A TN political race of note
A reader emails regarding Kelsey’s blowout:
This was a one issue race for State Senate in Germantown, Cordova and Bartlett last night.
The Republican (for the open seat) was Brian Kelsey, a conservative Republican who voted for all of our desired gun bills last session, and the Democrat was a soccer-mom who made the guns in parks and restaurants the sole focus of her campaign.
Kelsey won 75 – 25%.
Gun control is not so good at winning elections.
Update: Also pointed out to me was how the Commercial Appeal seemingly made it a pet project to torpedo Kelsey. Funny how that didn’t quite work out.
December 2nd, 2009 at 7:31 pm
I’m confused – Kelsey voted FOR all the gun control bills?
December 2nd, 2009 at 7:40 pm
No. He voted for the bills that were pro gun.
December 2nd, 2009 at 8:05 pm
Local media and bloggers made the race about Kelsey’s “stunt baby antics”, claiming voters would prove they were tired of him. I guess voters expressed their thoughts on that.
It’s also interesting how many on the Left made jokes, insinuations, etc about Kelsey being gay. And there were no corresponding calls from the Left to knock such garbage off. Hate speech for me, but not for thee, I guess.
December 3rd, 2009 at 2:45 am
“Hate speech for me, but not for thee, I guess.”
“It’s not bigotry when WE do it!” – The DNC motto
December 3rd, 2009 at 10:47 am
I spoke with Kelsey’s opponent at length on election day at a polling place and all she talked about was guns.
That is what got her into the race, according to her.
And that is all she wanted to talk about.
Every issue came back to guns.
The CA is a Marxist publication and it viewed the race as its last chance to get rid of Kelsey.
In doing so, it permitted the election results to demonstrate its complete irrelavance and lack of influence.
Nice try.
December 3rd, 2009 at 5:19 pm
Congratulations to Mr. Kelsey. I look forward to his statement rejecting his socialistic health care benefit (quote from the linky link):
“As a state senator, Kelsey will earn $19,009 in annual pay. Other legislative perks are state-subsidized health insurance for life; a $1,000 monthly home and office expense allowance; $171 a day for expenses; and 54 cents a mile in reimbursement or weekly round-trip airfare during the legislative session.”