Several states and the District of Columbia are going to the polls for state primaries on Tuesday. Will Tea Partiers upset establishment picks in Delaware and New Hampshire? Will Mayor Adrian Fenty lose in Washington D.C.? The Daily Beast on what to watch.
Delaware
Much of what would help Rep. Mike Castle win Joe Biden’s old Senate seat in a general election is what’s sinking him in the Republican primary: He’s an establishment politician who’s held elected office in Delaware for the past 30 years as a pro-choice, pro-gay moderate—a RINO, or Republican In Name Only, according to some conservatives. His Tea Party-backed opponent, Christine O’Donnell, is gaining on him, pulling ahead of Castle in the latest Public Policy Polling survey. O’Donnell also earned the endorsement of Sarah Palin, who recorded robocalls on her behalf. O’Donnell has a long list of past financial problems, including an IRS lien and a near-foreclosure, as well as a history of losing elections. If O’Donnell triumphs Tuesday night, the Republicans’ chance of winning Biden’s old seat—and of retaking the Senate—drops significantly.
Political signs line a walkway in Washington, D.C. on September 18, 2010. (Photo: Tom Williams / Roll Call via Getty Images)
New Hampshire
The frontrunner, and establishment pick, in New Hampshire’s Republican primary for the Senate seat of Judd Gregg is Attorney General Kelly Ayotte, who has even been dubbed a “mamma grizzly” by Sarah Palin this year. But the Tea Party favors Ovide Lamontagne, a businessman who has earned the endorsement of the Union Leader, the state’s influential newspaper. Another businessman, Bill Binnie, has dumped a ton of his own cash into the race, billing himself as a fiscal conservative with moderate social views. If Ayotte secures the nomination—and she’s still polling ahead by a few points—Republicans have a solid chance of keeping a seat they’ve held on to for three decades. But Lamontagne has the momentum, pulling within four points, even though he trails in polls against the Democratic nominee, Paul Hodes.
Washington, D.C.
• Benjy Sarlin: How the GOP Could Lose the Tea Party
• John Avlon: The Tea Party's Northern Insurgency
• Samuel P. Jacobs: Frontrunner FolliesMayor Adrian Fenty, a determined reformer who swept into office in a landslide in 2006, has quickly found himself an underdog in his bid for reelection. Up against D.C. Council Chairman Vincent Gray, the most recently available poll of the race puts Gray 17 points ahead among likely voters, with a large edge among the black voters that handed Fenty the mayor’s office in the first place. Though the incumbent mayor has delivered on many of the tough reforms he promised in his initial campaign, such as restructuring the public-school system, he has faced a backlash for not maintaining his ties to the community. Gray, now the frontrunner, has also attacked Fenty on ethics charges, claiming he has funneled millions in taxpayer money to his “frat brothers” and “cronies.”
New York
Longtime New York Republican pol Rick Lazio is struggling in the Republican gubernatorial primary against Carl Paladino, whom The Daily Beast’s John Avlon describes as a “Tea Party hypocrite”—the kind who preaches fiscal conservatism yet holds $85.3 million in state government contracts. Paladino “began his self-funded campaign with the exposure of a series of emails that manages to include racism (African tribal dances described as Obama inauguration festivities) and bestiality (sex with horses, if you must know) and somehow went down from there.” A Siena poll found Lazio up by a single point last week, even though as late as early July, Lazio was ahead by 20 points.
Housing & jobs go together like a horse & carriage; you can't have one without the other.
Banks are sitting on plenty of homes, evicting people and letting foreclosed properties rot.
Meanwhile, Americans are living in tent cities!
We must increase consumer confidence and spending - consumer demand is the backbone of our economy,
Both the housing & unemployment crisis can be easily, quickly & fairly resolved - without a government bailout & the taxpayer spending a dime!
How about giving all Americans making less than $250,000yr the option to withdraw retirement savings TAX FREE if they pay CASH for a primary or second home or rent to a foreclosure victim? They must keep the home for at least 3 years or pay the taxes.
This would greatly reduce the foreclosure blight, stop home prices from declining, put cash in the economy, increase consumer confidence and spending, and provide much needed employment as well as state and local real estate taxes. Taxes paid by the newly hired would probably make up for the tax incentive.
The result: NO NEW DEBT & AMERICAN JOBS!
