The Geoff Davis exception
Northern Kentucky Republican Geoff Davis bucked the anti-Bush, anti-Iraq protest mood of the country to beat an admired former Congressman, Democrat Ken Lucas, to hold on to Kentucky's 4th District U.S. House seat after only a single-term in office.
Davis did it with a clear-sighted grasp of egregious U.S. mistakes made in Iraq, by an impressive record of legislation and home-district funding for a rookie legislator, and without stooping to rabid partisanship.
He said, before any votes were cast, that no matter which party ended up with the majority in the House, he was confident he could work with both sides of the aisle and get needed legislation passed. He won the Enquirer's endorsement.
The White House needs to learn from this election. But might not both parties learn a lesson worth heeding in Davis' prevailing in a tough race and a tough time for the Republican administration?
posted by Tony Lang at 11:09 PM
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at 11:54 PM, November 07, 2006 
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Post a Comment*Rep Geoff Davis (R-KY), 11/18/05: "I think it's important to understand the political climate in which these shameful statements have been made. Ayman Zawahiri, Osama bin Laden's deputy, as well as Abu Musab Zarqawi, have made it quite clear in their internal propaganda that they cannot win unless they can drive the Americans out. And they know that they can't do that there, so they've brought the battlefield to the halls of Congress. And, frankly, the liberal leadership have put politics ahead of sound, fiscal and national security policy. And what they have done is cooperated with our enemies and are emboldening our enemies."
Bipartisan? More likely a rat on a sinking ship. He better hope the Democrats have memories as short as the braintrust at the Enquirer.
Geoff Davis won because GOP is the caucasian brand.
Umm . . .
The only way Davis one was by tapping into the Jack Abramoff Gravy Train, also known as the K-Street project. Mr. Davis racked up an unprecedented $3,500,000 dollars that came largely through a funnel of well-connected lobbyists. My indications are that he spent the majority of that on strictly partisan commercials, stuffing my mailbox full of garbage, and making automated calls to my house in the middle of the day. (I often work third shift, it was much appreciated!) Seriously, the man called my house at least eight different times with the same disparaging remarks about Ken Lucas. I want to say right now that I voted for Brian Houllion, the libertarian candidate. I'm seriously disappointed with the so-called editorial board at the Enquirer. In this election, you could have endorsed nobody, or better yet the little guy, Mr. Houllion, sheerly on the principle that something is deeply flawed with our two party system, and you know what I'm talking about. Instead, you chose to hop on the K-Street Gravy Train. Glasses up, editorial board! I hear they keep the best Kool-Aid in the back . . .
Davis didn't stoop to rabid partisanship because the RNCC handled that angle for him quite efficiently. How much money did they spend in that race?
Tony, come on. Davis' hands are as dirty as everyone else's in this past election. And it won't end until the soft money goes away. And the soft money won't go away as long as the hogs feeding from that trough make the rules on how the trough is filled.
Geoff Davis won because NKY is twenty years behind the rest of the country . In 2026 , the people will wake up and wonder how they ever put that joker in congress . Case in point Jim Bunning , he makes Pete Bronson look hip . Think exactly like me , or you are going to Hell . We need more free thinkers like that around here , only city in America ,where Bronson could have a weekly colume ,
When we recall that only 18.5% of Kentuckians have college degrees, the reason for Davis' victory becomes obvious.
Davis took nasty, hateful campaigning to a new level. He is a disgrace to politics and one reason decent people think twice before running. Sometimes I got two robo calls a day filled with venom about Ken Lucas. I was never so disappointed as when you endorsed him, but then you endorsed Jean Schmidt as well. Say no more....
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