| It's time to address something that I've been hearing for 2 years now. Rumor has it that Gary McLeod will find the $3300 at the last minute to enter the race, and it's likely that Jim Clyburn will flip the bill. Don't believe it? It's likely that it has already happened before. I've been told previously by some very astute political minds about the McLeod/Clyburn connection. One of them is regarded as a top analyst in the business. Over the weekend, it came up again. Back in 1998, Gary waited until literally the last minute to put his money up against Vince Ellison. I gues Vince had some friends in the Clyburn camp, and word got to him that the check was cut by Jim's people. Why would Clyburn do this? Simple. McLeod is tailor made for Jim. As long as an extremist runs against him, Jim looks like the voice of reason. Gary takes the primary on name recognition, then stays home though November, and Clyburn cruises to an easy win. Meanwhile, all the money that Clyburn raises goes straight to the DNCC, to fight other Republicans. It sounds almost too unbelieveable to be true, but it makes a lot of sense, and the rumor has never gone away. What's your opinion? I imagine there will be a lot of anonymous posts on this one. |
Monday, February 27, 2006
The Axis of Evil.... Gary Flies, and Jim Buys.....
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I have no doubt that wierder things than that have happened in the political realm.
Any incumbent with even token opposition will raise a certain baseline of cash and campaign activity. When re-election is not a question, an incumbent can direct their campaign spending to compliment their party's Get Out The Vote efforts, hence earning goodwill points for the time they do get a tough race, or decide to retire and want some cushy appointment.
While McLeod poses no threat whatsoever to Clyburn, his candidacy may well harm the party with which he claims affiliation. But since he has been a candidate on several party lines, this does not seem to be a concern of his.
However, this should be a concern to GOP leaders, who would be forced to contend, yet again, with the fallout from McLeod's incindary rhetoric being repeated through Democratic voter constituencies who will be motivated to vote against him.
While there may be some validity in the argument that the best course of action would be to file no candidate at all, McLeod is a perennial candidate whose vanity will not allow that to happen.
Failing to keep McLeod off the ballot, those leaders should endeavor to support a candidate whose nomination would be less embarassing.
It's the lesser of the given evils, but oftentimes, that's all politics is anyway.
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