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Word that Republican Jim Tedisco is about to bow out of New York’s squeaker of a special congressional election has Wonkette asking: “Are you listening, Norm Coleman?”
UPDATE: Tedisco indeed conceded.
The Minnesota Republican’s likely answer (”I can’t hear you!”) can be fairly judged from the state Supreme Court’s order this morning, which granted Coleman the far-off deadlines he wanted in his appeal of Democratic rival Al Franken’s election to his old Senate seat.
If Tedisco’s effort does fall short, Democrat Scott Murphy will head to Washington, D.C., a good two months before the earliest likely date that Franken could follow suit, given the June 1 date set today for oral arguments in Coleman’s appeal.
One effect a New York concession could have is on the fortunes of Republican National Committee Chair Michael Steele, who has enjoyed a rocky ride during his short tenure, even before this apparent loss in New York.
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Comment posted April 24, 2009 @ 2:15 pm
Coleman has lost more than the race, he and the GOP has lost its dignity.
The GOP once once the party of propriety, honesty, honor and dignified behavior, attributes that were once associated with the term conservative. Those once honorable qualities began erode in Regan’s second term and all but disappeared with the Bush Administration.
The inability to accept responsibility for their actions, the mud slinging that was displayed during the Clinton years was like a cancer that over took the GOP who believed the ends justified the means and win elections at all cost including its core principles.
The GOP and its now members are a broken party, held more in contempt than respected and are well on their way of losing 4 to 6 more Senate seats, more in the House with little to no chance of putting forth a competitive candidate for President in 2012.
Karl Rove, Rush, Cheneny and in the past Newt are not admired and combined with the National joke Palin are all poster children for what is wrong. While I did not believe John McCain had the leadership qualities necessary to be President he at least had a history of distinguished service and while running a tough campaign did so with dignity and propriety.
The GOP is a mess with no leadership nor a positive message. The present themselves as a bitter, vindictive and left with no message other than the Democrats are wrong on everything as they try to clean up the huge mess in this country and throughout the world based on the Republicans reckless and irresponsible behavior.
Comment posted April 24, 2009 @ 3:40 pm
Are there any institutions left, or any states left, where civility and community matter more than lawyers? I fear Canada may be the next to go. Does Coleman have connections there?
Comment posted April 24, 2009 @ 4:19 pm
I doubt this will make Coleman concede. Murphy’s lead for a long time was about the size of Coleman’s after the local canvasses, but the number of votes was about 1/20 of Minnesota’s. Tedisco’s odds of taking the lead in a recount was therefore always tiny compared to what Franken faced, and just on the number of votes, Tedisco had a whole lot bigger problem than Coleman. I realize that doesn’t take into account that we’ve already had our recount and court challenge, but ti’s not a matter of what I take into account, but what Coleman takes into account. He probably figures he has a lot better odds than Tedisco faced.
As a funny side night, Tedisco challenged Air America’s Sam Seder’s absentee vote for being a non-resident. Since Seder had just been on a jury, that challenge looks a wee bit partisan.
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