Its election day…to use a football analogy, this is the end of the first quarter, halftime comes in November, and the end of the game is the Presidential election in 2012.
Its early in game and this is just a primary election but there are some very interesting races to watch. The three races that i will be paying rather close attention to are the PA-12 Congressional Race, the PA Democrat primary race fore senator, and the FL Senate race. Why is Pennsylvania so important today in this off year election? PA is an excellent barometer of politics in America. James Carville rightly called the state politically schizophrenic and described it as two cities separated by Alabama. PA is a microcosm of the US electorate, lefties on each East-West end with conservatives in the middle.
The most important race in PA, and one of the most important nationally is PA-12. Why is the grossly mis-shaped and gerrymandered PA-12 such and important race? PA-12 was Abscam-famous John Murtha’s seat. Murtha was the deliverer of much pork to the Johnstown, PA area. He, as leading member on House Appropriations Defense Subcommittee funneled tons of low paying defense jobs into his district in return for the undying support of the proletariats that gladly took the deal he offered. Well, it looks like the voters in PA-12 might just vote in a Conservative Republican Tim Burns instead of the Democrat crony that was hand picked from Mutha’s stable of party hacks and ward healers. This race has national implications as a barometer of just how angry the voters are and how much reach the Tea Party and the Conservatives have. If the Dems lose PA-12, which they have held since the Depression, there will be much consternation and fear in the Democrat Party planning rooms. PA-12 is a mix of rural and urban and this is going to be a close race, be ready for many voting ‘abnormalities’ and ‘irregularities’ from the thug-left in the rat-hole, rusted out old hulk of a steel town that is Johnstown.
The next race is the PA Democratic Primary race between Benedict Arlen Specter and some other Democrat hack. It looks like the Democrats in PA aren’t buying Specters song and dance…what? don’t they trust him? If the Dems reject Specter, this should sent a nice message to the Dem leadership that no one is safe.However, it makes for a tough race in November, when it really counts…Unless Benedict Arnold cant stand to lose and runs ans an Indie…
Likely Republican nominee Pat Toomey still runs strongly against incumbent Senator Arlen Specter, but Pennsylvana’s U.S. Senate contest is a dead heat if his Democratic opponent is Congressman Joe Sestak.
The presumed Republican candidate for PA Governor Tom Corbett wins in all scenarios in November ending Democrat control of the Governor’s Mansion while the R’s retain control of the State Houses.
The race in Florida between Rubio and Crist is important as a test of the power of the Tea Parties. They backed Rubio and more or less forced RINO Crist out of the race. What is most interesting for the right, and terrifying for the left is that Rubio is Latin and he is not staying on the racist plantation run by the Left and the Progressives; he can lead many Latin and other ‘minority’ voters to reject the race baiting poverty pimps on the Left. Keep an eye on this man Rubio, he is going places.
If anyone has any other important races, let us know and give us some background and we will add them here.
