Oh Goodie… Carnahan & Clay to Face Off in Epic MO District One Primary Race
Posted by Jim Hoft on Tuesday, February 28, 2012, 11:59 PM
Oh, this ought to be good.
They already told each other to f**k off last year, now they’re going to face off in a primary.
Rep. Lacy Clay (D-MO) and Rep. Russ Carnahan (D-MO) filed papers Tuesday to run in the Missouri First Congressional District.
The Hill reported:
Rep. Russ Carnahan (D-Mo.) has filed to run in the Democratic primary against Rep. Lacy Clay (D-Mo.) in a heavily-Democratic, St. Louis-based district.
The decision comes after months of waiting on Carnahan to decide whether he would challenge Clay or choose to run in a Republican-leaning district that includes much of his old territory.
Carnahan’s move is a loss for national Democrats: he would have likely been their strongest option to run in the new suburban district.
The race is a continuation of a fight between the two that started with redistricting, when Missouri lost one of its congressional seats. Carnahan’s district was dismantled by Republicans in the state Legislature, but after Missouri’s Democratic governor, Jay Nixon, vetoed the maps, the final votes to override the veto came from Clay allies in the statehouse.
After it became clear Clay was happy to see Carnahan lose his seat, Carnahan swore at him on the House floor, according to reports. Since then he has stayed silent on where he would run, but many predicted he would take on Clay — if he wins he’ll have a safely Democratic district for a decade rather than a perennial swing district.
Still, the race will be an uphill battle for Carnahan, a centrist white Democrat facing a more liberal African-American congressman in a heavily black district.
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Published May 23, 2012 at 11:51 pm - 51 Comments
Simsalabim commented:
Dumb and dummer.
Carnie has no more intelligence than a box of rocks. Clay is smarter than an acorn but just barely.
Both are only in office because of their last names.
But who is the dumbest of all… the idiots that elect them.
Tom63010 commented:
Politics in the St. Louis area just got a lot more interesting!
squeaky commented:
[... Jonathan Schrag made a menacing cellphone call last Thursday night to Cynthia David of Essex, the leader of a conservative women's group who had criticized a state environmental initiative.] what about looking before you leap don’t some people get. that he may have thought this wouldn’t bite him……more of these lame brains please..i chew them up as snacks.
http://www.courant.com/news/connecticut/hc-schrag-0229-20120228,0,6353466.story?track=rss
PamelaofthePoconos commented:
There’s a third Democratic candidate in that race. Media will not include her in their coverage unless forced to do so. Candice Britton ran against Clay in 2010 and got 18% of the vote with very little funds. She’s officially on the ballot again – first listed of the three on it, she says. Check her out at http://www.candicebritton.com.
Ausonius commented:
2 naked marxists; perhaps we can hope for a nice brawl culminating in the ousting of carnahan.
For Missouri’s sake, an end to the carnahan family’s involvement in politics, and none too soon.
hermie commented:
The fact that Carnahan is running against a black man proves that he is a racist. (Hey it’s the same kind of accusation that libs say about Republicans. Carnahan might as well get used to it.)
dries commented:
Same in NJ – Republicans zoned Steven Rothman out of his home disctrict, so he plans on challenging a fellow donkey Pascrell in his. Two veteran Democrats going at each other should be fun. Pascrell is a saner one & has an edge over Rothman.
OldSailor commented:
Too bad dueling is illegal, it’d be nice if they removed each other from the gene pool.
1RedBeard commented:
The Hill calls Carnahan a centrist? And the far left clod is simply called “more liberal?” Oh, please. Give me a break.
STL Tix commented:
Can’t wait to see all the dirt start flying from each camp. Got the pop-corn & a Shock Top ready…
The best part of all this is that one of those old political families is going to finally die, most likely Carnahan. The bad part of it is it will be counted as an endorsement / mandate for the winner.
St. Louis politics at it’s finest.
Powder is dry
pagar commented:
“Carnahan’s move is a loss for national Democrats:”
Any loss to Democrats is a win for Americans who believe in America.
MN Jim commented:
Sorry, but that picture of Clay looks like a chimp.
SeniorD commented:
Two words for Mr. Carnahan:
Lost. Cause.
Big Mo commented:
I would have much prefered to see a Republican end the Dem control of the old 3rd District that the donkey party has held since the 1970s. But, oh well. I’m still in the 3rd after the redistricting, but at least I won’t have to vote against Russ anymore.
Patty commented:
Slime Politics!
Greg commented:
There must be a republican willing to take the seat. He/she would win over these two bickering boys.
Sorry to Live in Illinois commented:
The racial makeup of this district will mirror the final results. Skin color trumps experience.
paul52 commented:
These two are the poster boys of the Dimorat Party. Old political families that should be extinct. Put ‘em in the octagon and let ‘em go!