Primary Sends Shivers Through Capitol Moderates WSJ

[sce56]

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB120295720028867337.html?mod=googlenews_wsj
Looks like some Democrats have to face a backlash from
1. Angry constituents they ignored(Nancy did you see tis story)

2. Corporate sponsored shills to defeat populist candidates Dennis Kucinich.

http://www.crooksandliars.com/2008/02/15/primary-send-shivers-through-capitol-moderates/

WASHINGTON -- If the Maryland primary is any indication, it could be a bumpy election year for incumbents.

On Tuesday night, two veteran Maryland congressmen became the first members of Congress to lose re-election bids this year, and the first significant notches on the belts of activists unhappy with party moderates.

The decisive losses of both moderates -- Democrat Rep. Albert Wynn and Republican Rep. Wayne Gilchrest -- highlight tension brewing in both parties, where activists representing more extreme factions are raising thousands of dollars online to fund primary challengers and run ads against incumbents.

For most incumbents, primary challengers generally aren't much of a threat because they often struggle to raise money and improve their name-recognition. This year, however, several high-profile lawmakers are facing something of a scare. Republican presidential challenger Ron Paul has pulled back from his national campaigning somewhat to work on getting re-elected to his congressional seat in Texas, where he faces a challenge from a Friendswood city councilman. In Ohio, Democratic Rep. Dennis Kucinich is facing four primary challengers and some grumbling back home in Cleveland that he has spent more time running for president than taking care of business for his district.

Here is Act Blues page for the CA 08 District! ¿Can you help?
http://www.actblue.com/directory?page=2&query=&query_parameters=---+%0Afilters%3A+%0A-+_facet-state%3A%22CA%22%0A

[WCGreen]

1. If DK hadn't been running all over the country in his Quixotic journey

to become president, he wouldn't have a challenger in the primary...

Sometimes it is a problem on the local level that draws a challenge...

[sce56]

3. Well he tried and I think he would have been a Great President

Unfortunately he was locked out by the M$Media! I never got the chance to vote for him.

[rpannier]

4. I had read a story where in 2006 DK said "If re-elected he wouldn't run for the presidency."

Do you know if this is true

Because if it is... I might be a little PO'd too

[Leopolds Ghost]

2. Wayne Gilchrist (R-Western Maryland) was one of the only Republican environmentalists

left in Congress. His primary challenger is probably one of those
skinhead evangelical types that lives out in Thurmont area, I bet.
(I could be wrong, of course.) Say helow to another racist right
wing Repuke -- from uber-moderate state of Maryland no less.

Al Wynn was a pro-war DLC Dem representing a safe black majority
district that had been gerrymandered to include all the most
liberal municipalities in the Maryland suburbs, to create a sort
of liberal ghetto run by a suburban big business machine Dem.
It backfired on him. Donna Edwards' base of support was the
liberal bloggers in towns like Takoma Park, Hyattsville and
Silver Spring.

[rpannier]

5. His opponent is one of those, "All taxes are evil guys."

He was supported by an anti-tax league of some kind.