Ben Nelson/Nation v. Lincoln Chaffee/Bullmoose

[Akno21]

Mr. Undecided right here.

[Bleeding heart conservative, HTMLdon]

CHAFEE! WOOHOO!

[Akno21]

CHAFEE! WOOHOO!

He would have the worst chance of doing well in the South of any GOP statewide elected offical, would you agree?

I was tempted to just flip the map

[12th Doctor]

I would vote Nelson and I am pretty certain Nelson would win.

[Bleeding heart conservative, HTMLdon]

I fear that the circumstances, despite having a great candidate, would be dire for my party.

[Bleeding heart conservative, HTMLdon]

I'm sure you would :-(

I would vote Nelson and I am pretty certain Nelson would win.

[Akno21]

I've made up my mind. Lincoln is the man. And Maryland will go Chaffee.

[Bleeding heart conservative, HTMLdon]

Unfortunately doubtful.  Prince George's county and Baltimore City would still go 80%+ Dem.  And we all saw the slaying of Connie Morella.

I've made up my mind. Lincoln is the man. And Maryland will go Chaffee.

[Akno21]

Unfortunately doubtful.  Prince George's county and Baltimore City would still go 80%+ Dem.  And we all saw the slaying of Connie Morella.

I've made up my mind. Lincoln is the man. And Maryland will go Chaffee.

Morella lost to Chris Van Hollen, a liberal Democrat. Nelson isn't liberal enough to attract support like Van Hollen did. Lincoln Chaffee is a Northeast Moderate going up against a Great Plaines Moderate, Chaffee is more culturally in tune with us.

[Bleeding heart conservative, HTMLdon]

Culturally in tune or not, blacks will still vote Dem.  The Democrat Party could come out tomorrow with a pro-slavery platform, and it would probably only increase black turnout for Democrats.  Liberal whites might split 55-45 for Nelson, and whites in the west would probably go 55-45 for Chaffee.  Chaffee would easily hold on to the wealthy areas around Annapolis, so he might just barely make it.

Unfortunately doubtful.  Prince George's county and Baltimore City would still go 80%+ Dem.  And we all saw the slaying of Connie Morella.

I've made up my mind. Lincoln is the man. And Maryland will go Chaffee.

Morella lost to Chris Van Hollen, a liberal Democrat. Nelson isn't liberal enough to attract support like Van Hollen did. Lincoln Chaffee is a Northeast Moderate going up against a Great Plaines Moderate, Chaffee is more culturally in tune with us.

[Akno21]

Culturally in tune or not, blacks will still vote Dem.  The Democrat Party could come out tomorrow with a pro-slavery platform, and it would probably only increase black turnout for Democrats.  Liberal whites might split 55-45 for Nelson, and whites in the west would probably go 55-45 for Chaffee.  Chaffee would easily hold on to the wealthy areas around Annapolis, so he might just barely make it.

Unfortunately doubtful.  Prince George's county and Baltimore City would still go 80%+ Dem.  And we all saw the slaying of Connie Morella.

I've made up my mind. Lincoln is the man. And Maryland will go Chaffee.

Morella lost to Chris Van Hollen, a liberal Democrat. Nelson isn't liberal enough to attract support like Van Hollen did. Lincoln Chaffee is a Northeast Moderate going up against a Great Plaines Moderate, Chaffee is more culturally in tune with us.

Contrary to your beliefs, people vote on more than party lines. Howecer, let's say they do, let's say Nelson gets 90% among Blacks. If Chaffee can pick up the suburban vote, which I think he can, he'll win. There is a sizable bloc of social liberals in the suburbs, they will vote Chaffee. The environment may be a big issue.

[Bleeding heart conservative, HTMLdon]

Contrary to your beliefs, people vote on more than party lines.

Not black people

[Akno21]

Contrary to your beliefs, people vote on more than party lines.

Not black people

Thank god for

[Nation]

I've made up my mind. Lincoln is the man. And Maryland will go Chaffee.

Nah. I'd make sure that Nelson would win.

[Akno21]

I've made up my mind. Lincoln is the man. And Maryland will go Chaffee.

Nah. I'd make sure that Nelson would win.

My GOTV drives are usually very successful

[Alcon]

It should be noted that the black people in Prince George's County tend to be wealthy and educated, and thus significantly less likely to vote party line.

[Bleeding heart conservative, HTMLdon]

Prince Georges went 81.8% for Kerry.  Blacks comprise 62.7% of the county population.

It should be noted that the black people in Prince George's County tend to be wealthy and educated, and thus significantly less likely to vote party line.

[they don't love you like i love you]

I fear that the circumstances, despite having a great candidate, would be dire for my party.

so your definition of a great candidate is someone who is almost no different from John Kerry but happens to have an R next to his name?

[Colin]

I fear that the circumstances, despite having a great candidate, would be dire for my party.

so your definition of a great candidate is someone who is almost no different from John Kerry but happens to have an R next to his name?

You know what for once BRTD you are completely right. This is from On the Issues:



John Kerry



Lincoln Chafee

As you can see from the two graphs they are very similar to one another. I can't say about how close their voting records are to each other though.

[TeePee4Prez]

Chaffee/Bullmoose