2008 Senate Matchups: Minnesota

[I spent the winter writing songs about getting better]

Kelley was a long term State Senator who served as Majority Whip and known as a stronger advocate for tougher laws against identity theft and stopping online "phishing". He ran for Governor but dropped out after losing the convention endorsement to Hatch. He then ran for Attorney General after the original ethically-challenged nominee dropped out at the 11th hour and won the endorsement, but lost the primary to Lori Swanson (on account of the fact that Swanson was a woman and had a Scandinavian last name)

He was a great state Senator and I think would make a great nominee against Coleman who is way out of touch with a state where no Republican has gotten over 50% since 1994.

[I spent the winter writing songs about getting better]

No comments?

Good to see most agree against Coleman though.

[Conan]

Coleman is going down.

[DownWithTheLeft]

Coleman is going down.

Yes, and so was Bob Menendez and George Allen was a lock for reelection

[Conan]

Coleman is going down.

Yes, and so was Bob Menendez and George Allen was a lock for reelection

Menendez was and George Allen is just an idiot.

[Deano963]

Coleman is going down.

Yes, and so was Bob Menendez and George Allen was a lock for reelection

The prospect of Bob Menendez losing was never at any point more than an outside chance, even for the few polls where Kean Jr. was leading. Coleman, on the other hand, will face a strong Dem challenger b/c many MN Dems are still salivating over Klobuchar's blowout win. Your analogy dosen't work b/c:

Bob Menendez was a Dem in a blue state that John Kerry won and Bush had terrible approval ratings.

Coleman is a Republican in a blue state that John Kerry won and where the incumbent republican governor was just barely reelected, where an open Senate seat was just won by the Democrat by a 20-point margin, the Democrats increased their numbers in both houses of the state legislature, and President Bush has a dismal approval rating.

It also dosen't make sense to compare Coleman to Allen. Allen never looked truly vulnerable until the Macaca moment, while Coleman has looked vulnerale ever since Election Night '06 (maybe even before then) due to the fact that he is a fairly conservative Senator representing a blue state that seems to be trending Democratic again.

[DownWithTheLeft]

Coleman is going down.

Yes, and so was Bob Menendez and George Allen was a lock for reelection

The prospect of Bob Menendez losing was never at any point more than an outside chance, even for the few polls where Kean Jr. was leading. Coleman, on the other hand, will face a strong Dem challenger b/c many MN Dems are still salivating over Klobuchar's blowout win. Your analogy dosen't work b/c:

Bob Menendez was a Dem in a blue state that John Kerry won and Bush had terrible approval ratings.

Coleman is a Republican in a blue state that John Kerry won and where the incumbent republican governor was just barely reelected, where an open Senate seat was just won by the Democrat by a 20-point margin, the Democrats increased their numbers in both houses of the state legislature, and President Bush has a dismal approval rating.

It also dosen't make sense to compare Coleman to Allen. Allen never looked truly vulnerable until the Macaca moment, while Coleman has looked vulnerale ever since Election Night '06 (maybe even before then) due to the fact that he is a fairly conservative Senator representing a blue state that seems to be trending Democratic again.

With all due respect, you seemed to misinterpret my analogy which was it is way to early to make definitive statements

[minionofmidas]

Coleman has looked *potentially* highly vulnerable since the second he was declared elected, folks, and nothing has really changed since nor will it until the race actually heats up... like... next spring at the earliest.

[Governor PiT]

Robert Fitzgerald