Posted on 09/14/2011 6:26:55 AM PDT by markomalley
Late Tuesday night National Republican Congressional Committee chairman Pete Sessions painted the Republican win in the special election in Nevada’s 2nd Congressional District as a snapshot of the problems Democrats will face in 2012.
“Democrats just saw their 2012 playbook fall apart as Nevada voters refused to buy Democrats’ Medicare scare tactics and misinformation campaigns,” Sessions wrote in a statement. “This election sends Democrats another warning that Democrats up and down the ballot next year cannot escape accountability for their failed economic policies.”
Medicare policy was a major focus in the ad war between Democrat Kate Marshall and Republican Mark Amodei, but the issue was not as effective for Democrats in Nevada as it was in the special election in New York’s 26th Congressional District earlier this year. In NY-26, Democrat Kathy Hochul pulled off a surprising upset in a Republican district.
“Nevadans have handed an unpopular President Obama and his party yet another rejection message for making a bad economy worse,” Sessions added.
The Nevada Republican Party took a similar tack, calling the election a rejection of the Democratic agenda.
“Mark Amodei’s election is a resounding rejection of the Obama–Reid–Pelosi agenda and of bigger, more expansive and overreaching government,” said Nevada GOP chairwoman Amy Tarkanian.
Democrats pointed out that Marshall was not expected to win, but they still did not drop the Medicare issue.
“Kate Marshall fought tirelessly to win a special election in a heavily Republican district that no Democrat has ever won,” said Nevada Democratic Party Chair Roberta Lange.
“We look forward to electing Democrats in the upcoming general election across the state to fight to get Nevadans back to work and protect Nevada seniors from Washington Republicans who are trying to kill Medicare by turning it over to private insurance companies.”
Marshall communications director James Hallinan was upbeat: “Kate Marshall addressed her supporters and volunteers and started out by being extremely grateful for the grassroots support for her campaign, the thousands and thousands of volunteer hours, and the huge percentage of grass roots donations – 97 percent in the last reporting period.”
Marshall faced an uphill battle in the race and was not expected to win since the district has been Republican since its inception. She received no help from national Democrats. And though she outraised her opponent, the NRCC and American Crossroads poured large amounts of money into the race in support of Amodei — money that Marshall’s campaign could not match.
Democrats also lost in the special election in New York’s 9th Congressional District on Tuesday, a race where the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee had devoted significant resources.
These elections may or may not be a bellweather but I do think it’s important the lesson concluded from them. If the know it all’s running the party think mediscaring is suddenly not as effective they may be a little more willing in supporting reform and not try to cut all off at the knees who propose it.
Plus the perception of Obama being toxic helps to stall his agenda.
Oh, Jesus.
BS?
I think so.
Truth.
Toxic Baraq Syndrome - infecting Democrat candidates from coast to coast.
I’m thinking by next fall, Baraq will have a difficult time getting any candidate (except those in the locked in looney left districts) to appear with him.
I don’t get it! Conservatives have won every special election from the Massachusetts politburo to the NYC comintern. They’d probably carry Havanna. But politico and athe dem polling show Obama beating all republicans by 10% or more. What gives? Are Americans wising up? or is the 50% incorrigible dumb*** nontaxpaying, welfare, teat-sucking, entitlement factor kicking in?
Many Americans have finally had their attention focused thanks to Obama’s Marxist economic two by four applied to their thick skulls. After getting whacked in the head a number of times, they’re finding out that it’s not a pleasant feeling. In fact, in hurts a lot.
Kate Marshall fought tirelessly”””
Don’t know about tirelessly, but she certainly was TIRESOME.
Her shrill voice & her tiresome commercials won’t be missed.
I wonder how much the Dems spent to push her into this job?
I don’t think she is doing a very good job as state Treasurer, either. I live in Nevada.
Goes to show also, we need to keep the voice of the Tea Party alive in the country so they are not overwhelmed by DNC/media lies.
This article is a bit misleading.
Without Marshall’s constant claim that Mark intends to destroy Medicare and SS, his margin of victory would have made her a complete joke.
Those ads WERE pretty effective among seniors and those who really do NOT usually follow politics.
That would be those “Independent Voters” all the candidates want/need to appeal to.
It’s fortunate that Mark finally put together some decent response ads, I think he may have been advised to ignore those attacks until near the end of the campaign.
If you look at the results by county Mark won by over 20% nearly everywhere.
The more rural the county (fewer welfare bums) the greater his margin, up to 75%!
Washoe is primarily Reno, the welfare mooch and entitlement class capitol of Northern Nevada, he won by 11% there.
His district does include some of Clark County, the portion OUTSIDE Las Vegas.
His margin held there too, but it’s still rural Nevada, not the liberal stronghold of metropolitan LV.
The real victory here was the Republican grassroots efforts, we showed up at the polls, the D’s mostly stayed home.
Next year “Pinky” Reid and his cabal will bring all their resources to bear, including a more formidable candidate, we must not take anything for granted.
Maybe had seiu or the new black panther party sent in their union thugs to bust up a few old Jews in N.Y. or a few old farts in Nevada folks in both places would have seen the light. Yeah, that’s the ticket beat them in to submission next election.
Good morning MarkOmalley.
Even better Henry Waxman said the win in New York was just a bunch of Jews trying to hold onto their money.
Karen Harrington for Congress is running against her.
I'd missed out on Waxman but found the thread:
Waxman: Jews May Vote Against Obama Because 'They Feel They Want to Protect Their Wealth'
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