Monday, August 14, 2006
See how they run
For election and away from Our Dear Embattled Leader, except when they have a winning issue like calling Connecticut voters "Al-Qaeda types". The Washington Post has a report on a number of the closer races in the Northeast.
When it comes to President Bush and the Republican Congress, Rep. Jim Gerlach says voters in his suburban Philadelphia district are in a "sour mood."These seats are an important part of returning Congress to American control. That's why I urge you all to go to ActBlue and support one of the many worthy Americans running for election in November. The link is at the top of the sidebar.
That's why when it comes to his reelection, the two-term incumbent says "the name of the game" is to convince those same voters that he can be independent of his own party. He has turned his standard line about Bush -- "When I think he's wrong, I let him know" -- into a virtual campaign slogan, repeated in interviews and TV ads.
"It is a combination of things, from the war in Iraq to gas prices to what they are experiencing in their local areas," Gerlach said of the surly electorate whose decision he will know on Nov. 7.
The Iraq war and Bush's low approval ratings have created trouble for Republicans in all regions. But nowhere is the GOP brand more scuffed than in the Northeast, where this year's circumstances are combining with long-term trends to endanger numerous incumbents.
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