Nunnelee and Childers look to 2010

Politics Magazine - June 2009

Despite Childers' conservative stances on abortion and gun rights (he makes some of the more moderate members of the caucus look like lefties), he should get a run for his money next year...Childers pollster John Anzalone thinks despite the favorable territory, challengers are reluctant. "[Childers] defies party labels and that's always been our message," says Anzalone. "So even though it's a really tough district [for Democrats], he has run strong in more than one election. That should give even strong Republican challengers pause." Last cycle, the DCCC spent more than a million dollars to help Childers win the seat...observers are convinced natinonal Dems will open their pockets again to keep Childers in the House. "They have an investment in him," says Anzalone, "and they are going to protect that investment."

Nunnelee makes tour stop in Southaven - DeSoto Times Tribune

Sen. Alan Nunnelee, R-Tupelo, ended a four-day "listening tour" of north Mississippi on Monday, making an appearance in Southaven before more than 60 DeSoto Countians.

Elected to the state Senate in 1994 and current chair of its Appropriations Committee, Nunnelee focused his comments during the event on his disappointments in decisions recently made in Washington.

"What they have done is engage in the crime of generational theft," he said about Congress' approval of the economic stimulus package.

Nunnelee, who is considering a run for the First Congressional District seat currently held by Democrat Travis Childers, also addressed state spending during Monday's event.

Nunnelee said state legislators have taken an approach to budget based on existing revenue rather than spending requests.

"That's what you expect of your state government," he said.

DCCC Attacks Davis

DCCC Hits Greg Davis With KKK

RightOfMississippi: DCCC Tries To Launch An All Out Race War In MS-01

Y'all: MS-01 - Greg Davis (R) vs. Travis Childers (D) - West vs. East - Vets vs. Ag - and the last minute desperate tactics . . .




(Images from RightofMississippi)

As ROM points out, the DCCC says "Greg Davis wanted to honor the founder of the KKK with a statue in Southaven" and also said the statue was of "the first Grand Wizard." But in reality, the statue was of Jefferson Davis who was not the founder and never in the KKK. In fact, another place that has a statue of Jefferson Davis is the United States Capitol Building. Jefferson Davis is one of the two statues representing Mississippi, along with James Z. George. Furthermore, Senator Thad Cochran uses the desk of Jefferson Davis in the Capitol, one of two "heritage desks" (the other goes to Massachusetts Senior Senator and belonged to Daniel Webster).

ROM further notes that the "founder of the KKK statue" (Nathan Bedford Forrest) was wanted by the Mayor of Horn Lake.

So the DCCC has attacked the wrong mayor for the wrong statue.


UPDATES

The Hill - DCCC links Davis to KKK founder’s statue - The DCCC stood by the flier. “The flier is factual, a part of the public record, and has been in the press many times -— voters deserve to know Davis's record,” DCCC spokeswoman Jennifer Crider said in a statement. Childers spokesman Terry R. Cassreino distanced the campaign from the mailer: “It’s not from our campaign, and we know nothing about it. We are totally focused today on reminding as many voters as possible to get out and vote.”

Michelle Malking (HT: Y'all) - Dirty race-card tricks in Mississippi: The KKK ploy