Top 5 Senators I'd Love To See Replaced In November

[Me.]

They say we could pick up as many as 6-8 so I think 5 is a really safe bet. My top five pick for the quick good-bye.

Cornyn
Chambliss
Dole
Coleman
McConnell

Yours?

[childslibrarian]

1. I take your list

and second it!

[pathansen]

97. And here is how to get rid of Norm Coleman, Top Bush Buddy

Minnesotans, please print this out, make copies and use as literature drops.

See: http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x7433265

[DeepBlueDem]

105. Im behind your list...if you had a top 6. Roger Wicker should be added to that list

Wicker is a scumbag

[tledford]

2. I think you may have Dole. eom

[GreenInNC]

82. Dole (R-DC)

My letter to the Charlotte Observer about Dole:

The citizens of DC have complained for years about not having a voting member in the Senate but in reality they have had one for the last six years. Elizabeth Dole is the ultimate Washington insider, having lived in DC longer than any sitting Senator except Robert Byrd.

Much like Ms. Dole I moved away from my home state over 40 years ago but I would never claim to represent the people of Kansas like she claims to represent us now in NC.

It is time to elect a Senator who will represent us, the people of NC, in the US Senate and Kay Hagan is just that representative we need.

[progressiveforever]

3. You pretty much nailed it!

Especially Dole, Coleman, and McConell--don't know much about the other two.

[Me.]

5. Scum Chambliss

For what he did to Cleland

[progressiveforever]

13. Ahh- rightt! I hadn't heard the name in a while

I hope Georgia can kick his sick ass out.

[emilyg]

17. I sure hope so.

[grannylib]

71. Is Chambliss related to "Dynamite Bob" Chambliss, who bombed the

church where those four little girls were killed??
I can't find ANY mention of his family background on his website, in Wiki, ANYWHERE.

[Stevepol]

79. Chambliss didn't win in 02, Diebold counted the votes.

Cleland was up by 8 points I think 4 days before the election, then lost by 5, a 13 pt flip. This is what I read in the papers after the election. It's also the first time elections were solely counted in cyberspace, no paper, no recounts, no audits, pure faith-based vote counting.

[soccermomforobama]

4. The latest ad Cornyn is running does not even mention the

fact that he is a Republican

[Me.]

6. Typical

George's pal should have a red R branded on his forehead

[That Guy 888]

27. In the ad I saw he's dressed like his campaign thinks "an average Joe" would dress

instead of the (rough guess here) $5000 suits he usually wears.

Cornhole makes me even happier :D about my Obama and Noriega signs.


edit - noticed the subject line needed to be "de-Palinized"

[Liberal_Stalwart71]

7. In no particular order...

Coleman
Dole
Chambliss
McConnell
Sununu

[quakerboy]

8. Smith, (ASS, OR)

One nice thing about this one is that once we get it, I think its a seat we can keep Dem for a good long time, even if the political tides shift unexpectedly.

[theothersnippywshrub]

52. Why hasn't Smith changed parties?

He doesn't seem as hate filled as the typical republican and it seems to me that changing parties would help him get re-elected. I know absolutely nothing about Oregon politics, so if this is a really stupid question, I apologize.

[insanity]

75. Smith is a douche

He tries to pretend like he is a moderate and level-headed guy while running one of the ugliest campaigns in the country. The attack ads on his opponent (Jeff Merkley) borderline on outright contempt for the intellect of the electorate. He votes with Bush most of the time, and when he decides to go rogue it is because the public opinion in Oregon has shifted against him.

I've been waiting 4 years for my chance to vote that asshat out of office.

[quakerboy]

78. Its an act

He spends 5 years being your typical pub, then 1 year playing moderate to try and siphon off just enough left side votes to get a win.

He is not, no matter what my republican friends would want you to believe, any sort of democrat. Although, I suppose with both of his cousins coming in on the D side in the senate, there might be some welcome for him if he wins and wanted to flip. I think that would be political suicide though. too many lefties know him to really draw us in, and the right only accepts him because he has won.

[iceman66]

9. McConnell, Chambliss, Coleman, Ted Stevens, Dole.

Pretty much in that order.

[Me.]

22. Oh God Yes, Stevens

Hope he loses that trial.

