Mickey Kaus challenges Boxer in primary

[ccharles000]

Mickey Kaus, a political blogger on the Slate website, filed papers Friday to challenge U.S. Sen. Barbara Boxer in June's Democratic primary, saying the three-term senator is too tied to liberal interest groups.

"I have no special beef with the incumbent," Kaus said in his announcement. "She is a state-of-the-art Democrat. But to be state-of-the-art" in our party is not such a good thing anymore. State of the art" means the incumbent has learned to please the party's interest groups, often at the expense of the needs of average individuals and the party's own ideals."

Kaus, who lives in Southern California and is the son of former state Supreme Court Justice Otto Kaus, has been especially critical of illegal immigration in his Slate column. He said his status with Slate remains uncertain with his decision to run against Boxer.

http://www.sacbee.com/static/weblogs/capitolalertlatest/2010/03/blogger-mickey.html

[damonm]

1. Good luck with that...

...he's gonna need it.

[vaberella]

2. I love Boxer...more money for her. n/t

[IndianaGreen]

3. I love Barbara Boxer

and Kaus is just a keyboard warrior.

[Bleacher Creature]

4. He's a right wing jackass who simply calls himself a Democrat.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/mickey-kaus/why-i-filed-to-run-for-us_b_497693.html

He basically blames unions and immigrants for everything and uses Boxer's support for those two groups as his justification for running.