Watch out now: Clinton’s Senate seat goes to Blue Dog Rep. Kirsten Gillibrand rather a Kennedy. My political philosophy is that the major party that opens up to the center/moderates will win and govern. At this point, it is unclear if the Blue Dogs types will flirt with the conservatives or back the Dem Team; this group can tip the scales and has serious power. If the GOP doesn’t secure more moderates and the Blue Dog movement grows in the South, the road back might be really long.
I did notice that Senator Saxby Chambliss refers to the “liberal Democrats” during this recent campaign. Was he deliberately implying that there are “non-liberal Democrats” (i.e. Blue Dogs) with whom conservatives could and should work? The GOP members are big on loyalty and blood oaths, “I agree with the Grand Old Party 100%.” To win in the future, they need more centrist Democrats support rather than card-carrying new GOP recruits.
Obama 2012 is already salivating over bigger numbers in the West and Midwest and the Blue Dogs might help by pulling the Democrat agenda closer to the center. Pretty soon, the South might get bluer.
Get the popcorn; this is going to be good.
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