Corker, Davis, Cohen win in TN Primary; DeLay loses appeal; new polls
August 2nd, 2006
FRIDAY NEWS UPDATE.TENNESSEE: SEVERAL HOT RACES IN THURSDAY'S PRIMARY.
No real surprises on primary day. Governor Phil Bredesen (D) won his primary with 90% of the vote. State Senator Jim Bryson won the Republican primary for Governor with 53% over six nominal opponents. In the open US Senate contest, wealthy former Chattanooga Mayor Bob Corker -- the most moderate of the major GOP candidates -- easily dispatched conservative former Congressmen Ed Bryant and Van Hilleary. Corker won 50%, followed by Bryant at 35%, Hilleary at 14%, and businessman Tate Harrison at 1%. Congressman Harold Ford Jr. (D) cruised to an easily primary win with 82% over four minor opponents. Polls show Corker currently holds and advantage over Ford for the seat being vacated by retiring Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist (R). There are also hot contests for two open Congressional seats: CD-1 (safe GOP) and CD-9 (safe DEM). Votes were slow at coming in from these contests, so I'll update these results in the morning.
Posted by Ron Gunzburger - 08.04.06
BY THE NUMBERS: LATEST INDEPENDENT NUMBERS.
CONNECTICUT - US SENATE - DEM PRIMARY: Businessman Ned Lamont - 54%, US Senator Joe Lieberman - 41%. (Quinnipiac University).
IOWA - GOVERNOR: Secretary of State Chet Culver D) - 41%, Congressman Jim Nussle (R) - 38%. (Rasmussen Reports).
MASSACHUSETTS - GOVERNOR - DEM PRIMARY: Former US Assistant Attorney General Deval Patrick - 35%, venture capitalist Chris Gabrieli - 30%, Attorney General Tom Reilly - 27%. (WBZ-TV/SurveyUSA).
OREGON - GOVERNOR: Governor Ted Kulongoski (D) - 45%, former Portland School Board Member Ron Saxton (R) - 35%. (Rasmussen Reports).
PENNSYLVANIA - GOVERNOR: Governor Ed Rendell (D) - 50%, former pro football player Lyn Swann (R) - 40%. (Rasmussen Reports).
PENNSYLVANIA - US SENATE: State Treasurer Bob Casey Jr. (D) - 50%, US Senator Rick Santorum (R) - 39%. (Rasmussen Reports).
SOUTH DAKOTA - CONGRESS: Congresswoman Stephanie Herseth (D) - 60%, GOP activist Bruce Whalen (R) - 26%. (Sioux Falls Argus Leader/Mason-Dixon).
SOUTH DAKOTA - CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT - SAME SEX MARRIAGE BAN: For the Ban - 41%, Against the Ban - 49%. (Sioux Falls Argus Leader/Mason-Dixon).
Posted by Ron Gunzburger - 08.04.06
TEXAS: "VOTE FOR ME ... FOR A JOB I DON'T WANT ... SO I CAN RESIGN AGAIN."
The 5th Circuit US Court of Appeals dealt a major setback on Thursday to the Texas Republican Party's plan to replace resigned US House Majority Leader Tom DeLay (R) on the November ballot. The court essentially found DeLay voluntarily withdrew from his race after winning the primary. They judges discounted his move to Virginia, noting his wife continued to reside in the couple's homesteaded residence in Texas, and it was purely speculative as to where DeLay would be living on election day. Under Texas law, Republicans have a choice of either running DeLay again or going without any nominee on the ballot. Thus, the appellate ruling forces DeLay to now run for a job from which he already resigned in a state in which he said he no longer desires to reside. Look for the GOP to seek an appeal to the US Supreme Court, although election law experts now think DeLay stands virtually no chance of winning there before the November elections. In additional to being forced to seek reelection, DeLay still is facing money laundering and political corruption charges in an upcoming trial. Democrats are clearly gleeful, as former Congressman Nick Lampson (D) must now be rated the favorite to win the CD-22 seat.
Writer: Ben Meyers - 08.04.06 6a');
FREE SPEECH ZONE: A BIT OF EDITORIALIZING BY RON.
Count me among those urging Democratic primary voters in Connecticut -- the state of my birth -- to vote for wealthy businessman and peace activist Ned Lamont on Tuesday. Incumbent US Senator Joe Lieberman is smart and witty, and usually reflects Democratic ideals in most of his votes. Yet, on the key defining issue of this decade, he has become a pro-Iraq War lackey for the Bush Administration. Democrats who passionately believe in progressive ideals understand we need a watchdog, not a GOP lapdog, in the seat. So, Joe, thank you for your years of dedicated service to our nation and our party. But, with your current unbending hawkish views, your political sun has set. The words of Oliver Cromwell -- spoken to the British Parliament in 1653 -- well summarize my thoughts towards Senator Lieberman: "You have sat too long for any good you have been doing. Depart, I say, and let us have done with you. In the name of God, go!" On Tuesday, vote for Ned Lamont for Connecticut's US Senator.
Posted by Ron Gunzburger - 08.04.06
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Posted by Ron Gunzburger - 08.04.06
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