Oops.
Latest Rasmussen poll out of Missouri for Senator:
Akin: 43%
McCaskill: 49%
If there is one thing the Republican party has been good at lately, it's fucking up their chances at Senate races. In 2010 they managed to throw away seats in at least Delaware and Nevada by nominating wackadoodles, and one might argue Colorado as well.
In 2012 they've managed to to make Claire McCaskill the favorite in Missouri by nominating Akin and then not sending him a horse's head when he gaffed so badly. They managed to convince Olympia Snowe it was time to retire, rather than be re-elected with 101% certainty, handing the seat to a Democratic-leaning independent. They've also managed to make close races out of Indiana and North Dakota, which should be R cinches.
(One can argue that Democrats could have nominated stronger candidates in NV and MA this year, but incumbents are always hard to take down, even short-term incumbents as in NV and MA. I'm not convinced there were truly better candidates to be had (other than a Kennedy in MA, duh, but he chose not to run)).
No one knows what will happen or would have happened, of course. But it seems like wackadoodleism has turned what should have been a solidly R Senate in 2013 into what seems more and more likely to continue to be a D Senate.
Here's a toast to more wackadoodleism (R) !
Akin: 43%
McCaskill: 49%
If there is one thing the Republican party has been good at lately, it's fucking up their chances at Senate races. In 2010 they managed to throw away seats in at least Delaware and Nevada by nominating wackadoodles, and one might argue Colorado as well.
In 2012 they've managed to to make Claire McCaskill the favorite in Missouri by nominating Akin and then not sending him a horse's head when he gaffed so badly. They managed to convince Olympia Snowe it was time to retire, rather than be re-elected with 101% certainty, handing the seat to a Democratic-leaning independent. They've also managed to make close races out of Indiana and North Dakota, which should be R cinches.
(One can argue that Democrats could have nominated stronger candidates in NV and MA this year, but incumbents are always hard to take down, even short-term incumbents as in NV and MA. I'm not convinced there were truly better candidates to be had (other than a Kennedy in MA, duh, but he chose not to run)).
No one knows what will happen or would have happened, of course. But it seems like wackadoodleism has turned what should have been a solidly R Senate in 2013 into what seems more and more likely to continue to be a D Senate.
Here's a toast to more wackadoodleism (R) !