[chiefofclarinet]

55. That's my five, though not that order

I think we all want McConnell out the most. As an Iowan with Minnesota roots, Coleman is more annoying to me. Chambliss is absolute scum, Stevens resembles scum, and Dole acts like scum.

So, McConnell, Coleman, Chambliss, Stevens, and Dole in that order.

[pathansen]

103. Coleman is highest funded Senator - we need to stop him

Getting lots of $$$$ from Big Oil and pharmaceutals for this campaign.
Please help Al Franken win by either sending him a donation or visiting:
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x7433265
and then K&R
Thanks.

[rainbow4321]

10. He's not in the Senate but Sam Johnson

and the rest of the TX repuke congress critters.

There may be hope..in 2004 there was no Dem that ran against him and he got 86% of the vote, in 2006 we had a Dem running and Johnson "only" got
62.5% of the vote. Per Wiki, far less then his previous wins of 80%.

This year, our county has had HUGE Dem turnout..70,000 voted in the primary (up from 6,000 in 2004) and 23,000 new voters since this year's primary.
That 86% win of his was only 178,099 votes so maybe we stand a chance???

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sam_Johnson

He is the TX version of McCain with his bombing jokes. From Wiki:

On February 19, 2005 at a veterans' pancake breakfast at Suncreek United Methodist Church in Allen, Texas, Johnson relayed a conversation he had with President George W. Bush in which he claimed the WMDs may still exist, that he expressed concerns that such weapons might be in Syria. The decorated Vietnam combat pilot even joked that he would personally volunteer to fly a jet over Syria and drop two nuclear bombs. <6>

[volstork]

11. I'd like to see mine replaced--

Alexander in TN, but it's not gonna happen, I'm afraid.

[happyiowan]

12. Sununu has to make the list.

[theothersnippywshrub]

56. I had forgotten about that odious turd, but you are right. He belongs on the list.

[Awsi Dooger]

14. We need more senate, House and gov threads around here

That's one thing I really miss from the old DU, the focus on every facet. We used to have detailed analysis of every race. Now it's 99.99% presidential. I guess once we took over the majorities we take it for granted and don't care as much about the specifics.

Anyway, the senate race I'm worried about is Alaska. Stevens may be in trouble but that state is heavily red, more than we want to concede. Palin on the ticket means McCain is a lock to carry the state and it will require a ton of ballot splitting for Begich to prevail. Plus, that state always polls much more favorable to Democrats than it actually votes. That has been true every year I've followed closely, beginning in '96. There's no way Begich really has a big lead and many recent polls have it close.

[fujiyama]

37. I was thinking about that

There were several Senate races in '04 that looked favorable, but in the end people just ended up voting straight party in very red states like SD, NC, OK, KY, SC, LA (and to a lesser extent FL). God that was a disappointing night! Granted that was also the year many southern Dems were retiring.

We're not nearly as weak this year. We're much closer to '06 than we were to '04, but AK may follow the same trend as the others I mentioned above. That's too bad. Stevens really has to go. It's shocking people could even consider putting him back into office!

BTW, what do you think of the numbers this year? OH seems to be somewhat stubborn, while I see better chances for Obama in VA and maybe even FL. I'm most fascinated and hopeful about VA and NC, not to mention IN (though I'm less confident about it than the other two). Obama seems to have a good shot at CO, and IA and NM look almost locked down for him.

What are your models showing you?

[Awsi Dooger]

41. I'm behind on the senate and gov races compared to previous cycles

Only in the past two weeks have I started to put things together on Excel. We need to win the tight gov races, like Perdue in North Carolina. In 2010 our prospects in the gov races aren't great, since we now hold many unlikely offices like Oklahoma, Kansas, Arizona, Wyoming. I'd like to keep the majority there after 2010, although admittedly it is more comfortable than meaningful, certainly not like having the majority in the senate.

I agree with your assessments, especially being closer to '06 than '04. Many senate seats like Colorado appear to be all but certain. I'm also very confident in New Hampshire, Shaheen over Sununu in the rematch. The key voting blocks in that state have really shifted our way. Only in the past few days have I started to work on North Carolina, getting rid of Dole.

