Reply #56: Long-term as Congressperson does not always equal qualifications for Senator (see D. Davis)

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I about fainted when I read that (long-term) Rep. Danny Davis might be selected to replace Obama in the Senate from Illinois. Puh-leeze. (Not the brightest bulb on the tree: if you recall, he was the guy who put the crown on the head of Rev. Sun Myung Moon ... in a government building!) Hey, he votes with the caucus all the time, so it's kind of do-no-harm in the House. But the Senate takes some more independent thinking.

Remember, too: congress-critters get elected in their districts, relatively small areas that may have very specific needs and/or demographics. They might not be able to win statewide.