Election 2010:  The Mad Tea Party Begins

Linda Berg — September 15, 2010 – 2:02 pm | Democrats | Election 2010 | Republicans Comments (2) Add a comment

With the results of the last major set of primaries yesterday (Hawaii is on Saturday), we now know the cast of characters who will be the focus of election watchers and prognosticators this November. We believe that despite the doom and gloom predicted by pundits for the Democrats, the insurgency within the Republican Party will help Democrats enormously this cycle in their efforts to retain the Senate.

The Mad Hatter has set the Senate candidate table for:

• Sharon Angle (R-NV), the not quite ready for prime time candidate challenging Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV). Angle has proposed eliminating the US Education Department and other federal agencies. She also approves of nuclear waste reprocessing at Yucca Mountain, a position at odds with most Nevadans;
• Joe Miller (R-AK), the bearded elk hunter who pledges to fight against federal support for his prospective constituents in Alaska. He recently was been cited with failing to exercise due care to avoid a recent three-car collision;
• Marco Rubio (R-NV), whose right-wing agenda pushed Florida Governor and presumptive Republican Senate nominee Charlie Crist (I-FL) right out of the party;
• Ken Buck (R-CO), the Colorado candidate who opposes the Department of Education, believes that social security will bankrupt the country, and as sheriff cruelly cracked down on illegal immigrants;
• Rand Paul (R-KY), the ophthalmologist libertarian from Kentucky who has been accused of kidnapping a young woman and forcing her to take drugs; and
• Now the Mad Hatter has to squeeze in Christine O’Donnell (R-DE), the perennial candidate who falsified her resume, had her house nearly foreclosed upon, and has an IRS lien on her house.

 

In stark contrast to these right-wing Senate candidates, their Democratic opponents have strong records and a plan to move this country forward. With their success in November, we expect Democrats to be clearly in control of that body.

• Reid is a strong principled leader who has steered the ship of the Senate through perilous waters filled with filibustering Republican sharks;
• Sitka Alaska Mayor Scott McAdams (D-AK), serves as the Chairman of the Southeast Alaska Conference of Mayors and, as a member of the Alaska Municipal League Board of Directors, is a true grassroots politician tied to the interests of his consituents;
• Florida Representative Kendrick Meek (D-FL) has been a congressional champion for civil rights, economic justice and Israel. If elected, Meek would be the only African American serving in the 112th Senate;
• Colorado Senator Michael Bennet (D-CO) has been a strong partner with the Obama Administration;
• Kentucky Attorney General Jack Conway’s (D-KY) progressive values and solid governmental experience will be a terrific addition to the Senate; and
• Our newest nominee, Chris Coons, the New Castle County Executive in Delaware is already leading the largest jurisdiction in Delaware with competence and finesse. He is a strong friend of the Jewish community. With the defeat of long term Representative Mike Castle (R-DE),we now look confidently at working with Coons in the new Senate term.

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