Reply #1: fantastic!! this is the most important lesson from CT [View All]

[welshTerrier2]

truly a great post ... the "ruling class" has to learn that no one "owns" a Senate seat ... every 6 years, the voters get a say ... some seem to believe there is an "entitlement" ... it's not even about whether an incumbent did or didn't do a good job; it's about letting the voters have a choice ... frankly, a healthy process would demand that there was always at least one challenger to every incumbent ...

and the party should do everything it can to demand spending limits during the primaries ... until we can get public financing of all campaigns, it seems to me we should at least enforce this policy within our own party ... is that legal? i have no idea ...

i couldn't be happier to see the war play such a prominent role in the CT primary ... i hope the Democratic Party decides to take a real stand on the war after today's results are known ... but, the OP really hit the bigger issue squarely on the head: our leaders seem to believe they are entitled to "own" their seats in the Senate ... what could be more undemocratic than that?

K&R ... great post!!