No, he didn’t go to Mizzou or something. I mean that Michael Steele utilized a tactic that another Republican Lieutenant Governor employed here in Missouri.
In 2006, then Maryland Lt. Governor Steele was in a tough race for US Senate, one in which his Democratic opponent would easily prevail. Since it was shaping up to be a big year for Democrats nationally, and Maryland is a Democratic-leaning state, Steele had “Sample Democratic Ballots” printed and distributed in the Baltimore area. The sample ballots featured Steele without mentioning that he was a Republican.
Missouri’s own Peter Kinder learned well, using the same tactic this year in St. Louis as part of a winning effort.
Photo courtesy of Flickr user matthewnstoller via a Creative Commons License. Yes, that Matt Stoller.
Matt Stoller is completely unconnected with Missouri, AFAIK.
who were already pitching Bobby Jindal for every office. Now some of them will do the same for Michael Steele.
Now to hear media people pretend Steele is a moderate.
Then again, when you misdiagnose the reason for your problems, it’s a lot harder to solve your problems.
We wish the Republicans the best of luck trying to wipe out people’s memories of how Republican policies failed spectacularly while claiming Bush was really somehow too liberal. Also, have fun not changing a significant policy and trying to appeal to traditionally Democratic groups.