Comments on: Michael Steele’s Confusion Strategy http://www.oliverwillis.com/2006/10/17/michael-steeles-confusion-strategy/ Like Kryptonite To Stupid Sat, 11 Feb 2012 06:30:02 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.4 By: Marty http://www.oliverwillis.com/2006/10/17/michael-steeles-confusion-strategy/#comment-46816 Marty Wed, 18 Oct 2006 21:34:42 +0000 http://improveman.com/ow2008/?p=2887#comment-46816 Sorry folks- that was more to Oliver's crowing about the 7 point lead Cardin had a few days ago. So Cardin wins- not exactly a huge win for the Democrats in a already Democrat seat in 2-1 Democrat state. But crow away, Oliver. Crow away. (And how did that lead come down to single digits?) And Ellison and Wetterling? Ellison winning in Martin Sabo's Fifth District isn't exactly rocket science (Democrat since 1963). And no change of seat. (As if that seat would ever go to a Republican-The only Fine signs I've seen driving through there have been in St. Louis Park .) As for Wetterling? What current poll are you looking at? 46-43-7 are the most recent numbers with Bachman in the lead. And that came only after he "controversial" (otherwise know as the false, hyped) Foley ads by Wetterling raised her numbers with women, and the misleading at best ad about the national sales tax raised her numbers with people with incomes under $40,000. Sorry folks, but that seat ain't changing hands in THAT district (the 6th.) Klobuchar? No pick up there (replacing Dayton.) That's IF she wins. Polls in Minnesota are notoriously Democrat heavy and wrong. (Especially Strib Polls.) The only one you've got here is Hatch. Of course Pawlenty was supposedly way behind the last time he ran, but he still won. But I'm not so concerned about Hatch. If he wins, he'll find a way to immediately raise taxes across the board and slow the economy here which has been pretty dang good. Then we'll get another (R) the next round. Sorry folks- that was more to Oliver’s crowing about the 7 point lead Cardin had a few days ago. So Cardin wins- not exactly a huge win for the Democrats in a already Democrat seat in 2-1 Democrat state. But crow away, Oliver. Crow away. (And how did that lead come down to single digits?)
And Ellison and Wetterling?

Ellison winning in Martin Sabo’s Fifth District isn’t exactly rocket science (Democrat since 1963). And no change of seat. (As if that seat would ever go to a Republican-The only Fine signs I’ve seen driving through there have been in St. Louis Park .)

As for Wetterling? What current poll are you looking at? 46-43-7 are the most recent numbers with Bachman in the lead. And that came only after he “controversial” (otherwise know as the false, hyped) Foley ads by Wetterling raised her numbers with women, and the misleading at best ad about the national sales tax raised her numbers with people with incomes under $40,000.

Sorry folks, but that seat ain’t changing hands in THAT district (the 6th.)

Klobuchar? No pick up there (replacing Dayton.) That’s IF she wins. Polls in Minnesota are notoriously Democrat heavy and wrong. (Especially Strib Polls.)

The only one you’ve got here is Hatch. Of course Pawlenty was supposedly way behind the last time he ran, but he still won. But I’m not so concerned about Hatch. If he wins, he’ll find a way to immediately raise taxes across the board and slow the economy here which has been pretty dang good.

Then we’ll get another (R) the next round.

]]> By: Oliver Willis http://www.oliverwillis.com/2006/10/17/michael-steeles-confusion-strategy/#comment-46815 Oliver Willis Wed, 18 Oct 2006 05:01:54 +0000 http://improveman.com/ow2008/?p=2887#comment-46815 By that measure, Quaker, seven points is a historical landslide (the "mandate", by comparison, was all of 2.4%). And I think it'll be more than 7. By that measure, Quaker, seven points is a historical landslide (the “mandate”, by comparison, was all of 2.4%). And I think it’ll be more than 7.

]]> By: Quaker in a Basement http://www.oliverwillis.com/2006/10/17/michael-steeles-confusion-strategy/#comment-46814 Quaker in a Basement Wed, 18 Oct 2006 04:50:26 +0000 http://improveman.com/ow2008/?p=2887#comment-46814 <em>Still hyping that 7 point lead in a state that's 2-1 Democrat, Oliver?</em> Hey, if you people can keep boasting about a half-million vote defeat as a "mandate," a 7 percent margin looks pretty good by comparison. Still hyping that 7 point lead in a state that’s 2-1 Democrat, Oliver?

Hey, if you people can keep boasting about a half-million vote defeat as a “mandate,” a 7 percent margin looks pretty good by comparison.

]]> By: Oliver http://www.oliverwillis.com/2006/10/17/michael-steeles-confusion-strategy/#comment-46813 Oliver Wed, 18 Oct 2006 02:30:56 +0000 http://improveman.com/ow2008/?p=2887#comment-46813 Seriously, Ben Cardin doesn't need to "cover". He's just gotta get more votes. How about those states and districts where Bush won in the double digits but Dems are winning. Seriously, Ben Cardin doesn’t need to “cover”. He’s just gotta get more votes. How about those states and districts where Bush won in the double digits but Dems are winning.

