Discussion for article #223514
“So how did McDaniel and Cochran get here?”
Oh, please. This is Missis-frickin-sippi. Meridian. Selma. Bull Connor. James Eastland. It’s about who’s the biggest jerk available, and Thad Cochran’s jerkishness seems a little too tame. This was always gonna be like watching Dumb and Dumberer.
I don’t see how this race matters much to Democrats. No matter what GOP’er runs in that state its going to be a win for him. And from a Democratic perspective although McDaniel may be espousing loony stuff Cochran votes that way…but stays quite about it.
Good. Siphon away that Bagger money, you cheap grifters. Wave the victory flag for the Tea-billies. Empower the lunatics. Drag the party further to the right. Crush the RINOs.
You’re going to get stomped in 2016 and you’re going to lose seats in the Senate in '14.
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The reason this matters to Dems is because by having McD represent them in general, Childers actually might have a shot at the seat. It’s a long shot but it’s something. With Cochran in the race, Childers could have just stayed home and enjoyed the summer.
AND, as Coyote say, with McD in the race, the NRSC has to actually spend money against Childers. With Cochran in the race, they could have just saved that cash to spend on other races.
In other words, McD is making this race more competitive than it would have been before.
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I disagree. If McDaniel makes enough idiotic comments, Democrats turn out black voters in big numbers, and McDaniel becomes an embarrassment Childers might be able to pull it off. Obama got about 44% in 2012 in MS almost entirely because of black voters. A white, Mississippian from a famous political family is going to get more of the white vote than a black Democrat running for president. In a low turnout election, if Democrats, especially black folks, take their asses to the polls Childers could win.
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That’s a very good point. They’re going to have to spend cash they otherwise wouldn’t. At some point, he’s no doubt going to say something so incredibly offensive that then makes the national news and forces other Republicans to distance themselves and/or forces the party to do so. They’ll be in the same bind that they were with Akin…Do we lose the seat or fund a candidate that drags them all down?
Jess Macintosh on NOW with Alex Wagner just made a brilliant point. A lot of these seemingly red Southern states are merely non-voting purple states. They’re states where black and brown voters and young voters would have the power to swing the election but often don’t turnout. Someone as highly offensive and openly racist as McDaniel could change that.
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“I’m going to be brutally honest with you,” wrote McDaniel, breaking into your house and rifling through your underwear drawer before taking snaps of Gramma.
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Plucky, you are forgetting this is MISSISSIPPI.
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I’m using this to respond to fargo. THIS, IMO, is the issue. If the margin between McD and Childers is razor slim, expect a whole bunch of shenanigans to ensue (i.e., boxed of ballots for McD just HAPPEN to be found in an undisclosed location). If Dems really want this seat they’re gonna have to put resources into it AND get some independent observers for election day. Personally, I believe it’s worth it; if I honestly thought gunning for this seat was a Fools Errand, I’d be the first to say it.
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…we have a back up plan. We’ll slip somebody in after hours to fix the ballots. No one will ever know.
A “non-voting purple state” borders on the oxymoronic. If enough Dem voters NEVER turn out to elect Democrats in any general election above the local level, then that state is definitely not purple.
Politico had the polling numbers from yesterday’s primarys. In Missippi, the turnout differential between Republicans and Democratics was astounding.
Hope so, but don’t think so. I’m afraid McDaniel’s is on the cusp of becoming another national embarrassment like Ted Cruz and Rand Paul.