tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799451770086337664.post6489056699721011399..comments2024-03-26T14:01:36.240-05:00Comments on Public Policy Polling: Politics of SotomayorTom Jensenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06545052616714485196noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799451770086337664.post-66327949259432476262009-07-30T17:19:35.306-05:002009-07-30T17:19:35.306-05:00Jason,
That was right on the money. If every Rebu...Jason,<br /><br />That was right on the money. If every Rebuplican reads your post, they will get elected without any problem. They need to stop listening to the main stream media and trying to go to the middle.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799451770086337664.post-10830880298477844732009-07-30T11:36:41.742-05:002009-07-30T11:36:41.742-05:00You're right in pointing out that voting again...You're right in pointing out that voting against Sotomayor will have no effect on Richard Burr's re-election chances next year. The question is whether or not Hagan will vote along "party lines" for Sotomayor and how (if she was up for re-election next year) that "yes" vote would effect her re-election. Sotomayor is out-of-the-mainstream, a racist, a sexist and a bully, in her own words. She's a horrible choice for the U.S. Supreme Court and not only do we North Carolinians realize it but so do the American people. The last poll that I looked at had her nationwide approval ratings in negative territory. Burr will be right to vote against her and Hagan will be wrong to vote for her. Before you continue to blast Burr as a party line Republican, please remember that Obama voted against BOTH John Roberts and Samuel Alito along the so-called party line. Clearly he wasn't concerned about appealing to moderates or Republicans as a non-obstructionist. One last thing, are you implying that Hispanics will lock-step support someone like Sotomayor simply because she is a Puerto Rican? You should clarify your reasoning when you espouse racial politics. Correct me if I'm wrong but I don't remember Hispanics rioting in the streets when Miguel Estrada was lynched via filibuster from the United States Court of Appeals by the likes of Ted Kennedy and Patrick Leahy.Jason, Ashevillenoreply@blogger.com