Thanks for the update from TN situation. I am always for a good hard fought contest in primaries. If Carr is a good politician and more conservative than the incumbent, more power to him. But if Carr loses in primary, and if I was voting in TN, I would always pull the lever against the rat candidate.
Lugar would have won in Indiana against any rat is how I understand it from memory.
Delaware republican congressman running for senate was the least conservative of all senate candidates but he was popular in blue MD and was supposed to win in general.
Missouri was more of a toss up as you said. But Akin blew it big time.
Lugar would have won yeah, Mourdock was a 2 time statewide winner though, there was a little reason to think he would blow the general election.
I literally can’t believe he was so stupid as to make comments similar to Todd Akin AFTER Akin made them and destroyed his campaign. It boggles the mind. That’s like being out in the woods with your friend, seeing him eat some poisoned berries that kill him, and then eating the same berries!
I admit I was an early backer of O’Donnell (before most of FR had heard of her), with Castle being so liberal as to barely register as a Republican, and the rat candidate being of the second-tier variety, I thought she could win in a Republican year. Attractive woman, potential star I thought. Of course I didn’t know about her bizarre past.
As for Akin, Clintonfatigued was one freeper who warned that he was a rube only used to running in safe Republican areas. Still he was far ahead in the polls until he stuck his foot in his mouth. 1 good media consultant could have stopped him from making that mistake. It’s sickening to think of Senate races turning on 1 statement. Think back to George Allen and “Macacca”.