tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6111449885694140250.post8581729668655902067..comments2023-07-30T03:08:31.149-05:00Comments on Cottonmouth: So, what does last night mean for Travis Childers?Matt Eichelbergerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03518932804450447938noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6111449885694140250.post-63564484588716463932014-06-28T22:20:55.691-05:002014-06-28T22:20:55.691-05:0010:56, I agree with you. I don't think many M...10:56, I agree with you. I don't think many Mississippi Democrats crossing over and voting for Thad actually have a pretty dark view of the Mississippi electorate as a whole. They were genuinely concerned that their fellow Mississippians would elect McDaniel.<br /><br />The polling never showed that, by the way.Matt Eichelbergerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03518932804450447938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6111449885694140250.post-31855359942313867482014-06-28T10:56:46.809-05:002014-06-28T10:56:46.809-05:00I don't think you're considering the true ...I don't think you're considering the true reason why many Democrats voted for Cochran. I suppose it's a given that people would consider the MS Dems to be a weak party, so yes that is part of it. But, I think most Dems voted out of fear of the possibility of McDaniel winning the general election. It was a vote against McDaniel all the way. <br /><br />A vote against that possibility goes hand in hand with the lack of confidence in the MS Dems, but those are two separate reasons. I think most, but not all, of the Dems who voted for Cochran will vote for Childers in the general. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6111449885694140250.post-64708236076569767012014-06-26T07:08:31.222-05:002014-06-26T07:08:31.222-05:00With Cochran on the ticket I can't see Democra...With Cochran on the ticket I can't see Democratic voters showing up in the numbers to vote for Childers that he would need in order to win. Unless Obama was also on the ballot the numbers just don't add up. I held my nose and voted for McDaniel because I saw this as giving Childers a chance. We have no chance now. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6111449885694140250.post-88912070888544057592014-06-25T19:12:00.688-05:002014-06-25T19:12:00.688-05:00Aren't you forgetting that a lot of Democrats ...Aren't you forgetting that a lot of Democrats are going to be voting Cochran?<br /><br />I mean, I'm liberal and I would consider myself undecided right now -- Cochran's done so much for Mississippi and we need him up there.<br /><br />Can you really rely on Childers to get almost all of the Democratic-leaners against Cochran? I can't, and that's why I suspect Childers loses by double digits. Oh well.Qnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6111449885694140250.post-10288964838829837112014-06-25T18:31:45.055-05:002014-06-25T18:31:45.055-05:00I consider it to be one of those "d'oh&qu...I consider it to be one of those "d'oh" moments in politics. Democrats voted for Cochran while the Cochran campaign declared two things: 1) Only Cochran could win against a Democrat in November and 2) Cochran needs your help getting him elected. Neither of those messages were ever hidden so clearly the Democrats who votes for Cochran helped defeat Childers in November. IMHOZorek Richardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03407256088733068758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6111449885694140250.post-47198295834938722052014-06-25T18:24:39.492-05:002014-06-25T18:24:39.492-05:00Anonymous at 1:53, I understand your concern. I d...Anonymous at 1:53, I understand your concern. I don't agree with you, but I certainly understand. Rickey Cole, the Chairman of the Mississippi Democratic Party, inherited a mess. The finances were out of control, and the infrastructure of the party was so rusty as to be largely unusable in many parts of the state. The stuff he's been working on (paying off the Party's debts, organizing at the precinct level) doesn't lead to sexy headlines, but it does pay off. Take a look at the mayoral elections last year, in which Democrats <b>swept</b> the hotly contested races, and you'll see that the Mississippi Democratic Party has turned a major corner.<br /><br />lsuguy, it's not that I expect a sizable number those Tea Party folks to vote for Childers (although some will), it's that it is entirely possible for a good portion of them to stay home.Matt Eichelbergerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03518932804450447938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6111449885694140250.post-24479556046998142882014-06-25T13:58:24.673-05:002014-06-25T13:58:24.673-05:00Can you really expect tea partiers, anti-governmen...Can you really expect tea partiers, anti-government folks, who supported McDaniel to vote for a Democrat? I feel that's highly unlikely, especially in MS.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6111449885694140250.post-67860917596366538232014-06-25T13:53:16.539-05:002014-06-25T13:53:16.539-05:00Yep. We don't think much of the state dem part...Yep. We don't think much of the state dem party. The reason is that we can't see them doing anything. In the last governor's election, the dem candidate played nice and got his behind handed to him. We are desperate for a party that will make the arguments and truly battle for votes. I know the name of the state dem chair, but I don't know of a single worthwhile thing he has done to advance the cause of ending one-party rule in Mississippi. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com