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Complacent Cassidy trails Landrieu--Rasmussen
Posted on 7/14/14 at 9:40 am
Posted on 7/14/14 at 9:40 am
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If the republicans blow this one I am not sure there is any chance in 16 for a republican president
too bad our republican governor's approval ratings are so low he can not help and our republican senator can't either.
If the republicans blow this one I am not sure there is any chance in 16 for a republican president
too bad our republican governor's approval ratings are so low he can not help and our republican senator can't either.
This post was edited on 7/14/14 at 11:22 am
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Posted on 7/14/14 at 9:43 am to I B Freeman
It's what happens when you have a boring, milquetoast establishment candidate who will only do whatever McConnell, Boehner, etc. tell him to do.
Cassidy will not fight for limited government. He is a part of the problem, a part of the status quo, and many are turned off by that and will not be motivated enough to back him
Get a candidate who will fire up the base and get the base out to vote and Landrieu will lose.
Cassidy will not fight for limited government. He is a part of the problem, a part of the status quo, and many are turned off by that and will not be motivated enough to back him
Get a candidate who will fire up the base and get the base out to vote and Landrieu will lose.
Posted on 7/14/14 at 9:43 am to I B Freeman
since I don't live there anymore I don't keep up with La. politics. I'm surprised that Jindal's ratings are low. Isn't the economy doing pretty good over there? Especially the film industry? 
Posted on 7/14/14 at 9:43 am to I B Freeman
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Complacent Cassidy trials Landrieu--Rasmussen
Cassidy's campaign funds are behind Landrieu.
My guess is that he's trying to wait until the election is closer before he starts going into mega-campaign mode.
..and frick Landrieu. She is a shining example of what is wrong in Washington: Voting for/against bills based on what your party higher-ups tell you to vote on, regardless of what your constituents back home want.
Posted on 7/14/14 at 9:44 am to I B Freeman
Incumbent polling under 50%. Going to be an interesting result. Cassidy needs to start inserting harry reid into the discussion
Posted on 7/14/14 at 9:44 am to FAF
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..and frick Landrieu. She is a shining example of what is wrong in Washington: Voting for/against bills based on what your party higher-ups tell you to vote on, regardless of what your constituents back home want.
You could say the same about Cassidy. How many Louisianans wanted the debt ceiling increased?
Posted on 7/14/14 at 9:48 am to goldennugget
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You could say the same about Cassidy. How many Louisianans wanted the debt ceiling increased?
..that is a double-edged sword.
Vote on it, get blasted by conservatives. Don't vote on it and get blasted by the MSM/Democrats to a point that the GOP sinks further in the polls.
I think it had to be done so it was one less thing they could get blamed for since Democrats are always looking for someone else to blame for their shitty administration.
Posted on 7/14/14 at 9:50 am to FAF
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I think it had to be done so it was one less thing they could get blamed for since Democrats are always looking for someone else to blame for their shitty administration.
And caving in on shitty policy so "you don't get blamed by the media" is exactly why we are in the situation we are in today.
We don't need more of the same when it comes to that
Posted on 7/14/14 at 9:53 am to KeyserSoze999
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since I don't live there anymore I don't keep up with La. politics. I'm surprised that Jindal's ratings are low. Isn't the economy doing pretty good over there? Especially the film industry?
It's pretty simple. Most of Jindal's "reforms" were not really reforms but more designed to give the illusion of reform without actually doing anything. He has let his national aspirations trump the interests of his state.
For some example, his "ethics" reforms exempted his own office; despite stumping for elimination of the state income tax, Jindal never put forth a workable plan that was voted on by the legislature, instead abandoning it on the vine; his voucher program looks good on paper but seems to have some serious flaws in the evaluation component; he made cuts to higher ed (which were the only cuts other than healthcare he could make) without addressing the Constitutional issue that forced education to be the only thing that could be cut; much of his budget balancing was done with depletion of one time funds; ect.
Jindal's first term was pretty great and showed a lot of promise. His second term has been an absolute joke.
Posted on 7/14/14 at 9:54 am to I B Freeman
What "trial"?
Posted on 7/14/14 at 9:57 am to I B Freeman
I'm not a Landrieu fan, but Cassidy has done nothing to garner my vote.
Posted on 7/14/14 at 10:05 am to I B Freeman
Cassidy recently started running a campaign ad.
IMHO, it lacked fire and passion. He didn't come across well.
How does this happen??????????
I've talked to the man in person, he is passionate and articulate and a conservative. But in his ad he doesn't come across that way.
If Landrieu wins it's a shame. She is a typical pol who wins only by playing national politics and pointing to the pork she brings home. That's it.
She doesn't reflect La. politics, but she plays the game and has the Dems and a few key business people on her side. She will be tough to beat if Cassidy doesn't get things going.
IMHO, it lacked fire and passion. He didn't come across well.
How does this happen??????????
I've talked to the man in person, he is passionate and articulate and a conservative. But in his ad he doesn't come across that way.
If Landrieu wins it's a shame. She is a typical pol who wins only by playing national politics and pointing to the pork she brings home. That's it.
She doesn't reflect La. politics, but she plays the game and has the Dems and a few key business people on her side. She will be tough to beat if Cassidy doesn't get things going.
Posted on 7/14/14 at 10:10 am to Rickety Cricket
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I'm not a Landrieu fan, but Cassidy has done nothing to garner my vote.
The strategy appears to do nothing, not play offense, not do anything to "alienate" or "turn off" any potential independents or voters, and just hope the anti-democrat wave is enough in November to carry him over the finish line. AKA the new electoral strategy of the GOP establishment. Care more about moderates and independents than your own base.
Won't be enough IMO
Lots of candidates, including Romney, tried that in 2012 and failed.
If we learned anything in 2012 its that you have to earn your constituents vote, not just expect it to come because you aren't a democrat.
Posted on 7/14/14 at 10:39 am to I B Freeman
Mary has burned through some serious cash and is spinning her wheels doing so.
She doesn't have much to show for it.
I would expect, after Cassidy is done beating his chest on his fundraising numbers, we'll start seeing an assault coming on as we close in on 90 days and less until the election.
She doesn't have much to show for it.
I would expect, after Cassidy is done beating his chest on his fundraising numbers, we'll start seeing an assault coming on as we close in on 90 days and less until the election.
Posted on 7/14/14 at 11:13 am to FAF
quote:wonder how in the frick she has gotten elected so many times.
and frick Landrieu. She is a shining example of what is wrong in Washington: Voting for/against bills based on what your party higher-ups tell you to vote on, regardless of what your constituents back home want.
Posted on 7/14/14 at 11:27 am to southernelite
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I would expect, after Cassidy is done beating his chest on his fundraising numbers, we'll start seeing an assault coming on as we close in on 90 days and less until the election.
wishful thinking
Typical republican establishment---it was Cassidy's turn so to speak.
Scalise could have beat her like a drum.
Posted on 7/14/14 at 11:58 am to I B Freeman
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Scalise could have beat her like a drum.
Scalise wanted to climb the ladder in the House and turned it down.
Posted on 7/14/14 at 12:02 pm to skinny domino
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wonder how in the frick she has gotten elected so many times.
Too many people like you.
Posted on 7/14/14 at 1:20 pm to southernelite
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Scalise wanted to climb the ladder in the House and turned it down.
He had no way of knowing Cantor was going to get beat.
Posted on 7/14/14 at 1:26 pm to I B Freeman
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He had no way of knowing Cantor was going to get beat.
He was going to run against McCarthey when it was time to vote either way. This is quicker than he could have expected to move up, but this was his plan all along. He wanted to stay in the House. He turned down running for the Senate race.
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