Georgia 'Democrat' campaigns against Nancy Pelosi and those dreaded San Francisco values

[marmar]

from the New York Times:



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Representative Jim Marshall, a Democrat here in central Georgia, spent much of a debate on Thursday night renouncing Ms. Pelosi, whose liberal views and San Francisco district have always been anathema to this region.

“Pelosi was never my choice for speaker,” Mr. Marshall said, eliciting boos from a skeptical audience in an arena here at the Georgia National Fair. Mr. Marshall actually voted for Ms. Pelosi as speaker but said he had not wanted her for the job and would not vote for her again.

As the midterm campaign barrels through its final weeks, more Democrats — many but not all in conservative districts in the South — are backing away from Ms. Pelosi and declaring their independence.

The more outspoken, like Mr. Marshall, are also running television commercials to drive the point home. Mr. Marshall’s latest opens with a gaggle of hippies mugging for the camera.

“Georgia is a long way from San Francisco,” the narrator says. “And Jim Marshall is a long way from Nancy Pelosi.” ........(more)

The complete piece is at: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/17/us/politics/17pelosi.html?_r=1&hp

[polichick]

1. A caller to Big Ed's radio show actually said he wanted to go back to the way it was when...

Tony Bennett sang "I left my heart in San Francisco" - "Look at it now," he said. The freakin' bigot!

[OHdem10]

2. Our Party is giving financial support to the Ga candidate and

leaving Progressive Candiates elsewher by the side of the road.