Comments on: Which House Democrats Should Be Replaced This Election Cycle?

By: Robert Whittle

Robert Whittle — Sun, 04 Mar 2012 14:49:10 +0000

34 brave democrats who voted against socialism 😛 I applaud them!

By: John Moeller

John Moeller — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 10:05:24 +0000

You don’t want Jim Matheson out of office. His vote on healthcare rankled the shit out of me, but he is the only thing between us and yet another Tea Party Republican (as in the 2010 midterm, it was between him and Morgan Philpot, a Tea Party candidate). It’s a least of evils situation. We need him in that seat for the same reason that we need to vote for Obama.

As for finding a non-“Blue Dog” Democrat, that is a non-starter in this state. Matheson is the only Democrat with clout here, and any competition from his own party would put another Tea Partier in power and pave the way for a long-term all-Republican representation from Utah.

I don’t like it any more than you do — but while I live in his district, I’m voting for Matheson until the Utah Democratic Party grows a pair.

By: Graham Martin-Royle

Graham Martin-Royle — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 08:45:48 +0000

You missed Peter Palumbo. He might have voted for Obamacare but for this he needs to go.

http://freethoughtblogs.com/wwjtd/2012/01/15/peter-g-palumbo-needs-to-get-some-emails-and-voted-out-of-office/

By: Paul Vasquez

Paul Vasquez — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 06:43:16 +0000

I’m happy to see that none of my representatives are on that list.

By: ildi

ildi — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 05:38:48 +0000

Zack Space (Ohio 18th congressional district) was defeated by Bob Gibbs (a Republican) in 2010.

By: Gregory

Gregory — Sun, 15 Jan 2012 20:28:01 +0000

For a much shorter list, ask: What House Democrats should NOT be replaced this election cycle?

By: drlake

drlake — Sun, 15 Jan 2012 19:30:13 +0000

That would be correct, Martin.

Strategically, we might be better off accepting less that perfect voting on the part of our representatives rather than dumping them because they voted on the wrong side of a pet issue, no matter how important that issue is. Striving for purity is a great recipe for irrelevance, which I’m hoping is going to bite the republicans in the ass this election cycle. If the dems start playing the same game, they’re going to get screwed.

By: Martin

Martin — Sun, 15 Jan 2012 16:55:22 +0000

Didn’t some of them vote against this bill because it didn’t go far enough i.e.not single payer or supported the parasitic insurance companies?

By: sailor1031

sailor1031 — Sun, 15 Jan 2012 15:17:05 +0000

I’d certainly like to see it happen but I doubt that it will. Certainly in the case of Rick Boucher (Va) he voted against health care because in right-of-center Virginia he would be punished by his constituents if he voted for it. As a matter of pragmatism I’ll settle for a rep. who votes liberal sometimes rather than for a rep. who votes far-right all the time.