If you go north from Kansas, you first come to Nebraska and then to South Dakota. That is a trip that a number of liberal pundits are making today in their quixotic search for a road that will keep the Democrats in power in the senate.
Recently, the Democrat candidate in the senate race in Kansas pulled out in favor of a so-called independent in the race. The move was orchestrated by the Democrat National Committee when polling showed that with three candidates in the race, Republican Pat Roberts was a likely winner in the race. For a moment, the relatively unknown independent moved ahead in the now two-man race. Greg Orman, the independent, is a long time Democrat who now claims to be non-partisan. Indeed, he previously ran for statewide office as a Democrat, and his positions are extremely liberal, something that does not play well in conservative Kansas. As Orman's positions and his likely allegiance to Harry Reid and the Democrats in the senate also have become known across Kanasa, the polls have started moving towards the GOP candidate. In the latest poll Pat Roberts is ahead by 5%.
That has caused consternation among the Democrat chattering class. Remember that when the Kansas ploy was first attempted by the Democrats, these same pundits went berserk with glee. Rachel Maddow literally spent the better part of two hours of prime time on MSNBC examining the Kansas race and the effect the withdrawal of the official Democrat candidate would have on that race. Article after article was written discussing how the GOP was in serious trouble in Kansas and that the net effect would be to save the senate for the Democrats. You could hear the sighs of relief coming from these pundits even here in Connecticut, almost three hundred miles from DC. With the new polls showing Orman sinking and the GOP moving back on top, hysteria seems to be setting in.
That brings me to South Dakota. In that state, GOP candidate Mike Rounds has led in the polls and continues to do so. A recent poll showed his lead shrinking, but the second place finisher was Larry Pressler who was a long time GOP senator from the state. So we had two Republicans at the top of the three man race. Even so, the national Democrats are going to pump a heavy amount of cash into the race during the remaining days, and the pundits have noticed. In the New Republic, the libs have an article explaining that South Dakota may "save" the senate. It seems that these pundits have gone from discussing long shots to just being delusional.
The truth is that the article in the New Republic is good news for the country. It means that Democrats in Washington realize how bad things are for their candidates across America and are losing their grasp on reality as a result. It is not that South Dakota cannot go for a Democrat. It is, rather, that in 2014, South Dakota will not go for a Democrat. Let the DNC waste its cash in a futile effort to take the seat. It won't matter. The tide is clearly flowing in the Republicans' direction. The result will be good for America.
Recently, the Democrat candidate in the senate race in Kansas pulled out in favor of a so-called independent in the race. The move was orchestrated by the Democrat National Committee when polling showed that with three candidates in the race, Republican Pat Roberts was a likely winner in the race. For a moment, the relatively unknown independent moved ahead in the now two-man race. Greg Orman, the independent, is a long time Democrat who now claims to be non-partisan. Indeed, he previously ran for statewide office as a Democrat, and his positions are extremely liberal, something that does not play well in conservative Kansas. As Orman's positions and his likely allegiance to Harry Reid and the Democrats in the senate also have become known across Kanasa, the polls have started moving towards the GOP candidate. In the latest poll Pat Roberts is ahead by 5%.
That has caused consternation among the Democrat chattering class. Remember that when the Kansas ploy was first attempted by the Democrats, these same pundits went berserk with glee. Rachel Maddow literally spent the better part of two hours of prime time on MSNBC examining the Kansas race and the effect the withdrawal of the official Democrat candidate would have on that race. Article after article was written discussing how the GOP was in serious trouble in Kansas and that the net effect would be to save the senate for the Democrats. You could hear the sighs of relief coming from these pundits even here in Connecticut, almost three hundred miles from DC. With the new polls showing Orman sinking and the GOP moving back on top, hysteria seems to be setting in.
That brings me to South Dakota. In that state, GOP candidate Mike Rounds has led in the polls and continues to do so. A recent poll showed his lead shrinking, but the second place finisher was Larry Pressler who was a long time GOP senator from the state. So we had two Republicans at the top of the three man race. Even so, the national Democrats are going to pump a heavy amount of cash into the race during the remaining days, and the pundits have noticed. In the New Republic, the libs have an article explaining that South Dakota may "save" the senate. It seems that these pundits have gone from discussing long shots to just being delusional.
The truth is that the article in the New Republic is good news for the country. It means that Democrats in Washington realize how bad things are for their candidates across America and are losing their grasp on reality as a result. It is not that South Dakota cannot go for a Democrat. It is, rather, that in 2014, South Dakota will not go for a Democrat. Let the DNC waste its cash in a futile effort to take the seat. It won't matter. The tide is clearly flowing in the Republicans' direction. The result will be good for America.
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