the right Democrat would have a shot against a whackjob Republican in the states you mentioned.

Chambliss ran one of the most despicable campaigns ever against Max Cleland, so I would be fine with wingnuts running him out in a primary.

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by: desmoinesdem @ Sun Nov 25, 2012 at 22:13:05 PM UTC

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speaking of Chambliss (4.00 / 1)

The editor of the RedState blog may challenge him in the primary.

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by: desmoinesdem @ Wed Nov 28, 2012 at 17:05:40 PM UTC

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never mind (0.00 / 0)

Erick Erickson backed off already.

"Were I to run for the Senate, it would be a terribly nasty campaign," Erickson wrote at Red State. "It'd actually be really awesome, but it'd be really nasty. I have a seven year old, a soon to be four year old, and a wife who does not like being anywhere near a stage. I'm not putting my family through that when the best outcome would mean a sizable cut in pay and being away from my kids and wife all the time huddled in a pit vipers often surrounded by too many who viewed me as a useful instrument to their own advancement."

Senators make $174,000 a year, but Erickson, in addition to his website and radio show, is a paid TV commentator for CNN.

But some wingnut will take on this challenge.

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by: desmoinesdem @ Fri Nov 30, 2012 at 16:16:09 PM UTC

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