Posted on 10/21/2012 2:25:19 PM PDT by SmithL
we may have to join you. Cal is going down in flames.
Hear about the “sex scandal” of Congressman Scott DesJarlais?
I rather doubt the rats will be able to beat him.
I’ve commented on it, because it’s the only thing the Dems have going for them in TN, as it appears Zero may not even get to 40% of the vote in the state (and their presence in the legislature could drop to at or slightly below 25%, fairly close to MA in reverse). It’s largely some old garbage from 14 years ago that they considered exposing on a wider scale back 2 years ago. The Dems can’t win on the issues, so they’re going to try to win on old sleaze.
The polling data from a GOP firm from 8 days ago (before the doubling down on the “scandal”) showed him leading 49-36%. A Dem firm showed it 49-45% (from mid-October). In the end, I still expect DesJarlais to win, the question is what the margin will be. If it is at or wider than his 19% blowout over Lincoln Davis (whom is partly behind the attacks to get revenge), he will be thoroughly vindicated (he got 57% to 38%). If the margin is narrower (say 53% or lower), there may be pressure on him to conclude his service after two terms. At least one TN Conservative group is panicking, but there’s nothing else we can do but back him. We can’t have last-minute switches in TN.
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