Psst? Lindsey Graham Is In A Bit Of Trouble .... Pass It On

I am not much for poles, except for the stripper pole though those days, for me at least are over … but I digress.

We got a hint of good news this morning down here in South Carolina where it’s not the heat, it’s the stupidity, when I learned that Lindsey Graham, Tea Party goose-stepping, war mongering asshat, is falling way down in his approval ratings with his constituents; in fact, he’s as far down as President Obama, whom he loves to chastise and castigate at every opportunity.

Halle-loo!

In fact, head-to-head matchups against his three opponents Lindsey Graham can’t even muster 50% of the votes, and in most polls he’s hovering around 45%--still enough to win, I guess, but not a wide enough margin to keep Lindsey from twisting in his granny panties.

And Lindsey doesn’t have a lot of room to improve upon those numbers because there are two other conservatives running against him. Sure, one of them is Bravo reality star Thomas Ravenel, who was found guilty of cocaine possession and forced to resign as South Carolina State Treasurer; but he’s going up in the polls, ever so slightly, while Lindsey dips. Also not helping is Libertarian Victor Kocher, another conservative causing Lindsey Graham tsouris as more voters question whether Lindsey’s right for South Carolina.

He’s not.

Now, the Democrat running against Graham is Brad Hutto, a 19 year veteran of the state senate, and if he can get the Democrats out to vote — and, seriously, Dems, why aren’t you voting because not voting is a vote for Lindsey — and the all important black vote, he could end up in the mid 40’s making him the leading vote getter.

And here in The SC all you gotta do is win by one vote. One vote; I'd love to think it was mine!

Still, Hutto isn’t well known with most voters and, right now, is polling in the mid-30s range. But since most of the undecided voters are either Democrats or Independents, he could, with some help, and some cash, unseat Lindsey Graham and sent him back to the bogs from whence he came.

It’s not a sure thing, y’all, but it’s a thing, so, pass it on, and let’s lose Lindsey. 

via Blue Nation Review

Good Thing He Lives In Florida Where Flip-Flops Are In Fashion

Kendrick Meek, the Democrat running against Republican, oops, no, make that Independent, Charlie Crist for the Florida US Senate seat, is saying that Crist's sudden about-face on LGBT issues is “too little, too late.” Meek is continuing to hammer Crist for his flip-flop, and accusing Charlie "So not gay" Crist of being willing to say anything to win election as a senator.

But if he'll do anything and say anything, doesn't that make him a Republican?

For the record, Charlie Crist, until recently, has been a lifelong, conservative Republican who has fought against every Democratic value, and against every issue regarding the LGBT community. Now, however, Crist has apparently changed his mind [read: flip-flop] and supports a wide array of LGBT issues, like the repeal of DADT, and ENDA. Supposedly, Crist will outline his new position this week, just in time for the election.

So, responding to Charlie Crist's sudden about-face, the Meek campaign is reiterating it position that they have long stood with, by and for, the LGBT while Charlie Crist has consistently--until now--opposed us.

The Meek campaign reminds us, and especially the voters in Florida, that Crist has long supported DADT until earlier this year, after announcing his bid as an Independent candidate for the Senate. Crist also has been a longtime supporter of Amendment 2 in Florida, which bans same-sex marriage and marriage-like unions in the state.

Kendrick Meek, on the other hand, was the co-sponsor of legislation that sought to repeal DADT, fought against Amendment 2 when it came before Florida voters in 2008, and voted for a version of ENDA in 2007.

So, Florida, who you gonna believe? The guy who has stood with the LGBT community for his entire political career, or the guy who stood against until the last few minutes. If Charlie Crist has actually been enlightened to gay issues and causes, how come it only happened when he was in a three-way race for Senate and not any time before?

It happened now because Charlie Crist will do anything and say anything and pretend anything to get elected. And that's the last kind of politician we need in Washington.