Really? Well.
Merkley was elected in 2008 with 49%, if everyone who voted for the Constitution party candidate had voted for incumbent Republican Gordon Smith, he'd have been reelected. Smith I would say, is to this lady's right. I supported his reelection but he did invite a challenge from the right by drifting further to the left and praising Obama in attempt to appeal to swing voters. Pathetic election, Merkley was a border-line second tier candidate. Smith was preferable to the pair of RINO Senators OR used to have, Hatfield and Packwood.
Anyway, Dr. Wehby been getting a great deal of hype, I'm always skeptical of hype-heavy candidates, tea party and RINO alike.
She kind of reminds me in that sense of Dr. Steve Sauerberg, the candidate that IL RINOs recruited to run against Durbin in 2008. The difference of course is that no one outside the state took his candidacy seriously because beating Durbin in 2008 was an impossibility and indeed Durbin handed him his ass (the guy was a lousy candidate, he won the primary with only 56% against 2 pathetic opponents).
Unlike that race, this race is winnable, more Republican state, much more Republican year, less entrenched rat. But I have to say I'm not optimistic. Of all the winnable races this one is dead last, other than maybe Virginia.
In addition to being pro-choice she's given the typical vague answers that RINOs who have never run for office before give on shamnesty and gay marriage. I presume she's for both but is reluctant to say so and piss off conservatives, or she doesn't give a damn and is afraid of taking a conservative position.
Very troubling was her stance on Obamacare, that repealing it is impossible so let's "revamp" it change it to the watered-down version that a President McCain would have passed. Finally realizing that Obamacare is THE issue of this election she's flipped flopped and is speaking strongly against it. I don't think she knows what the hell she is doing.
Conger seems a decent candidate, an elected official, not some random person. She has way more money than him though, and Wyden has a great deal more than she does. We'd need big bucks to beat him.m not optimistic. Of all the winnable races this one is dead last, other than maybe Virginia.
A poll showed
Merkley 47% Conger 40%
Merkley 46% Wehby 34%
http://www.harperpolling.com/polls/oregon-poll-too-close-for-comfort
Wehby is being pushed (and funded) by the Rovians. She’s a pro-abort, and her candidacy should be aborted. Conger may not win, but he has a better shot than this Susan Collins wannabe.
Really? Well
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Thanks for the insight on the OR race.
As to “Really? Well” I can’t resist reminding you that, as our Designated Chief Election Guru, you have certain responsibilities that I am sure you are aware of. Without our regular dose of Impy-Wisdom come election-time life just wouldn’t be worth living.
OK. Perhaps I exaggerate a bit but hopefully you get my point. So I would like to recommend you pull out that Ping List of yours, put me on it if it’s not already there and start feeding us the real dope.
Sincerely, IP