Will your state have a new Democratic Congressional Rep and/or Senator this year?

[Breeze54]

:shrug:

I'm pretty sure my state (MA) will stay the same, as far as Reps. & Senators.

How about your state?

Any difficult races between Dems and Rethugs?

Any Dino's being challenged by a Progressive?

[Hawkeye-X]

1. Mine will..

Senator Mark Udall from Colorado, fresh after defeating a snake oil salesman by the name of Bob Schaeffer. Mallard finally fucking retires.

Replacing 2nd District is a pretty good primary going on....

No hope of replacing Musgrave or Lamborn though.

Hawkeye-X

[Breeze54]

3. So you're going to have a Dem Senator

for the first time in a long time?

[Hawkeye-X]

10. No we replaced Nightmare back in '04 with another DINO

but at least he's not switching like Nightmare did...

But Udall is from Boulder and will bring a breath of fresh air...

Hawkeye-X

[Breeze54]

15. Then there's a glimmer of hope....

:thumbsup: and fingers crossed!

[ButterflyBlood]

2. New Senator hopefully, Al Franken

Already have a Dem in my district, Keith Ellison.

[Breeze54]

5. Is Franken winning?

That would be a trip!! :)

[ButterflyBlood]

8. Well he went from 20 points behind last year to a dead heat now

A good sign.

[Breeze54]

11. That is good! He's winning some over!

:woohoo:

[XemaSab]

6. I heard Keith Ellison is a secret Muslim

who took his oath of office on the Koran! :o

[XemaSab]

4. Inshallah.

There's some FReepers who need to spend more time with their families. x(

[Breeze54]

7. Is Inshallah a Freeper?

What state?

[XemaSab]

29. He's a secret Muslim

:hide:

[Breeze54]

32. Whateva.... lol

As long as he's a Dem!!! :P

[XemaSab]

35. .

:toast:

[Mz Pip]

9. CA here.

Boxer and Feinstein aren't up for re election. My congresscritter is Barbara Lee. She's win with 80% of the vote.

Doolittle's Repug seat could go Dem but probably not. THey could run a lava rock as a Repug and win.

And I don't think Cindy Sheehan has a snowballs chance in hell of beating Nancy Pelosi.

Mz Pip

[Breeze54]

12. Yeah, Lee would win!

All congress is up for re-election this year.

Every single seat, all 435 of them.

"They could run a lava rock as a Repug and win."

:rofl:

That's pretty scary. Must be a rich area, huh?

[Mz Pip]

23. Suburb

of Sacramento. Very conservative area.

Maybe Charlie Brown will give the GOP a run for their money. He came close last time but he was running against scumbag Doolittle. They've got a new guy now who probably doesn't have the baggage Doolittle has.

[totodeinhere]

13. Jill Derby will have a good chance to knock off...

Dean Heller in Nevada's Second District and be the first Dem ever elected in that district. Yea!

[Breeze54]

16. Awesome!! Is the 2nd District in Carson City?

That would be great!

[totodeinhere]

40. Yes, it's the whole northern part of the state including Carson City.

The other two congressional districts in Nevada are in the Vegas area.

[Breeze54]

41. That's what I thought....

I used to live in Carson City, way back, so I couldn't remember.

I loved living in that area. It was so beautiful. *sigh*

Thanks! :hi:

[Ian David]

14. There is an independent challenger to bigoted DINO nazi Geraldine Creedon this year. n/t

[Breeze54]

17. Good!

They need to breath new life down there politically and liberally!

:hi:

[Ian David]

21. For all I know, the guy is worse. I can't find ANYTHING about him.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=158x13854

[Breeze54]

26. What's his name? There has to be something!!

:crazy:

[Ian David]

53. Alejandro Franch.

Good luck!

[Breeze54]

59. If they file, are their papers public knowledge? Maybe contact this reporter?

One state race possible for November

http://www.wickedlocal.com/easton/news/x1126217907

By Cathy Gilbertie Knipper

Thu Mar 13, 2008, 02:31 PM EDT

Easton -

All three of Easton’s state representatives and its two state senators have taken out papers for reelection in November as of Thursday, March 6.

State Rep. Christine Canavan, D-Brockton and David Flynn, D-Bridgewater are currently running unopposed for their respective posts, said Brian McNiff, elections spokesman for Secretary of State William Galvin’s office.

