Wayne Dowdy, chairman of the Mississippi Democratic Party, issued the following statement today concerning the upcoming special election for U.S. Senate and the importance of electing a Democrat.
“We believe that Mississippians, like residents across the rest of the nation, want to elect U.S. senators who will be a part of the majority. It’s important for Mississippi voters to elect a Democrat to this key position because Democrats are the majority party.
“That way our senator will have a seat at the table in Washington and be able to participate in decisions surrounding such important issues as national security, health care, economic development and continued recovery from Hurricane Katrina.
“The Mississippi Democratic Party will field a strong, high-profile candidate who will win this important U.S. Senate seat and work hard to improve the lives of every resident in Mississippi and across this nation.
“The state party also supports the complaint Attorney General Jim Hood filed today in Hinds County Circuit Court, asking the court to enforce state law that requires the governor to call a special election for this U.S. Senate seat within 90 days of appointing an interim senator. Doing so will ensure Mississippians are represented in Washington by someone of their choice as soon as possible.
“Mississippians are dissatisfied with the direction our country is headed and it’s clear they want change. But unfortunately Roger Wicker only offers more of the Washington status quo. Voters should be given the opportunity to decide as soon as possible if they want to endorse Wicker’s status quo record or endorse new leadership that will deliver the change Mississippi is demanding.”
Yep. Democrats look to be the Majority in both houses of Congress for many years to come. A seat at the table would be helpful indeed. Wicker has been nothing short of a blind partisan; not a trait that will help Mississippi in the near future.
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good to see we're back ;)
ReplyDeleteWell, our state sure spoke when the votes came back on Nov. 6th in favor of Republicans. We all know Ronnie Musgrove is the only guy that might have a chance since Mike Moore is running from the Feds.
ReplyDeleteI remember having Musgrove for a class at Ole Miss. Nice guy, but he talked way to much about Hillary and all the time they spent together in Washington when he was Guv. Now, what kind of time I really dont know, but one can imagine it had something to do with those ugly feet of hers.
Musgrove was not a good Gov. He had good intentions with education, but that was about it. He ran our state in the ground. If he could not lead the state as Gov, how can he represent us and lead us in Washington? He's much too close to Hillary and her bunch and to be honest she really doesnt give a damn about Mississippi. She is the most two faced person running and she does a good job in showing it.
chuck,
ReplyDeleteI was hoping for some insight when you stated having Musgrove for a class. Tisk.
If I'd spent some quality time with the Clintons I'd probably talk about it too. (Wouldn't you?)
He was an excellent education governor and most Republican teachers I know voted for him because of that.
Our state fared no worse than average during his 4 years. He had the misfortune of taking office during an economic downturn. He didn't do anything spectacularly good or bad on that front.
I think he'd make a good Senator. I think he may back out of his original interest though.
Yeah,
ReplyDeleteI might talk about spending time with the Clinton's after I knew my political career in Mississippi was over. Thats the problems with Democrats in the South. They are so much different than liberal Democrats like Hillary, but why do they support her? What does Ronnie and Hillary have in common? Nothing at all, except the "D" Do most Democrats in our state feel the same way about Hillary's views as she does?
Like I said, he had good ideas about education, but putting the state in such a hole was everything but being fiscally responsible. I don't doubt teachers of both parties voted for him, who wouldnt want to vote for a guy that will increase your pay and budget.
Fared no worse???? I think it was to the tune of -$700 million plus dollars the state lost during his time. You cant blame almost 3/4 of 1 billion on the economy can you?