Gregg Sprinting to the Center?by: Jennifer DalerThu Jan 29, 2009 at 16:23:04 PM EST |
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(I've been following Gregg's 111th pretty closely, and I think the picture is a little more nuanced than Nate notes from his national lens. But more when I can articulate it... - promoted by Dean Barker) Kos had a little blip in the open thread about Senator Gregg today. To paraphrase, he said Gregg must be pretty worried about his seat, because the normally conservative senator has become one of Obama's most reliable Republican votes. |
He then links to Nate Silver's blog.
After Snowe, two Republicans have supported the administration on 6 of 7 votes: George Voinovich of Ohio and Judd Gregg of New Hampshire. Voinovich, who always ranks as among the most moderate Republicans, isn't really a surprise, but Gregg, who has a fairly conservative voting record, perhaps is. Such are the perils of running for re-election in a state that Obama won by 10 points. It seems Gregg is trying to run to the center to be viable for re-election. The question is, will it work? Will he vote for the stimulus package? He voted against SCHIP while Bush was president. Will he do a 180 on that as well? And if he retools himself as a "moderate" does he have a chance in '10? |