This makes no more sense than the statements the GOP issued earlier concerning lobbyists, which is a probably a word the Blunt campaign should avoid like the plague. From the news release:
Across the nation, pundits have predicted and polls have shown a massive enthusiasm gap between Republican and Democrat voters. Democrats are demoralized, upset, and much more unlikely to vote than Republicans, who are energized and excited about casting a ballot on November 2.
Over the past several months, this enthusiasm gap has been apparent in Missouri—and it seems to be getting worse for Democrats. The extent of the Democrats’ problems were on vivid display this week from three unlikely sources—a United States Senator, a former Missouri Governor, and a newspaper at a major university.
“Anyone searching for examples of unenthusiastic Democrats need not look beyond Robin Carnahan’s lackluster campaign,” said Lloyd Smith, Executive Director of the Missouri Republican Party. “Sen. Claire McCaskill admitted that her support for Carnahan has been ‘painful,’ a stance echoed by a university newspaper this week. When the people who should be Robin Carnahan’s staunchest supporters—Democrat leaders and young Obama voters—cannot muster anything better than half-hearted endorsements, Carnahan has a major problem.”
Robin Carnahan has received tepid endorsements from her supporters, and even Democrats are beginning to acknowledge that her campaign is collapsing.
In an audio clip from an unknown source, McCaskill is heard endorsing Carnahan’s campaign for Senate, before qualifying her statement with the following: “having said that, there’s a lot of people I support that I disagree with. That was painful.” (listen to the audio here)
According to Politico, former Missouri Governor, fellow Democrat, and like Gov Carnahan, a former resident of Birch Tree, MO, Bob Holden challenged Carnahan’s claims that she is political outsider, arguing that her “family has been involved in national politics and very credibly involved.” He also argued that Carnahan’s chance of victory was becoming slimmer by the day.
And the Washington University student newspaper printed what has to be one of the most unflattering and half-hearted endorsements of a candidate ever written. The op-ed accuses Carnahan of being uninformed, “uninspiring,” “petty,” and disappointing, and says that voting for her will be “painful.”
Given Sen. McCaskill’s “painful” support of Carnahan, Gov. Holden’s denigration of her chances, and the college newspaper’s feeble endorsement of her campaign, it’s no wonder Democrats, including Carnahan, are struggling in the polls.
I'll tell you just zackery what them Republicans are saying about Roy:
ReplyDelete"He may be a SOWeeeeeeeee but he is our SOWeeeeeeee."
I always heard it like this:
ReplyDeleteHe maybe a sumbeach but at least he's our sumbeach.
This was relayed to me years ago by a republican judge (what we call county commissioners now) commenting on the number of unqualified candidates on the republican ticket and why he was going to vote for them over the democrat.
A Major Point IMHO - Seldom do we have a perfect candidate and Often we choose between the lesser of two unsatisfying choices. Now, do you really want more years with the same representation we've had for 14 yrs in District 7??? PLEASE go look at Blunt's record. Voting for the unknown record has a HUGE advantage over voting for the known, Blunt, in this case! Please look at the last 14 years!
ReplyDelete