Josh Feit at The Stranger blog writes about the Cantwell campaign's response to last week's Bellevue Community College incident.
The Stranger has endorsed Cantwell and Feit has been the primary reporter covering this race. Today he characterizes Cantwell's response to the BCC incident matter as too late, "overwrought", "defensive" and "lame". He also notes that this is consistent with his overall experience covering the Cantwell campaign, while the McGavick campaign has been more open. Read the whole thing.
Posted by Stefan Sharkansky at November 01, 2006 11:28 AM | Email ThisCantwell is more media savvy and keeps her mouth shut. For example, she ignores Kerry's gaffe when he was here for her campaign.
A wise old politico (donor) once told me "never trust the press". I said "why not? they like me and write good things." He says, "like death and taxes, the press will be nicey nicey to you but will turn against you just like that." I would have thought McGavick knew that already.
Many, many apologies to our own 'reporterward', though.
Posted by: swatter on November 1, 2006 11:47 AMThis is exactly why the students had those t-shirts, they wanted Cantwell to know that, while they were attending and listening, they were not "supporting the Democratic ticket".
Democrats are showing, by their actions, that they do not, and will not, tolerate dissenting voices. Yet they want to proclaim their saintliness in expressing their "dissent".
Posted by: SouthernRoots on November 1, 2006 11:54 AMswatter--
I believe McGavick is wise to be accessible. The problem I have with his campaign was he wasn't aggressive enough in challenging Cantwell on her voting record, character & finances. McGavick was always on the defensive. Not where a challenger ought to be. That said, John Kerry handed him a real gift.....a tiny crack of opportunity. McGavick was toast before Kerry started babbling. What a fool Kerry is. Not enough for him to just blow the 2004 campaign. Oh no....he may have just blown the Dems 2006 chances to control both Houses! What a dork.
Republicans should be accessible...especially as CHALLENGERS WHO ARE BEHIND!!! What do they have to lose? McGavick lacked name familiarity. However, McGavick learned too late about being on the offense instead of the defense.
The other interesting thing is the huge number of undecided voters today. It's huge. McGavick should not give up and should pound away the next 6 days.
Posted by: aaaaaargh on November 1, 2006 11:56 AMBD... I'm not saying that the Cantwell folk should have kept these protesters out -- if it was me, I would have let them in -- I'm just saying that I have absolutely no sympathy for them.
I say, next time, let them in. And if they disrupt the event, beat them within an inch of their life. In fact, next person to blow an airhorn in my ear is going to find it shoved so far up their ass that they'll be farting like a foghorn.
I'm just sayin'.
Of course, by keeping the protesters out, the Cantwell folk avoided a potential violent clash... the type of clash that will eventually start happening as Dems grow sick and tired of being demonized as cowards, traitors and appeasers, and then ridiculed as a bunch of pussies for not fighting back.
So now the head Horseass is advocating violence. I don't believe his story for a microsecond, by the way.
Posted by: Steve (was Steve_Dog) on November 1, 2006 01:07 PMBD... I'm not saying that the Cantwell folk should have kept these protesters out -- if it was me, I would have let them in -- I'm just saying that I have absolutely no sympathy for them.
I say, next time, let them in. And if they disrupt the event, beat them within an inch of their life. In fact, next person to blow an airhorn in my ear is going to find it shoved so far up their ass that they'll be farting like a foghorn.
I'm just sayin'.
Of course, by keeping the protesters out, the Cantwell folk avoided a potential violent clash... the type of clash that will eventually start happening as Dems grow sick and tired of being demonized as cowards, traitors and appeasers, and then ridiculed as a bunch of pussies for not fighting back.
Posted by: Lynne on November 1, 2006 02:00 PM