To be a Democrat In Name Only (DINO) requires a lot of work.
The candidate must vote against mainstream Democratic groups AND openly embrace Republican ideals over Democratic ones.
In Mississippi support for public education has been one good way to separate the sheep from the goats.
Nolan Mettetal has failed to stand up for education when the issue of full funding has come to the Senate. His support has only been found in the election years of 2003 and 2007 when political cover was needed.
It is also said (correctly) that you are judged by the company you keep. Well, in the recent past he has personally attended the Tate County Republican Executive Committee meeting where Barbour praised him for his support of the Republican agenda. In the same recent past he has missed the Democratic meetings opting instead to send his wife in proxy.
There is also the saying that "You've got to dance with them that brung you." If you look at the checks Mettetal has been getting you will find many traditional Republican donors. Also you will find several checks from payday loan businesses. Anyone that these modern day loan sharks find to be their ally is not someone that belongs in a party committed to helping the poor.
Nolan Mettetal was asked Friday in the The Panolian why he is a Democrat and he practically ran away from the label offering positions in an attempt to differentiate himself from the Democratic label. Senate District 10 voters have a real Democratic choice in Mona Pittman and she deserves to be District 10's Democratic nominee.
This will be the first of several to be posted over several nights this week.
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