Democrats Dodging Queen City DNC
Even after a bipartisan effort from local politicians tweaked the rules to make booze readily available for Team BO’s big party, more Democrats are finding the DNC too toxic a pill to swallow and making plans to be anywhere but center stage in Bankster Town USA. This from The Daily:
Vulnerable Democrats looking to distance themselves from President Obama have found an easy way to bolster their independent bona fides: just skip Obama’s big party.
At least half a dozen Democratic officials have said in recent days that they won’t attend the Democratic National Convention this September in Charlotte, North Carolina, where the president will formally receive the party’s nomination for a second term. The latest: New York Democratic Reps. Bill Owens and Kathy Hochul, both of whom won special elections in recent years – in 2009 and 2011, respectively – that were heralded by party leaders.
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This comes on the heels of Pennsylvania Rep. Mark Critz saying he’d opt out, and a trio of West Virginia Democrats — Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin, Sen. Joe Manchin and Rep. Nick Rahall — all doing the same. Even though most of the convention-skippers have claimed they’d simply rather spend time back home, the political undertones are clear. After all, these Democrats share one thing in common: They answer to a conservative-leaning electorate that, at best, views Obama with a great deal of skepticism.
So skipping a late-summer convention that doubles as a love-fest for Obama is something of a political no-brainer, especially considering the fact that a week full of extravagant parties doesn’t make for the best optics with the country still in the midst of a fragile economic recovery.
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Naturally, Republicans aren’t surprised.
“The Democrats’ convention in Charlotte is about as popular as a trip to the dentist these days,” said Paul Lindsay, a spokesman for the National Republican Congressional Committee. “Unfortunately for these ‘no shows,’ attempting to hide from the President does not mean they will be able to hide their support for his policies.”
Ouch. Not only does Charlotte again get dissed with the dreaded N.C. modifier, its premier world classy event apparently has a new slogan: Queen City DNC: Not Quite As Bad As Root Canal.
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