Sunday, September 19, 2010

Jere Nash sneers at his own peril

Jere Nash had this to say in the Clarion-Ledger a few days ago:

"For much of the past month Andy has been saying that the only suspense left in the 2010 election season is whether Republicans will take control of the U.S. Senate. His side of the aisle got more suspenseful this week when Christine O’Donnell won his party’s Senate primary in Delaware. She and Kentucky’s Rand Paul and Nevada’s Sharron Angle constitute the Republican Party’s gift to us Democrats. It is because of these nominees that we will maintain our majority in the Senate" Jere's blog

Hate to tell you this Jere, but Rasmussen put the Paul-Conway battle in the solidly Republican column on September 8. Rasmussen also reported a few days ago Angle and Reid were tied at 48%. Reid has failed to get above 50% in the polls- a fact that is bad news for an incumbent. Then there is Ms. O'Donnell. I'm going to give you some advice Jere. I hope the Democrats for your sake don't go overboard with the attack ads as you did when you handled Mabus's campaign against Fordice.

Christine O'Donnell. Should be target practice for pros like Jere, right? Well, there is a trap for the Democrats in this race if they are not careful. We all know what the playbook is going to be: she's a nutjob, she's a liar, she hates women, is a member of the radical religious right, blah, blah, blah. She's even given some ammunition to use against her. Not a particularly strong candidate either- yes, I said it. She's a weak candidate.

I never saw her on tv until Wednesday. I watched several of her interviews as well as some of her speeches on Youtube. Guess what? She came off as a very attractive, articulate, and likable candidate. The Democrats can completely blow it by going too far and presenting ads bearing little resemblance to the candidate herself. They need to remember sometimes the enemy doesn't always cooperate. Reagan of course was the master at using that type of campaign against his opponents. She is obviously no Reagan, but the history lesson is worth noting. Such ads won't work if Ms. O'Donnell doesn't look or sound like a kook,. Keep in mind Delaware is a small state where the voters have ample opportunity to meet the candidates for themselves.

There is also the issue of whether Castle was more electable than O'Donnell. Mr. Castle probably had a better chance at beating Coons in the election but there is one thing most discussion on this topic are failing to mention. It does not matter how moderate the Republican is, he is going to be demonized no matter how liberal his record is. Arnold's record as Governor aside, he probably was as liberal on social issues as any Republican. Pro-choice. Environmentalist. Gay rights. He's right there with the Democrats. Did it matter during the election? Nope. They literally called him a Nazi, the son of a Stormtrooper, racist, and rapist. John McCain. The media's Republican darling for standing up to the so-called religious right in 2000. Conservatives call him RINO. He is the Democrats' best friend when it comes to the issue of illegal immigration. Wrote a campaign finance law favoring the Democrats. Worked with the Democrats to keep the Republicans from using the "nuclear option" in passing Bush's judicial nominees. Did any of this collaboration matter when he ran for President in 2008? Nope. They still trashed him and even attacked his war record. Its about time some so-called Republican "strategists" started realizing the Democrats will smear and distort the record of any Republican candidate regardless of how liberal or conservative he is. Castle's vote for cap and trade and other liberal causes wouldn't have mattered because he is a Republican.

Jere Nash finds the tea parties quite amusing as he regularly lampoons them on his blog. Perhaps he should take a break from his literary laughter and read something Kristen Powers, yes, a Democratic columnist and strategist wrote last week in the Dallas Morning News:

"It's time to stop mocking the tea party.

Whether they are loons, principled conservatives or a mix of both, they are a potent force that won't be intimidated off the national stage by snarky media coverage and clueless attacks from the establishment.... Column

The Washington establishment has its nose out of joint because a rag-tag group of misfits have deigned to challenge the entitled incompetents who run the U.S. Congress. Somehow, because a few of the tea party candidates support abstinence training, or other garden-variety right-wing notions, they are more dangerous than the people who were actually in charge of our country as it was being run into the ground economically..."

Ms. Powers goes on to compare the treatment of the Tea Parties to Goldwater and his followers. The Jere Nash's of their day made great sport of them up until they actually won the Senate and the Presidency. Something Jere Nash and others like him would do well to remember every time they feel the urge to sneer at the tea parties.

16 comments:

Paul Mitchell said...

Democrats cannot stand a pretty girl. What is UP with that?

Anonymous said...

For the first time in my life, I donated to a political campaign. I hope and pray she wins.

Kingfish said...

She's raised close to two million since last Tuesday. Going to need more than that and a helluva GOTV effort.

Anonymous said...

Yes she is weak, inexperienced, etc. But she is running against Harry Reid's "pet." That alone should make the voting public gag!
She should take that comment and run with it!

Anonymous said...

What experience did Al Franken bring to the table?

bill said...

I've been voting since 1970, and I don't remember two consecutive elections that were so anti-establishment as the last one and the one coming up. Everyone running for President last time ran as the anti-Bush candidate, and everyone running for anything this time is running as the anti-Obama/Pelosi/Reid candidate. Angle, Paul and O'Donnell might not have been the Republican establishment candidates, but the establishment needs to get behind all three if we want to change the way things are being done in Washington. We need to take a lesson from the activists who turned Colorado from red to blue - accept any candidate who runs against the one you don't like. O'Donnell might not be Margaret Thatcher, but she's a better choice than her Democratic opponent.

Anonymous said...

9:01: He was already a consummate asshole without having to serve multiple terms in Congress to achieve that status.

gp said...

Good analysis Kingfish. One small point, Jere and the Mabus crowd didn't really attack Kirk during the '91 campaign. They basically ignored him thinking him unable to muster the votes to win. Their strategy was bad, their numbers were wrong and Mabus got slammed. They were arrogant until the end. Sound familiar?

Kingfish said...

Go back and look at all the attack ads they ran on Dowdy and then Fordice. It was unprecedented in Mississippi politics at the time according to the media back then.

Anonymous said...

The problem with that campaign was Mabus. After one term as Gov the people were sick of him.

Anonymous said...

Mabus closed a bunch of public/charity hospitals (the Ronald Regan model), stiffed 40% of his "base" and thought he was s shoo in.

A formula for disaster!

Point, game, match!

Anonymous said...

O'Donnell practiced witchcraft at one point, and had a date on a satanic alter. She's unemployed and has defaulted on her mortgage and student loans. She believes masturbation is equivalent to adultery. A mainstream Republican, really.

Anonymous said...

Right. She is easily as qualified as Al Franken.

Anonymous said...

Me thinks the problem is much larger than ol' Jere chooses to acknowledge as black professionals ponder if they are facing a new unwelcome reality.

Anonymous said...

O'Donnell is down by 19 points, and is going to get crushed because she's a lunatic. And kingfish looks foolish. Again. Hahhahaha

Kingfish said...

Read what I said again. I never said O'Donnell would win. I said the Dems better be careful and not go to far with the attacks because they can backfire. That is part of the reason she beat Castle. If I'm a betting man, I favor Coons in that state. Jere's main these was Paul and the others were a gift and the polls say otherwise.


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