Update from the Segall Campaign

Keep us posted (4.00 / 2)

It’s hard to fault Segall on the drilling issue.  As righteous as Joe Turnham was on environmental issues, Rogers used that to paint a caricature of Turnham as a tree hugging, San Francisco style idealist.  And we have to admit, except for the Seventh, there’s not a district in Alabama that would elect a Charlie Rangel or a Henry Waxman, so we have to give all our candidates a little room to maneuver.

 

He needs an office in Lee County, too.

 

And attention from Steny Hoyer is a very good sign. 

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by: PubliusIX @ Mon Jul 28, 2008 at 01:59:09 AM CDT

That was why Turnham lost (4.00 / 1)

really. people seem to just want to remember it now as the dccc pulling out their financial committment. but rogers turned this into an attack on Turnham and his strength on environmental issues.

Segall has the change motif going for him as well as not having any "crazy liberal" democratic ideas.

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by: gradyw @ Mon Jul 28, 2008 at 07:53:55 AM CDT

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I want to know (4.00 / 1)

What is wrong with being a "tree hugging, San Franciso style idealist"?  It's certainly better than the alternative.

The work goes on, the cause endures, the hope still lives and the dreams shall never die.~Senator Edward M. Kennedy (D. MA)

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by: Redeye @ Wed Aug 06, 2008 at 11:56:54 AM CDT

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Looks like Segall has decided he can't run as a Democrat. (4.00 / 1)

I'll bet there will be more than a 10% dropoff from Obama to Segall in the predominately black voting precincts.  That, and distancing himself from Siegelman, who actually carried the district, is what killed Turnham.  I'm now anti-Rogers, but no longer pro-Segall.

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by: drg @ Mon Jul 28, 2008 at 10:10:35 AM CDT

10%? (4.00 / 1)

because he supports offshore drilling? A lot of Dems support Offshore drilling. 

 Dick Durbin supports offshore drilling.

 

 

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by: gradyw @ Mon Jul 28, 2008 at 11:58:30 AM CDT

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I'm not a big fan of Dick Durbin either (0.00 / 0)

And I'm sorry to see Segall doing what I feel is the wrong thing on offshore drilling.  It's a land grab for oil companies who are already sitting (and not drilling) on millions of acres of leases.  They see high prices now as an opportunity to lock in the rest of the land they want so they can sit on that until oil is $250 a barrel.

Work harder and work smarter!

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by: mooncat @ Mon Jul 28, 2008 at 12:05:22 PM CDT

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but to exclude Josh for that alone (4.00 / 1)

is rather near-sighted.

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by: gradyw @ Mon Jul 28, 2008 at 12:47:25 PM CDT

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Why near-sighted? (4.00 / 1)

I think it provides insight into what to expect when he goes to DC, an oil company tool!

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by: drg @ Mon Jul 28, 2008 at 12:59:29 PM CDT

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Oh, he's miles better than the alternative (0.00 / 0)

Do-nothing Mike Rogers.  But I had still hoped he would see throught the oil industry opportunism that is pushing offshore leases right now. 

No worries, I'm used to supporting Democrats who are well to the right of me -- that whole terminology is frustrating because they usually wind up being well to the wrong of me! 

Work harder and work smarter!

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by: mooncat @ Mon Jul 28, 2008 at 13:22:46 PM CDT

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People, focus. (4.00 / 2)

I know it's tempting to look for that perfect candidate, the one who is with us on every issue, but I have two pieces of information for you.  1.  Jesus, Albert Schweitzer, Ghandi, Desmond Tutu...none of these is on a ballot anywhere this year, so we might have to settle for "good enough". and

2. Politicians have been known to lie to get elected.  Sometimes even lie about their good qualities because there are a lot more "average" than "above average" voters, (except, one supposes, in Lake Wobegon).  So, if a candidate is good on most issues, let's assume he isn't gonna completely sell us out on others. I am thinking especially of the death penalty.  There is no more important issue in my opinion.  It is simply the most basic.  But if I wait for candidates who oppose the death penaly all the time and every time, I would never get to vote. Off-shore drilling?  Important, but, for me, not a sine qua non. I will just vote for the Progressive and hope he comes around on the specific issues where I disagree with him/her.

A small group of thoughtful people could change the world. Indeed, it's the only thing that ever has.
Margaret Mead  

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by: piggieheart @ Mon Jul 28, 2008 at 15:31:05 PM CDT

Right Norm! (0.00 / 0)

Our elections are almost always a binary choice.  Choose the One or the Zero -- and we know which is which in AL-03, don't we?

 

 

Work harder and work smarter!

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by: mooncat @ Mon Jul 28, 2008 at 16:33:15 PM CDT

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