For Obama, I don't think Indiana is really in play. Too many conservatives. I use that as a trump card and with 40+% self-identified conservatives it would take an avalanche to yank Indiana. In North Carolina it's similar but to lesser degree. Obama can win if he maintains a 6+ national lead. But when I drop him to 5 or less, that state gets away.

Iowa and New Mexico are all but over. Colorado is not as much of a given as we want to estimate. That 10 point poll yesterday was bunk. That state depends on white women and Obama is hardly certain to pull them in sufficient number to make it easy. He generally trails polling among white women nationwide, and that demographic figures to be very close to 50/50, given the national margin. Perhaps a slight McCain edge. In a state like Colorado, with very low percentage of blacks and relatively low hispanics, white women make up nearly half the electorate.

My models basically ignore statewide polls. I realize that's atypical but it works for me. I look at national polling and adjust the individual states based on historical relationship to the national margin, the percentage of liberals/conservatives/moderates, and key swing demographics like white women and hispanics. I fully expect the race to naturally tighten and be decided by 2-4 points.

[Shakespeare]

15. Fucking "there's no such thing as global warming" Inhofe.

Douchebag in the extreme.

[JBoy]

18. Inhofe would be my #1 if I could wish one senator to the cornfield.

[Me.]

23. Oh Yes, I'm With You On That Jerk

If I never saw his ignorant snotty face again I'd die happy.

[Milspec]

104. Second that

Inhofe is such an embarrassment

[dgibby]

16. Can we throw Lindsey Graham under the bus, too?

[Me.]

25. I'm Wondering If His Association With McShame Will Bring Him Down

Then who will hold Joey L's hand. How are his polls?

[dgibby]

38. Don't know, but

we ARE talking about the buckle of the Bible Belt.

[Me.]

39. Damn

"The 2008 South Carolina United States Senate election will be held on November 4, 2008. Republican Senator Lindsey Graham is seeking a second term. He is opposed by Democratic nominee Bob Conley. The race has been rated "Safe Republican" by Congressional Quarterly."

[dgibby]

40. Well, THAT"S depressing.

It's been real-now I'm going to go 'off' myself!

[Me.]

46. Hey Now

He'll be an empty suit when McShame loses. Think of the fun we can have watching him scramble to rehabilitate his reputation, and just think how he's going to feel with Obama calling the tune. Now that's depressed.

[Eyes_wide_ open]

74. I'm all for that

problem is that Bob whatever his name is, is a rethug that switched parties just so he could run against Graham. First thing you see when you open his website is his proud claim to be more conservative on Graham. Pro-Life, Pro Gun, Pro War just run down the list, not a Democratic position in the lot ... sigh.

I'm writing somebody in :shrug: whatcha going to do?

[Mira]

19. I'm after one with a red hot fury. DOLE. She's mine. I am on her tail.

Can you imagine what it's been like to call her office to ask her to vote "my" way, knowing that it's useless !

[chieftain]

20. Mine are:

Chambliss
Chambliss
Chambliss
Chambliss
Chambliss

Scummy, draft dodging asshole that he is. But I would like to see the other 4 on your list bite the dust. too.

[SaveAmerica]

21. We're working on Dole, Chiquita!!

[GreenInNC]

83. Kay and my kids

[SaveAmerica]

85. Pssst, don't tell anyone but Kay really wants to help America's kids just the

way she helped ours in NC. I'm really excited to help her get to where she can do more good!

[GreenInNC]

86. The brick

The brick in the picture is from the yellow brick road at the old Land of Oz ammusement park that was at the top of Beech Mtn, NC.

We won't go into how I got it.......

[yardwork]

24. Dole is outta here. I can't wait.

[WorseBeforeBetter]

26. I'm doing my part to give Dole the ol' heave-ho. (n/t)

[Old Codger]

28. add

gorden smith , Oregon no smiley for A**hole

[RFKHumphreyObama]

29. Barack Obama and Joe Biden

Top two choices for obvious reasons


Apart from that
1. James Inhofe (A lunatic if ever there was one)
2. Norm Coleman (A creep who cheaply exploited the death of Senator Wellstone to gain election in 2002)
3. Sexless Charmless -I will never forgive what he did to Max Cleland in 2002
4. Elizabeth Dole -Doesn't have a quarter of the integrity or character that her husband did
5. Mitch McConnell -Talentless idiot who has been in the Senate two decades too long

[BlueIdaho]

31. Brilliant! nm.

[Me.]

