Peter Goldmark, who's running in WA-05 against Cathy McMorris (eww!!) is as proud to be a Democrat as I am. He's proud of what his party stands for, and proud of its record across the decades.
That said, even the wee D we've got in our tv ads is a bit of a gamble out here.
And this is the point. Peter isn't running to represent Democrats or Republicans. He's running for a position representing everyone in the district. And as much as I like Ned Lamont and as much as I wish Joe Lieberman would just go away I want to make this clear:
Successful politicians, like WA-05's own Speaker of the House Tom Foley, are successful because their electorate's get the perception that these politicians actually represent them.
We keep talking about how different Democrats and Republicans are. Well how's this for different: I'm a proud Democrat, but I wouldn't want anyone to vote for me because of my party affiliation.
<i>Mahalo.</i>
That said, even the wee D we've got in our tv ads is a bit of a gamble out here.
And this is the point. Peter isn't running to represent Democrats or Republicans. He's running for a position representing everyone in the district. And as much as I like Ned Lamont and as much as I wish Joe Lieberman would just go away I want to make this clear:
Successful politicians, like WA-05's own Speaker of the House Tom Foley, are successful because their electorate's get the perception that these politicians actually represent them.
We keep talking about how different Democrats and Republicans are. Well how's this for different: I'm a proud Democrat, but I wouldn't want anyone to vote for me because of my party affiliation.
<i>Mahalo.</i>
AUG 28, 2006 09:55 PM
