Why doesn't Kay Hagan just re-register as a Republican?

[octoberlib]

She opposes all forms of gun control legislation. She's for the Keystone XL pipeline. The National Journal ranked her as one of the most conservative members of the Senate , right in there with the rest of the Republicans. And now this.

The Senate on Thursday rejected rival proposals to stop the sequester, ensuring the $85 billion in automatic spending cuts will begin on Friday.

A bill crafted by Senate Democrats won 51 votes, while a Republican alternative won only 38 votes. Three Democrats — Sens. Mary Landrieu (La.), Mark Pryor (Ark.) and Kay Hagan (N.C.), who are all up for reelection in 2014 — voted against their party's bill, which fell 51-49.

She votes against her own party over and over and over again. I'm sick of it.

[littlewolf]

1. she is very very scared she will lose her seat.

it will be an off year election ... no president Obama's coat tails to save her
and look how the state went in the last 2 elections.

[Politicalboi]

2. Mary Landrieu isn't any better

I live in Ca, but she has voted many times with the Repukes.

[FBaggins]

3. Your alternative is a real Republican

The National Journal ranked her as one of the most conservative members of the Senate , right in there with the rest of the Republicans.

In 2012 they ranked her as the 69th most conservative. How many Republicans were there in 2012?

This year she fell a bit, but is still listed as more liberal than five Democrats in the Senate. Where would we be if all six "just re-register as Republican"?

[octoberlib]

4. You're right , of course.

The phrase 'conservative Democrat' has always seemed like an oxymoron to me.

[illegaloperation]

7. Two things I want to say.

First, we are suppose to be a big-tent party and that means that we are going to have conservatives in our party. When a party move too far to one side, it risk losing the majority.

Second, someone like Dianne Feinstein would not be able to win a North Carolina senate seat (at least not yet).

[WorseBeforeBetter]

5. She's also gunnin' for "entitlement reform."

Hagan (DINO) or Tillis (Teabagger) in 2014. The state loses either way.

[illegaloperation]

6. I feel the need to defend Sen. Kay Hagan

Last year, Obama lost North Carolina so Hagan is not going to be able to get re-elected with Obama's popularity (or lack of) in North Carolina.

Sen. Kay Hagan is also running for re-election in an off year so she knows there won't be as many liberal voters so she will need enough moderates and conservatives to vote for her.

She is doing the best she can to survive re-election and I don't blame her.

[WorseBeforeBetter]

8. She came out in favor of marriage equality. Oops.

The Truman quote about real Republicans and fake Democrats is applicable here. Given a choice, those precious moderates and conservatives will vote for Tillis, or whomever her opponent is. (Unless the Rs keep up the loony legislation, and unemployment is still ridiculously high -- maybe even Rs have a breaking point.)

I have a better approach than relying on the Malleable Middle: Act like a Democrat. Liberals will run to the polls, even though I'm tired of holding my nose while I fill in those little ovals.