"Republican recruits make Dems chortle"

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"Meet Bob Kelleher, the Republican nominee against Sen. Max Baucus (D-Mont.) this year.

He is an 85-year-old attorney with some downright unconventional views. He believes the American system of representative government should be replaced by a parliamentary system. He calls for socialized medicine, advocates nationalizing the country’s oil and gas industries and believes taxes should be raised significantly to eradicate poverty."

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"If nothing else, Kelleher is emblematic of Senate Republicans’ flat-out bad luck this election cycle. Not only has the party missed out on landing top-tier recruits in conservative-minded states such as South Dakota and West Virginia, but Republican primary voters have exacerbated the situation by nominating candidates elsewhere who have virtually no chance of winning races that might otherwise have been somewhat competitive."

http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0608/11017.html


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LR97484g3xM&eurl=http://www.dscc.org/news_item?press_release_KEY=632

[asthmaticeog]

1. Wait, what?

"He believes the American system of representative government should be replaced by a parliamentary system. He calls for socialized medicine, advocates nationalizing the country’s oil and gas industries and believes taxes should be raised significantly to eradicate poverty."

And he's a Republican because WHY? :wtf:

[SergeyDovlatov]

2. 'cause he didn't want to go against Baucus in the primary? nt

[mcctatas]

3. I know, right?

of course the article also states:
"Needless to say, the Republican Party wants nothing to do with him.

If Kelleher were an aberration, his candidacy might be easier for Republicans to swallow. But he’s not.

He’s one of a handful of GOP Senate nominees who are, well, not exactly who the party had in mind.

If nothing else, Kelleher is emblematic of Senate Republicans’ flat-out bad luck this election cycle. Not only has the party missed out on landing top-tier recruits in conservative-minded states such as South Dakota and West Virginia, but Republican primary voters have exacerbated the situation by nominating candidates elsewhere who have virtually no chance of winning races that might otherwise have been somewhat competitive."