Posted on 11/11/2010 12:21:40 PM PST by Charlie Fairbanks
In the strange case of Heath Shuler, the Democrats took a page out of the GOP book and ran a proud evangelical Christian, who has been able to obscure his left-leaning tendencies by connecting with voters through faith. Shuler won't win the race for Minority Leader, and importantly, no one should be fooled. The fact that he will run and lose does not mean that there is a strong conservative or moderate wing of the Democratic Party.
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I thought you were talking about Mike Huckabee, at first. ;-)
He is a my dopey represenative. Miller ran a stupid race. The cap and trade along with Nancy were the only ads Miller ran. <p. Miller was no a likable canidate is why he lost. If Suler loses his run, 50/50 he will switch to the GOP.
The first half of his campaign was all about how he opposed Nancy Pelosi. Then after he was sure he was in he switched gears and just let everyone know what a good-old-boy he is.
Is this the same Heath Shuler that played in the NFL for years ?
Played? Well...
..or had his butt on the bench in the NFL for years ? LOL
How else does a Dem win in NC?
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