Comments on: Blue America: Donna Edwards Could Be A Very Big Part Of A Bright Future For America

By: Bruce/Crablaw

Bruce/Crablaw — Sun, 08 Jul 2007 04:13:36 +0000

I blog locally in Maryland, and have been delighted at how local conservatives are pretending that what happened to Lamont in Connecticut is what will happen to Donna Edwards, because primary challenges by Democrats are unthinkable and can’t win, theoretically. Nice to see one’s opponents thinking stupidly.

MD-4 is extremely liberal and Democratic. It includes the outer perimeter of Maryland’s most liberal town, Takoma Park (the core of that town lying within Rep. Van Hollen’s MD-8.) It is largely African-American and Latino, and borders the District of Columbia for a substantial stretch, but with a swatch of white voters in Montgomery who are largely liberal and good-government advocates, i.e. Donna’s people whom Wynn cannot and did not reach easily. It’s not blue, it’s sapphire blue. By all rights, it should be represented by a member of the House Progressive Caucus. There are no Reagan Democrat towns, no religious right influences to speak of, no gun rights/NRA crowds here. Maryland has a few of those, but happily not in MD-4. So Edwards will not get “Joe-ed” because the “Joe” voters do not live in the 4th, period.

Wynn should find out what size shoe Donna Edwards wears because his doctor will have to extract a high heel shoe of that size from his rear end pretty shortly.

By: Nate

Nate — Sat, 07 Jul 2007 20:18:07 +0000

howieklein @ 102

Jacqrat @ 101

Ack! Did I make the match?

I just put in five bucks for Donna…

Yes, the matching offer stays in place for another hour.

How do you track it Howie? I put in 10 bucks. Need me to forward something?

By: selise

selise — Sat, 07 Jul 2007 20:15:16 +0000

howieklein @ 102

Yes, the matching offer stays in place for another hour.

i’m late to the party. but that’s an offer i can’t refuse.

thank you donna and thank you howie!

By: AZ Matt

AZ Matt — Sat, 07 Jul 2007 20:14:14 +0000

Thank you Howie once again! You da Man!

By: Jacqrat

Jacqrat — Sat, 07 Jul 2007 20:04:25 +0000

howieklein @ 102

Jacqrat @ 101

Ack! Did I make the match?

I just put in five bucks for Donna…

Yes, the matching offer stays in place for another hour.

Oh Goody! I love to make you match, and it’s even better when it is for a candidate that is as match-worthy as Donna Edwards!

By: howieklein

howieklein — Sat, 07 Jul 2007 20:01:28 +0000

Jacqrat @ 101

Ack! Did I make the match?

I just put in five bucks for Donna…

Yes, the matching offer stays in place for another hour.

By: Ed*ard Teller

Ed*ard Teller — Sat, 07 Jul 2007 20:00:47 +0000

howieklein @ 98

. Get ready for Darcy Burner.

Like Edwards, Burner’s going to WIN this time around! Thanks, Mr. Klein.

By: Jacqrat

Jacqrat — Sat, 07 Jul 2007 19:59:44 +0000

Ack! Did I make the match?

I just put in five bucks for Donna…

By: TeddySanFran

TeddySanFran — Sat, 07 Jul 2007 19:58:57 +0000

Thank you, Donna Edwards!

By: howieklein

howieklein — Sat, 07 Jul 2007 19:58:07 +0000

Donna, it was wonderful to have you here at FDL today and I sure hope you’ll come back and visit with us later in the campaign. You can count on us to watch your back all through this election season and whenever you have some news, let us know and we’ll help you break it. We’ve collected a bit over $2,500 for you so far– not counting the matching funds, which I’m extending for another hour– and I suspect by the time you have to really ramp up and get the message out to the voters, FDL, Crooks & Liars and Down With Tyranny readers will kick in at least 20 times that.

Next week our guest is another remarkable woman who, like Donna, was encouraged by a near win last year and is trying again. Get ready for Darcy Burner.