(I'm afraid to wade into this one, readers, because I expect edits, omissions, and rewrites)
"Primary voters back the familiar; Insurgents falter; McCain wins" by Matt Viser, Globe Staff | August 25, 2010
You know, I thought insurgents were "terrorists" in far away lands trying to kill our guys and such (even as we send out assassination squads; however, that is another issue); I didn't know that ANYONE WHO DISAGREED with RECEIVED ORTHODOXY from the Obama administration and its megaphoney MSM was a TERRORIST!
You know, I am NOT OUT TO KILL OUR GUYS -- hell, I am HERE TRYING to SAVE THEM and GET 'EM HOME day after day after day!!
This IS NOT even JOURNALISM or REPORTING, this is just AGENDA-PUSHING PROPAGANDA around false issues and false choices so you won't see what is behind the curtain.
Still, the USE of THAT WORD to describe a POLITICAL ELECTION in America (I guess it really is all AmeriKa now) is OFFENSIVE!!!
And beyond that it SHOWS YOU the Boston Globe is NOT TO BE TRUSTED when it comes to the PULSE of the Massachusetts body politic (I don;t care what they write or say because no one around here is reading them; always a stack at the CVS when I go in there)!
I mean, COME ON, readers! This is the SAME PAPER that TOLD YOU Marty Coakley would beat Senator Brown by double-digits the day before the election!
You know how that turned out, right?
(Btw, I voted for Kennedy; I'm one of the "one-percenters" -- I think it was more -- and you can see how I felt on election night )
Anyhow.....
WASHINGTON — Throughout this year’s pivotal midterm primaries — from Kentucky to California, Connecticut to Colorado — insurgent candidates with either deep pockets or a wealth of support from the Tea Party movement have often had the upper hand. Tapping into an electorate angry at Washington and dispirited by a deflated economy, they have threatened to reshape the political landscape.
Rather than get angry I just have this to say.
But last night, at least, was one for the establishment, as voters chose incumbents whose positions were more carefully groomed and whose backgrounds were generally less flamboyant than their challengers’.
Translation: the rigged machines worked.
Now on to November!
“The establishment candidates have closed the gap,’’ said Christopher Mann, a political science professor at the University of Miami, who added that some incumbents helped their chances by shifting toward the more conservative positions of the insurgents on such issues as immigration and health care....
So "terrorism" works?
That is the SPIN you are going to get for a STOLEN ELECTION, folks!
Yeah, they won because they became more like the "insurgents!"
After they VOTED FOR the HEALTH CARE?
Whatever!!
In Florida, Jeff Greene, a real estate magnate and native of Worcester, Mass. who built his first fortune buying and reselling Somerville triple-deckers, became a surprising factor after deciding at the last minute to challenge four-term Democratic congressman Kendrick Meek in the US Senate primary. With a fresh face and deep pockets, he tried to cast himself as the political newcomer who could change Washington. Pumping more than $23 million of his own money into the campaign, he snuck into the lead briefly in the polls.
I notice this "newcomer" has a "fresh face" and is not an "insurgent."
See: The Boston Globe's Primary Concerns: Fun For Florida Democrats
Oh, that is why.
But over the past several weeks, reports of Greene’s frequent travels on his 145-foot yacht and about some of his personal connections — boxer Mike Tyson was the best man at his wedding, Hollywood madam Heidi Fleiss stayed in his guesthouse, and troubled actress Lindsay Lohan spent a couple of nights on his yacht earlier this year — became a distraction on the campaign trail.
But, you know, not an insurgent or anything.
Related: LiLo's Next Project
Another Lifetime, made-for-TV production.
Meanwhile, Meek, who took over a congressional seat formerly held by his mother, spent about $5 million in the primary and relied on visits last week from President Obama and former president Bill Clinton to rally the Democratic base.
Meek will face a three-way battle for the seat in November.
Way to go, Florida Democrats! Gives you a chance, anyway.
Early in the campaign, the GOP Senate primary was considered to be one of the touchstone races for the future of the party, with popular Governor Charlie Crist facing rising conservative star Marco Rubio. But Crist, down in the polls to Rubio, left the Republican Party in April and is now running as an independent.
How come Crist isn't an "insurgent?"
Look at him bolting the party structure and becoming an "independent insurgent."
Related: Brown's Senate Service Template
Oh, I see now why independent is okay (within certain parameters).
