2009 Senate Elections

richlevy · 04-29-2007, 05:23 PM

You know, I had forgotten about Al Franken.

What's funny is that all of the actors and entertainers who became politicians that I can think of up until now have all been Republicans.

Ronald Reagan
Arnold Schwarzeneggar.
Fred Thompson
Fred Grandy (Gopher on the Love Boat)

As for Mary Landrieu, the real problem for her opponent would be the completely f***cked up job by the White House. The only way a Republican would win that seat is to seriously badmouth the administration.

tw · 04-29-2007, 06:01 PM

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Originally Posted by richlevy

As for Mary Landrieu, the real problem for her opponent would be the completely f***cked up job by the White House. The only way a Republican would win that seat is to seriously badmouth the administration.

Same reasoning did not help the LA Governor. She is not running in a race that, if that logic applied, she should win easily. Polls suggest otherwise.

Once coattails had relevance. In the past 20 years, that has not been true. If you could say the entire Republican party screwed up, then that logic may be valid. However a president does not appear to have the same influence on other elections as was true 30 years ago.

Local opinions by a regional politician on an issue - ie "Mission Accomplished" - caused many states to vote out their "we want more war" representative. IOW I suggest it was not so much George Jr's opinion they were voting against. Many were voting against those who supported a "we want war" agenda or other issues such as corruption.

I don't think the LA election would be based on the administration’s incompetence during Katrina. Voting probably would be more about what "Mary Landrieu did for us" after Katrina. That would suggest why the Governor is not popular but why the Senator may be reelected.

Torrere · 04-29-2007, 08:43 PM

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Once coattails had relevance. In the past 20 years, that has not been true. If you could say the entire Republican party screwed up, then that logic may be valid. However a president does not appear to have the same influence on other elections as was true 30 years ago.

As I recall, both the Republican victory in 2002 and the Republican defeat in 2006 were attributed to George W. Bush's coattails.

richlevy · 04-29-2007, 09:07 PM

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As I recall, both the Republican victory in 2002 and the Republican defeat in 2006 were attributed to George W. Bush's coattails.

Worst case of buyer's remorse in US history.

xoxoxoBruce · 04-29-2007, 08:22 PM

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Originally Posted by richlevy

You know, I had forgotten about Al Franken.

What's funny is that all of the actors and entertainers who became politicians that I can think of up until now have all been Republicans.

Ronald Reagan
Arnold Schwarzeneggar.
Fred Thompson
Fred Grandy (Gopher on the Love Boat)

Dude! Sonny Bono.

richlevy · 04-29-2007, 08:40 PM

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Dude! Sonny Bono.

Darn! I forgot about him. Another Republican. Can anyone name a former entertainer who became a Democratic member of Congress?

I will settle for Green Party, Independent, or Libertarian.

xoxoxoBruce · 04-29-2007, 08:48 PM

How about John Glenn? Didn't he sit in a movie studio a act like he was going into space?

Just kidding...I'm sorry John.

Ibby · 04-29-2007, 08:54 PM

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Originally Posted by richlevy

Darn! I forgot about him. Another Republican. Can anyone name a former entertainer who became a Democratic member of Congress?

I will settle for Green Party, Independent, or Libertarian.

Jello Biafra ran for (and came in second place for) the Green party presidential nomination in '04.

richlevy · 04-29-2007, 09:09 PM

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Jello Biafra ran for (and came in second place for) the Green party presidential nomination in '04.

And Pat Paulsen ran any number of times. I'm talking winners. Second place for the Green Party nomination. That would make him 249,223,123 in line for the throne.

glatt · 04-30-2007, 09:10 AM

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Originally Posted by richlevy

Darn! I forgot about him. Another Republican. Can anyone name a former entertainer who became a Democratic member of Congress?

I will settle for Green Party, Independent, or Libertarian.

Ben Jones, who played Cooter in the Dukes of Hazzard TV show, is a Democrat who served for two terms in the House of Representatives.

Undertoad · 04-30-2007, 09:40 AM

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I will settle for Green Party, Independent, or Libertarian.

No Greens or Libertarians have ever been elected to US Congress.

04-29-2007, 05:23 PM	#1
richlevy King Of Wishful Thinking Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Philadelphia Suburbs Posts: 6,669	You know, I had forgotten about Al Franken. What's funny is that all of the actors and entertainers who became politicians that I can think of up until now have all been Republicans. Ronald Reagan Arnold Schwarzeneggar. Fred Thompson Fred Grandy (Gopher on the Love Boat) As for Mary Landrieu, the real problem for her opponent would be the completely f*cked up job by the White House. The only way a Republican would win that seat is to seriously badmouth the administration. __________________ Exercise your rights and remember your obligations - VOTE! I have always believed that hope is that stubborn thing inside us that insists, despite all the evidence to the contrary, that something better awaits us so long as we have the courage to keep reaching, to keep working, to keep fighting. -- Barack Hussein Obama**

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xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	How about John Glenn? Didn't he sit in a movie studio a act like he was going into space? Just kidding...I'm sorry John. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

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