State Rep. Geraldine Creedon, D-Brockton, could be opposed by

Alejandro Franch, who does not have a party affiliation and has taken out papers, said McNiff.

Easton’s Democratic state Sen. Brian Joyce and Robert S. Creedon Jr. are all currently unopposed.

ARE THE TWO CREEDON'S RELATED? :shrug:

Canavan serves the 10h Plymouth District, which consists of precinct 3, in Easton, in Bristol County; and precincts B and C of ward 4, precincts B, C and D of ward 5 and all precincts of ward 6, in the city of Brockton, and the town of West Bridgewater. Both towns are located in Plymouth County.

The 11th Plymouth District is served by Creedon and consists of precincts 1, 2, 4 and 5, in Easton, of Bristol county; and precincts A and C of ward 1, precinct A of ward 2, and all precincts of ward 7, in the city of Brockton, in Plymouth. County.

Flynn serves the Eighth Plymouth District, consisting of precinct 6, in Easton, and the town of Raynham, both in Bristol County; and the town of Bridgewater, in Plymouth County.

Cathy Gilbertie Knipper can be reached at 508-967-3514 or at [e-mail].

:shrug: Contact the above reporter? See if she can do an interview?

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Raynham K of C 5 Mile Road Race

http://www.kicksports.com/results/07/ma/Mar11_Raynha_set1.shtml

Raynham, MA, March 11, 2007

45 8/10 229 FRANCH ALEJANDRO 29 M EASTON MA 36:03 7:13

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Alejandro Franch Brighton MA 29 View Details
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[Ian David]

60. Also, he did not sign the anti-gay marriage pettition, nor make political donations. n/t

[Breeze54]

61. Well, that's good.

;)

I found a few things anyway. :hi:

[Ian David]

62. Now I know not to go jogging with him and expect to keep up. n/t

[Breeze54]

64. LOL...is that a good time he ran the 5K?

You are funny! :P

[Ian David]

65. He can run a 5k. I can run a five yd. n/t

[Breeze54]

67. Lmao! I can run 5 ft !!

:rofl:

[sandnsea]

18. Oregon, hopefully Smith will be out

Darlene Hooley's district is open too.

[Breeze54]

30. Are there good Dem challengers running?

Are you helping to get them elected?

Just wondering. ;)

[sandnsea]

47. I can't decide in the Senate

Hooley isn't my district.

Do I go for the little radical dude who was one of the key attorneys in the Love Canal case.


Or do I go for the less radical, but still liberal and very effective, Speaker of the Oregon House.

:shrug:

[Breeze54]

50. I love little radical dudes! (see my sig line)

:P

:rofl:

[quakerboy]

55. Oregon is about due

I think this our best chance to get rid of that baggage. Smith must go. I'm Sitting out the primary, as I dont know enough to have a preference. But whoever the Dem challenger is, I will do what I can

[JerseygirlCT]

19. No change in Senators. Hopefully we can finally pick up

Shays' congressional seat though!

I'm sure the 5th and 2nd will be tough fights again - they always are. But both Courtney and Murphy (love him!) are tough fighters.

John Larson and Rosa De Lauro should be able to coast right in again.

[Breeze54]

28. That would be great!!!

Here's to hoping!! :toast:

Get out there and campaign for his opponent!

[Hippo_Tron]

43. Any chance that Lieberman gets caught in a sex scandal and has to resign?

That way Ned Lamont can run for his seat.

[JerseygirlCT]

44. Jodi Rell would just appoint (another) Republican

And no, I don't think there's any chance for that.

And ew, don't even want to think about it, really!

[Breeze54]

46. lol.... but

he's "alone" with McLame in Iraq! :rofl:

[JerseygirlCT]

49. Oh man

They deserve each other. Hope it's a charming little tent with cold and cold running water.

[Breeze54]

51. roflmao! A "little tent" it would be,

no matter how you look at it!! :rofl:

"cold and cold running water" :rofl:

[KAZ]

20. My state is the bellwether of things to come. Foster in the IL-14th

Denny's old seat. One of the sweetest election outcomes I've ever witnessed.

[Breeze54]

24. Oh yeah and that one was a definite surprise, eh?

:applause: :applause:

;)

[tekisui]

22. Long shot at unseating Dole in NC.

But, it could happen. Maybe with Obama at the top of the ticket.

