Appalachian Lessons

By Kleinheider Posted on November 9, 2009 at 1:11 pm

Things for Blue Dog Democrats to take to heart about thedefeat of Craig Deeds in Virginia:

Still, Deeds’ Appalachian drubbing shows that even if Democrats take a nuanced approach to some of these pieces of legislation, like Boucher did with climate change legislation and Ross and many other Blue Dogs have with health care, they could still be caught by an energized conservative base. Deeds’s drubbing in Appalachia came after McDonnell ran ads attacking him for supporting cap-and-trade. Deeds went as far as to run ads stating he did not support the House climate bill and criticizing McDonnell for distorting his record. It was not enough. Other Blue Dogs must be nervous this loss will become a trend in one year’s time.

permalink

Comments