Does anyone have a good feeling for an upset in this one? Last thing I saw was that Wulsin was making some progress in closing the gap, but this is still considered crazy Jean's to lose. This is a very conservative part of a generally conservative state; I grew up in OH-3 (Dayton), which districtwide is fairly conservative itself, but nothing like further south and southwest in the state.
Wulsin has been leaving fundraising messages on my answering machine (and I'm in Maryland), so she's still definitely fighting. Despite her absence on the OLBD list of candidates, I'm considering sending her a few dollars, but if OH-2 is as red-down-to-its-roots as I think it is (like Tom DeLay's old TX district), I could see a successful Wulsin meeting the same fate in 2010 that probably awaits Nick Lampson in Texas this Tuesday. And if Wulsin manages to win this time, might she go hard right/Blue Dog after taking office, to keep her new job? If she were likely to do such a Chris Carney move, I'd rather not waste money trying to dislodge the crazy incumbent (maybe some grass roots organizational build-up in OH-2 would be worth considering instead).
A bit rambling (apologies), but I'm having a heckuva time reading the situation there. Any better informed analysis would be welcome.
Maybe someone out there who knows the inner workings of EMILY's List can explain to me why this group has not put money behind Becky Greenwald, the Democrat challenging loyal Republican foot-soldier Tom Latham in Iowa's fourth Congressional district.
I have been going over the list of Democratic women running for Congress whom EMILY's List is supporting, with a particular focus on the six challengers most recently added to this group in early August. I do not mean to knock any of those candidates, and I recognize that every race has its own dynamic.
However, after comparing Greenwald's race to those of other candidates, I remain puzzled that EMILY's list is not more involved in IA-04.
In the last couple days, there have been several posts across the blogosphere citing what various candidates running for Congress have said on FISA and retroactive immunity for the telecoms. But so far, it's been all over the map. I'll try to corral all their statements into this diary, so you can see who the "good guys" are.
First, let's start off with the current House and Senate members who voted against this bill. They do deserve credit, as it's their jobs on the line.
Follow me below the fold to see the dozens of Democratic challengers who are standing up for the Constitution, and are against this FISA bill and retroactive immunity.
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