Vulnerable House Dems declare their independence

[Freddie Stubbs]

By CRISTINA SILVA, Associated Press Writer Cristina Silva, Associated Press Writer – Sun Sep 26, 2:25 pm ET

LAS VEGAS – Rep. Dina Titus has been a loyal soldier in pushing the Democrats' ambitious agenda, voting for health care legislation, extended unemployment benefits, new energy taxes and a repeal of the military's ban on gays serving openly.

Her campaign signs, however, proclaim Titus an "independent voice" for Nevadans.

Aware that their stock has taken the same tumble as home values, Congress' most vulnerable Democrats are declaring their independence from their party's agenda in Facebook profiles, television advertisements, news interviews and campaign websites leading up to the Nov. 2 election. That's when Republicans hope to retake control of the House they lost four years ago.

The rebranders include Democratic Reps. Betsy Markey and John Salazar in Colorado, Zack Space in Ohio, Jason Altmire in Pennsylvania, Glenn Nye in Virginia and Joe Donnelly in Indiana. In Texas, Rep. Chet Edwards, once promoted as a potential running mate for Barack Obama, has become a vocal critic of his party's policies.

more: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100926/ap_on_el_ho/us_house_democrats_hide

[LiberalFighter]

1. Obviously their campaign managers are idiots.

[young but wise]

2. +1

[COLGATE4]

3. Good goddamn luck with that. I predict that this blatant attempt

to pretend they're something that they're not will bite them in the ass come election day. I don't believe that most voters, given the choice between Rethug Lite and Neanderthal Rethug are going to vote for the Lite version.

[asjr]

4. I really do not know how to react to this. Does

an "independent" Democrat mean he or she is hedging his or her bets? Is an "independent" Democrat going to cause a crack in the party big enough for the Republicans to slip through? I realize this is a piece out of Associated Press which in itself is questionable, but this sounds more like it was written by a pundit rather than a reporter. I no longer know what to believe.