Conservative Dems in the Senate

[jravnsbo]

voted Zell, but Senator Ben nelson of Nebraska would be another one.

[jravnsbo]

Yes I have, got it for Christmas.  He has not changed thought he Democrat party has gotten more Liberal.

He was always for tax cuts as he outlined in his book, giving 3 in GA as Governor.  He has always been strong on national defense.  he established a pre- Kindergartern program for GA and proposed the HOPE scholarships for GA students to geta  free college education no matter their color , creed or whatever as long azs they got a B average.

National Democrat Party is no longer strong on defense and none of them are for tax cuts, instead they all discuss tax increases.

The radical lefties are the ones mad at Miller, but he has stayed the same.

Miller is conservative he should be a republican have you read his book.

[jravnsbo]

LA I think is misleading and will go for BUSh.  See Gov Blanco ran substantially to the right of the national dem party, she is pro life , against gun control, etc etc.  Sen Landrieu also ran touting how close her voting record was to President Bush, not against him.

Kerry gets the nomination, safe GOP in LA.

You say that you believe Louisiana will go Republican and Florida stay Democratic...I think you may have those two reversed. Recent events in Louisiana like the close re-election of Senator Mary Landrieu, and the 2003 Republican defeat of Bobby Jindal for Governor, suggest to me that the Democratic Party is hanging on better in Louisiana that in any other state in the South. And the reason should be obvious....they have far more rural white poor in Louisiana than a state like Georgia for example, and those rural white poor are far more vulnerable to a populist, anti-rich people message. The Georgia Democrats are actually paying the price for the economic boom of the 1990's, but that boom did not impact Louisiana nearly as much.

This analysis is interesting. I would have thought that since the rural white poor in Louisiana tend to be very socially conservative, they would be more GOP since politics has become more closely identified with social issues.

[jravnsbo]

gov knowles always ran in off year election and one year the gOP candidate lost the backing of his partya nd I believe the other year a 3rd party took from GOP.  Knowles successor Ulmer was trounced by Murkowski the father.

It will be a good race but why elect a governor that can not help with drilling inthe artic as the people of alaska want it.  His party is against it nationally.

You wrote "Frank Murkowski appointed her daughter Lisa", though. Are you sure you know this?

Yes....
I saw Gov Murkowski's mansion in Juneau.