Wednesday, June 30, 2021

Quick Hits: Volume CCLIII

 - If there's a pile of dog feces, Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) is bound to step in it. 





Outside of her fellow "Squad" members, Omar likely has little support from Congressional Democrats, to say nothing of Republicans. 


I would have to believe there is ample opportunity to oust Omar in Minnesota's Fifth Congressional District via the 2022 Democrat primary. If you recall, a well-funded DFL challenger gave her a decent run in 2020 with Omar prevailing by "only" 20 points. For a high profile incumbent Dem in CD5 (with a substantial war chest of her own) to not have a more resounding victory in her party's primary has to set off alarm bells within her campaign headquarters. Also, Joe Biden won CD5 in the general election by 62.4% whereas Omar's margin was 38.4%. The 24-point difference in margin of victory is the largest gap between either party's 2020 presidential candidate and their U.S. House candidate. 


In short, if Omar were drowning, Dem leaders would likely throw her a cinder block at this point. 



- Bill Cosby is to be released from prison after his conviction on multiple sexual assault charges was overturned by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court. 


I'm certainly no Cosby defender/apologist given I believe the 50+ women who have alleged that he drugged them and subsequently raped them. But that being said, if we're to use the prog rationale in how they defend Planned Parenthood's abortion actions, Bill Cosby spent a miniscule percentage of his life raping women. Just think of all the good he's done with the other 99.9%. 


Hey, I don't make the rules. 



- If former President Donald Trump is to be believed (far from a sure thing, I know), it appears a high profile name is vying to be the Republican candidate to oppose Sen. Raphael Warnock (D-GA) in 2022. 


Former President Donald Trump announced that retired football player Herschel Walker will challenge Sen. Raphael Warnock for his Georgia seat in the 2022 midterms.

Trump was asked about Walker’s Senate run on the Clay Travis and Buck Sexton Show, a conservative talk radio program, on Tuesday.

“He told me he’s going to, and I think he will. I had dinner with him a week ago. He’s a great guy. He’s a patriot. And he’s a very loyal person, he’s a very strong person. They love him in Georgia, I’ll tell you,” Trump said.


Walker himself strongly hinted at this a couple of weeks ago. 





Walker's advantage, obviously, is the fact he was a sports legend in the state back in the 1980s. If you don't believe that plays a factor, lemme introduce you to former Auburn University head football coach (now U.S. Senator out of Alabama) Tommy Tuberville. However, the key distinction is that Georgia is not as ruby red as Alabama, especially given Trump's narrow victory in Georgia in 2016 and loss in 2020. 


Warnock is vulnerable, no doubt. And if the GOP can flip this seat it would go a long way to recapturing the Senate majority. Let's just say that Georgia Republicans should tread lightly before jumping all in on a Walker candidacy. 


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