You are viewing an obsolete version of the DU website which is no longer supported by the Administrators. Visit The New DU.
Democratic Underground Latest Greatest Lobby Journals Search Options Help Login
Google

Reply #17: the only switcher I can imagine is Collins, and that's unlikely [View All]

Printer-friendly format Printer-friendly format
Printer-friendly format Email this thread to a friend
Printer-friendly format Bookmark this thread
This topic is archived.
Home » Discuss » Archives » General Discussion: Presidential (Through Nov 2009) Donate to DU
onenote Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-15-06 03:42 PM
Response to Original message
17. the only switcher I can imagine is Collins, and that's unlikely
The only reason I can see for a current repub Senator to switch parties would be to fend off being defeated by a Democrat in 2008 (see Lincoln Chafee). In other words, a moderate repub who was fearful that they could lose to a Dem might think that they were better off as Dem. Looking at the list of incumbents up for re-election in 2008, only Collins fits the bill. She's fairly moderate, she's from a state with two Democratic House members, a Democratic governor, and both houses of the state legislature are controlled by Democrats.

The only thing is that Snowe was reelected overwhelmingly (70 percent) in November, which would suggest Collins may not have as much to worry about as might otherwise appear. On the other hand, Snowe won in 2000 with around 70 percent and Collins won in 2002 with only around 59 percent, so she's clearly less popular than Snowe.
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 

Home » Discuss » Archives » General Discussion: Presidential (Through Nov 2009) Donate to DU

Powered by DCForum+ Version 1.1 Copyright 1997-2002 DCScripts.com
Software has been extensively modified by the DU administrators


Important Notices: By participating on this discussion board, visitors agree to abide by the rules outlined on our Rules page. Messages posted on the Democratic Underground Discussion Forums are the opinions of the individuals who post them, and do not necessarily represent the opinions of Democratic Underground, LLC.

Home  |  Discussion Forums  |  Journals |  Store  |  Donate

About DU  |  Contact Us  |  Privacy Policy

Got a message for Democratic Underground? Click here to send us a message.

© 2001 - 2011 Democratic Underground, LLC