Recent polling has suggested that Meek is trailing far behind in that three-way race, putting national Democrats in a bind over whether to support their nominee and risk losing, or back Crist, who could decide to align himself with the Democrats.
So Meek and Christ SPLIT the Democrat vote and Rubio takes the seat with enthusiastic Republican support.
One outsider candidate did pull off an upset victory last night.
Not really an "insurgent," but....
In Florida’s GOP gubernatorial race, health care executive Rick Scott edged Bill McCollum, a former congressman who is currently the state’s attorney general and who had the backing of the GOP establishment. Scott poured $39 million of his own money into the race, but McCollum had been leading in recent polls.
Hmmmm. McCollum had been leading, and we all know the problems Florida has had in the past.
It is either a fraud poll (likely in the agenda-pushing MSM's case; try to convince you the incumbent will win), or it does NOT (like all propaganda-pushing polls from the MSM) TRULY REFLECT AmeriKan sentiment!
Watch those machines in November, "insurgents."
Scott will face Democratic nominee Alex Sink, the state’s chief financial officer, and Lawton Chiles III, an independent and the son of a former governor.
But not an "insurgent."
Palin’s choice for US Senate from her home state of Alaska, however, was not expected to fare as well as McCain did. Businessman Joe Miller, a conservative backed by the Tea Party movement, was trying to unseat US Senator Lisa Murkowski, but polls suggested the moderate Republican had a comfortable lead....
That's not what I saw when I woke up at 3 a.m. and put it on CBS overnight for ten minutes.
Related: Slow Saturday Special: S*** Politics
MSM told me he was ahead and had a great chance of winning only weeks ago.
Update: Alaska Election Results 2010: Miller Leads Against Murkowski
Whatever, MSM.
Yeah, and here is one INCUMBENT who WON EASILY!
Governor Jan Brewer of Arizona, the incumbent who signed the state’s controversial immigration law, easily won the Republican nomination and will face Attorney General Terry Goddard, who won the Democratic nomination....
:-)
See: Obama Administration Sues Itself
Go get 'em Jan!
Now does the update give me anything new?
"McCain defeats conservative primary challenger" by Jonathan J. Cooper, Associated Press Writer | August 24, 2010
PHOENIX --Sen. John McCain routed conservative challenger J.D. Hayworth on Tuesday in the Republican primary in what could be the final campaign for the former GOP presidential nominee.
McCain spent more than $20 million to beat back an aggressive challenge from Hayworth, who relentlessly attacked the senator for his shifting stance on immigration and sought to tap into the anti-incumbent rage that has taken down other lawmakers in 2010.
Machines are working just fine, 'eh, Johnnie?
Two years after his bitter loss in pursuit of the White House, the 73-year-old McCain now begins a final 10-week push and will be the heavy favorite. The Democratic race was still undecided, but whoever emerges will have an uphill fight in heavily conservative Arizona.
That means McCain will likely be back in the Senate next year, raising a number of questions about the future of a gridlocked Washington.
Will he work with Democrats again? Will he play a role in immigration legislation? Will he be Obama's chief nemesis?
Do we care about plate of poop A, B, or C?
Not really.
So which agenda got pushed, I mean, who made the right call?
"Candidates fending off reformist challengers
Tomorrow’s primaries in Arizona and Florida appear likely to deliver a few surprises for anyone who accepted the conventional wisdom of just a few months ago.
At that time, Senator John McCain, Republican of Arizona, was considered in danger of becoming the next victim of a Tea Party movement uprising that was threatening Republican candidates who were viewed as straying from conservative orthodoxy....
Now he enjoys a double-digit lead in the polls over his challenger, former representative J.D. Hayworth.
In Florida’s Democratic primary for US senator, Representative Kendrick Meek was nearly written off earlier this summer as he was being buried under an avalanche of television ads from his wealthy opponent, political novice Jeff Greene. Today, Meek leads Greene in the polls.
Not exactly the same kind of threat, huh?
Greene had just taken the lead a week ago and had the momentum, but....
The contests offer more evidence that establishment candidates can prosper in this year of the outsider....
In the Florida race, Meek suffered from a lack of statewide recognition and money. When Greene got into the race, his free spending quickly raised his profile and his poll numbers. Some Democratic strategists doubted that Meek could overcome Greene’s superior resources.
