tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3126825064641092276.post719564223775006916..comments2023-10-29T09:14:37.832-04:00Comments on Painfully Objective Political Analysis (POPA): Nels Ackerson Versus the Staggering Power of IncumbencyChris Wordenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00558836541249077077noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3126825064641092276.post-47021058429373396962008-10-31T12:14:00.000-04:002008-10-31T12:14:00.000-04:00Conservatives like me in the 4th District are wait...Conservatives like me in the 4th District are waiting for a new candidate they can rally behind. Many of us are very tired of Steve Buyer. I'd consider voting for your guy if I could figure out where he stood on the social issues that are important to me.<BR/><BR/>I'm a conservative, but I've popped over to your blog a few times in the past few days. I like to have friends on both sides of the spectrum.<BR/><BR/>Roger in AvonBig Doofus (Roger)https://www.blogger.com/profile/05999458545862082302noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3126825064641092276.post-40711151537157106152008-06-21T16:52:00.000-04:002008-06-21T16:52:00.000-04:00I think it's a bit premature to saying that the to...I think it's a bit premature to saying that the top of the Democratic ticket or timing will take this guy down. Betting against the underdog simply because he's the underdog is bad logic. <BR/><BR/>Sure the district has a history of Republican leanings. But Republicans had a history of fiscal conservatism and small government. Things change. Indiana might have as well.<BR/><BR/>In my view it's important when assuming that past trends are the best indicator of the future to remember the case of the turkey. For 364 days a year the farmer gives him a free meal. The turkey is never more confident in his position then on the morning when he is most in trouble. <BR/><BR/>If Nels has the talent, and the tenacity, I don't think timing will undo it. After all, anyone who's read Buyer's attendance, his voting record, or his offensive and partisan attacks knows that Steve Buyer's sort of a turkey. Perhaps this November will go differently...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3126825064641092276.post-26641594672775906272008-05-23T09:20:00.000-04:002008-05-23T09:20:00.000-04:00Steve Buyer, the man who lied to Congress about be...Steve Buyer, the man who lied to Congress about being on active duty in Iraq, wanted to use nuclear weapons in Afghanistan, and who session after session has the worst voting attendance record of any Indiana Congressman. I guess it's probably a good thing that he doesn't show up.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3126825064641092276.post-54085612495474995492008-05-19T09:19:00.000-04:002008-05-19T09:19:00.000-04:00Nels is a great guy. He was a great guy back in 19...Nels is a great guy. He was a great guy back in 1980 when he ran for congress. He lost.<BR/>Some reasons Nel lost in no particular order:<BR/>1) His party nominated in convention an incumbent President who had no chance of winning.<BR/>2) The Indiana Dem Party had a primary fight between Hillenbrand and Townsend; sound familiar<BR/>3) He had a rough district to run in.<BR/><BR/>Nels should have ran the last time when he really did have a chance of winning. As was the case in 1980his timing is way off.<BR/>He's a great guy and deserves a win but it's not going to happen. The people at the top of the Dem ticket will take him down....again.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com