My drive-by Kratovil commentors are back (at least one of them) – hitting a post I did a month ago and adding his two cents. Maybe as a group they’re feeling their oats because an internal poll they did shows the race between Frank Kratovil and Andy Harris as a dead heat – that would suggest a 14 point swing in the race in a month. Since both polls are internal for the respective campaigns, my guess is that the truth lies someplace in the middle and there’s a 5 to 7 point margin in Harris’s favor. Either way, the last month will tell.
But “Joe” also asserts that Frank Kratovil feels a certain way about particular issues, to wit:
- Frank isn’t against all earmarks and would favor “responsible” ones to benefit his district.
- Nor is he against offshore drilling, provided that the claimed 68 million leased acres are taken up first. (Nice try on your part. I suspect a lot of it has already been checked over and found to be most likely dry holes. I’ve asked a friend of mine who should be in the know if my suspicions are right.)
- Kratovil also wants to crack down on illegal immigration. Fair enough, I think both candidates are in agreement there – the trick is to convince the leadership on both sides to do so and I haven’t seen much in the way of that from Frank’s party. (Some elements of the GOP fall woefully short there too.)
- By the way, he is a Democrat and not an independent because he’ll caucus with Nancy Pelosi and company. If he votes with San Fran Nan even 50% of the time the voters would likely want him thrown out, and I’m willing to wager a steak dinner with Joe that, if elected, Frank will have an ACU rating lower than Wayne Gilchrest’s 2007 rating of 36.
On Tuesday evening, Joe can make it out to Salisbury University to watch his chosen fair-haired boy battle with Andy Harris and Libertarian Richard James Davis. I’m hoping that they cover a few subjects Joe didn’t bother to touch on, like the candidates’ positions on abortion, private property rights, gun control, taxation, and our continuing efforts in the Long War. I can safely say that there’s a lot of contrast to those issues and the results would likely not accrue in Frank Kratovil’s favor.
Kratovil is a liberal Democrats financed & endorsed by liberal democrats. Claiming he’s independant is a lie. Just follow the money: from Pelosi to Unions to DCCC.
And Harris is a conservative nut job who thinks insurance copmanies should not have to cover colorectal screening. Can’t wait to hear his answer on that one tomorrow.