Then the Florida media, led by the St. Petersburg Times, began to hammer Greene, questioning his real estate dealings, exposing his extravagant lifestyle (including lavish and raucous parties aboard his 145-foot yacht), his hobnobbing with boxer Mike Tyson, and his harsh treatment of staff and crew.
Oh, the Globe DID NOT TELL ME about the HARSH TREATMENT by the *ew in their front-page promotion!
Meanwhile, up in Alaska:
Defying the antiestablishment anger, Senator Lisa Murkowski, an Alaska Republican, is forcefully making her case for another term and trying to fend off Joe Miller, a decorated combat veteran, former judge, and blame-Washington candidate backed by the Tea Party movement and former governor Sarah Palin....
Well, THEY DESERVE BLAME; however, I guess it is better than "insurgents."
Oh, right, he's a VET!
Of course, I DO WONDER what they would call an ANTIWAR CANDIDATE because NONE of THESE GUYS are even talking about the WARS.
Antiwar candidates "traitors?"
We didn't lie you into these f***ing things; in fact, we have never stopped trying to end them!
Reminding voters of the riches from seniority looks like it could sweep the better-known, better-financed Murkowski to the nomination and a likely victory in November over the Democrat on the ballot.
The last Republican to argue that Senate longevity matters was Utah’s Bob Bennett, who was rudely swept aside by members of the Tea Party movement and other GOP voters at the state convention in May.
So the argument might work, might not.
How are those memory cards for the voting machines?
Murkowski, 53, ranks fifth in the Republican leadership and serves on the Appropriations and the Energy and Natural Resources committees, crucial for Alaska, which is rich in oil, gas, and minerals. If Republicans win control of the Senate in November, Murkowski would head the latter panel....
And if they fall one or two seats short?
Wouldn't it be better to have a combat-vet "reform" Repuglican?
And if MASSACHUSETTS DEMOCRATS are TACKING to the "INSURGENT" POSITION then they are in a whole heap of trouble -- especially the soon-to-be one-term governor (unless the machines are rigged again' is that why Cahill is in the race?)!
"For Democrats, a tempting tack to the right; Candidates anxious in face of angry voters" by Michael Levenson, Globe Staff | August 23, 2010
WALTHAM — Susan L. Fargo, a veteran Democratic state senator from Lincoln, is on the campaign trail armed with a Republican talking point: Repeal last year’s sales and alcohol tax increases.
You know that old saying, Massachusetts: Given the choice between a Republican and a Republican choose the REAL Republican!
Incumbent out!
Allen J. McCarthy, a Democratic state representative from East Bridgewater, has been talking about spending cuts, saying voters want to know “we’ve been tightening our belt, too.’’
And Jennifer L. Flanagan, a Democratic state senator from Leominster, went to a Tea Party movement meeting and declared herself a “cheap Democrat’’ in touch with angry voters.
Across traditionally Democratic Massachusetts, Democratic state lawmakers are trying, sometimes a bit awkwardly, to adapt to a perilous political climate, fearing that many voters are skeptical of incumbents, angry about spending and taxes, and hungry for new faces on Beacon Hill.
And if "traditionally Democratic Massachusetts" feels that way you can just IMAGINE the MIND-BLOWING RAGE out there in the REST of the NATION!
Facing Republican challengers in swing districts, these Democrats, in addition to trumpeting their accomplishments over the last two years, are trying to burnish their independent bona fides....
Oh, NOW they are NO LONGER "insurgents," readers!!
Un-flipping-real!!!
--For Dems, a tempting tack to the right--"
You smell something, readers, because I sure as hell do.
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Globe Editorial Romney’s cave-in on mosque violates his own principles
A 25-state midterm swing for Romney
Look, we JUST GOT THROUGH the 2010 PRIMARIES!
We haven't even had the general yet and they are already promoting(?) Romney for 2012?
I will say this: Mitt's Mormonism doesn't completely hurt him with me; however, if you reach a certain level in AmeriKan politics you have to be a whore for AIPAC.
I think the pimping of Mitt by the BG (under cover of stepping-stone governor once) is because Sarah;s Palin's defense of Dr. Laura has knocked her out as a possible presidential candidate.
It's all s*** fooleys for you, Amurka!
Don't you like it?
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Think of it as a VOTER'S GUIDE!
Also see: The Boston Globe's Primary Concerns: Choosing a Chicago Pollak
I guess I'm for the incumbent there.
