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Miles
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« on: February 10, 2015, 09:14:53 PM »
« edited: February 10, 2015, 09:17:25 PM by Miles »
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« Reply #1 on: February 10, 2015, 09:19:53 PM »
I've always been under the impression he's acted as if he knew he would only serve one term, so he went on a six year conservative blitz. And his mindset is if he gets a second term, then great.
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« Reply #2 on: February 10, 2015, 10:02:48 PM »
Honestly, I could see it being pretty tempting, if you got elected kind of unexpectedly, to just vote with your conscience for six years and leave, voters and donors be damned.
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« Reply #3 on: February 10, 2015, 10:08:30 PM »
Good for him.
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« Reply #4 on: February 10, 2015, 10:09:11 PM »
Someone being authentic? Oh, the horror.
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« Reply #5 on: February 10, 2015, 10:11:00 PM »
Quote from: Keystone Phil on February 10, 2015, 10:09:11 PM
Someone being authentic? Oh, the horror.
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« Reply #6 on: February 10, 2015, 10:16:03 PM »
Quote from: Keystone Phil on February 10, 2015, 10:09:11 PM
Someone being authentic? Oh, the horror.

The People's Ron Marches On!
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« Reply #7 on: February 10, 2015, 10:24:34 PM »
Hardly anyone in Wisconsin knows who Ron Johnson is.
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« Reply #8 on: February 11, 2015, 12:09:36 AM »
The only good that I can say about him is that he doesn't have sticky fingers, he hasn't been caught consorting with whores, and that he isn't the New Joseph R. McCarthy.
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« Reply #9 on: February 11, 2015, 03:15:10 AM »
Honestly, if he were to try and moderate right before the election, he'd probably come off as somewhat phony, and be in even more trouble.
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« Reply #10 on: February 11, 2015, 03:20:02 AM »

Yes. Ron Johnson is one of few Republicans I hope wins re-election.
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« Reply #11 on: February 11, 2015, 08:35:39 AM »
Politician promises that he will not abandon his principles to win re-election.  In other news, bear craps in the woods.  More at 11!
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« Reply #12 on: February 11, 2015, 09:10:02 AM »
He deserves credit for not trying to be a fake moderate.
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« Reply #13 on: February 11, 2015, 11:21:34 AM »
Quote from: X on February 11, 2015, 08:35:39 AM
Politician promises that he will not abandon his principles to win re-election.  In other news, bear craps in the woods.  More at 11!

The thing about Johnson is he's promised to be a very right-wing Senator... and he's voted that way. For all the talk of Johnson and Walker hating eachother, they've gone similar paths with their governance, and I'm fascinated to see if Johnson sees similar success.
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« Reply #14 on: February 11, 2015, 11:33:40 AM »
Quote from: IDS Speaker Maxwell on February 11, 2015, 11:21:34 AM
Quote from: X on February 11, 2015, 08:35:39 AM
Politician promises that he will not abandon his principles to win re-election.  In other news, bear craps in the woods.  More at 11!

The thing about Johnson is he's promised to be a very right-wing Senator... and he's voted that way. For all the talk of Johnson and Walker hating eachother, they've gone similar paths with their governance, and I'm fascinated to see if Johnson sees similar success.

Cite?
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« Reply #15 on: February 11, 2015, 01:56:01 PM »
I have friends who worked on his campaign and spoke highly of him. I honestly wouldn't be surprised if he wins reelection due to his authenticity.
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« Reply #16 on: February 11, 2015, 02:02:54 PM »
Quote from: RogueBeaver on February 11, 2015, 11:33:40 AM
Quote from: IDS Speaker Maxwell on February 11, 2015, 11:21:34 AM
Quote from: X on February 11, 2015, 08:35:39 AM
Politician promises that he will not abandon his principles to win re-election.  In other news, bear craps in the woods.  More at 11!

The thing about Johnson is he's promised to be a very right-wing Senator... and he's voted that way. For all the talk of Johnson and Walker hating eachother, they've gone similar paths with their governance, and I'm fascinated to see if Johnson sees similar success.

Cite?

Johnson slammed Walker over attacks on Burke, and in return, Walker made fun of a "certain Senator" who is too concerned over the debt.
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« Reply #17 on: February 11, 2015, 02:09:47 PM »
One thing he and Feingold are on the same page on...
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« Reply #18 on: February 14, 2015, 03:15:42 PM »
No politician ever says they're going to be more liberal/more conservative in the face of an upcoming election. None of the Red State Dems from the 2014 cycle ever said "I'm going to be more conservative than usual", but everyone who looked at their voting record could tell what they were doing.


Expect Johnson/Kirk/Toomey to state their firm beliefs in conservative policies, while also throwing the occasional vote for moderate/liberal bills to brag about.
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« Reply #19 on: February 15, 2015, 02:41:10 PM »
Quote from: angryGreatness on February 14, 2015, 03:15:42 PM
No politician ever says they're going to be more liberal/more conservative in the face of an upcoming election. None of the Red State Dems from the 2014 cycle ever said "I'm going to be more conservative than usual", but everyone who looked at their voting record could tell what they were doing.


Expect Johnson/Kirk/Toomey to state their firm beliefs in conservative policies, while also throwing the occasional vote for moderate/liberal bills to brag about.

I think he is referring to more about the gun issue, and 2nd amendment rights than anything else, because he hasn't sponsored any bipartisan legislation.  Toomey and Kirk has, but they contributed to the gridlock and fillibustering of bills outside the gun background check.
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« Reply #20 on: February 16, 2015, 04:17:53 PM »
Quote from: Invisible Obama on February 11, 2015, 09:10:02 AM
He deserves credit for not trying to be a fake moderate.

Republicans know this doesn't help. I don't know why Democrats haven't figured it out.
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« Reply #21 on: February 16, 2015, 07:58:57 PM »
« Edited: February 16, 2015, 11:01:29 PM by Vega »
And he'll lose because of it.
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« Reply #22 on: February 16, 2015, 09:06:08 PM »

Only if the thing he's not changing is a usage of muscle relaxants.
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