Jackson Jambalaya

This is the same Steve Palazzo who implied the unemployed were just too lazy to find another job, right?

http://www.bettermsreport.com/2010/03/thousands-would-benefit-from-unemployment-assistance/

I wonder how many of those polled were any of the 14% of Harrison Countians without jobs.

If Gene Taylor was as conservative as he'd have you believe, there wouldn't be a "D" behind his name. Remember this South Mississippi when you vote at the polls.

And it's the saaaaaame Gene Taylor that RAILED against insurance companies SEVENTEEN page contracts of insurance (after Katrina). SEVENTEEN PAGES LONG! Who can understand something so complex!!!!!!

But then votes for over 1000 page bills.... and 60,000 page tax codes.

Don't let the door hit ya where the good Lord split ya!

Sorry, Anonymous, but you are about to find out a lesson in democracy. The vast majority of the 86% who do work agree with Palazzo and are fed up with government hand-outs.

Taylor has been in a safe district since replacing Lott, and he's grown complacent. Like Childers, all he had to do to hold off challengers was to switch parties. Now he's in a dogfight, and even though he will still be favored to win he'll know he's no longer safe as a Democrat in Mississippi. If the Republicans are going to sweep the Democrats aside, now's the time to do it. Even Bill Marcy up in the Second District has a chance if he can get the white folks to go to the polls. Should be exciting...Bill Billingsley

Four points is the polling error rate so interesting.

The " vote against Pelosi" ad strategy seems to be working. Keeps voters from looking at the actual candidates and their positions quite well.

Yes, normally it would be difficult to win a Congressional election by employing the anti-any Democrat strategy by itself, but the dislike for the Obama-Pelosi-Reid triumvirate is running pretty high. Childers is definitely in trouble because of thr D after his name, and Taylor isn't far behind. Even Bennie might have to do a fish fry or two at some point...

11:22 - the unemployed people in that 14% are also not likely to actually go vote. So no, the poll isn't as concerned with them. Polls usually poll "likely voters."

Slight correction...Gene Taylor did not replace Trent Lott. He replaced Larkin Smith, who died in a plane crash in Perry County a few months after taking office.

Why on earth do people keep re-electing Gene Taylor? Someone please give me a coherent explanation. Hancock County is conservative, Harrison County is conservative, and so is Jackson County. Bay St. Louis is the one pocket of a few liberals. So WHY do Republicans keep voting this guy into office??

9:55 Gene Taylor doesn't vote the Democratic party line. He is a conservative Democrat.
While I know some of you think there is no such thing, those who aren't yellow dog voters and who bother to look at voting records can see the difference...though campaign ads from both parties are design to keep us from bothering.
Sometimes, we can figure out that neither party cares if their candidate is nuts, morally bereft, or dumber than a post, only whether or not he can win.

Sorry about the mistake on Larkin Smith. I wasn't living here at the time and just looked at the dates of service on Lott and Taylor.

10:14, you are exactly right. Winning has become the only objective, and very few of the voters can tell a conservative Democrat from a shoe salesman. These days most voters are looking at the D or the R and pulling the lever (or touching the screen for you youngsters who don't remember how we used to vote) accordingly. We don't have to like it, and I don't, but we're stuck with it because it makes it easier for lazy people to campaign. Remember what I've said here before: The best campaigner always wins the election, and we just hope that he or she happens to also be the best candidate.

Like a lot of people I'm not too concerned about Taylor's personal voting record. I voted for Chip Pickering instead of Ronnie Shows because I thought if the Dems had a majority we would have Pelosi running things and a bunch of morons as House committee chairs, controlling what legislation gets voted on or killed. We've seen what has happened since January 2007, and I was right - it does matter which party is in control, and that matters more than the individual running in most cases (for the record - I was thoroughly embarrassed by Pickering, and would have loved to have had a better choice to support against Shows).

Biggest thing that jumps out at me about Taylors voting record is his stand against tax cuts. What that tells me is Taylor believes the government knows best how to spend our money. Government spending needs the cuts along with taxes. Government social programs cost the Feds. 75% of the outlays. Democrat socialism is breaking America.