Contenders to unseat vile Kyl, who have you heard rumored?

[blondeatlast]

I've heard rumors of Jim Pederson, Terry Goddard, and Napolitano.

I don't think Napolitano will go for this one, I think she'll up for another Guv stint and go for McCain in 2010.

Any others? Handicapping? Anyone you'd like to see go for it?

I'm ready to get this show on the road, myself!

I think Kyl is very vulnerable, owing to his lockstep with the Bunny Admin agenda.

[NoodleBoy]

1. I want to learn more about Leonard Clark, Spidel's guy

I don't know if Goddard would go for it, I don't think he's run for Congress before, and his stint as Phoenix mayor and bid for Governor suggest he'll stay in the state for a while. I'm guessing if/when Napolitano either takes a dive or retires (later on) he'll run for Governor again.

Damnit, these people need to start announcing. I want to get out there and kick some Republican ass. Democratically, of course.

[poverlay]

2. We MUST unseat Kyl.

He is definitely part of the problem. You can count on me to do whatever I can to help unseat that gutless, pandering, yes man of poor excuse for a Senator. Sorry did I let on how I really feel?

I think either Pederson or Goddard would beat the pants off of him.

[lonestarnot]

3. Well if you find out please post! Would like to see this seat changed!

[WyLoochka]

4. I heard Pederson is in

and I'm luke warm about it. I don't think he is at all charismatic, and the person who runs is going to have to have some attention grabbing personal style in order to overcome the sheer volume of the automatic, unthinking Repub votes that will accrue to Kyl.

Kyl has a bland, boring persona and so does Pederson. The issues and the extremist policies that Kyl has worked quietly for these past three terms would not get an airing at all from our absolutely deplorable local rag in Phx, nor our deplorable local TV media statewide. Tucson would get behind Pederson, but the race would be one huge snore and Pederson would lose. Also, Pederson is DLC, so who wants him anyway?

Goddard has a little more oomph, is not DLC and I would gladly support him, but he was successfully characterized as a little personally "quirky" in his governors race. A lot of swing voters were driven the other way by this characterization as a "lightweight, kinda goofy guy."

I'd be concerned that this unfair, wrongful smear would be easy for the Repubs to successfully resurrect again, despite Terry's serious service as AG since his failed governors race.

Napolitano would have the best shot but, even for her, knocking a three term Repug incumbent out of a Senate seat would be tough. So many Repubs and too many Indies are on auto-pilot when it comes to voting around here.

In her race against Salmon, it was Salmon himself who scared enough Indies over to Janet's column to give her the win. People are not afraid of what Kyl is doing in DC, they should be because he is and always has been in lockstep with the Christian Dominionists and the Economic Fascists, but no one even knows that. He's never been exposed as the scary right wing social/economic extremist he really is.

I'm afraid Kyl is defeatable only if BushCo actually goes down before Nov 2006, so that people will be awakened and motivated to throw out the rest of the Repugs with them.

Sorry to be a downer today. Hope someone can give me reason to be more hopeful about getting rid of Kyl.