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October 24, 2006
SETPAC for Lusk = Setback for Floyd?
Some bloggers are right to point out the split-ticket endorsement by the Southeast Tennessee Political Action Committee (SETPAC) as evidence of a formidable, moderate pro-business power structure in the state. Yours truly doesn't disagree, though I think A.C.'s use of the word "Elitist" is slightly off base. (Maybe that's because I reserve that word for a more narrow interpretation, i.e. intellectual elitist, and I don't see this businessmen's group as having any academic clout.)
But a couple of this PAC's down-ticket endorsements are interesting. The first is in House District 27, where former U.S. Express executive Bill Lusk, a Democrat, gets the nod over Republican Richard Floyd. Actually, that one's not so hard to figure out, though I'm certain Lusk's spouse (a Daily Kos diarist and left-wing firebrand) must have been ignored in the decision.
Another endorsement I found intriguing was that of independent candidate Ike Robinson over incumbent Rep. Tommie Brown in the 28th. Sure, Ms. Brown is a so-called "big-government liberal," but so is her colleague JoAnne Favors, unopposed next door in the 29th, and the latter got an endorsement. I'm assuming that the group doesn't feel that it has to offer its blessing in every single district. They could have sat out the 29th. Does Robinson offer something to Southeast Tennessee businesses, or is it enough that he's simply not Tommie Brown?
State House Elections | By joe lance | 12:15 PM
Comments
Moderate pro-business is another oxymoron. Like connservative christian, the words are anti-thetical, probably thunk up by a bipartisan politician, duh!
Please spare us.
Posted by: glenH at October 24, 2006 3:13 PM