]]> By: Diamond LeGrande http://www.oliverwillis.com/2006/10/17/michael-steeles-confusion-strategy/#comment-46812 Diamond LeGrande Wed, 18 Oct 2006 02:02:32 +0000 http://improveman.com/ow2008/?p=2887#comment-46812 Hey Marty -- Hatch, Klobuchar, Ellison and Wetterling are up, and we're about 50/50 D/R nowadays. Maybe you should worry about how you're getting your butt kicked instead of how the guy doing the kicking isn't beating some imaginary spread. Hey Marty — Hatch, Klobuchar, Ellison and Wetterling are up, and we’re about 50/50 D/R nowadays. Maybe you should worry about how you’re getting your butt kicked instead of how the guy doing the kicking isn’t beating some imaginary spread.

]]> By: Rounds77 http://www.oliverwillis.com/2006/10/17/michael-steeles-confusion-strategy/#comment-46811 Rounds77 Wed, 18 Oct 2006 00:44:22 +0000 http://improveman.com/ow2008/?p=2887#comment-46811 I hope the African Americans in Maryland, who I agree should be better represented at the higher levels of government, would vote wisely when electing this representative. A vote for Steele is just a big ole' rubber stamp for Bush, which is bad news for any race. I hope the African Americans in Maryland, who I agree should be better represented at the higher levels of government, would vote wisely when electing this representative. A vote for Steele is just a big ole’ rubber stamp for Bush, which is bad news for any race.

]]> By: Marty http://www.oliverwillis.com/2006/10/17/michael-steeles-confusion-strategy/#comment-46810 Marty Tue, 17 Oct 2006 22:03:21 +0000 http://improveman.com/ow2008/?p=2887#comment-46810 Still hyping that 7 point lead in a state that's 2-1 Democrat, Oliver? Wasn't it double digits not that long ago? Still hyping that 7 point lead in a state that’s 2-1 Democrat, Oliver?

Wasn’t it double digits not that long ago?

]]> By: Oliver http://www.oliverwillis.com/2006/10/17/michael-steeles-confusion-strategy/#comment-46809 Oliver Tue, 17 Oct 2006 19:11:50 +0000 http://improveman.com/ow2008/?p=2887#comment-46809 BD: YES! I'm like "meteorite" in Kansas - a likely cover story. BD: YES! I’m like “meteorite” in Kansas – a likely cover story.

]]> By: BD http://www.oliverwillis.com/2006/10/17/michael-steeles-confusion-strategy/#comment-46808 BD Tue, 17 Oct 2006 18:31:56 +0000 http://improveman.com/ow2008/?p=2887#comment-46808 On an entirely different tack, Oliver, did you see <a href="http://www.cnn.com/2006/TECH/space/10/16/meteorite.kansas.ap/index.html" rel="nofollow">this article</a> and think the exact same thing I did? (I suppose it's not completely unrelated to bring up the Man of Steel in a post about Michael Steele.) On an entirely different tack, Oliver, did you see this article and think the exact same thing I did?

(I suppose it’s not completely unrelated to bring up the Man of Steel in a post about Michael Steele.)

]]> By: Rex Mundane http://www.oliverwillis.com/2006/10/17/michael-steeles-confusion-strategy/#comment-46807 Rex Mundane Tue, 17 Oct 2006 17:55:33 +0000 http://improveman.com/ow2008/?p=2887#comment-46807 You know, funny thing, Tom Delay actually managed to be both Anti-Choice and Pro-Abortion at the same time when he was <a href="http://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?sid=06/01/04/1524256" rel="nofollow">supporting the system of forced abortions in Saipan's garment industry,</a> the same system that kept employees in virtual slavery for their entire lives. So just to clarify Ian, its not that I disagree with the central thesis of your thorough argument, which seems to be that advocating a womans right to choose is identical to joyously celebrating the death of all children, but just so you know, "Anti-Choice" and "Pro-Abortion" are not actually mutually exclusive. I mean to suggest otherwise is to suggest that Tom Delay was wrong about something. You know, funny thing, Tom Delay actually managed to be both Anti-Choice and Pro-Abortion at the same time when he was supporting the system of forced abortions in Saipan’s garment industry, the same system that kept employees in virtual slavery for their entire lives. So just to clarify Ian, its not that I disagree with the central thesis of your thorough argument, which seems to be that advocating a womans right to choose is identical to joyously celebrating the death of all children, but just so you know, “Anti-Choice” and “Pro-Abortion” are not actually mutually exclusive. I mean to suggest otherwise is to suggest that Tom Delay was wrong about something.

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