this teabagging shit is disgusting

Not a lot because I'm a retired Sheet Metal Worker, not a Kochsuccer but just think, if every member of DU sent him one dollar...

No one figured Cantor would not get renominated, as it was a sure thing that he would be re-elected if he was the Republican nominee. However, now than an equally unknown teabagger extremist is the nominee, the deck gets completely re-shuffled.

The DCCC will only step in if they do polling and determine it is a close race. Otherwise they will leave him hanging in the wind.

But if there is any vestige of Howard Dean's 50 state strategy left at the DNC, and they smell a little blood, they might try their hand. The teabaggers took the House in 2010 after going after weak or open Democratic seats. If it is determined that there might be enough discouraged Cantor supporters in the district, it could be considered to be in play. I don't know if DFA can spread their resources that thin, but I'm sure they'd love to try their hand at flipping the seat, too. I'll see what Jim has to say.

that WE would be grateful if they'd step up on this one. Several of us have called for the 50 state strategy, in light of this occurrence.

You can send a note to the DFA site as well. The more the merrier, etc etc..

JUST sent them $ AND posted here!

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10025081612

Mark my words when I say that at least one of these Tea Party primary winners is going to crash and burn before November. Just having a candidate in place to capture votes from incidents like that is a wise choice.

So despite the fact that Cantor's landed aristocracy district is unlikely to break D without a push, the Libertarian college professor that Trammell is running against might be just the guy to give that push.

So yeah, our guy probably will be hanging in the wind, but we'll be in position to cut him down if the other guy does what we all expect him to do and says something stupid.

This is doable. Donate and/or GOTV. As Alan Grayson always says, "Courage!"

I helped.

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Looks like a whole big space for the democrat to occupy...heh, heh.

If he goes populist and forces the tp guy to defend from way over there...

As long as he stays away from the neo-libs.

I'm with OffWithTheirHeads' "if each DUer contributes" post above; I'm sending Trammel some money.

I can't send much, but every little bit helps!

This is another area where we have a fighting chance! Keith Rothfus only won by 3% in 2012 in a district that was tailor gerrymandered just for him.



http://www.erin14.com/

that she was accused by Hugya of wearing an ear bud immediately after the debate; a quick inspection of both ears proved that she did not have one.

She certainly could use some donations: Rothfus has $1 million cash on hand; McClelland has only $31k.

http://ballotpedia.org/Pennsylvania's_12th_Congressional_District_elections,_2014

You're right, Erin certainly could use the donations! I'll have to send her some money, too.

Cantor Lost

Jack Trammell.

Would that be better than Cantor?

I'd rather see a Democratic gain than a Tea Party gain. Mr. Cantor losing his primary election is enough of a wake-up call. If the Tea Party candidate wins in the general election then on face value it may be better than having Cantor. Assuming the Republican/Tea Party coalition maintain control of the House (which I hope isn't the case) then we'd be looking at the need for a new House Majority Leader.

I don't know if Mr. Cantor is going to try run as an independent (or if he can even do this) or a write-in campaign. If that happens then I believe if the Democratic candidate has a very successful "get out the vote" campaign it could well be a Democratic Party gain.

Brat goes the way of 'I'm not a witch' Christine O'Donnell.

one issue - immigration. The Democrat will not let him get away with that. Social issues will come up and that's the best bet for Brat saying something stupid. I can't believe they're both professors at the same college I never heard of. That's weird.

I thought Eric Cantor was House [font color=red]Majority[/font] Leader.
Am I missing something?

Cantor is of course the House Majority leader, Pelosi is the House Minority Leader.

Professional career

Trammell has worked for procurement in state government, and as a special education and history teacher in central Virginia’s public schools. He currently works at Randolph-Macon College as Director of Disability Support Services and Associate Professor of Sociology.[1]

Trammel is a frequently published author, his latest book The Richmond Slave Trade: The Economic Backbone of The Old Dominion, was published in 2012. He also served as president of the Blue Ridge Virginia Writer’s Club.[4]
Political career

He has been a prolific writer in many diverse areas ranging from education to history, including two dozen books or book chapters; he was a regular contributor to the Washington Times.{[5] His history with the Democratic Party goes back to his days at Grove City College, where he experienced a de facto ban in the school newspaper due to his Democratic views, and he spoke out then (as now) against various forms of discrimination in higher education. He was an active worker on both Bill Clinton presidential campaigns in Kentucky, where he also wrote local position papers and statewide editorials and quickly was recognized for his ideas.[1] He also worked for the Michael Dukakis campaign.[1]


Special Ed AND History, yummy!

And send to the House!

He is the real deal. If he stood up against discrimination at Grove City College, he has a lot of courage.

I'll forgive him for working on the Dukakis campaign

I'm sure he's better than Cantor or Brat, but this part is a red flag:

"he was a regular contributor to the Washington Times"

Isn't that the Moonie rag?

Interesting thread.
Love, Peace and Shelter. Lmsp

The Dems don't give this one away.

I could see the DNC pulling a stupid move like not endorsing or putting any money in.

It should make for some interesting faculty meeting going forward.

Is that wishful thinking by the author?

Cantor is Majority Leader.

But for all intents an purposes, he no longer has leadership power in the House.

He is as lame as a duck can get.

Bet he has that lobbying job already lined up.

One of the books he has written is The Richmond Slave Trade, The Economic Backbone of the Old Dominion

https://www.overdrive.com/media/1199455/the-richmond-slave-trade

He also studies education for the disabled and teaches at Randolph-Macon College as does his opponent, Republican Brat.

Repeat over and over again....."a radical change from the dysfunctional and reckless politics that are being...". He can win. The vast majority of people know it has been the republicans holding Congress hostage.

c'mon Virginia.....

Have been watching the 'coverage' of the election results and wondering who the Dems were running in the Fall election. Never found out on TV, but I knew I could count on DU!!!

off to ActBlue.

In his first press conference today it showed that Brat may not yet be ready for prime time. He was asked a simple yes or no question and couldn't answer it. He was asked "should there be a minimum wage". He said that he hadn't thought that one through then went on to express an abstract conservative principle. Hit him early while he is wobbly.

Chuck Todd made a salient point today on Brat's key point on immigration. He said that as long as the middle class are struggling that immigration will go nowhere because people fear bringing in cheap labor. Brat will play up that fear big time so that is another reason to pound him on things like minimum wage early on.

If all the progressives show up, and all the independents, and all the moderate Republicans, they probably outnumber the Tea Partiers that will show up.
Even the Reddest area has Democrats.
How do you think Scott Brown got Teddy's seat for a couple of years?
Turnout.