Monday, June 29, 2009
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Global Warming Hot Seats
GOPers have had a field day attacking Dems in conservative CDs (like MD-01's Frank Kratovil and VA-05's Tom Perriello) who voted for the Dem energy bill 6/26, which passed the House without the help of 44 other Dems.
-- Perriello acknowledged that vulnerable Dems "are going to take a political hit" for supporting the measure, and he's certainly in that category. Kratovil's enviro-friendly CD may insulate him a bit from attacks, but in a CD that went for John McCain with 59%, this vote will hurt. Even Alan Grayson (FL-08), who appeared to have won a $50M hurricane center for his CD in exchange for his vote, took some flack at home.
-- Still, is GOP trouble brewing, too? You didn't need to see Min. Leader John Boehner's statement that the bill was a "pile of s--t" to know that GOPers are angry about this bill. But the "tea party"-inspired grassroots are angry enough that they're talking about primary challenges to some of the eight GOPers who voted for the bill. Mary Bono Mack (CA-45) seems to be a particular target of these attacks, even though one state senator has already rebuffed calls to run.
-- Vulnerable Dems have been on the defensive since the vote, but so will some of those GOPers who backed the bill. If Gene Taylor's (D-MS 04) is right, it all may be in vain, too. Taylor told The Hill: "A lot of people walked the plank on a bill that will never become law."
Rupf Stuff
Contra Costa Sheriff Rupf (R) says he can't relate to the "fringes" of either party, and won't run against Rep. McNerney (D-CA 11).
Monday, June 29, 2009
- 1 CALIFORNIA 10 (D/FAIRFIELD - TAUSCHER): There Goes The Bride
Special Elections
Special Elections
CALIFORNIA 10 (D/FAIRFIELD - TAUSCHER)
1. There Goes The Bride
Rep. Ellen Tauscher (D) resigned 6/26, one day after being confirmed by the Senate to become undersec/State for arms control (Lochhead, San Francisco Chronicle, 6/27).
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger (R) has 14 days from 6/26 "to call a special election," which "must be set no less than 112 days and no more than 126 days" from his announcement (Stannard, San Francisco Chronicle, 6/26).
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