tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9102867.post114304626022137914..comments2023-11-05T04:38:52.557-06:00Comments on LeftWingCracker: So much for taking back the House, eh?Steve Steffenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08104688163653632284noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9102867.post-1143059517739341452006-03-22T14:31:00.000-06:002006-03-22T14:31:00.000-06:00LWC, this isn't the first time Rahm Emmanuel has d...LWC, this isn't the first time Rahm Emmanuel has done this. While Chuck Schumer slung Paul Hackett under a bus regarding the Senate seat in Ohio (after Schumer recruited him to run, then changed his mind in favor of Sherrod Brown)along comes good ol' Rahm, trying to offer the Congressional campaign against Mean Jean Schmidt as a consolation prize.<BR/><BR/>Hackett told them to blow it out of their you-know-whats, because he gave his word to the other candidates in that race that he wouldn't enter if the Senate campaign didn't work out.<BR/><BR/>Hackett honored his promise. Emmanuel doesn't. And they wonder why they continue to friggin' lose elections that are winnable out the gate.The Christian Progressive Liberalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04445662404937684518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9102867.post-1143052628798021952006-03-22T12:37:00.000-06:002006-03-22T12:37:00.000-06:00State Senator Peter Roskam was unopposed in the GO...State Senator Peter Roskam was unopposed in the GOP Primary, so we don't know.<BR/><BR/>This has been a GOP seat since the 60s; however, there has been an influx of latinos and left-leaning whites into that district to the point where it is almost 50-50.Steve Steffenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08104688163653632284noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9102867.post-1143051624581977322006-03-22T12:20:00.000-06:002006-03-22T12:20:00.000-06:00Thanks for the perspective. There may be another F...Thanks for the perspective. There may be another Father Knows Best situation in TN-08 Republican primary. Interesting to watch.<BR/><BR/>What was the total primary vote, R v. D, in that race; and is that district Dem. winnable?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com