12-07-2008, 09:59 PM
swampy wrote:
[quote=vision63]
Still needed that seat to stay blue. That's a step backwards for women, for the poor/destitute, the environment. Jefferson is corrupt but he was a pretty reliable vote for those causes. Cau will be just more of the same GOP destructiveness.
V, please explain how you can compartmentalize Jefferson's character flaws vs his voting actions in order to justify keeping a Democratic seat? Is he supposed to be rewarded for his bad criminal behavior because he votes a certain way on some issues? He's a crook, but he's my crook?
That ain't far from the truth. You fight a battle where the battle is. I would prefer someone "other" than Jefferson but in the macro-view, congress can swing at any time so every seat counts. One thing I know about the GOP, they're competitive and they're relentless. You don't give an inch unless you like losing.