MyDD :: obama MS downticket disassociation.

obama MS downticket disassociation.

by canadian gal, Wed Apr 30, 2008 at 02:40:42 PM EST

a mississippi democratic congressional candidate distances himself from obama with new tv ad. travis childers, who is running for congress in northern mississippi, is responding to attacks on his obama ties from the NRCC and his opponent with an ad backing away from the Illinois Senator.

tv spot says: "Senator Obama hasn't endorsed my candidacy. I have not been in contact with his campaign nor has he been in contact with mine."

http://www.djournal.com/pages/story.asp? ID=272577&pub=1&div=News

im trying to find video - but no luck yet. what do you think this means since BO won MS handily?

Tags: obama, childers (all tags)

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Re: obama MS downticket disassociation. (none / 0)

Hillary won northern Mississippi. Maybe the Republicans think this representative would be vulnerable by associating him with Obama in this area of Miss.?

by mikes101 on Wed Apr 30, 2008 at 02:44:05 PM EST

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Obama is not going to turn the South blue.

They did the same with Kerry.

Both Obama and Clinton have electoral strengths and weaknesses.

by TomP on Wed Apr 30, 2008 at 02:44:48 PM EST

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did you not diary about this yesterday?

Obama said, as Bill beamed. "Thank you, President Clinton."

by TruthMatters on Wed Apr 30, 2008 at 02:46:04 PM EST

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um no. and besides, the added news today is that childers actually produced an ad on it!

"Me Fail English? That's Unpossible." Ralph Wiggum

by canadian gal on Wed Apr 30, 2008 at 02:47:57 PM EST
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If Hillary Clinton were going to be the nominee, the Republicans would use her, equally effectively, against Childers. In a deeply conservative district in Mississippi, ANY Democratic president or nominee will be a liability to a Democrat running for Congress.

by CA Pol Junkie on Wed Apr 30, 2008 at 02:47:43 PM EST

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Not really true. Centrist or pragmatic Democrats or "yellow dog" or whatever they call themselves will be less toxic than left-leaning liberals in most of the South. Remains to be seen whether Clinton or Obama is better in that regard. If the Wright issue does not go away, I would say Clinton would be better.

by mikes101 on Wed Apr 30, 2008 at 02:52:35 PM EST
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I don't think the name Clinton is going to bring the warm fuzzies to people in conservative parts of Mississippi. Each candidate has their regional advantages and disadvantages, but let's not pretend that Clinton would be an asset to Childers in this case.

by CA Pol Junkie on Wed Apr 30, 2008 at 02:55:26 PM EST
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"let's not pretend that Clinton would be an asset to Childers in this case."

did i ever state this? i am simply asking those to think about:

1. down-ticket races

the meme that BO can turn red states blue
the 'wright' affect
what the rethugs will do in nov

"Me Fail English? That's Unpossible." Ralph Wiggum

by canadian gal on Wed Apr 30, 2008 at 02:59:50 PM EST
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So if Obama is as likely as Clinton to be a drag on down ballot races, your point would be?

Oh, just interested in tarnishing Obama.

Let's get this straight.

Any Dem will be the worst liberal ever to run for elected office and our children will be in danger of losing their lives beginning on inauguration day. Now that we've cleared that up, let's leave motivation of fear to the Republicans.

I am so done with fear.

Boo!

by niksder on Wed Apr 30, 2008 at 04:17:24 PM EST
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wait a minute - how has this diary tarnished BO? by reporting a FACT? sorry friend but it is a fact that childers is doing what this diary purports.

as to fear - that is a bs talking point. BO, his campaign and supporters have all been beating the drum that he can turn red states blue and that he would be better for downticket races, as usual when the facts dont back up these clams - the old memes of fear come out. nice try.

"Me Fail English? That's Unpossible." Ralph Wiggum

by canadian gal on Wed Apr 30, 2008 at 04:24:12 PM EST
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>>I don't think the name Clinton is going to bring the warm fuzzies to people in conservative parts of Mississippi.

I think you are missing the point... at one point in this race, I think Obama was claiming exactly that. He was "post-partisan" and he would appeal to independents and Republicans. I don't think that is going to be the case anymore.

by mikes101 on Wed Apr 30, 2008 at 03:09:29 PM EST
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Well sure, I guess if Zell Miller was running for President, he would play well in Tupelo.

The American people; they were for the war before they were against it.

by nrafter530 on Wed Apr 30, 2008 at 07:59:26 PM EST
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Holy crap the republicans don't waste any time

the politics of fear claims it first victim
travis childers

wow let me get this straight this guy is a Dem
and the repubs made one commercial and he freaked sold out his party and a potential Dem Nominee ? Maybe alegre was Right Chicken sh*ts like this might cost us the election

PUMA: Particularly Undeveloped Mental Ability

by wellinformed on Wed Apr 30, 2008 at 02:51:02 PM EST

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It means Childers is weak and can't stand up to Republicans.

democracy!

by BlueGAinDC on Wed Apr 30, 2008 at 03:04:02 PM EST

Obama and downticket (2.00 / 1)

And thus ends the "Obama is good for downticket Dems" myth. No national Democratic candidate is going to be a big plus in deeper red districts, Obama's endorsements there were more a function of his newness than any abiding appeal. Now that the Republicans have begun to frame Obama in their terms the question is how bad would Obama be for down ticket Dems?

My sense at this point is that he will be poison, downticket Democrats would do much better with the devil they know.

by souvarine on Wed Apr 30, 2008 at 03:20:15 PM EST

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Despite winning Mississippi by over 20%, this is the only district Obama lost. He lost Childers' home county 74%-19%. It's obvious he doesn't play well here.

If it were true that the Obama downticket meme is dead, why aren't the Republicans using it against Cazayoux in Louisiana?

The American people; they were for the war before they were against it.

by nrafter530 on Wed Apr 30, 2008 at 08:01:06 PM EST
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