Tuesday, 16 March 2010

Yarmuth! Should Be In Trouble

For the life of me, I have no idea why some currently elected Republican didn't challenge Yarmuth! in the 3rd congressional district. Why? Because Yarmuth! is incredibly vulnerable as one of the most liberal members of Congress. In a year of backlash against statism, there is no way that Yarmuth! should get re-elected. Recent poll numbers back that statement.

In 3rd Congressional District, a poll of 1979 Registered Voters showed:
For Yarmuth 27%
Against Yarmuth 23%
Depends on Ballot 48%
Margin of Sampling Error +/- 2.2%

Are you kidding me? A sitting two term congressman records only 27% who would definitely vote for him in a re-election. A strong Republican challenger would have destroyed Yarmuth! this year. The question is will any of the four candidates vying for the spot be able to mount a serious campaign? Considering none of the challengers have raised more than $25,000 I would have to say the chances are fairly bleak.

The Louisville GOP is a complete embarrassment. How is it possible that they could not find a serious candidate in such an obvious Republican year? Hell the Republicans in Lexington found serious candidates to challenge Chandler. And Chandler is a much stronger candidate than Yarmuth!. Pathetic.