51. !

[SaveAmerica]

54. Good one!!

[chiefofclarinet]

59. Only if Biden gets a promotion

Remember, Biden is also running again this year for his Senate seat. I want him to win both, (The VP is becoming more and more certain, the Senate seat is practically in the bag.) so that the DE governor can replace Joe Biden with another strong Dem.

[mucifer]

30. Barack Hussein Obama!

Heh Heh!

But, I'll keep Durbin.

Obama should be moving on up.

:)

[mattclearing]

91. That was my response! n/t

[ruggerson]

32. Both Senators from Oklahoma

the worst two in the entire Senate. I don't know if either is up this year, but we could always get them recalled.

[a la izquierda]

35. Inhofe is. Coburn not so much.

N/T

[Barack_America]

33. One of the happiest moments in my life was this one...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TqDmr6EHnAU&feature=related

And yes, this is how I found out.

[frogcycle]

34. move mcconnell to the top

[BzaDem]

36. Lieberman, even though he isn't running.

One can still hope though :)

[Raster]

45. Even though Holy Joe isn't running, just watching him stripped of all committee assignments

and thrown out of the Democratic Caucus will suffice until his next election. And then, by the grace of Goddess, we will run the bastard out of the Senate for good. Holy Joe can then immigrate to Israel and become a full-time member of the Knesset with the Likkud party.

[Raster]

42. My fave to leave the Senate is ol' "pretty teeth" Coleman.

Please good people of the great State of Minnesota, please send this turncoat, two-faced carpetbagger packing!

[pathansen]

98. Here is how to help.

Please see:
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x7433265

[pathansen]

101. To help get rid of Coleman, please see this post

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x7433265
It needs some K&Rs!
Thanks.

[slay]

43. I'm doing my part - voting Hagan over Dole here in NC

:hi:

[MadMaddie]

44. Even though he is not competing right now - Lieberwhore

[dmr]

47. I read earlier today that Dole, Chambliss and Coleman are on their way out

the door. I sure do hope so.

Your list works for me. I'd like to see a few others gone.

I'm still celebrating the loss of DeLay, Frisk, and Santorium - those were class-A assholes.

[Raster]

53. Thank you KKKarl and your permanent majority!

And while chambliss is on the way out the door, would someone please kick him in the nuts for Max Clelland?

[dmr]

63. They did Clelland dirty. Very dirty. n/t

[Raster]

65. Like I said, our good friend--and a TRUE FUCKING WAR HERO, I might add--Max Clelland

may not have the legs anymore and just might need a wee bit o' help with this task. So please, someone kick chambliss in the nuts AND HARD!

[SaveAmerica]

60. I read an article that quoted a prominent Republican as saying that it's not worth counting votes

in the Hagan/Dole race. They've given up on Dole winning.

[Raster]

66. Nine months ago that was considered a "safe" rethug seat.

It's time for Liddy to retire.

[d_b]

48. Stevens n/t

[gratefultobelib]

49. Kit Bond, but darn it, he's not running this year.

[Me.]

50. Is That Guy A Boozer?

He always seems two sheets when he's on tv

[iris27]

77. me too...oh, how I hope we can get him in '10!

Can't stand being represented by someone who voted against the MLK holiday.

[Grown2Hate]

57. My top 2: Obama and Biden! : )

So, seriously... how are there replacements selected? That's something I've not really thought (or heard) about yet.

[Grown2Hate]

61. ha! I had this thread opened from hours ago which I responded off of... didn't realize I was

already pre-empted. ;)

[Me.]

64. Governors Make Temporary Replacement Picks

I think and then the next election, the seat is up for grabs, again I think

[jberryhill]

73. Delaware...

Depending on timing, either by Governor Minner (D) or our next Governor Markell (D) (term limited race and the R is unlikely to win).

[Skip Intro]

58. Love your list, and being from SC, I'd love, really love, to see lyndsey graham go down in defeat.

I know that's a long long shot, but I'll settle for coleman, dole, cronyn, and chambliss - especially chambliss.

