Hi!  Thanks for the words of encouragement.

I am going to plead the 5th on the Senate race, but our candidate for Congress is truly fantastic.  Gary Trauner has to be one of the straight-shooting-est guys I've had the pleasure of dealing with and I think he has a very good opportunity to defeat Cubin--especially as she is one of those Congress-critters who continually shoot their own feet off.

Good luck to all this year!

Hello.

I am a Wyoming Democrat.  I am also a VERY progressive person.  And I have somehow managed to get into the position of Democratic Party County Chairman.

Objectively, I would say that my politics do not reflect those of Wyoming-ites in general, but that my anger at the blatant corruption of the Republicans, and the complicity and weakness of the Democrats, is common in the population of our state.

I have to point to The Spoiler's post and ask the question again: Are you including the "Diebold factor?"

This isn't an unrealistic caveat to add to any discussion about whether or not Dems can win the next election.  

I am quite optimistic that we would win overwhelmingly in any fair election at this point; what tests my outlook is the lack of confidence I feel in anything resembling "fair elections" into the foreseeable future.

I am busting my ass as the Democratic Party Chairman  for my county, but if we don't get electoral reform soon we'll never know whether our losses in '06 and '08 were our fault, the DLC's fault, or the ultimate in Neo-con Machiavellian maneuvering.

The conspiracy may or may not be real, but the danger of it IS very real.

Hi all.  My first post.
I'm going to throw a crazy idea out there:  could it be that "they" are pushing not rebuilding New Orleans because of the impact that might have on the insurance industry?
I'm no expert on insurance, but I do know they have their fingers in just about everyone's pie--especially our "representatives."