Can you think of any race this year where the Republican was better than the Democrat?

[LoZoccolo]

That is why, my friends, you will not see me saying that the Democrat will never get my money.

[Justitia]

1. Impossible. There is never a republican better than a Democrat.

[kwassa]

A better campaigner, yes.

Not in terms of political views.

[Barack_America]

2. More marketable, yes. Better policy-wise, hell-to-the-no.

[ProudToBeBlueInRhody]

3. No

But let's be honest, Corzine and Deeds weren't making anyone excited enough to run out and vote.

[NYC_SKP]

4. I can for 1988. The Republican's name was Lowell Weicker. Definitely better. A LOT Better.

Seriously better than the Democratic contender for the particular senate seat.

Connecticut: Democratic Attorney General Joe Lieberman narrowly defeated Sen. Lowell P. Weicker, Jr. (R-CT) in his bid for a fourth term. A liberal in an increasingly conservative party, Weicker found himself at odds with his fellow Republicans. This rift would lead to many conservatives (such as National Review editor William F. Buckley, Jr.) to endorse Lieberman.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Senate_election,_1988

Lowell Weicker was said to be considering a rematch against Senator Joe Lieberman in the 2006 election cycle. He objected to Lieberman's support for the Iraq War and noted in a New York Times article published on December 6, 2005, "If he's out there scot-free and nobody will do it , I'd have to give serious thought to doing it myself, and I don't want to do it."

The Lieberman campaign released an ad which borrows from one aired during the 1988 Senate race, which depicted Weicker as a hibernating bear ignoring his Senate duties except at election time. In the 2006 ad, Weicker reappeared as a wounded bear while Lieberman's Democratic challenger, Ned Lamont, was depicted as a bear cub sent and directed by Weicker.

On June 18, 2006, Weicker held a fundraiser for Lamont and described himself as an "anti-war activist." (Lamont won the primary, but Lieberman, running as an independent with heavy Republican support, maintained his seat in the general election.)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lowell_P._Weicker,_Jr.

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[XemaSab]

5. +1

:D