The GOP might do just as well letting Kokesh go for it

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http://insidethecapitol.blogspot.com/2009/08/8-17-denish-on-ballot-could-help-teague.html

By JAY MILLER
Syndicated Columnist

SANTA FE -- Rep. Harry Teague may be helped in his effort to retain his 2nd Congressional District seat by having Lt. Gov. Diane Denish on the ticket with him.
Denish grew up in Hobbs and still seems to consider it home base. Her father was Jack Daniels, a leading member of the business community and a state representative.

Denish spent time in Farmington before moving to Albuquerque and starting a business. She also maintains a place in Hillsboro, NM. She seems especially interested in maintaining rural ties and assisting in rural economic development.
Denish was a strong supporter of Teague in both the primary and general elections last year. If her chances look as good a year from now as they do at present, she may be able to give his campaign a boost similar to that which Teague received from the national Democratic Party last year.
Teague will need as many factors going for him as possible. All indications are that he and fellow Hobbs resident, former Rep. Steve Pearce, will wage quite a battle next year.

Last week I received a call from a reporter with a leading Capitol Hill publication asking if I thought Pearce might be old news back home. I told her it was more like big news.

I said it didn't appear district voters felt deserted by Pearce when he ran for the U.S. Senate last year. A large portion of southern voters were pleased to have a strong conservative seeking to replace Sen. Pete Domenici.

Both parties' congressional campaign committees already are going all out to support these candidates. Both committees have been sending news releases from Washington. to New Mexico media.

Steve Terrell of the Santa Fe New Mexican reports that The Hill newspaper says the National Republican Congressional Committee has named Pearce and 1st Congressional District candidate Jon Barela as two of the party's 13 "Young Guns."
The selections demonstrate how important New Mexico is to House Republicans but Pearce, who will turn 62 later this month, and Barela, 49, don't fit the image established by the teenage Billy the Kid and his pals in movies of the same name.
Actually, this is a training program to help non-incumbent GOP congressional candidates. The candidates must demonstrate a base of support, develop a media messaging plan and show they are capable of raising enough money to get their message out.

Pearce did well in all three categories while winning the district three times but any extra help will always be appreciated, I'm sure.

Ironically, the one Republican running at this point in the 3rd Congressional District, Adam Kokesh, is 27 and an ex-Marine. He also does well in all three campaigning categories. But Kokesh is a Ron Paul style libertarian who will not always follow the Republican party line.

Besides, Republicans have a very difficult time winning the 3rd district. They may find a more traditional Republican candidate to run but the person will not receive the national support enjoyed by GOP candidates in the other two districts.
Dan East, who represented the party in 2008, is a possibility in the 3rd district. He ran a great race in 2008 to secure the GOP nomination but staff problems and a strong effort by Ben Ray Lujan won the district for Democrats.

The GOP might do just as well letting Kokesh go for it. He's full of energy, a good speaker and already has used the Ron Paul Internet techniques to get a good start on a campaign war chest. Rep. Paul has endorsed Kokesh and shared his vast national mailing list.

Kokesh has appeared often with the Texas congressman and is in demand as a speaker on libertarian topics nationally. It is rumored that Paul, 74, may be about ready to retire and that Kokesh is likely to assume his mantle as the leading national voice of libertarianism.
MON, 8-17-09

 

[rp08orbust]

It is rumored that Paul, 74, may be about ready to retire...

Mkay.

 

[anaconda]

GOP=Military/Industrial Complex=Kokesh BAD

 

[He Who Pawns]

It is rumored that Paul, 74, may be about ready to retire and that Kokesh is likely to assume his mantle as the leading national voice of libertarianism.

Hahahaha. Best laugh I've had all week.

 

[Matt Collins]

Hahahaha. Best laugh I've had all week.

Yeah really... whoever wrote the article doesn't know much about the liberty movement apparently.



But regarding Adam's race, if the GOP doesn't think they can win that district, then they will just ignore it and let the low-ballers fight it out. That can be good for Adam of course because he can most likely beat any other non-establishment Republican in the primary. If he doesn't have to put up a fight in the primary then he can save his money for the general. He might have a fighting chance if he keeps his money intact and has xover appeal.

 

[Njon]

Dr. Paul about the retire? Hopefully we'll be inaugurating him in about 3.5 years from now.

