It seems everyone is racing to get off the Democratic ship.
First, Chris Dodd and Byron Dorgan decide not to seek re-election.
Or California, where heavily entrenched Democrats are unassailable...oh, um...
No seat is safe, and if there is a candidate who could make a run for it, it would be nice.
Too bad the RNC hasn't been great at finding candidates themselves lately - whoever is in charge probably should find something else to do until November.
I wonder who would meet all of those criteria that could do the job for 2010.......
First, Chris Dodd and Byron Dorgan decide not to seek re-election.
Then, Evan Bayh shockingly quits his re-election campaign - perhaps for future presidential primary challenges, or a governor's race, or who knows what despite being up by double-digits over any Republican challenger. Democrats are now scrambling to find a candidate as the seat is now an absolute toss-up and a heavier favorite to flip in November.
Last night, Sen. Frank Lautenberg falls at home, and while we can hope for a speedy recovery, he is 86 and may decide to step down anyway if he has the chance - he is not due for re-election until 2014, at which point he would be 90 years old, and New Jersey will be in GOP hands until 2013, when he will be 89.
But most interesting is the news that Sen. Barbara Mikulski (D-MD) may also withdraw from a re-election campaign in 2010 due to health-related reasons.
Now, while it is sheer lunacy to think that a Republican would have a chance in the state of Baltimore + DC Suburbs + farms, you could also say the same thing about any number of other seats.
Like Massachusetts.....oh, wait...
Or California, where heavily entrenched Democrats are unassailable...oh, um...
No seat is safe, and if there is a candidate who could make a run for it, it would be nice.
Too bad the RNC hasn't been great at finding candidates themselves lately - whoever is in charge probably should find something else to do until November.
Hey, wait a minute......
Of course, in the lunatic off-chance that Michael Steele should agree to leave the RNC chairmanship to take another stab at a Maryland Senate seat, we would need to find somebody to take over the RNC duties that Steele hasn't done a great job of doing for the past year - and at some times, has done such a poor job some folks (myself included) have said it is time for him to go.
Now, he'd have cover to leave, but we would need to find someone else up to the tasks at hand.
Going on media tours.
Finding new donors and getting heavily into fundraising.
Fielding suitable candidates who aren't liberals in sheep's clothing.
Having a telegenic personality.
I wonder who would meet all of those criteria that could do the job for 2010.......
Make the call, if the opportunity arises.
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She'd definitely appeal to the base, no question about that. But that's as far as it goes. You need the center to win general elections for the Senate and White House. Unless something dramatic changes, the center isn't going to follow her.
This role is supposed to be someone who appeals to the base - she wouldn't be running in an election and need the center for herself. The chair is supposed to be rallying the base of supporters, both in finance (which she does) and grassroots (which she does).
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