2016 Postmortem

justgamma

(3,667 posts) Tue Oct 14, 2014, 12:39 PM Oct 2014

This is bad for us. Candidate dies in plane crash.

http://www.kcci.com/news/pilot-dies-in-small-plane-crash-in-iowa/29114668

He was running for Senate on the Libertarian ticket. I was hoping he'd take votes away from the Joni.

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This is bad for us. Candidate dies in plane crash. (Original Post) justgamma Oct 2014 OP

people in politics should stay out of small planes belzabubba333 Oct 2014 #1

particularly people who are challenging the status quo... nt truebluegreen Oct 2014 #3

I was under the impression that Conspiracy Theories were against the TOS... brooklynite Oct 2014 #15

Overreact much? nt truebluegreen Oct 2014 #17

Not the first time someone who could hurt Republicans Dawson Leery Oct 2014 #2

Mel Carnahan, Paul Wellstone......... DFW Oct 2014 #5

How does the death of a Liberterian considered bad news for the democrats bigdarryl Oct 2014 #9

He would have split the conservative vote. Scuba Oct 2014 #10

we were hoping he would split the rights vote questionseverything Oct 2014 #11

In this particular case, it matters a lot DFW Oct 2014 #13

Mel Carnahan Still Won BlueDemKev Oct 2014 #19

Add him to the list of politicians who died in plane crashes liberal N proud Oct 2014 #4

will the name still be on the ballot? pstokely Oct 2014 #6

Yes. He'll still be on ballot. nt LiberalElite Oct 2014 #16

I think it is bad for the family yeoman6987 Oct 2014 #7

Thank you. +1 nt bunnies Oct 2014 #14

This is what we should be saying and sending our condolences to his family. madinmaryland Oct 2014 #18

People just might vote for him as a sympathy vote his name bigdarryl Oct 2014 #8

The 1% will NOT be challenged. blkmusclmachine Oct 2014 #12

belzabubba333

(1,237 posts)

1. people in politics should stay out of small planes

Reply to justgamma (Original post)

Tue Oct 14, 2014, 12:45 PM

Oct 2014

truebluegreen

(9,033 posts)

3. particularly people who are challenging the status quo... nt

Reply to belzabubba333 (Reply #1)

Tue Oct 14, 2014, 12:52 PM

Oct 2014

brooklynite

(94,740 posts)

15. I was under the impression that Conspiracy Theories were against the TOS...

Reply to truebluegreen (Reply #3)

Wed Oct 15, 2014, 09:28 PM

Oct 2014

truebluegreen

(9,033 posts)

17. Overreact much? nt

Reply to brooklynite (Reply #15)

Thu Oct 16, 2014, 12:28 PM

Oct 2014

Dawson Leery

(19,348 posts)

2. Not the first time someone who could hurt Republicans

Reply to justgamma (Original post)

Tue Oct 14, 2014, 12:49 PM

Oct 2014

died on a plane.

DFW

(54,445 posts)

5. Mel Carnahan, Paul Wellstone.........

Reply to Dawson Leery (Reply #2)

Tue Oct 14, 2014, 01:02 PM

Oct 2014

Why is it that when candidates get killed in small plane crashes right before elections, Republicans are always the ones to benefit?

bigdarryl

(13,190 posts)

9. How does the death of a Liberterian considered bad news for the democrats

Reply to DFW (Reply #5)

Tue Oct 14, 2014, 01:27 PM

Oct 2014

I mean most libertarians are warmed over republicans who are dissatisfied with there party.They believe in NO GOVERNMENT!! except the military

Scuba

(53,475 posts)

10. He would have split the conservative vote.

Reply to bigdarryl (Reply #9)

Tue Oct 14, 2014, 01:36 PM

Oct 2014

questionseverything

(9,660 posts)

11. we were hoping he would split the rights vote

Reply to bigdarryl (Reply #9)

Tue Oct 14, 2014, 01:37 PM

Oct 2014

allowing a dem win

DFW

(54,445 posts)

13. In this particular case, it matters a lot

Reply to bigdarryl (Reply #9)

Tue Oct 14, 2014, 04:21 PM

Oct 2014

This Libertarian candidate threatened to take enough votes away from the Republican so that the Democratic candidate could win. The race is that close. The death of the Libertarian is grounds for rejoicing in the Republican camp in this instance.

BlueDemKev

(3,003 posts)

19. Mel Carnahan Still Won

Reply to DFW (Reply #5)

Tue Oct 21, 2014, 09:11 PM

Oct 2014

After Missouri's new Democratic governor said he would appoint Carnahan's wife to the Senate seat if her husband was elected posthumously. Brilliant move.