LA and NC 2014 Congressional Races

[windjammer]

How are the LSU democrats?
So Miles will be the next democratic senater after Mary and Mitch's retirement .

Is the other republican candidate strong?

[illegaloperation]

What does all that has happened do to the NC Republican brand?

NC Democrats can make very compelling arguments to moderates why NC Republicans shouldn't be elected.

The NC Democratic Party is already run by a bunch of conservative Democrats rather than a bunch of liberal Democrats anyway.

[Miles]

The NC Democratic party is actually more nationalized than you'd think.

The NCGOP has generally always been conservative but the Democrats have just recently started to move left.

How are the LSU democrats?
So Miles will be the next democratic senater after Mary and Mitch's retirement .

Is the other republican candidate strong?

We do lots of more local work, but I think we can take some credit for swinging the state towards Obama XD It will be harder to get people involved now since its an off year.

One day maybe XD

Not at the moment but we'll see.

[illegaloperation]

I wonder what turnout is going to be like in 2014 in North Carolina.

These extremist Republican policies might mobilize the Democratic base to turnout in large number in a normally low turnout midterm election.

Of cause the election is well over a year away so I wonder how long they will be able to keep up the pressure.

[Miles]

Cassidy is under fire at RedState.com for talking out of both sides of his mouth about Obamacare:

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Its great to have a Senator like Landrieu, as you know where she stands on these types of things.

[RogueBeaver]

In fairly typical fashion, they also endorse the Some Dude as a solution even if I agree with the critique. Has the Leg formally rejected Medexpansion yet?

[RogueBeaver]

Landrieu's son has been arrested for DWI and hit-n'-run.

[Miles]

In fairly typical fashion, they also endorse the Some Dude as a solution even if I agree with the critique. Has the Leg formally rejected Medexpansion yet?

Yes, the Legislature shot down two bills about that last month.

[Miles]

Landrieu's son has been arrested for DWI and hit-n'-run.

Bad link.

Here we go.

[Miles]

We're still waiting...

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[Miles]

This is more local NC stuff, but is still pretty telling; there was some notable drama within the Assembly Republican leadership today. My State Senator, Bob Rucho, one of the worst partisan hacks, resigned from his chairmanship of the Senate Finance Committee. Rucho, who always bragged about his Jindal-esque tax reform efforts, stepped down because Berger and McCrory are going with a different plan.

Berger said that he won't accept Rucho's resignation. LOL.

[windjammer]

I don't think it will hurt her. After all, Rand Paul and John Barrow had the same problem recently with their respective son...

[Miles]

I don't think it will hurt her. After all, Rand Paul and John Barrow had the same problem recently with their respective son...

And no one has ever been drunk in the French Quarter...

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

Acohol in New Orleans?


But thats just crazy!

[Chancellor Tanterterg]

Landrieu's son has been arrested for DWI and hit-n'-run.

Link

I think he knows more about this than the senator from South Dakota who doesn’t have a border with Mexico, but only Canada and that is quite different.





Haha.

Would you mind clarifying this post, I am not sure what you're even talking about (unless you mean Mike Crapo from Idaho, although I don't see why Idaho bordering Canada and not Mexico matters).  If that was what you meant though, you're right that it was quite different since in that case the Senator actually did something wrong

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

I think the power outage from the storm has soured my family on McCrory. It was never this long when we were with Progress and now that it is own by Duke and it was for several days, they are out for blood and McCrory worked for Duke Energy. The tax plan is also pissing them off.

[illegaloperation]

New poll: http://www.publicpolicypolling.com/main/2013/06/nc-voters-continue-to-look-down-on-state-government.html

[RogueBeaver]

National Journal pegs NC as key to control. IMO if Pubs take the Senate, NC is the sole candidate for 51.

[Miles]

Yeah, if Hagan loses, its hard to see the Senate not flipping; at that point, it would be more about the national mood than her.

[Morning in Atlas]

I'd tend to agree now that Schweitzer is planning his run. Land's +5 advantage seems to be primarily due to name recognition over Peters, and that will shrink in a light-blue state when Peters gains some clout.

[illegaloperation]

Democrats should convert the anger over North Carolina legislators into energy to turnout the base in 2014.

[Miles]

Democrats should convert the anger over North Carolina legislators into energy to turnout the base in 2014.

Which is whats so great about Tillis running

[illegaloperation]

Democrats should convert the anger over North Carolina legislators into energy to turnout the base in 2014.

Which is whats so great about Tillis running

ditto

[Miles]

I think that making significant dents in the R supermajority will be hard in a midterm year, but if Hagan wins, it could help some of the more vulnerable Ds.

PPP is showing that the Rs are really unpopular but the state Democratic party really needs to step up in making its case, too.

[illegaloperation]

I think that making significant dents in the R supermajority will be hard in a midterm year, but if Hagan wins, it could help some of the more vulnerable Ds.

PPP is showing that the Rs are really unpopular but the state Democratic party really needs to step up in making its case, too.

What is important here is to minimize the midterm drop-off among Democrats and protect Hagan and other vulnerable Democrats.

It's also very important to slowly cut into the R supermajority just in time for the governor race in 2016.

The reason that the Tar Heels voted for the North Carolina Republicans is not because the people like them, but rather because North Carolina Democratic Party is plaque by scandals and imploded.

Tar Heels will vote for North Carolina Democrats again when present themselves as credible alternatives.