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Tuesday Afternoon Open Thread

By Big Tent Democrat

I have a confession to make - outside of a few races - Boxer, Feingold, Grijalva, Joe Garcia, Blumenthal, Eric Schneiderman- I really am not very engaged in this election. Part of it is I think the cake is baked. Part of it is disgust with the political ineptitude of the Democratic Party. But part of it is I'm not sure this election matters all that much, other than the progrssives who are threatened. Do I really care if Heath Shuler, Travis Childers, Jim Marshall, Bobby Bright or Stephanie Herseth, et al., win? Why? I suppose they are better than their opponents, but what happens if they lose? IS any policy going to change because of it? I will vote straight Dem on my ballot. But I am not sure that it matter all that much. 2012 will be very important of course. But this election? I am not so sure.

YMMV. In the meantime, my thoughts turn to Saturday afternoon in Tuscaloosa where my Gators face the Crimson Tide in the biggest game of the college football season so far. To be honest, I'm thinking a lot more about that than the election. Sorry, President Obama.

Open Thread.

Full post as published by TalkLeft on September 28, 2010 (boomark / email).