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| Erica Fish |
At the risk of feeding the liberal diatribes of the New Nebraska Network and the Nebraska Democrat Party and perhaps so-called Republican Senator Schumacher, each of the three candidates were asked if they would support the return of the state to the 'winner-take-all' electoral vote method used by 48 other states. Both Davis and Turco said definitively that they would. Erica Fish simply equivocated saying that it was not a yes or no question and mentioning California which incidentally is one of the 48 states. We suspect Fish would support the National Electoral Vote Coalition as well given her response.
Fish seems very concerned with social issues in the vein of the current occupant of LD 9, Gwen Howard. Howard's daughter, a carpetbagger, has returned to Nebraska to seek a legacy election to her mother's seat and no doubt will be the 'Democrat' winner of the primary for this 'non-partisan' seat.
Perhaps Fish, the stepdaughter of Nebraska State Senator Mark Christensen, has been drinking the liberal populist Kool Aide of George Norris and those who find destroying the electoral vote process intellectually pleasing. That's not in the best interest of Nebraska which under the current allocation process simply chooses to put one of its five electoral votes in play unlike the other 48. This is not an 'intellectual' issue of saying that if we do it California and others will follow. They won't. If that were the case 49 other states have had since the 1930's to adopt a 'non-partisan' unicameral. How's Nebraska's example worked there?????
If Fish was using any intellectual capacity she would understand it will be the very system that Nebraska has now that will prevent her from ever being called 'senator'. She would realize that it will be Barack Obama's effort, beginning March 15, to organize the Second Congressional District that will result in a a Democrat slate that will prevent her from ever being elected.
Having said the above, the Nebraska Republican Party should save any effort to elect what appears to be another Brad Ashford or Paul Schumacher. We can only hope Vernon Davis will end up as the nominee for the fall election.
5 comments:
I think Fish could win. I heard Sara Howard was a liberal community organizer from Chicago who worked to get single payer socialized health care, was educated in the most liberal/femnist elitist schools in the country and just moved into the district in the nick of time to run for her mother's seat. I think the district is pretty liberal though - lots of UNO professors, Warren Buffet, Shelley Kiel, Brad Ashford, Dundee...should be interesting race
Fish is hotter than vern
The question of winner-take-all is not a question of right or wrong, but of political strategery. If you had to move to California, would you support winner-take-all there?
I am unfamiliar with what you are referring to as the "National Electoral Vote Coalition." Perhaps you mean the movement toward a National Popular Vote? I do not support this movement. Our government is a representative republic, and having grown up in rural Nebraska, I understand the value of the electoral vote. But if you think about it, winner-take-all is a state-level popular vote, instead of allowing each district a voice through their electoral vote.
If anyone in my district has strong feelings about this issue, I am happy to hear their viewpoint.
In the future, rather than making assumptions about where I stand on issues, I invite the blogger to ask me directly.
For the record, the only Kool-Aid I've had to drink lately was made by my mother. You'll be happy to know she's a strong conservative.
Thanks,
Erica
I'm glad you made it home to your Google safely, Erica. Pretty sad that you had to go home and type your answer rather than just knowing the answer when asked. Do your homework-it makes it more enjoyable for those of us trying to understand what a candidates position is.
Just wish I lived in the Memorial Park/Dundee hood so I could vote for Vernon. He's the man to turn that seat to an R.
Ms. Fish,
All six people who read that thank you for your time. However, I must say,
"Go, Vernon Davis!"
Thank You
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