Now in the mean-time, if we can just help the GOP establishment understand that the people are going to guide them along, and to trust us.

No more Dede Scuzzies or endorsements of Crist when Rubio’s campaign hasn’t gotten off the ground. Let us guide you, or pay the political price.

Richard Hanna has decided he would run again in NY-24. In 2008, as an incumbent (Arcuri won the seat in ’06) Arcuri only beat Hanna 52-48. This is in New York State in a heavy Dem. year, with a still widely liked Barack Obama on the ticket.

In 2010, a Republican year with Obama hurting Democrat incumbents more than helping, an unpopular Democrat governor in Albany, and the specter of Obamacare hanging over mid-term elections, Arcuri is not in any sort of position that I would envy. He has to justify the extreme left Pelosi agenda to the moderate-conservatives in economically struggling Rome and Utica.

Richard Hanna is one of the few good points for the GOP in this state right about now. I hope he gets some financial support from the national party, because this seat should be an easy pickup opportunity.

h/t to Geraghty over at the Campaign Spot. Apparently the GOP is adopting a modified version of Dean’s 50-state strategy. Except instead of a heavy top-down organization, this strategy is emerging organically by candidates doing great fundraising work on their own. Oh the parallels to capitalism’s apparent chaos actually creating efficiency versus socialism’s apparent order creating inefficiency are strident…

http://blogs.abcnews.com/thenote/2010/02/expanded-playing-field-126-gop-house-candidates-have-100kplus.html

For those who don’t want to bother with the link, here’s the skinny:

…126 House Republican challengers — that’s those running in open seats or against Democratic incumbents — reported having at least $100,000 in their campaign accounts. Forty-two of those have at least $200,000, and 10 have at least $500,000.

There’s some overlap in competitive primaries. But the numbers generally support the view voiced by Republicans that they expect to put between 80 and 90 Democratic-held seats in play.

Allen West, running against Ron Klein in the FL-22 race for the second cycle in a row, has $707,000+ and no debt. I think it’s time to put this one on the “races to watch” list.

by rights he should since the Republican Party of Texas has a target on his back. I’ve been hope for a long time he would be gone(I had to start dealing with him in 1997, lose a primary in 2004 and when I get redistricted in 2006, I had to deal with him again. Thank goodness, I live in a Safe Republican seat[TX-02]). The last time I saw him in person he didn’t seem worried at all. In fact, he was quite giddy.

Blue dog Edwards barely squeeked by last time. Republican businessman Bill Flores is building support and has own money. Edwards is a long termer sitting in the most Republican district in the country.

Flores takes on several other Rs in debate tonight, streaming live at kbtx.com
at 7 central.

http://www.billfloresforcongress.com/

Announcement: The Asheville Tea Party has taken the fight for good government to the next level by forming the Asheville Tea PAC. In the next two months, we’ll be selecting from a number of small-government, constitution-loving candidates to run against Pelosi’s big-government (‘blue’) lap dog, Heath Shuler.

The candidates debate will be held on March 5th at A-B Tech in Asheville and so far, Heath Shuler has declined to participate, just like he declined to meet with his constituents in a town hall meeting last August. He’s apparently decided to hide behind the bleachers rather than jump into the game.

We hope Shuler will man up and attend the debate along with his challengers for the NC-11 seat.

She avoided meeting with anyone during the August recess since she knew the vast majority of her constitutents were against the House Obummacare bill, which she voted for. I believe there are a lot of angry voters in her district that will be sure to vote for the opposition candidate.

Candidate District Chance Going Rep
Mike Ross AR-04 50.2%
Allan Boyd FL-02 38.6%
Alan Grayson FL-08 73.5%
Suzanne Kosmas FL-24 54.2%
Sanford Bishop GA-02 None
Bill Foster IL-14 50.7%
Frank Kratovil MD-01 95.4%
Ike Skelton MO-04 None
Earl Pomeroy ND-AL 37.6%
Dina Titus NV-03 67.6%
Mike McMahon NY-13 17.1%
Michael Arcuri NY-24 74.9%
Chris Carney PA-10 60.7%
Ciro Rodriguez TX-23 55.6%

Nine of these have every reason to be very worried. But there are 51 others who should also be very worried. See http://www.marstonchronicles.info/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=296&Itemid=1130 for a complete list and how worried they should be.

Kosmos – History, she lost with the release of the latest budget that cancels the Constellation program.

Grayson – Anyone calling this a toss up is insane. He is insane, and despite the fact that Fantasyland is in his district, the central Florida voters don’t like being represented by someone who is actually insane. He will lose, and lose badly.

Boyd – Allen has a chance of pulling this out, since he voted against cap & trade and healthcare. For him, it is all about how much of a wave he is swimming against. He hasn’t personally made mistakes, he is just saddled with a D next to his name. I wouldn’t be surprised to see him switch parties.

The district is currently Dem +2 (Cooks ‘Likely Democrat’), but there is a lot of Tea Party action on the ground. I was at the Lapeer County (just north of MI-09) Tea Party meeting last night, and there was a lot of fired up people to work against Peters.

Hasta la vista baby…

He’s actually gotten some bad press for not answering phones or emails. He joined with McCain then voted to increase the spending cap. Moron.

about the “turmoil” over Health care? What happens when thr Republicans relent and agree to a watered down version? Voters have a short memory, forgive and forget. And you can darn well bet that the DemocRATS will take credit for ANY Health care bill that the President signs. Watch out. This could back fire and we are left with the Left In Congress. The next “big stink”, will be Cap & Trade. The Republicans had better get ready to capitalize on that one. How many Republicans think that Al Gore’s fairy tales about AGW are true? They had better get educated on it and oppose it vigorously.