Sorry that I had missed that Wang’s take was already linked to.
Agree with Lance Turbo. Wang’s track record is not beat by anyone but Wang’s previous comment still holds - this is just a bit outside of the “I just don’t know” range. Early yet.
Mary Landrieu apparently has the same problem. Unfortunately, it isn’t illegal.
We have the situation here in California where Congressman Tom McClintock doesn’t live in his district.
Landrieu is the subject of the article, but it seemed to me that the throwaway line about Roberts was far more significant. Claiming your parents’ home, the home you grew up in, is plausible. A donors’ home though, and no one’s ever seen you in the neighborhood, geez. Or in Lugar’s case, a home he no longer owned.
Is it really legal? Can a person claim any address they want for voting purposes, as long as they just claim one? Because I imagine a lot of voters in uncompetitive states might be interested in that.
New Hampshire voters are way too informed to let Jeane Shaheen get away with not holding townhall meetings and claiming it’s “out of state” people who are demanding that she do so:
http://www.unionleader.com/article/20140828/OPINION01/140829039/1004/opinion
I know the Union Leader is a right-wing paper, but they’ve got it right here. Shaheen is hiding, and she’s been a rubber stamp for the President. She may still be leading in the polls, but Brown’s going to make her work hard for this one. Problem is, she doesn’t look like she’s working for it. I think she’s going down.
And geez, did the Kansas race get confusing or what?
The Democrat seems to have no chance but is only 5 points down in the polls. But he also has no money and doesn’t want help from national Democrats. THere’s also an independent in the race who is third, but actually leads Robert in head-to-head polling indicating that getting the Democrat out could result in Robert’s defeat. But the independent won’t say who he’ll caucus with and it really is up in the air because the guy is a centrist who has donated to both parties.
Who could imagine they would freak out in Kansas?
The Dems only have the least chance to win that race because Sam Brownback’s fanatical devotion to Republican ideology has proven a disaster. Tax cuts have their uses, but will not cure all ills, it is ineffective against neuritis, neuralgia, broken ankles, and that sluggish, run-down feeling. It may not assure a chicken in every pot, but might very well liberate Tyson Foods from pesky food inspectors interfering with vigorous economic growth. If Salmonella could vote, it would most likely vote Republican.
Heckuva job, Brownie! But the crazy runs deep in Kansas, so even if Brownback is a disaster in a suit, he will most likely keep his job.
As the military question grows in prominence, we can reasonably expect that Republicans will, once again, display their firm and unflinching patriotic support of the Commander in Chief.
This is why I prefer candidates govern states before running for President. Brownback is a horrible executive. Now we know that. We didn’t know that the first time he ran for President.
But is the horribleness his own personally, or is it the result of implementing essentially all of the current GOP ruling philosophy and policies? :dubious:
But we knew he was batshit crazy.
Really? it couldn’t possibly be that Republican policies simply do not work in the real world?
Seem to work just fine in most GOP states. It’s only the Democratic ones that are perpetually near bankruptcy and forcing the feds to contemplate a bailout which won’t happen.
This is not an accurate assessment. Many of the most Republican states, like Mississippi, are also the most poverty-stricken.
WTF? Er, make that … cite? Note that the Kansas we’ve been discussing is a strong counterexample.
Not to mention: the highest concentration of food stamp recipients are in predominantly white, Republican counties.
That is not bankruptcy and it’s an acknowledged side effect of Republican policies due to less generous welfare states.
Republican states also tend to have less unemployment.
Kansas is nowhere near bankruptcy. Republican states, due to low tax policies, do sometimes get into some fiscal distress, but not the kind where they are facing an inability to pay the bills. THat’s because GOP states tend to be low tax, so if you run into trouble, you can just… raise taxes enough to solve the problem.
Blue states, by contrast, are often maxed out or near maxed out on revenue, so that raising taxes is not a viable option. These states usually find themselves in the position of having to implement GOP policies just to save their states, ie deep spending cuts.
So, no cite?
For which claim? If you dispute that only Democratic states ever get near bankruptcy, cite any talk of bailouts or bankruptcy on the part of a red state. You won’t find it. New York, California, Illinois: the Big Three of the Hat in Hand brigade.
So no cite.