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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsGiving Up = Guaranteed to Lose (Talking to YOU, Democrats)
http://bluntandcranky.wordpress.com/2014/09/16/giving-up-guaranteed-to-lose-talking-to-you-democrats/Source info at link? Oh mais oui.
Mr. Blunt and Cranky has become somewhat accustomed to dealing with weakness, vacillation and incompetence from the Democratic Party, but it is still possible to be shocked. Thus it happened when he read this article. In it, we find out that one of the worst Teabaggers in Washington is guaranteed to win, because Local Dems did not field a candidate. Seriously. Nobody is running against Mr. Sessions:
WASHINGTON (AP) The primary season just ended and the general election campaign now unfolding looks the same to Alabama Sen. Jeff Sessions, tea party favorite, foe of immigration legislation and the only Republican senator running in 2014 without a ballot opponent of any stripe.
Sessions lack of opposition this fall in a state with a heavy African-American presence stems from a Democratic party weakness so pervasive that it holds none of the statewide offices, only one seat in the nine-member congressional delegation and a minority in both houses of the legislature.
Against this backdrop, we are compelled to inform you that two Dems are in a position to win in Georgia: for Governor and Senator.
All the talk of a Republican takeover of the US Senate after this years midterms may have been a bit premature as a new poll in Georgia shows that Democratic candidate Michelle Nunn holds a three-point lead over Republican nominee David Perdue for Georgias open Senate seat. The seat is currently held by retiring Republican incumbent Saxby Chambliss. The poll, conducted by Landmark Communications, has Nunn up on Perdue, 46% to 43%. The polls margin of error is 2.9%, so Nunns lead is razor-thin. However, considering that Georgia is a deep-red state, it has to be extremely disheartening for Republicans to see themselves down in a race where theyd normally be holding a comfortable lead.
The GOP is also taking its lumps in the race for governor. Incumbent Governor Nathan Deal is currently trailing his Democratic opponent, State Senator Jason Carter. Like Nunn, Carter is the beneficiary of a famous last name. While Nunn is the daughter of former US Senator Sam Nunn, Carters grandfather is Jimmy Carter, the 39th President of the United States. The poll shows Carter leads Deal by three points, 47% to 44%. With Deal dealing with an ethics investigation, along with general voter dissatisfaction over his policies, trend lines seem to be pointing in a Democratic direction.
The difference in this Tale of Two Red States? Attitude. That is all. Both states are deep red, full of entrenched Republicans who rule with iron fists over what should be Democratic majority populations. Geryymandering? Check. Vote suppression? Check. Poverty and oppression? Check. Corruption? Check. These two states are far more similar than they are different.
In Georgia, we have two bad-ass Democrats running for statewide office: Nunn and Carter are lean, mean, politicking machines who are in it to win it. The Sessions race could be going just as well, but Alabamas Democratic officials are a load of whiny little weenies with loser sweat all over them. They surrendered before the battle even began.
When you give up, you WILL lose.
When you stand up, you CAN win.
Lets all remember that we are not defined by either of our two parties. We have the power to change things whether our party hacks have any intestinal fortitude or not.
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