Comments on: Lieberman + McKinney + Schwarz Defeats = Anti-Incumbent?

By: Divided We Stand United We Fall

Divided We Stand United We Fall — Wed, 09 Aug 2006 21:59:34 +0000

Dancing Bear pas de trois...

Some bloggers take note but fail to appreciate the bear's fancy footwork:James Joyner at Outside the Beltway wonders if: Lieberman + McKinney + Schwarz Defeats = Anti-Incumbent?

"... three losses easily explained by the idiosyncracies of the indiv...

By: Herb

Herb — Wed, 09 Aug 2006 21:27:52 +0000

I was sorry to see Lieberman get defeated, but I think he will win in the general election

As for that "dingbat McKinney" the world is celebrating her passing.

She will NOT be missed.

By: Divided We Stand United We Fall

Divided We Stand United We Fall — Wed, 09 Aug 2006 19:46:23 +0000

Dancing Bear paux de trois...

Some bloggers take note but fail to appreciate the bear's fancy footwork:James Joyner at Outside the Beltway wonders if: Lieberman + McKinney + Schwarz Defeats = Anti-Incumbent?
"three losses easily explained by the idiosyncracies of the individual ...

By: walter66

walter66 — Wed, 09 Aug 2006 18:57:50 +0000

"So riddle me this hack-man, what about the majority of Independent voters in CT? They don’t get to play with the party people?"

I assume we are talking the primarys here...

sure, if they change their party affiliation

By: LJD

LJD — Wed, 09 Aug 2006 18:17:09 +0000

LJD….it is a pretty well accepted fact that that is exactly what happened in 2002. You might also want to get a paddle there buddy.

Among you and the tin-foil hat brigade.

So riddle me this hack-man, what about the majority of Independent voters in CT? They don't get to play with the party people?

What if the honestly, at the time, they for some crazy reason want to vote Democrat. Then during the election, world events, debates, perhaps some uncovered scandal, urges them to vote the other party line?

By: walter66

walter66 — Wed, 09 Aug 2006 17:20:13 +0000

so with open primarys not only should we expect dis-honesty, we shold condone it as well?

LJD....it is a pretty well accepted fact that that is exactly what happened in 2002. You might also want to get a paddle there buddy.

LJD and James....let me ask you this.......you are a republican.....you have absolutly no intention of voting democratic in November......you have absolutely no intention to vote for either McKinney or her democratic primary opponent in November.....would you go and vote in the democratic primary?

By: LJD

LJD — Wed, 09 Aug 2006 15:40:27 +0000

Right. Blame Republicans crossing over. Not Mckinney's record or behavior. Perhaps DENIAL is a river in leftie-land as well.

By: The Florida Masochist

The Florida Masochist — Wed, 09 Aug 2006 15:31:54 +0000

Missing Cynthia McKinney...

What are conservative bloggers going to do for material now?

So goodbye Cynthia McKinney. Somehow I think some of my fellow bloggers will be missing you...

By: James Joyner

James Joyner — Wed, 09 Aug 2006 13:45:17 +0000

Uh, no. Just that, if parties hold open primaries, they implicitly give people not affiliated with the party the right to vote in them. That's what open primaries are.

By: walter66

walter66 — Wed, 09 Aug 2006 13:40:44 +0000

so you don't find anything inherently dis-honest about someone who is without question going to vote republican "crossing over" and voting in the democratic primary?

shorter James....the end justifies the means?

By: The Glittering Eye » Blog Archive » The people have spoken!

The Glittering Eye » Blog Archive » The people have spoken! — Wed, 09 Aug 2006 13:32:16 +0000

[...] My first reaction to last night’s results with Lieberman, McKinney, and Schwarz all defeated was that there was an anti-incumbency movement at work. But on reconsideration I’ve decided that, as James Joyner notes, the results are more clearly explained by issues specific to each individual campaign than some general movement against incumbents. [...]

By: James Joyner

James Joyner — Wed, 09 Aug 2006 13:18:15 +0000

I'm a fan of closed primaris, myself, for a variety of reasons. I'm not sure "honesty" is at question, though, for people who play the game by the rules that exist.

By: walter66

walter66 — Wed, 09 Aug 2006 13:15:34 +0000

the McKinney defeat.......Georga is one of twenty states that has an open primary

it is pretty well accepted that McKinney's 2002 primary defeat was caused by republicans crossing over and voting against McKinney. Something tells me that this is the case in this primary

this is my question......how honest is the person who knows who he will vote for in November "crossover" and vote in the other party's primary?

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