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Originally Posted by Pete
These days regardless of how a candidate runs his/her campaign in the district - the question does boil down to which party they belong to.
If you don't toe the party leadership line you find yourself locked out of help when it comes time for your reelection campaign.
So yeah - party does mater.
President? Think Supreme Court. Senators? Think Supreme Court. House? Think spending.
There are no Snowes in the Democrat Party. Well, there are a lots of them but I mean "Thorn in the side of your Party" kind of folks.
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Before one even gets to the next primary, a petulant party upstart can be frozen out on patronage, pork, and, potentially, committee work.
(And while I have no dog in the AZ fight, I'd be more likely to cross party lines to vote for a Democrat running for the senate than one running for the house. While she's rightly reviled, Ms. Pelosi is vastly under estimated as a parliamentarian. If she gets the speakership back, don't count on Democrats reaching across the aisle.
ZD! Hey...hey...check out this photo of her. Go ahead, you can trust me.
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Shucks. I forgot the pink. Sorry about that.