An impotent local GOP: no one to face Kennedy?
Does Mitt Romney's new healthcare plan cover Viagra? Because the state GOP can't seem to get it up enough to put someone on the ballot against Kennedy:
In 2000, the GOP fielded businessman Jack E. Robinson against Kennedy, who pulled in a respectable 13%, neck and neck with Libertarian Carla Howell.
In 1994, it was Romney himself. That's quite a downward spiral from '94 to now.
There's a big symbolic importance to running against Kennedy. On one hand, you've got to concentrate your resources on more meaningful races, but on the other, it's an opportunity to take pot shots at the national GOP's number one most wanted villain.
And frankly, even as progressive voter, I like to see even our most senior elected officials kept on their toes. This is no time to get lazy.
Is this a leading indicator of GOP prowess across the nation? Are they too weak? Is they field of candidates tapped-out? If they can't field a spirited contender here, what's going on everywhere else?
Kevin Scott, a former selectman from Wakefield, and Kenneth G. Chase of Belmont, the co-owner of the French and Spanish Saturday School Inc. (and a French-trained chef, according to his website), are vying for the chance to unseat US Senator Edward M. Kennedy.That's a pretty sad state of affairs. A former town selectman and a part-time French teacher?
Both men have spent months scrambling to get the 10,000 signatures they need, in addition to the support of 15 percent of convention delegates, to qualify for the ballot
In 2000, the GOP fielded businessman Jack E. Robinson against Kennedy, who pulled in a respectable 13%, neck and neck with Libertarian Carla Howell.
In 1994, it was Romney himself. That's quite a downward spiral from '94 to now.
There's a big symbolic importance to running against Kennedy. On one hand, you've got to concentrate your resources on more meaningful races, but on the other, it's an opportunity to take pot shots at the national GOP's number one most wanted villain.
And frankly, even as progressive voter, I like to see even our most senior elected officials kept on their toes. This is no time to get lazy.
Is this a leading indicator of GOP prowess across the nation? Are they too weak? Is they field of candidates tapped-out? If they can't field a spirited contender here, what's going on everywhere else?
posted by $!# at 4/23/2006 09:19:00 AM
2 Comments:
The Republicans can't find a credible candidate to run against Hillary, either. Which is interesting in a state where the governor is a Republican and the mayor of the largest city is a Republican.
Interesting indeed. Combine this with the speculation that Rove got pulled off the policy position just so he could focus on the elections, and I think it adds up to a sense that republicans are taking the threat of midterm losses elections pretty seriously.
But if they didn't, they'd be fucking nuts. Which they are, in some ways. Just not this one.
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