🚀 go-pugleaf

billnech@aol.com (BillNech) wrote:

>I disliked McNulty from the day he became Congressman-elect -- that is,
>the day Stratton decided to step down.  I object to the party crowning him
>successor and timing the Stratton announcement so that no one else would
>have a chance to run.  My opinion has grown worse.  If I had wanted to be
>represented by a Republican, I would have voted for one.

Frankly, I thought he would be OK in Congress.  I guess they
soft-pedalled the issues where he would have problems with most
Democrats.  I've voted for him a few times.

>Re Wasserman's chances: I don't have a great deal of faith in CapDist
>politics.  (After all, I live in the city which elected Duci!)  I think
>Wasserman will wind up with 35%-40% of the primary vote, but perhaps it
>will be enough to make McNulty realize that Newt's views don't play in
>these parts, and that we care about environmental issues.  

Well, Lee certainly has the qualifications on the environmental
issues.  And primaries can be funny.  It all depends on who goes
to the polls.  Usually you get voters dependent on the Party machinery
for their jobs.  There aren't a whole lot of Democrats in that boat
these days.
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