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dixiegrrrrl

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2. Good news, maybe...Bachus has real competition this time around. From Republicans.

Reply to Syrinx (Reply #1)

Fri Feb 3, 2012, 11:00 AM

Feb 2012

So he may be out by this primary season. He has a lot of money to fight with, tho.
However, if enough people are fed up, and I think they are, maybe he will be out of the races come March.

The key here is if we can unseat the old timers, they lose their positions of seniority for committees and Chairs, in DC.

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Heads up for turncoat Parker Griffith's attempt to re-enter Congress. [View all] dixiegrrrrl Feb 2012 OP

it doesn't seem to be a lot of difference between the two Syrinx Feb 2012 #1

Good news, maybe...Bachus has real competition this time around. From Republicans. dixiegrrrrl Feb 2012 #2

I don't know what to think about that Syrinx Feb 2012 #3

Hmmm...you do bring up a good point. dixiegrrrrl Feb 2012 #4

"Howdy Doody on downers" Syrinx Feb 2012 #6

He was raised in the county I live in. dixiegrrrrl Feb 2012 #7

Camden? When you decided to become a dixiegrrrrl, you went all-out! :) Syrinx Feb 2012 #8

Well, I live in the BIG city, the county seat dixiegrrrrl Feb 2012 #9

nvm feat12515si Feb 2012 #5