Midterm Roundup
TX-22: I’m Not Dead, I Think I’ll Go For a Walk, I Feel Happy!
If Republicans lose their appeal to Thursday’s decision and Tom DeLay is forced to remain on the ballot, it appears DeLay would rather run for the seat instead of handing it over to the Democrats. Rick Hasen has some further analysis.
SC-GOV: Knotts Running, Gunning for Sanford
State Senator Jake Knotts (R) began circulating petitions on Friday for a run for governor. If he can collect the 10,000 necessary signatures by July 17 he will appear on the ballot as an independent, with his sights set intently on incumbent Governor Mark Sanford (R). Knotts’s dissatisfaction with Sanford is no secret, and Knotts said Friday, “I hang where the real people hang. And I ain’t talking about high-class restaurants where the governor hangs.” If he does make it onto the ballot it will make an already closer-than-expected race even closer, as Knotts will undoubtedly siphon Republican votes, opening the door for state Senator Tommy Moore (D). State GOP chairman Katon Dawson said of Knotts’s candidacy, “I don’t relish a fight with Jake Knotts.”
And for more on the South Carolina gubernatorial race: Is Jay Antenen’s employment of a TLC reference A) disconcerting, B) comforting, C) bewitching, or D) inspiring? YOU make the call!
Using her magic-rebound-deflector shield, Representative Katherine Harris (R) is accusing her Senate campaign opponent, Senator Bill Nelson (D), of accepting illegal campaign contributions, an allegation with which Harris herself is well familiar. The Midterm Roundup might take this opportunity to note a developing trend: no, not the abundance of Katherine Harris stories, but the meta-trend of voicing one’s desire to resist commenting on Katherine Harris stories, because there is just such an abundance. Hence the Midterm Roundup would like to be the first to voice its desire to resist voicing its desire to resist Katherine Harris stories. Of course, the voicing of this desire does not bear one way or the other on whether the Midterm Roundup will actually be able to resist Katherine Harris stories in the future or not.
Craig Crawford offers some astute insight into the implications that North Korea’s missile program, Iran’s nuclear ambitions, and the recent Hamdan v. Rumsfeld Supreme Court decision might have on the November elections. Like Gordon Gekko proclaiming, “Greed is good,” Karl Rove and co. seem to be banking on a similarly simple notion: “Fear is good.”
It’s All About the (2Q) Benjamins
CO-07: 7th Dist. bankrolls on track, Reed Forbush with more
FL-GOV: Davis reports $90,000 more than Smith in governor's race fundraising,
NY-20: Gillibrand Declare$ Financial Victory
And as a final order of business, the Midterm Roundup is vigorously shaking its head and rubbing its eyes at the outcome of Sunday’s World Cup final between Italy and France. Whether or not you had a dog in the fight, as they say, all must agree that French captain Zinedine Zidane’s act in the second overtime was one of the most shocking and flabbergasting moments in sports history. To Italy’s fans – congratulations, your team played outstandingly. And to France’s fans, the Midterm Roundup can offer only a giant shrug of the shoulders and its humble condolences.
IYI (If You’re Interested)
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