Not that you would likely make that mistake, but just as a reminder, I pass on his release from this morning:
Establishment Republican Trying to Seduce Obama Voters
On the eve of Lindsey Graham having to face his top challenger, Lee Bright, at the polls, Team Graham is running a quiet campaign to woo Democrats. Publicly, Graham’s Campaign is saturating South Carolina TV stations touting his supposed “conservative credentials” – yet he is simultaneously using web ads and social media to target Democrats and to remind them they can vote for him in the Republican Primary.
“Well, he’s the liberals’ favorite Republican in Washington, so he is simply following form by trying to sneak past 50 per cent with some Democrat voters,” said Bright, who added, “This is really so predictable. In fact, we predicted it. This is the guy who voted for ObamaCare before he voted against it, and who is very close to John Kerry. He’s obviously reaching out to his true base.”Edmund Wright, Bright’s Communications Director, said, “This is quintessential political cross dressing. It’s quite a little paradox too, targeting Democrats with web ads while using his lobbying money to spread the fabricated rumor that he’s a conservative on television.”
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And did you like the oh-so-subtle cross-dressing reference? That Lee Bright, he’s such a smoothie…
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Well this liberal is voting for Graham tomorrow because he beats the next electable candidate by a mile in terms of rationality, though his politics seldom appeal to me. Least of evils….
It’s the best way you can use your vote tomorrow. The worst thing that can happen to South Carolina in tomorrow’s primaries would be for Graham to lose, and the second worst would be for him to get into a runoff.
If those things happen, don’t EVER expect to see a South Carolina Republican take a political risk in order to do the right thing for a long, LONG time.
All sensible South Carolinians, regardless of party, should be asking for a GOP primary ballot tomorrow, and voting for Graham
Kathryn, that raises an interesting question for progressives in tomorrow’s primary: which is more important, to cast one’s vote to make sure Lindsey doesn’t face a runoff (because in this state, even a crackpot Tea Partier will win the Senate race, so better that Lindsey is the nominee), or to make sure that in a super-low Democratic primary turnout, we don’t have a quasi-repeat of the Alvin Greene embarrassment, by somehow having Stamper win the primary.
I can take the embarrassment of a felonious nominee who will never be elected over the embarrassment, and worse, of a Tea Party Senator replacing the not-all-bad Graham!
“If those things happen, don’t EVER expect to see a South Carolina Republican take a political risk in order to do the right thing for a long, LONG time.”
When was the last time that actually happened? Has Lindsey Graham done anything in public during his current term that I actually am thankful for? I’d like to be wrong about this, but I can’t think of one thing in the last six years that I actually approve of. Anything?
Here are three, off the top of my head:
1. He was the only Republican from SC to vote to reopen the government last fall — even as he was bracing himself for the current onslaught from the right.
2. Voting to confirm Kagan.
3. Voting to confirm Sotomayor.
I could find more that would please me and maybe not you, but those are three that I think would be to your liking….
Oh, and need I add — NONE of the people running against him would do any of those three things.
All good things!
Plus, maybe, supporting sensible immigration reform
So, he voted not to deliberately default the government and for two justices who are quite qualified for the positions on the Supreme Court. We’ve ratcheted the bar down quite a bit, haven’t we?
I’ve developed an attitude that I won’t vote for the “least bad” candidate any more. If that means I cast fewer satisfying votes in South Carolina elections and leave some offices blank, well, that feels closer to the truth.
Lindsey does do a few moderate things; I’ll give him that. But I couldn’t with a clear conscience EVER vote for such an extreme neo-con. His ardent support of the Iraq debacle was a deal breaker for me.
Not many great choices. I may just pass this time around. Maybe Nancy Mace. I do admire her perseverance on the whole Citadel experience. Not sure that’s enough to cast a vote though. She supports the onerous fair tax.
Lee Bright’s big issue is to ALWAYS oppose ANYTHING the dems want. And he wants SC to have its own currency. I guess you could put Wade Hampton on the $10, Strom Thurmond on the $20 and Ben Tillman on the $100.
“His ardent support of the Iraq debacle was a deal breaker for me.”
How does Hillary’s vote in support of the Iraq war sit with you?
Bad decision by Hillary and it cost me a great deal of respect. But she was never the ardent support that Lindsey Graham was.
I heard her sidestep that on NPR this morning. I think I’ll do a post about it…
South Carolinians on currency (if our state had its own money)
$1: Vanna White
$5: John C. Calhoun
$10: Joe Frazier
$20: Andrew Jackson
$100: Francis Marion
Someone else can figure out the coins.
No Strom?
Yeah, that was my first reaction, too.
My choice for SC currency:
$1: Dizzy Gillespie
$5: Jasper Johns
$10: I’d stick with Bryan’s suggestion of Joe Frazier
$20: Dick Riley
$50: Fritz Hollings
$100: James Brown
No Stephen Colbert? Ben Bernanke? Aziz Ansari?
James Brown is an Augusta boy.
James Byrnes!!!!
Eartha Kitt?
Hootie and/or the Blowfish?
George Rogers on checks….
Strom’s lifespan (and tenure in the Senate for that matter) was longer than the lifespan of any paper bill. He’s ideal for a coin. Coins are much more durable and stay in circulation forever.
Strom’s a coin all the way.
So you would support Nader over Gore, allowing Bush to “win”?
Kathryn, I’m not sure who you’re addressing but sadly I did vote for Ralph Nader in 2000. Worst vote I ever cast. (At least I didn’t vote for Alvin Greene)
This morning I saw the most depressing, disheartening ballot I’ve ever had to stare at. I could support someone who supported war and torture or pick a random name from a list of generic run-of-the-mill “Tea Party” candidates. The debate didn’t fare any better. It was like listening to drunks recite the hockey-pokey.
What principle advanced by the Tea Party do you most strongly object to?
I don’t know what Jesse objects to most, but for me there are several contenders — the libertarianism, the populism, the nativism, the isolationism and the constant drip, drip, drip of negativity.
What “Tea Party” are we talking about? The No Tax/No Intervention Tea Party or the “Let’s fight Shariah law” Tea Party?
This is the guy who voted for ObamaCare before he voted against it, and who is very close to John Kerry. He’s obviously reaching out to his true base.”
-Bright Campaign
Oh my gosh, Lindsey is close to John Kerry!! That seals it. I could never vote for anyone who is close to someone who is both a decorated war hero AND a war protestor. May as well vote for Hitler.
Seriously these kinds of comments are so disgusting to anyone who believes in a country that cherishes differences of opinion and a wholesome debate. To suggest compromise is some kind of act of treason just makes the likes of Lee Bright come across as an anti-American bigot. But he’ll get some votes.
As an independent, Lee Bright doesn’t have to worry about getting my vote. As a member of the SC General Assembly, Bright is not the brightest bulb. I want an adult who can work with the other party and not one that acts like a spoiled brat who takes their bat and ball home when they don’t get their way.