 

[He Who Pawns]

Lol, Matt. What does it matter if Kokesh can win a non-existent primary, if he has ZERO chance of winning in the general? Why don't you google the demographics of that district, and then tell us how Kokesh is going to have even a 1% chance of winning. This whole "campaign" is nothing but an adventure in vanity by Kokesh, at the expense of our movement overall.

And again, even if hell froze over, and somehow Kokesh had even a 5% chance of winning, Democrats would only need to make one call to the IRS to get him thrown into jail, so this whole thing his a joke.

Our efforts should be concentrated on Rand and Peter, not this clown.

 

[t0rnado]

Ron Paul Internet techniques

Hahaha what the fuck.

 

[dr. hfn]

Hahahaha. Best laugh I've had all week.

he is a great leader. shut it pwns.

 

[Epic]

Ron Paul has announced that he's running for re-election in 2010, so what are these rumors?

Anyway, Adam Kokesh would be a great leader for the movement, and fortunately he has some help with Rand and Schiff. Too bad Adam has such a tough race.

 

[He Who Pawns]

he is a great leader. shut it pwns.

In that case, maybe he should get a job. I hear they need "leaders" at McDonalds right now, rather than draining hard-earned money from people in this movement for a useless vanity run for congress.

Has Kokesh ever even had a job? Or has he been living off his parents and the federal government all his life?

 

[nayjevin]

This whole "campaign" is nothing but an adventure in vanity... at the expense of our movement overall.

Look in a mirror dood.

 

[dr. hfn]

Lol, Matt. What does it matter if Kokesh can win a non-existent primary, if he has ZERO chance of winning in the general? Why don't you google the demographics of that district, and then tell us how Kokesh is going to have even a 1% chance of winning. This whole "campaign" is nothing but an adventure in vanity by Kokesh, at the expense of our movement overall.

And again, even if hell froze over, and somehow Kokesh had even a 5% chance of winning, Democrats would only need to make one call to the IRS to get him thrown into jail, so this whole thing his a joke.

Our efforts should be concentrated on Rand and Peter, not this clown.

A Republican was in office in the 3rd as recently as 1999. The last general election was 57% to 30%, dems won. 13% voted independent. If you combine the Repub vot with the Ind. vote then u get 43% which is close to 57%. Kokesh appeals to left snd right so I'd say the race would be up for grabs and close. Plus with the support of the Ron Paul machine and grassroots plus Freedom's Phoenix and other activists then I'd say he can definitely win.

 

[dr. hfn]

In that case, maybe he should get a job. I hear they need "leaders" at McDonalds right now, rather than draining hard-earned money from people in this movement for a useless vanity run for congress.

Has Kokesh ever even had a job? Or has he been living off his parents and the federal government all his life?

he was in fucking iraq dipshit!

 

[MR2Fast2Catch]

This whole "campaign" is nothing but an adventure in vanity by Kokesh, at the expense of our movement overall.

Look in a mirror dood.

 

[RM918]

he was in fucking iraq dipshit!

I believe that's the point he's making, that anyone who'd join the military is clearly an imbecile. While I do agree that the adventurism and authoritarianism that's cropping up along those lines has been a big problem for years, I don't agree with the arrogance being tossed around. This sort of outright dismissal of someone is smacking of shit I heard in the GOP primary in '08 from Bushies, and it's rather disappointing to see it here.

 

[TinCanToNA]

I believe that's the point he's making, that anyone who'd join the military is clearly an imbecile. While I do agree that the adventurism and authoritarianism that's cropping up along those lines has been a big problem for years, I don't agree with the arrogance being tossed around. This sort of outright dismissal of someone is smacking of shit I heard in the GOP primary in '08 from Bushies, and it's rather disappointing to see it here.

Speaking of disappointment... your first sentence is clearly an indication of your own imbecility.

 

[acptulsa]

Hell of a flame war.

I'm not in favor of putting all of our eggs in the Kokesh basket. But I don't see why he wouldn't be allowed the liberty to run.

And I don't mind terribly if tptb think Ron Paul is going to retire. They might keep pointing cameras at him if they do.

 

[disorderlyvision]

I believe that's the point he's making, that anyone who'd join the military is clearly an imbecile. .

I clearly remember HeWhoYawns saying he was a military man...

 

[disorderlyvision]

Hell of a flame war.

If you notice, HeWhoYawns, does this in every single thread about kokesh. He has been trying to sabotage his campaign from the get go. I should start hijacking every Schiff thread and slam him, because apparently the mods do not care that this goes on.