Tuesday Open Thread
Welcome to the Tuesday edition of your semi-daily open thread. I hope you’re having a fabulously wonderful Tuesday.
Today is primary day in several states: Minnesota, Connecticut and Colorado as well as a run-off election for the GOP nomination for Georgia governor.
In Minnesota, the governor’s race is interesting. Tom Emmer, who thought that waiters should take a pay cut, is the likely Republican nominee. On the Democratic side, former Senator Mark Dayton is the likely nominee but he’s taking on two challengers, Margaret Anderson Kelliher and Matt Entenza.
Connecticut has gubernatorial primaries for governor and U.S. Senate. In the Democratic gubernatorial primary, almost-Senator Ned Lamont takes on Stamford Mayor Dan Malloy. The last poll had this as a toss-up with Lamont with a small lead (45-42). On the Republican side there’s a 3-way race between Tom Foley, Lt. Gov. Mike Fedele and Oz Griebel. Foley is leading 38-30-17 with a lot of undecideds. On the Senate side AG Richard Blumenthal has no challenger on the Democratic side and the on-again, off-again candidacy of Rob Simmons may be off-again for good. Linda McMahon is expected to win this primary.
Colorado has the most intriguing match-ups. Appointed incumbent Senator Michael Bennet is being challenged by Andrew Romanoff. Romanoff has come on strong in the last few weeks, he was endorsed by Bill Clinton and a funding scandal has hurt Bennet – Bennet approved a deal while Superintendent of Denver public schools which has turned out to be a very bad deal. The last poll gave Bennet a small lead 49-43 but Colorado has mail-in ballots so the scandal may have been too late to help Romanoff. On the Republican side, Ken Buck (birthers are dumbasses) and former Lt. Gov. Jane Norton (establishment pick) are tied. On the Senate side, crazy Dan Maes (bicycles lead to abortion) and wounded Scott McInnis are also tied. Denver Mayor John Hickenlooper is unopposed for the Democratic governor nomination.
For the Georgia run-off Palin-endorsed “mama grizzly” Karen Handel takes on Gingrich-endorsed Congressman Nathan Deal. Three different polls have either a small Handel lead, a small Deal lead or a tie. This one is a toss-up.
So lots of suspense tonight watching the primary results come in.
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Newt Gingrich’s 2nd wife is speaking out. Long story short: Gingrich is a huge hypocrite. You’re not surprised I’m sure.
SHOCKING NEWS: Divorced Spouse Dishes Dirt On Former Husband
It is a dog bites man story, and discloses nothing that anyone had not known before.
It certainly doesn’t change my opinion on a potential Gingrich candidacy for president — I wasn’t inclined to support him in the primaries before, and this leads me to change my support for such a candidacy not at all. In the event he is the GOP nominee, I’ll do what I did in 2008 with McCain — hold my nose and vote for him as the better nominee because the Democrat alternative is more offensive from a policy standpoint. But then again, I vote policy, not personalities.
yeah, all those divorced wives are liars who are out for alimony money. thank you for defending those poor underrepresented white men, Observer. America needs more people like you.
Obama versus Obama on Afghanistan: The “change” you believed in?
i think it is kind of cute how you really believe ANYONE could have accomplished anything CLOSE to your progressive utopia given the political climate the rethugs have created. You are just they kind of person they love. Totally unwilling to blame them for everything they have done to stop your dreams from coming true.
Oh, Obomba’s not responsible for the escalation in Afghanistan, the drone strikes in Pakistan. The GOP made him do it.
if Obama didn’t escalate in Afghanistan – he’d be screwed by the Right
he does escalate things in Afghanistan – he’s screwed by the Right
therfore, in the word’s of Jon Stewart – it doesn’t matter what he does – he’s F****D
Aoine,
Obomba IS the Right.
the GOP didn’t make him do that…. however as long as you are bitching about adherence to his campaign promises, escalation in Afghanistan and focus on Pakistan was ALWAYS part of the plan….. not a secret plan designed to make Delcrat sad, but it was part of his platform….ya failed again.
Castle must have gotten permission from GOP leadership to vote yes on the state aid bill. Of course he voted no on the votes leading up to the vote then votes yes when it’s already clear it will pass. What a maverick!
a. price,
Since you admit you approve of Obomba’s “escalation in Afghanistan and [the] “focus” on Pakistan”, and in general , killing people who’ve done (and can’t do) you any harm, why do you consider yourself a liberal?
Man,you political weenies just don’t get it.
Afghanistan,Iran and our continuing outrageous defense budget are the only expenditures keeping our weak,anemic economy from going completely down the tubes.
Thank God most of our weapons of war,tip to tail,are imagined,designed and built here in the good old USofA by American workers.
Man,we’ve got one foot in the grave,and one foot on a banana peel.
And the politicians go:Do,dodo,do,do,dodo,do,dodo,do,do,dodo.
“It doesn’t matter what I do,” he answered. “People need to hear what I have to say. There’s no one else who can say what I can say. It doesn’t matter what I live.”
Newt “Family Values” Gingrich
How’s about them values!
So far in the primaries – GA-Gov has a slight lead for Deal, Bennet looks good in CO-Sen, Lamont is a likely loser in CT-Gov, McMahon is cruising in CT-Sen, Buck has a slight lead on Norton in CO-Sen, Maes has a slight lead on McInnis in CO-Gov.
CT-Gov Dem primary has been called for Dan Malloy.
CO-Sen Dem primary is now being called for Bennet.
CT-Sen GOP primary called for Linda McMahon.
Morning update on primaries:
Democrats have their dream ticket of Republicans in Colorado: anti-bike Dan Maes squeaked out a win for CO-Gov GOP nom and Ken Buck won the CO-Sen nomination. On the Democratic side, Bennet won CO-Sen and John Hickenlooper is the CO-Gov nominee.
In Minnesota, it will be Democrat Mark Dayton (who had a very close race with Margaret Anderson Kelliher) vs. Tom Emmer for MN-Gov. Democrats have to feel good about their prospects in this race as well.
In Georgia, the Deal-Handel runoff is going to a recount. Deal leads 50.2-49.8. The Democratic incumbent Roy Barnes has to be happy about this.