This race promise to be full of sound an furry signifying nothing.
I’m not sure how the Dems go about picking the candidate for a Senate District Special election (the 14th SD covers the 8th and 9th RD’s), but the “who” is pretty clear. Picking Bruce Ennis, who has been in the wings for a while now, will be greeted with jeers from those Democrats who see this as an opportunity to drag Smyrna/MOT into the 20th century – but lacking any serious internal competition, party tradition will carry the day. Which means, given the party line voting habits in the district, Ennis will beat Giovanni Feroce.
That is not to say that the Republican will not try to peel off some liberal Democrats and newcomers with a reform message. Sure he’ll try – but it won’t work. The hurried up special election context will not give Feroce much of an opportunity to win over a district that has proven that they would rather vote for an incapacitated Democrat than a fully capacitated Republican.
Prediction: Democrats hold the seat.
View This Mike Mathews Classic:
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