When it comes to making sure the Democrats have some kind of coherent brand statement, Tom Carper isn’t a team player. And why is that? I happen to think that he believes he represents West Virginia in the Senate. It’s a theory. I didn’t say it was a great theory, but just check out the party break down (as expressed by the Cook Partisan Voting Index (PVI)) for the other conservative Dem Senators quoted in the Hill article.
- Heidi Heitkamp (D-ND) R+3
- Sen. Joe Donnelly (D-Ind.) R+5
- Sen. Mark Warner (D-Va.) Even
- Sen. Bill Nelson (D-Fla.) R+2
- Tom Carper (D-DE) D+8
Look how Carper sticks out like a sore thumb. …an infected, pus-filled, throbbing sore thumb. Now look how it makes sense if he is under some delusion that he is representing the Mountain State.
- Tom Carper (R-WV) R+13
From a PVI perspective, there are only 7 state more liberal than Delaware. Carper’s affiliation with that “centrists” Democrats makes no sense if he considers himself a Senator from the State of Delaware.
