Mississippi Dems considering John Grisham as next gubernatorial candidate!

[Maddy McCall]

RNC's Haley Barbour's reelection chances are slim--and granted, the election is three years away, but Barbour removed many people from Medicaid, and this has caused quite a stink for him.

The Democratic chair of Mississippi's Democratic party recently said that John Grisham is being considered for the next Democratic guvernatorial candidate. Woohoo!!

Watch out, Californians...we may have our own celebrity governor soon!

[jpgray]

1. He's just a dirty trial lawyer novelist!

:silly:

[JohnKleeb]

2. hah

that sounds interesting, I know he gives money to the dems and was a roomie of former governor Musgrove. I read one of his books about this judge, it was quite interesting, but I dont really read him much.

[Maddy McCall]

4. Wow, JK. You know a lot about Mississippi politics.

You are right...he was a roomie of Musgrove at Ole Miss.

I am just glad that Mississippians are fighting fire with fire now.

First, a Democratic governor; next, the WORLD. :-)

[JohnKleeb]

8. hah

no I dont, I just know from political alamanac, aka my second bible. I think its a good idea, I think he'll win, hey if Kerry has a shot here, he may win your state heh, I know not a chance, but hey it could happen.
Oh and the book is very expensive but worth it, its helped me become a big nerd on districts, congresspeople, etc.

[Melodybe]

6. That is freaking AWESOME!!! Grisham for Gov!

He is totally a progressive Democrat, and other than being a writer he actually was a lawyer.

This rocks! I hope it happens.

[Maddy McCall]

3. But Mississippians ADORE him. :-)

He'll destroy Barbour if this comes to fruition. Keep your fingers crossed for us!

[jpgray]

5. I will. The South is looking better and better for us

I hope Kerry swings by there more often--he's drawing big crowds and could excite a lot of people.

[JohnKleeb]

9. of course we are

its those damn mountain states that should be the butt of the jokes, need I remind you, Jimmy Carter won a lot of us but lost the mountain states like Montana, the Dakotas, Idaho, those should be the jokes not the south, heh just kidding, I dont mean them any harm.

[Zomby Woof]

7. did you know that he is a distant cousin of Clinton?

Clinton talks fondly about his great-grandfather Grisham in his new book. :-)

[Maddy McCall]

12. No, I didn't.

Gets better all the time. If he is our nominee, I will work my ass off for him. Thanks for the info, ZW!

[quaoar]

10. Grisham would be great

Now if we can just get Charles Barkley to run over here in Alabama....

[Maddy McCall]

11. LOL!

[David__77]

14. Charles Barkley is a Republican.

"And Charles Barkley, currently an NBA commentator for TNT, also has said several times he wants to eventually become the first black Republican governor of Alabama."

http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/sports/9245349.htm?1c

[quaoar]

15. No he isn't

He has said that he is NOT a Republican.

[quaoar]

16. More on Barkley

This is from a transcript of Bill Maher's HBO show in which Barkley was a member of his panel:

MAHER: Now, we have – what I – what interests me about you three is what you have in common, and I guess I would be in there, too – is we’ve all gotten a lot of grief about something we’ve drawn or said or produced. People have gotten mad at us. People hate us. I know people who hate you. I know people who hate you. I know – they hate all of us. Some people hate all of us. And what is interesting, though, is that I’ve heard you’re a Republican—

BARKLEY: No.

MAHER: Come on, you said you were going to run for governor of Alabama as a Republican.

BARKLEY: No, I never said that. I was having a disagreement with my grandmother one day. She says, “You gotta vote Democratic.” I says – and she was explaining to me; she says, “Republicans only look out for rich people.” I says, “I’m rich!” So everybody thinks I’m a Republican because of that. I’m an independent.

[JohnKleeb]

17. He endorsed Edwards I believe in the primaries

[TacticalPeek]

13. At least he's a former state legislator.

That gives him a leg up on Ahnuld and Raygun.

That, and he's got a good heart.

[Joe Chi Minh]

18. Ace Dem recruit

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Message:

"That, and he's got a good heart".

Absolutely, TacticalPeak. Tremendous magnanimity of spirit (even if that's a wee bit tautological); tailor-made for high Dem office. Left leaning (or as some would say Christian Gospel leaning).

I only came across his books the other day, and I've been raving about him to everyone I talk to. He comes across as a man's man, but it's clear he's been crazy about women from an early age. I couldn't put his books down for the knife-edge excitement, and his dark humour is brilliant!

[DeepModem Mom]

19. I think Grisham may have been living in Virginia -- but my guess is...

he would run. Mississippi's home, and that state needs hope and help.