tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926413038778731189.post2472032961900795826..comments2023-10-16T07:13:12.123-05:00Comments on A plain blog about politics: Beyond the Threshold Jonathan Bernsteinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15931039630306253241noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926413038778731189.post-88921908513029215072013-03-09T01:06:59.596-06:002013-03-09T01:06:59.596-06:00Agreed.Agreed.Bajsanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926413038778731189.post-8491526632483903092013-03-09T00:27:37.609-06:002013-03-09T00:27:37.609-06:00Those last two comments exemplify why I come aroun...Those last two comments exemplify why I come around to read the comments here, as well as the posts.Captain Futurehttp://dreamingup.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926413038778731189.post-81118634727355433242013-03-08T15:45:17.143-06:002013-03-08T15:45:17.143-06:00I'm going to have to cry foul here. Sure Minn...I'm going to have to cry foul here. Sure Minnesota is a "blue state" in terms of presidential elections, but not at all in terms of state politics. Mark Dayton was the first Democratic governor elected in 2010 in 20+ years, the same year that Jim Oberstar a 30 year incumbent in Congress was beaten by tea party hero Chip Cravaack AND both houses of the state legislature went to the GOP. In Democratic banner year 2006 Democrat Tim Walz (a high school history teacher) beat long term GOP Congressman Gil Gutknecht in a rural district WHILE Tim Pawlenty was re-elected governor. <br /><br />And in 2008 Obama won the state in a landslide and Al Franken won by 312 votes, so I don't how many "lessons" he has to teach.longwalkdownlyndalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13173899547449318257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926413038778731189.post-63796374596754614582013-03-08T15:42:57.995-06:002013-03-08T15:42:57.995-06:00Judd seems like a pretty attractive candidate beca...Judd seems like a pretty attractive candidate because of Kentucky's red tilt. There's not a huge bench of Democrats there, and most of them are more interested in state office anyway; she can self-fund to a degree as well as raise money on a different level and from different sources thanks to her celebrity; and she can probably get away with being more liberal than your average Kentucky Democrat. I think McConnell is still the favorite, but I also see very little downside - for Judd or Democrats in general -- in a Judd candidacy.Chris Gnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926413038778731189.post-40647772488264154502013-03-08T13:30:34.769-06:002013-03-08T13:30:34.769-06:00Granted, it's not a level playing field. Mitch...Granted, it's not a level playing field. Mitch McConnell just isn't nearly as appealing or charismatic as Ashley Judd. Also, of course, not as famous. I still think he has a chance, though.Jeffnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926413038778731189.post-76066178807255557112013-03-08T13:13:06.663-06:002013-03-08T13:13:06.663-06:00"also, there's a case to be made in favor..."also, there's a case to be made in favor of the clear fact that lopsided partisan districts mean that more people like their own Member of the House and feel well-represented by her"<br /><br />Buchler and Brunell have both been making this point for the last few years.<br /><br />Of course, the less said about Buchler, the better.Matt Jarvisnoreply@blogger.com