I’ve had it pointed out to me a couple of times that Linda Ketner from down Charleston way is possibly going to run as an independent against the formidable, ever-ambitious Jim DeMint and the undefeated Democratic champion Alvin Greene:
As if the U.S. Senate race in South Carolina wasn’t surprising enough, supporters of Linda Ketner — the Democratic candidate who put up a tough fight for Congress two years ago — are launching a last-minute drive to add her to the ballot.And the petition to add the Charleston businesswoman and philanthropist as an independent candidate is circulating rapidly through Facebook and other social media.Ketner, meanwhile, is keeping mum. Doug Warner, the finance director for her unsuccessful 2008 bid for Henry Brown’s 1st District congressional seat, said he spoke with her Tuesday before he and about eight other organizers launched the petition. He asked her to give the petition a chance to show bipartisan, grass-roots support, then make a decision on whether to run, Warner said.‘I know that she is thinking about it,’ he said.
But I ask you, how can I take her seriously as a candidate when she hasn’t even approached the UnParty to seek its endorsement? I mean, really. Let’s keep a sense of perspective here, people.
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the real question is whether she’ll advertise on the blog, no?
Would be nice if we had another choice in that race.
We may or may not endorse her, but we would almost certainly sell her an ad.
And if you ask why we refer to ourselves as “we,” we will only reply that “We are not amused.”
Karen, there is already another choice in this race: Tom Clements, the Green Party candidate. He’s at 9% in the latest Rasmussen poll.
Phillip, I’m about as pro-environmental as one can get, but Mr. Clements will have to demonstrate a reasonable stand on all the other things impacting our nation as well, in order to be a viable candidate. I will however, vote for him over Mr. DeMint, if those are my only 2 choices (Greene does not seem to be a viable alternative at this point). However, I am much more concerned about all the hinkiness that is infesting this election. Something is badly wrong.