No, we are not going. Several democrats including eight members of Congress have decided to skip the convention in Charlotte. Between now and they now reduced confab in September. Many pundits and so-called expets are blaming the defections on the diminishing popularity of the President in some states.
On of the latest defections is Sen. Claire McCaskill (D-MO). The senator is facing a tough re-election in er home state. She is touted by the Obama campaign as one of the president's chief surrogates. Will her defection fromn the DNC hwlp or hurt her chances? Missouri is one of many states to show the popularity of the President declining.
This decision by McCaskill is not first time she has skipped the DNC. She skipped the 2004 convention also.
An anonymous aid told a news outlet McCaskill has skipped the DNC in years she has appeared on the ballot.
McCaskill will not be alone in her decision. The following democrats have also decided to stay home in September. West Virginia Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin, Sen. Joe Manchin (W.Va.) and Reps.
Nick Rahall (W.Va.), Mark Critz (Pa.), Kathy Hochul (N.Y.), Bill Owens
(N.Y.) and Jim Matheson (D-Utah) will all stay home. Depending on future polls, Supreme Court decisions, and executive orders more democrats may prefer to stay in their districts and states than attend the DNC.
In a related story, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) Chairman Steve Israel (N.Y.) is advising other democrats to skip the convention. Israel believes staying in one's district will help democrats win in November.Israel claims the advise has nothing to do with Obama's popularity.
This is not the first time this has been suggested to members of Congress seeking re-election. In 2008 then-DCCC Chairman Chris Van Hollen (Md.) gave candidates the same advise.
Full story from The Hill
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