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Better Believe It (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-31-09 02:19 PM Original message |
Poll question: Should the White House support a Republican or Democrat for U.S. Senator in Pennsylvania? |
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DrToast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-31-09 02:27 PM Response to Original message |
1. Source? |
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Better Believe It (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-31-09 02:33 PM Response to Reply #1 |
2. No problem. Check out the DU post with links |
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DrToast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-31-09 02:41 PM Response to Reply #2 |
7. Thanks. n/t |
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ClarkUSA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-31-09 02:35 PM Response to Original message |
3. Who's the Republican you're referencing? Spector is a conservaDem like DLC New Democrat Sestak now. |
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Better Believe It (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-31-09 02:45 PM Response to Reply #3 |
10. Spector is a conservative Republican at heart |
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ClarkUSA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-31-09 02:56 PM Response to Reply #10 |
11. Wrong. Nate Silver says Sestak is actually more conservative than Specter via voting records. |
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Better Believe It (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-31-09 03:22 PM Response to Reply #11 |
12. Wrong: The AFL-CIO Voting Record indicates just the opposite of Nate Silver's claim |
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ClarkUSA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-31-09 03:23 PM Response to Reply #12 |
13. Your cherry picking is duly noted but Nate Silver overall analysis is not flattering to Sestak. |
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Better Believe It (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-31-09 03:25 PM Response to Reply #13 |
14. You didn't even bother to check out their actual voting records and you wish to comment on them? |
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ClarkUSA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-31-09 03:54 PM Response to Reply #14 |
15. I did via Nate Silver's must-read: "Is Sestak the Right Choice for the Left?" (quotes and link -->) |
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Better Believe It (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-31-09 04:08 PM Response to Reply #15 |
16. So you don't think legislation that impacts the retired and working people is very important |
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ClarkUSA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-31-09 04:18 PM Response to Reply #16 |
18. Strawman arguments will not distract from the fact that Sestak is a DLC New Democrat conservaDem... |
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Better Believe It (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-31-09 05:40 PM Response to Reply #18 |
21. Nate Silver has the AFL-CIO voting record beat ??? !!!! |
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ClarkUSA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-31-09 06:23 PM Response to Reply #21 |
22. Silver's contention that Sestak is actually more conservative than Specter is well-sourced. |
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Better Believe It (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-31-09 06:40 PM Response to Reply #22 |
24. You're right. You needed Republicans to pass a weakened stimulus bill. |
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quiller4 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-31-09 08:43 PM Response to Reply #10 |
27. Spector began political life as a Democrat, left the party after |
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Enrique (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-31-09 02:37 PM Response to Original message |
4. they should support Sestak, but they're supporting Specter |
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argonaut (246 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-31-09 02:38 PM Response to Original message |
5. They should support Specter. |
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quiller4 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-31-09 02:43 PM Response to Reply #5 |
9. Agreed and Spector is the expressed choice of both Ds and |
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AlinPA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-31-09 06:45 PM Response to Reply #9 |
26. He is using us and will switch back after the election. We can't trust him. |
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invictus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-31-09 02:39 PM Response to Original message |
6. The whole Democratic Party should support life-long Democrat Joe Sestak. |
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bigwillq (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-31-09 02:42 PM Response to Original message |
8. They should support Sestak (nt) |
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Politicalboi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-31-09 04:11 PM Response to Original message |
17. Specter only changed parties |
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camera obscura (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-31-09 04:34 PM Response to Original message |
19. No one should endorse a primary candidate - not the White House, the DSCC, the DNC |
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jesus_of_suburbia (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-31-09 04:43 PM Response to Original message |
20. They should support Sestak UNLESS Pres Obama made a deal with Specter. |
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chicago legal pro (169 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-31-09 06:40 PM Response to Original message |
23. If the Republicans get 50 or more Spector will switch back |
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AlinPA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-31-09 06:43 PM Response to Original message |
25. Specter will switch back to republican after the election. He is trying to use PA Democrats |
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Better Believe It (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-31-09 08:45 PM Response to Reply #25 |
28. You understand something that some political novices here just don't get |
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depakid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-31-09 10:00 PM Response to Original message |
29. Obama should have stayed neutral in Connecticut, too |
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ClarkUSA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-01-09 12:48 PM Response to Reply #29 |
31. What are you talking about? |
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Better Believe It (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-01-09 12:40 PM Response to Original message |
30. Only 9% think White House should support Specter. Good! That's what I was hoping for |
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