[Eyes_wide_ open]

76. I love that too but as I said upthread

we don't have a real Democrat running against him, just a rethug that switched parties so he could run against him. His biggest brag is that he's more conservative than Graham, how's that for a bite in the hiney?

Maybe we can get rid of DeMint in 2010? He isn't any better.

[malik flavors]

62. Joe Lieberman and Lindsey Grahm.

[saltpoint]

67. I could do without all of them, no question.

Ted Stevens also needs to go. I could do without him.

Gordon Smith needs to go, too. I could do without him, as well.

John Sununu? Wouldn't miss him one bit. He can go.

Pretty much all of them, actually. Your 5 plus all the other GOP Senators.

Also several GOP House members. Actually, all of the GOP House members.

[RubyDuby in GA]

68. Chambliss replacement = Jim Martin

Kos last week made him an O2B candidate. We can do this people, we just need a little help: www.martinforsenate.com

[Laelth]

69. Jim Martin actually has a shot at beating Chambliss.

Who could vote for this guy?



-Laelth

[bleever]

70. All your choices are belong to me.

:thumbsup:

[Adenoid_Hynkel]

72. Norm Coleman - I'll never forgive them for the lies they spread after Wellstone's memorial service

winning Paul's seat back is very personal for a lot of us

[Raster]

80. I do not believe the "official" story of Wellstone's death.

I also believe that Wellstone would have been THE major thorn in cheney*/bush*'s side and doubt the Congressional authorization for the illegal and immoral Iraq war would have skated through a complicit Congress. Further I believe Wellstone would have exposed the Patriot Act for what it was: a critically flawed piece of "legislation" rammed through Congress on the backs of fearmongering and innuendo.

Two-faced Coleman is a cheap imitation of Senator Paul Wellstone and a slap in the face to every citizen of the great State of Minnesota. Mr. Coleman, Senator Wellstone was one of my political heroes. And you sir, are no Senator Wellstone.

Wake Up, America!:kick:We Can Do Better!

[Left Is Write]

95. I don't subscribe to a lot of tinfoil/conspiracy theories -

but I've never believed the official story about Wellstone's death either.

[Raster]

96. I guaranee that if Paul Wellstone had lived, cheney*/bush* would NEVER have been able

to railroad through some of their trademark travesties. Senator Wellstone WAS the kink in their plans. He would have been vocal and loud about their attempted illegal activities. Wellstone would have challenged them at every turn. Wellstone was the biggest thorn in their side in the Senate.

[Left Is Write]

100. And I loved him for it.

He was a true hero.

[Left Is Write]

94. I completely agree!

It's felt personal to me for years too.

[Vinca]

81. Some of my 5 are not up this year:

Sununu (home state), Gregg (home state, not up), Norm Coleman, Lieberbush and . . . I can't decide. There are too many to choose from.

[road2000]

84. Doing our best in Kentucky

with the Ditch Mitch effort.

[Dem_4_Life]

87. We are trying in Texas to get rid of Cornyn!

[Hepburn]

88. I could nominate most of the Pubbies in the Senate, but definitely this 5 need to go, IMO:

Hatch, Utah

Cornyn, Texas

Kyl, Arizona

LIEberman, Connecticut

Vitter, Lousiana

[Me.]

92. Fab List

Maybe we need top 10

[Neecy]

89. I'll add one

Pat Roberts, who has done so much to enable and cover up the Bush crimes.

The polls show him ahead, but I think he's worried about the new registration in KS and a highly motivated turnout for Obama. He's actually running ads and making robo-calls to Democratic households so perhaps his internals aren't all that great.

A former KS congressman, Jim Slattery, is running against him. If you can drop a couple of bucks into his campaign bucket to help us get rid of one of the worst Bush capos in the Senate maybe we can throw the bum out.

http://www.slatteryforsenate.com/

[Stop Cornyn]

90. I agree with your list.

[Dr. Death]

93. Dole - and I'll do my part to make it happen

As soon as early voting opens later this week.

I also can't stand Cornhole from Texas, as I lived there when he was elected. Hope Texans can pick him off too!

[Vote2008]

99. I just sent money to Franken!!

[Eric J in MN]

102. Thank you for helping Al Franken.

I'm expecting a close election for Senate here.

http://www.alfranken.com