Pressure On Key Incumbents Mount

It's not looking good for Connecticut Senator Christopher Dodd right now. Here is a report that illustrates just what a quandary he is in.

...He currently enjoys a disapproval rating of 58%. Although Congress as a whole is quite unpopular, few senators can count on such dismal ratings.

As if the 58%-disapproval rating is not bad enough, a recent Quinnipiac University poll shows Dodd trailing former GOP Rep. Rob Simmons by 16 percentage points. In other words, if elections were held today, the Republican Party would take over Dodd’s senate seat. National Republicans have already announced they will pour more money into the race, and the state’s Republican Party has sent out several emails blasting Dodd.

Disapproval ratings of 58% and currently running 16 percentage points behind a Republican in a liberal northeast state is not a position a long term senator wants to be in. I know it's a long time until the election, but I can be quite sure fighting an uphill battle is not exactly an ideal situation. This may get other Democrats in the state interested in a primary battle against a powerful incumbent, something that is rarely successful.

John McCain is about to find out what a primary race is, it looks like he has a GOP challenger to his seat.

Chris Simcox, the founder of the Minuteman Civil Defense Corps and a prominent figure in the movement to clamp down on illegal immigration, will be announcing tomorrow at an event on the Mexican border that he's resigned from the group to run in the 2010 Senate primary.

The Politico article is from yesterday, so we can expect the announcement today. For those that cannot wait, here is Mr Simcox's website and here is a video you may want to watch, to see his claim to fame:



Maybe this is why McCain has been trying to distance himself from Sarah Palin lately. We all know he isn't exactly the most conservative member of his party and his platform is not well-received by many who were forced to support him, in this last Presidential race (mainly by default). He is not going to be able to out-conservative his opponent.

Wouldn't it be funny if she were to do some campaigning for Simcox?

The point here is this, no matter what they want us to believe, any incumbent can be beaten. It's looking very much like Dodd can be turned out of office and don't tell Chris Simcox has hasn't a chance against the powerful McCain. He thinks he can win. And with the dissatisfaction many have with McCain these days, he just may have a chance.

McCain is Democrat Lite, Simcox can isolate conservatives and win them over, if he plays it right and can raise a little money. Dodd is a hypocritical and crooked politician, who deserves to work in a used car dealership. If no Democrat can muster support to run against him in the primary, this one will likely go to the GOP next year.

How about you and your officials? Democrat or Republican, it makes no difference. This is not about parties. Both are out of touch right now. This is about getting rid of the career politicians who have made a huge mess out of this nation and are trying to make you believe they are the answer. This isn't about a catchy slogan, this is about real change.

All Democrats like Barney Frank and John Murtha should be fired. All Republicans like Dan Burton and John McCain should be fired. That's change. There is no good reason to keep re-electing people who consistently do not get it, do not understand the common man, and yet lie their asses off to convince us all that they do.

I can't think of any, right now.

Got one? I'd like to hear it.