Sunday, October 14, 2012

Sunday Question for Liberals

Yup, the same question that I did for conservatives...

I've asked this one before, or at least a variation of it, but now that we're getting to the closing weeks: which Democratic Senate (or House) candidate(s) in a competitive race are you rooting for the most? Or: which Republican Senate (or House) candidate(s) in a competitive race are you rooting against the most?
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24 comments:

  1. AgisOctober 14, 2012 at 2:02 PM

    For: Elizabeth Warren
    Against: Joe Walsh

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  2. PA PoliticoOctober 14, 2012 at 2:03 PM

    Scott Brown. He's led an obnoxious campaign and cynically disguises his support from the Right Wing. Also, George Allen.

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  3. Erik M.October 14, 2012 at 2:14 PM

    For Tammy Baldwin and Elizabeth Warren. Against Todd Akin. And I'd forgotten until I saw PA Politico's comment, but yeah, against George Allen too.

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  4. Joshua C.October 14, 2012 at 2:20 PM

    For Tammy Baldwin, and against Allen West. Living in Palm Beach County, I hear/see his ads all the time, which makes my dislike for him even worse.

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  5. JazzbumpaOctober 14, 2012 at 2:26 PM

    Against: Eric Cantor, Paul Ryan, Todd Akin, Allen West.

    The problem is, on policy they are all indistinguishable. In the Senate, it's simply a numbers game to get a filibuster proof majority.

    Assuming, of course an Obama win.

    JzB

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  6. AnonymousOctober 14, 2012 at 2:31 PM

    For: Anne Kuster in NH.
    Against: Akin.

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  7. UnknownOctober 14, 2012 at 2:31 PM

    Rooting for Sherrod Brown. A win there will prove 1) a solid progressive can win in a purple state, and 2) Dems can win against an avalanche of outside money.

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  8. Mr. XOctober 14, 2012 at 2:35 PM

    For: Sherrod Brown, for obvious reasons. Supporter of labor and progressive priorities v. Big Money.

    Against: Akin, Allen West. Having fewer crazies (TM) in the Congress is always a good thing. If we have to have Republicans in Congress, they might as well live in the 21st century instead of the 19th (although it would be nice to see a return in some respects to the Party of Lincoln).

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  9. Matt JarvisOctober 14, 2012 at 2:46 PM

    Akin, West & Bachmann top my 'anti' list.

    Warren is my 'pro.'

    I'm not as pro-unions as many of my fellow Dems. I'd like for one candidate to be an enviro warrior, but I can't say that any of the current crop have made me think that (though, to be fair, I've had a harder time getting info on non-prez races since my school cancelled our subcription to Hotline, so there could be one out there)

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  10. cgwOctober 14, 2012 at 3:02 PM

    I'll second Anon 2:31 - for Annie Kuster (she's a friend of mine). Among people I don't know, for Elizabeth Warren and Sherrod Brown.

    Against - Josh Mandel strikes me as a pretty loathsome character. And I'd love to see a couple of the Tea Party Mt. Rushmore go down.

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    1. the classicistOctober 14, 2012 at 5:04 PM

      I'll third your Anne Kuster and raise you a Carol Shea-Porter. That's mostly anti-Charlie Bass and Frank Guinta, but it has not escaped me that if they both win, our Congressional delegation will be entirely female, which has to be a first in the nation, I'd think. (The Democratic candidate for gov is a woman too.)

      I'm ambivalently rooting for that out Republican House candidate in Massachusetts.

      Also -- nobody else eagerly following all the close Senate races out West? It's amazing that ND and AZ are competitive and not much less so for MT. Not a surprise that NV is competitive but it is still an exciting race, if only for those who are curious about incumbency effects of appointed Senators.

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    2. cgwOctober 15, 2012 at 7:08 AM

      I think you're right that NH's possible all-female Congressional delegation would be a first, though Maine is close right now with Snowe and Collins in the Senate, and Chellie Pingree holding one of Maine's two house seats.

      Would love to see Heitkamp and Carmona win. Both uphill battles for Dems, both apparently close at the moment.

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  11. AnonymousOctober 14, 2012 at 4:40 PM

    For: Elizabeth Warren.
    Against: Todd Akin.

