Nashua (New Hampshire) Democrat Reveals He's A Communist

CBS4BOSTON ^ | 06 NOVEMBER 2006 | AP

[Extremely Extreme Extremist]

(AP) NASHUA, N.H. -- Democratic Party leaders in New Hampshire are disavowing a legislative candidate in Nashua who identified himself on a questionnaire as a Democrat and a Communist.

Twenty-two-year-old Daniel Keating is one of five candidates running for three seats House District 25, in the Nashua area.

Keating is listed on the ballot as a Democrat, but in a questionnaire for The Nashua Telegraph's online voter guide, he also described his party affiliation as Communist Party of the United States of America.

Keating said Monday that he joined the Communist Party USA about a year ago because it promotes issues of concern to working people, such as a fair minimum wage.

The Democratic Party isn't endorsing Keating because he listed the Communist Party affiliation.

[Cincinna]

This guy is not alone in the Dim Party. HILLARY IS RUNNING ON THE WORKING FAMILIES PARTY LINE E IN NY. THE WFP ENDORSES HER AND SPITZER.

[RichInOC]

Sorry. Although I'm not sure if changing my post from Massachusetts Dems to New England Dems would have made much difference. There are some seriously unsound specimens up there.

[L98Fiero]

"Twenty-two-year-old Daniel Keating is one of five candidates running for three seats House District 25, in the Nashua area."

22 years old. Already lusting for power, knowing he has SQUAT to contribute.

[headsonpikes]

"Communists are just Democrats in a hurry!"

[Straight Vermonter]

NH is at least as conservative as NC, TN, and WV in the supposedly red south.

[popdonnelly]

At last, an honest Democrat!

[sgtbono2002]

It isnt that the Democrats dont want to endorse him. its just that he was stupid enough to admit to being a Commie.

Hell!! they endorse John Kerry and he is a Commie. Worked with them for years. Went to france during the Viet nam war to work with them. Worked with Jane Fonda who worked with Communists.

[moondoggie]

Why would they disavow him?

Do they think it's a big secret that Democraps and Commies are one and the same?

[GOPJ]

bump

[SeeSalt]

"Twenty-two-year-old Daniel Keating is one of five candidates running for three seats House District 25, in the Nashua area"


...wander the education and experience of that geek. For commies everything is possible. I hope not in this country.

[hellinahandcart]

a fair minimum wage

I guess he's too young and stupid to realize that communism means minimum wage for everybody.

[x]

There are three other college-age kids running as Democrats for Nashua seats. Either Nashua, a big city by New Hampshire standards, is solidly Republican, or the Democrats are very poorly organized, or New Hampshire has a strange electoral system.

The last thing is certainly true, though not in a bad way. New Hampshire politics are quite different -- a lot more Republican -- than those of the surrounding states. And the legislature, the General Court, is larger and more part-time than other legislative bodies. There are multi-member districts and 3,000 voters for each representative. At 400 members (for such a small state) it is the 4th largest legislative body in the English-speaking world.

[Centurion2000]

Criminy ... democrats, party of ugly a$$ed celebrity scumbags.

[longshadow]

"The Democratic Party isn't endorsing Keating because he listed the Communist Party affiliation."

I love it; the Dems disowned him not for his embracing repugnant anti-liberty political proposals per se, but rather for admitting he belongs to a competing political organization (CPUSA).

That's priceless.

[madison10]

It's not exactly a "surge", but we'll take it.

[longshadow]

There are multi-member districts and 3,000 voters for each representative.

Actually, it's 3000 CITIZENS (not voters) per state rep.

1.2 million population/400 Members of general court=3000 citizens/member.

The voting population is roughly half the population so it's about 1500 voters per seat in the General Court.

[xmission]

Another thing to note is that our elected state reps receive almost no pay. Much better chance that they are really there to serve.

NH is mostly conservative except the people fleeing mass who haven't learned that the way they vote is what made mass so bad, and the college towns.

[joylyn]

The Working Families party has distributed literature in my apartment building. I've yet to see anything from either Republicans or Democrats.

[madison10]

This obviously is on the incorrect thread...don't know how, but here it is.

[x]

The voting population is roughly half the population so it's about 1500 voters per seat in the General Court.

Even better.

Another thing to note is that our elected state reps receive almost no pay. Much better chance that they are really there to serve.

Apparently they only get $ 200 a year. So it comes close to a Jeffersonian dream of citizen legislators.

And I guess the hope is that it would be hard to bribe such a large body without something getting out.