Comments on: Harry Reid’s Opponent Once Had Brady Endorsement

By: SayUncle » Endorsements

SayUncle » Endorsements — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 15:17:55 +0000

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By: David Codrea

David Codrea — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 12:00:17 +0000

“Tarkanian has a bad history with our issue, including supporting the assault weapons ban.”

You can produce something from Tarkanian that proves that? Because even opponent Sue Lowden’s consultant says Tarkanian knew nothing about the Brady PR that claimed that.

I’m not married to Tarkanian, Sebastian. If you have documentation he’s been lying, let’s air it.

By: NJSoldier

NJSoldier — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 18:41:42 +0000

Don’t be pessimistic – the makings of a massive political earthquake are brewing. The Senate is not out of reach in 2010. Even if Republicans only get closer in the Senate and take the House, the Democrats wild agenda is done, regardless of who hold the gavel.

I moved to NJ from NV – people can’t be happy with their former moderate Senator leading this circus. I think he’s a dead-duck and the focus needs to be on a strong, pro 2A Republican nominee.

By: Sebastian

Sebastian — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 18:20:00 +0000

I put the Republican’s chances of taking back the Senate at close to zero. If it were a different year, maybe. The Dems are going to lose seats, I think that much is true, but what seats are the Republicans going to turn to get a majority back?

Most of the Dem seats that are up in 2010 are in safe Democratic strongholds. Latest Cook report shows Hawaii, Massachusetts, North Dakota, and Wisconsin are safe Democratic seats. New York is likely Democratic. Arkansas and California are both leaning.

Tossup Dem seats are Colorado, Delaware, Illinois, Nevada, and Pennsylvania. There are GOP tossups too in Kentucky, MO, NH, and OH. Let’s assume we win all those, take California, Arkansas, win one New York seat, and say we have a _really_ good day and take North Dakota too. That’s 9 seats that go back into the GOP camp. That doesn’t put the GOP back in the majority, and that’s really a very very optimistic scenario.

By: Weer'd Beard

Weer'd Beard — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 18:08:01 +0000

I have my doubts that Durbin OR Reid is going to hold Majority leader status after November 2010….

By: Sebastian

Sebastian — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 17:11:59 +0000

It’s reasonable to consider, but there’s one thing that’s truth in all this though, whether you’re looking at David’s questionnaire or NRA’s grading system, is that there’s no guarantees in politics. Loyalties can be bought. You have to deal with that, and recognize that.

Tarkanian has a bad history with our issue, including supporting the assault weapons ban. That doesn’t mean that he hasn’t decided to switch sides because he realizes its politically expedient, and he might even end up being more reliable than Harry Reid. But that might also not be the case.

By: Patrick

Patrick — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 16:55:27 +0000

I am definitely not saying that Politicians Don’t Lie. I also agree that his claim is thin but there is additional evidence to be weighed beside what the times poseted.

By: Sebastian

Sebastian — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 16:47:52 +0000

Politicians who want to get elected lie? The devil you say.

By: Patrick

Patrick — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 16:44:58 +0000

If you go look David Codrea did a piece about Tarkanian on his War on Guns site titled What Does Past Brady Endorsement Mean for Tarkanian Campaign? Which links to his Examiner column. Tarkanian and Lowden answerd the Gun Rights Questionair and Reid did not.

Unless he is lying on the Questionaire this seems fishy.

Also the Dems and Press have alot to gain by hurting opponents to Reid.

By: Carl in Chicago

Carl in Chicago — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 16:41:19 +0000

Ah yes, of course. Having Durbin in Reid’s position might be scary indeed. I suppose that time is coming, though, given he’s number 2 and not going anywhere. He has Illinois locked up as tightly as a gitmo detainee.