Massachusetts Pressured To Move Primary

[Hyena Dandy]

I read in the Boston Globe today that Massuchusetts has been pressured to move its primary date to later in the year by the national Democratic Party.

The idea is that, since Obama is pretty much undoubtedly going to be running for a second term, moving the Massachusetts primary later in the game will make it less influential. A later primary in a state with mostly moderate Republicans will make it more likely for a more extreme Republican to win the nomination, and Obama would have an easier time winning.

This disgusts me to no end.

Look, I'll be honest. I don't like the Democrats in general, but this really upsets me. This sort of maneuvering is just plain dirty. And its not in the best interests of the Democratic Party either.

Suppose Obama isn't re-elected. I would think that the Democrats would want a more moderate, reasonable Republican. Someone like Scott Brown, or Olympia Snowe. Someone who is willing to work both sides of the aisle, instead of ignoring the other guys on principle.

Needless to say, I'm not a fan.








http://www.boston.com/news/local/mas..._primary_date/

[FArchivist]

This disgusts me to no end.

Why? It's a good political tactic. And a legal one! Legal is much better than illegal.

And its not in the best interests of the Democratic Party either.

Suppose Obama isn't re-elected. I would think that the Democrats would want a more moderate, reasonable Republican. Someone like Scott Brown, or Olympia Snowe. Someone who is willing to work both sides of the aisle, instead of ignoring the other guys on principle.

Right now, I'm speaking as a confirmed liberal. I'm a confirmed liberal because the Republican Party is doing jack-shit for my interests right now, while the Democrats are definitely supporting my interests. I'll switch sides again when the Republican Party is serving my interests, which will probably be when the Tea Party and the social conservatives Sit Down And Shut The Fuck Up again.

Unfortunately, those two groups are the Big Dawgs in the Republican Party right now. So let me tell you what the politically savvy on the liberal side want right now.

1) If Obama isn't re-elected, that doesn't matter. Why? Because as a liberal, he SUCKS. He doesn't hold any liberal positions. He's, at best, center-left. He's also a corporate tool. Frankly, actual liberals see no difference between Obama, Bush Jr, or Reagan. Why should they? They all hold the same policies!

However, the Tea Partiers and social conservatives are worse. So why would we want a more extreme Republican to run or win?

2) Regardless of whether Obama wins or loses, a more extreme Republican makes us Look Good. The best Republican ticket would be Huckabee/Bachmann. It would be AWESOME. You'd have birtherism. You'd have religious crazy. You'd have assholism in the extreme. Just that alone will drive the swing vote over to the Democrat side.

And if by some miracle they won? It would be even better. Within 2 years, every minority vote would belong to Democrats. Corporations would flee like mad too, because the Tea Party bunch isn't friendly to most corporate interests. If the Tea Partiers/social conservatives managed to do something like make homosexuality illegal again, or repeal the 14th Amendment, or repeal Social Security and Medicare totally, I can guarantee that the Republican Party wouldn't get another majority vote in an election for the next 20 years.

It would be awesome.

So yes, let a more extreme Republican run. I WANT them to. I want Glenn Beck as Secretary of State, I want Palin as Secretary of Defense (You betcha!), I want people executed on the Capitol steps by Tea Patriots on crimes of "liberalism" and "negro socialism". I want it to be X-TREME.

Because it has to get worse in order to get any better.