pbrower2a
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« on: March 14, 2013, 07:58:17 AM » |
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No surprise. The Favorite Son effect works to the political benefit only of a politician who has a positive image in his state. He will still be known as an in-house (technically Senate) enforcer for a bad President. His Hard Right ideology can win in Pennsylvania only in a wave election for Republicans (see also Senator Pat Toomey, whose approvals just went underwater).
The Favorite Son effect works to a large extent because people know the politician in question -- if the association is positive. It does nothing to help a politician known and despised.
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