[Breeze54]

25. The Mrs. Dole?

Ugh! I hope she goes, along with all the rethugs!

[tekisui]

27. I would love to have the honor of kicking Liddy to the curb.

[peaches2003]

31. GA is thoroughly Repug

and I see no sign of any possibility of a change.

[Breeze54]

34. That totally sucks.

:(

Nobody at all will challenge them? :shrug:

What the hell is that all about?

[democrattotheend]

33. Yup, Virginia

Open, John Warner (R) retiring. Rated as likely Democratic by Cook Political. Barring some big shift, Mark Warner will be my senator at this time next year.

[Breeze54]

36. I read that Mark is a good Dem. Yes?

Is he more DINO than liberal?

[Hippo_Tron]

42. Mark Warner is DLC but he was a pretty good governor

Virginia still leans red so we can't expect to get anyone too liberal in there. At least not until the population dynamics shift more.

[Breeze54]

45. Well; that's scary but

better than a rethug, I guess. It will be OK. :hug:

At least you guys are making some changes! :D

[Hippo_Tron]

48. I'm actually in Louisiana, we're a hell of a lot worse off than Virginia

Due to population shifts from Katrina and years of corruption from the Democratic establishment we're in deep shit down here. I'll probably be volunteering for Mary Landrieu at some point. I realize that she doesn't have a great voting record but you get some perspective when you see the Republicans that they put up against her. Her first opponent in '96 carried around a plastic fetus to all of his rallies and her opponent in 2002 proclaimed during the debate that Landrieu had "lost her Catholicism". The people that the Republicans run against her generally aren't fit to be dog catcher let alone US Senator.

Plus Landrieu will do a better job advocating for New Orleans than any Republican and that's fairly important post Katrina. Our other Senator David "Madam's list" Vitter is already neutralized as it is.

[Breeze54]

52. Oh man.... I can understand that thinking.

You guys are up against some real dirtbags. :(

I hope she wins again, if that's the best you've got right now.

At least you know how she is and how she leans.

:hug:

How are you doing? Are you OK?

[Hippo_Tron]

56. My family was very very lucky, our area didn't flood

And everything was back to normal for us shortly after the storm. I'm worried about the future of the city, though. We have enough problems as it is and having to deal with a President that could care less certainly doesn't help. The entire reconstruction process has been divisive over race/class lines and I think that's really unfortunate.

I don't believe that the Bush Administration is involved in a conspiracy to drive out the city's African American population but given their criminal negligence, they might as well be. I'm not a huge fan of Bill Clinton or of many of the things he did in office but I feel like if this had happened under his watch, we would be a hell of a lot better off. I'm hoping the next President will be able to do some good before it's too late.

[Breeze54]

63. I'm glad to hear you faired well.

I'm positive a Dem. President would not have let what happened happen at all. I think as soon
as we take over the complete Senate (with a majority 5+) and the WH; N.O. and Mississippi will
see much more help on the way. Bush doesn't care about anyone except himself.

[TomClash]

37. At least one new Dem in the House in NY nt

[Breeze54]

39. Great!!

:D

:toast:

[LordJFT]

54. Eric Massa!

[quakerboy]

57. how much is

Spitzer going to hurt other NY Dems, do you think? Or will it be a non-issue come November?

[TomClash]

71. Non-issue

The economy and the War will be the major issues.

[Breeze54]

38. Well, if we can get 5 or 6 Dem Senators we can rule the world!!

And an even more heavy Democratic Congress and a Dem in the White House and we're golden!!

I'm hoping, I'm really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really,
really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really,
really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really,
really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really,
really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really...

........................... HOPING!!!! :toast:

[thevoiceofreason]

58. In Texas, we have a chance.

Senator will be tough. We're hoping to keep Nick Lampson in DeLay's old seat. Around the state, we might pick up a congressional seat or two.

Most importantly, we have some strong down-ticket statewide democrats who have a chance.

On edit -- sorry: BWI (blogging while intoxicated!)

[Breeze54]

66. Lampson's good but what do you mean Repubs are good?!

"Most importantly, we have some strong down-ticket statewide republicans democrats who have a chance."

:shrug:

[thevoiceofreason]

68. Fixed my screwup -- sorry

[Breeze54]

69. Not a problem (unless you meant it! lol). I edited mine to reflect your edit.

;)

[4themind]

70. I hope we do in IL

if obama wins the presidency :D