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  12. AnonymousOctober 14, 2012 at 4:50 PM

    Just because their rejection would indicate the voters' rejection of an ideology that has lost its way,failed to accept and deal with its failures, and gone rancid, and the rejection of a coalition that has lost its purpose and ability to govern, I'd like to see Cantor, Ryan and Bachmann lose their seats, along with newer Tea Party crazies like Walsh and West. Won't happen, but, a girl can dream.

    And, I'm pulling for Warren.

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  13. JazzbumpaOctober 14, 2012 at 5:32 PM

    Oh yeah.

    Absolutely FOR Sherrod brown.

    JzB

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  14. longwalkdownlyndaleOctober 14, 2012 at 5:43 PM

    I think Tim Kaine will make a really good senator.

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  15. AidanOctober 14, 2012 at 7:52 PM

    Aside from Elizabeth Warren, I'm rooting for Richard Carmona in AZ, Shelley Berkley in NV, Heidi Heitkamp in ND, and Chris Murphy in CT and rooting against Joe Walsh, Allen West, and Richard Mourdock in tight races. I'm rooting against Eric Cantor, Michelle Bachmann and Paul Ryan as my pipe dreams.

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  16. Captain FutureOctober 14, 2012 at 7:57 PM

    For: Elizabeth Warren--I used to live in MA, and easy racism against Native Americans (as Scott Brown campaign used, regardless of her heritage) has gone on way too long.

    Against: Michelle Bachmann has outlived her entertainment value.

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  17. DrewOctober 14, 2012 at 8:11 PM

    Very much For Tammy Baldwin. Partly for the pioneer stuff and also it'd be great to have a liberal senator in a purple Midwestern state.

    Dont have a particular vitriol for her policy preferences (she does kind of come across as Romneyish/etch-a-sketchy on that front), but Im gonna say Linda McMahon just for all the things Ive been hearing about that campaign.


    Would love it if you did a Sunday Question like this but about ballot initiatives before the election. I just moved to a state what gots 'em and they are a lot more interesting than candidate elections. And also you don't see as much partisan alignment on them.

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  18. BenjaminOctober 14, 2012 at 8:30 PM

    Hard to say on the Senate side, but probably Warren, since my sister and dad live in MA and it would be hard to hear Scott Brown's BS for another 6 years. But, from a purely political POV, Sherrod Brown and Tammy Baldwin in equal measure. In general, given the choice, I'd prefer seeing a Dem senator elected in a blue state as opposed to a red state, since such a person is more likely to govern as a liberal. Gotta admit, though, I've got a soft spot for Heidi Hartkamp or whatever her name is...

    As for people getting voted out, I'd love to see Steven King of IA go down. I guess I hate Walsh in IL even more, but I'm sorta assuming his goose is already cooked.

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  19. zicOctober 14, 2012 at 8:58 PM

    Gotta put my 2-cents in here for an Independent, Angus King in Maine.

    Otherwise, I'd be happy to see Dems win every seat up for grabs in both the House and the Senate. I want a strong Republican Party in this nation; but not a crazy one. As a gardener, I know you have to pull a lot of weeds and thin your crops if you want strong healthy plants. Republicans need some weeding and thinning right now. They've run amok too long.

    (Though weeding the entertainment patch -- Limbaugh, & Fox, would also be good. Oh for the Fairness Doctrine! Let's bring it back.)

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  20. AnonymousOctober 14, 2012 at 11:47 PM

    I put my money where my hopes are:
    Tammy Baldwin
    Elisabeth Warren
    Claire McCaskill
    Tim Kaine

    And in the House:
    Jim Graves, as in, against Bachmann

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  21. Yaramah ZOctober 15, 2012 at 8:50 AM

    For me, I want to see the Democrats win in Red states to build as broad a coalition as possible. So pro Tester, Donnelly, Heitkamp, Carmona and McKaskill. Mostly anti Mourdock, Flake, McMahon and Akin and other obviously tea-party Republicans. Really want another strong Democratic year to weed out Tea Party Republicans, which will hopefully lead to their demise and start to weaken their influence on politics.

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  22. Don CoffinOctober 15, 2012 at 7:22 PM

    For me, it's Joe Donnelly against Richard Mourdock. Partly because I live in Indiana, partly because Mourdock is the antithesis of the man (Richard Lugar, whom I do not particularly like, but of whom no one would ever say he was a mean, nasty, lying hypocrite) he beat in the primary.

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