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Several states and the District of Columbia are going to the polls for state primaries on Tuesday. Will Tea Partiers upset establishment picks in Delaware and New Hampshire? Will Mayor Adrian Fenty lose in Washington D.C.? The Daily Beast on what to watch.
Delaware
Much of what would help Rep. Mike Castle win Joe Biden’s old Senate seat in a general election is what’s sinking him in the Republican primary: He’s an establishment politician who’s held elected office in Delaware for the past 30 years as a pro-choice, pro-gay moderate—a RINO, or Republican In Name Only, according to some conservatives. His Tea Party-backed opponent, Christine O’Donnell, is gaining on him, pulling ahead of Castle in the latest Public Policy Polling survey. O’Donnell also earned the endorsement of Sarah Palin, who recorded robocalls on her behalf. O’Donnell has a long list of past financial problems, including an IRS lien and a near-foreclosure, as well as a history of losing elections. If O’Donnell triumphs Tuesday night, the Republicans’ chance of winning Biden’s old seat—and of retaking the Senate—drops significantly.
Political signs line a walkway in Washington, D.C. on September 18, 2010. (Photo: Tom Williams / Roll Call via Getty Images)
New Hampshire
The frontrunner, and establishment pick, in New Hampshire’s Republican primary for the Senate seat of Judd Gregg is Attorney General Kelly Ayotte, who has even been dubbed a “mamma grizzly” by Sarah Palin this year. But the Tea Party favors Ovide Lamontagne, a businessman who has earned the endorsement of the Union Leader, the state’s influential newspaper. Another businessman, Bill Binnie, has dumped a ton of his own cash into the race, billing himself as a fiscal conservative with moderate social views. If Ayotte secures the nomination—and she’s still polling ahead by a few points—Republicans have a solid chance of keeping a seat they’ve held on to for three decades. But Lamontagne has the momentum, pulling within four points, even though he trails in polls against the Democratic nominee, Paul Hodes.
Washington, D.C.
• Benjy Sarlin: How the GOP Could Lose the Tea Party
• John Avlon: The Tea Party's Northern Insurgency
• Samuel P. Jacobs: Frontrunner FolliesMayor Adrian Fenty, a determined reformer who swept into office in a landslide in 2006, has quickly found himself an underdog in his bid for reelection. Up against D.C. Council Chairman Vincent Gray, the most recently available poll of the race puts Gray 17 points ahead among likely voters, with a large edge among the black voters that handed Fenty the mayor’s office in the first place. Though the incumbent mayor has delivered on many of the tough reforms he promised in his initial campaign, such as restructuring the public-school system, he has faced a backlash for not maintaining his ties to the community. Gray, now the frontrunner, has also attacked Fenty on ethics charges, claiming he has funneled millions in taxpayer money to his “frat brothers” and “cronies.”
New York
Longtime New York Republican pol Rick Lazio is struggling in the Republican gubernatorial primary against Carl Paladino, whom The Daily Beast’s John Avlon describes as a “Tea Party hypocrite”—the kind who preaches fiscal conservatism yet holds $85.3 million in state government contracts. Paladino “began his self-funded campaign with the exposure of a series of emails that manages to include racism (African tribal dances described as Obama inauguration festivities) and bestiality (sex with horses, if you must know) and somehow went down from there.” A Siena poll found Lazio up by a single point last week, even though as late as early July, Lazio was ahead by 20 points.
Housing & jobs go together like a horse & carriage; you can't have one without the other.
Banks are sitting on plenty of homes, evicting people and letting foreclosed properties rot.
Meanwhile, Americans are living in tent cities!
We must increase consumer confidence and spending - consumer demand is the backbone of our economy,
Both the housing & unemployment crisis can be easily, quickly & fairly resolved - without a government bailout & the taxpayer spending a dime!
How about giving all Americans making less than $250,000yr the option to withdraw retirement savings TAX FREE if they pay CASH for a primary or second home or rent to a foreclosure victim? They must keep the home for at least 3 years or pay the taxes.
This would greatly reduce the foreclosure blight, stop home prices from declining, put cash in the economy, increase consumer confidence and spending, and provide much needed employment as well as state and local real estate taxes. Taxes paid by the newly hired would probably make up for the tax incentive.
The result: NO NEW DEBT & AMERICAN JOBS!
robert shumake
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