The reason Senate Democrats lost in the south this year

[Tony_FLADEM]

You might not agree, but I think the reason the Democrats lost all 5 Senate races in the south is because we needed candidates that were better somewhat.


With the exception of David Vitter in LA, I think the Republicans put up poor candidates in GA, NC, SC, and FL, or at least candidates that could have been beaten.


In Georgia, I think Denise Majette is an excellent person, but I don't believe Georgia was ready to elect an African-American woman. She received 40% of the vote. I hate to say this, but if the Democrats ran a white male candidate, he would have won. Johny Isaccson was a poor candidate and could have been beaten.

In North Carolina, the Democrats should not have ran Bowles. He ran once and the voters did not want him. They should have put up one of the Democratic Congressman from NC like McEntyre


In SC Condin also was a poor candidate. Tennebaum received 44% of the vote. They should have done the same thing like I mentioned for Georgia.

In Florida, all Mel Martinez did was lie and make things up during the campaign. I like Betty Castor, but I think someone else would have beaten him.


In Louisiana the Republicans actually ran a good candidate in David Vitter. I think the Democrats should have ran only one candidate (Chris John) so people would have been more focused on the race, and the Democrats would have had a better chance to win 51% of the vote.

[PROGRESSIVE1]

1. Then is is fair to say that Georgia is a RACIST state!

[RubyDuby in GA]

3. Very fair

Majette only received 21% of the white vote in GA. I'm pretty proud to consider myself part of that percentage, but it's pathetic.

I also have to agree that she was not the best candidate for this and for that we have no one but Bobby Khan to blame!

He simply must go as chairman of the GA party.

And this is my 800th post....I'm out of the 700 Club. Whoooo-hoooo! :bounce:

[tedoll78]

2. I've noticed a pattern in Louisiana's races.

When Democrats put-up a moderate white female as their nominee, the female vote in Louisiana's races tends more to the Democrat. This, combined with the Democratic base, is how we win there. It's how we won both the Senate seat and the Governor's house in 2002 & 2003, respectively.

I'm thinking we should try this formula in some other southern states.. particularly the border ones. Some states are just too far-gone, but Louisiana, Arkansas, Florida, North Carolina.. hmm..

[Warpy]

4. All Democratic candidates have been hamstrung

by the dictates of the DLC, their corporatist, antilabor party platform, and all the baggage that these blindered, pig-ignorant fools we laughingly call New Democrats have provided them.

Run a real Democrat, folks, and you might get him elected.