Would you expect me to support this Arkansan Democratic person for US Sentate?

[Bryn]

His name is D.C. Morrison. He ran for Democratic US Senator against Blanche Lincoln and Bill Halter in the primary last May.

Had Morrison won would you expect me to support him just because of "D" next to his name? He managed to pull in 13% votes.



His platform:
•Improve our current health care system. OBAMACARE will result in health care rationing, long lines, and reduced care.
•Prompt tort reform so that consumers are no longer paying for multi-million dollar settlements
•Support and defend the Constitution of the United States of America
•Fight liberal efforts to take our right to keep and bear arms
•Respect for life at all stages, including unborn children
•Secure our borders—we must know who and what enters the United States

More http://www.dcmorrisonforussenate.com/

Then after he lost and Blanche won in the runoff read what he said according to this article

http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/2010/05/dc-morrison-im-staying-out-of-ar-sen-runoff.php

The mysterious conservative Democrat that managed to pull in 13% of the vote in last night's Arkansas Democratic Senate primary says he expects Sen. Blanche Lincoln will win the runoff -- but she doesn't have his vote. D.C. Morrison, who ran on a far-right platform that included abolishing the IRS and opposing abortion rights, told me this morning he won't be endorsing anyone in the runoff and can't predict what his voters will do when Lincoln and Lt. Gov. Bill Halter meet again in the June 8 runoff.

"That's hard for me to say," he told me when I asked how he thought his voters would split in the runoff. "Down the middle, I guess."

Morrison said "most" of his voters were "traditional Democrats who would never, ever vote Republican." The same doesn't go for Morrison however -- he said he won't vote for either Democrat in the runoff and will cast his own ballot for GOP nominee John Boozman in November.

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This man had a nerve to run as Democrat with GOP platform. He's going to vote for GOP John Boozman in November! Tell me...had he won the orginal primary would you expect me to vote for him in general election?

[FrenchieCat]

1. From what I understand,

most folks are grown ups here, and so they have to choose whom they want to support,
and who they want to oppose.

That's what I hear anyways! :shrug:

[DJ13]

2. Dont diss the D!

Its more important than anything else to some people.

Not me, I would refuse to support that kind of Republicrat (Lincoln too for the same reason), but many folks consider politics as a sport where team identity is more important than policy positions.

[Uzybone]

3. another conservative Arkansas "democrat"

ho hum

[provis99]

4. those yellow-dog Dixiecrats still exist in the South.

arch-conservatives who won't join the Republicans because that's the party of Lincoln and the anti-slavery crowd.

[Bryn]

5. Interesting thought

I can see that clearly ... what you said is likely true.

[Phoebe Loosinhouse]

6. I would say not only is he not a Democrat, he is a Tea Bagger

Scaremongering health reform, "tort reform", fighting non-existent efforts to seize guns, dismantle Roe v Wade, border security?

I wouldn't vote for him in a million years. This is what infiltration and dismantlement of the party from within looks like.

If he had won the primary, you would have been at a tipping point where it would have made absolutely no difference if your vote went to the Republican or the Democrat. Either way, the Democratic Party's platform and positions would have been attacked, eroded, and nullified.

If he had won the primary, I'm sure Party dollars and support would have still gone to him, so he could strengthen the Blue Dog coalition.

If he had won and I lived in Arkansas, I would vote for all the down line candidates I liked, and I would write in the name of an acceptable Dem - Halter?

[vaberella]

7. Sadly in some states D and R are interchangeable. n/t

[Nicholas D Wolfwood]

8. In the absence of a more progressive candidate - yes.

Same answer as always - go as far left as is feasible within the constructs of the given election. If it's this asshole versus Boozman and he's going to vote to give Democrats the power to set the agenda, yeah, I absolutely hope you'd support him (which doesn't have to mean give him money or make calls for him - just vote for the most progressive person possible). Every last seat matters, regardless of what some think, and regardless of whether or not they're going to push the kind of reforms we DUers want.

Don't like it? I suggest working towards a system of government that supports viable third parties.

On edit - I'd also add that as an Arkansas Democrat, it's entirely in your power to nominate better candidates. You've only got yourself to blame if Morrison's the best guy you got.