What elected Tester? (how to win in the West)
Jay over at 4&20 blackbirds points to a Hill article that gets into the ongoing debate (which we all for sure wish would stop) of who can really take credit for the Democratic win in the Senate, especially for Tester winning in Montana.
Of course, Sen. Schumer of New York is saying that it was the great database they helped build, but Jay has other thoughts:
Here’s what I know. I wouldn’t have joined the Missoula Democrats, volunteered for Tester, or started blogging without Dean’s infrastructure.The voter lists were nice… but about a gazillion organizations had similar lists. How many of you Democratic-leaning Montana voters received phone calls this election, raise your hands! And how many of you received like a gajillion phone calls?
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Jon won that race. Montanans won that race. Thanks for all the money, though.
There's something to be said for DC based power types taking too much credit for wins in the West. Conrad Burns would still be a Senator had not Tester decided to run (at least I'm convinced of that). Tester was the right guy at the right time, and no amount of really great data would have put a bad candidate over the top.
If anyone is going to take credit, the organization that put the race in the well trained hands of Montanan Democrats deserves some credit. But, Montanans deserve the most.
Emmett O'Connell | May 12, 2007 | Comment on This Post (4 so far) |
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Straight up. Montanan's elected Tester.
Posted by: Shane C. Mason | May 13, 2007 8:36:44 PM
Look at the context of this debate though - it's between DNC and DLCC.
On Charlie Rose a month or two ago, the credit Schumer was taking was for respecting the local popularity and hard work of Tester and Webb, and rewarding it with dollars. Sounds like a debate in search of a disagreement to me.
Posted by: Pete Forsyth | May 17, 2007 2:52:30 PM
Immigration needs to be enforced not changed. Illegal immigration should stay illegal.
The danger is more than the news is reporting. I fear for the innocent who well have to pay a heavy price. Maybe with there lives.
It is a shame that only big business get there way and the majority of the voters are not listened to.
NO to any changes to the immigration laws.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Posted by: ernie hoff | May 20, 2007 8:17:15 AM
Immigration needs to be enforced not changed. Illegal immigration should stay illegal.
The danger is more than the news is reporting. I fear for the innocent who well have to pay a heavy price. Maybe with there lives.
It is a shame that only big business get there way and the majority of the voters are not listened to.
NO to any changes to the immigration laws.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Posted by: ernie hoff | May 20, 2007 8:18:33 AM
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