Get the scales off you eyes. Ben Nelson has been a fucking Republican. Nothing’s gonna change politically if an actual Republican takes office.
What if Bob Kerrey does?
I have not looked at his record in any detail, but to be honest, he does not sound like much of an improvement over Ben Nelson.
So you’d rather have somebody who’d go with the Republicans on all the important stuff than just some of it? That’s the better option for you? Face it, Ben Nelson is the Democratic best case option in Nebraska, and attitudes like yours hurt the party.
Doctor: “I’m sorry, sir, but I’m afraid we’re going to have to amputate the leg.”
Patient: “You know what, might as well take both off.”
Bob Kerrey is going to try for it. No idea if he can win. Plus he pissed off some other Dem who quit is job to run for th seat after Kerrey initially declined to run.
Seeing as Bob Kerry ran for President in 1992 on a National Health Care platform…no, you haven’t looked at his record in any detail.
It’s what I said …
Your main objection to Nelson was that he voted with the Republicans and Wall Street most of the time. Bob Kerry ran for President on a NHC platform. That doesn’t sound like a DINO to me.
Looks like Kerrey is starting off at a very serious disadvantage. Polls have him down by 20 points against the likely Republicans. Real Clear Politics and the New York Times has Nebraska as a “Lean Republican,” and Charlie Cook has it as a “Likely Republican.”
It looks like health care is going to be a very difficult issue for Kerrey, especially with the Supreme Court scheduled to issue a decision on Obamacare in June. Whatever the ruling may be, I think it will be pretty easy for the Republican nominee to bash Kerrey with being to the left of Obamacare in a conservative state.