{"id":1441,"date":"2010-05-06T18:57:49","date_gmt":"2010-05-07T01:57:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/2helenahandbaskets.com\/?p=1441"},"modified":"2010-05-06T18:57:49","modified_gmt":"2010-05-07T01:57:49","slug":"affiliation-disclosure-disorder","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/2helenahandbaskets.com\/?p=1441","title":{"rendered":"Affiliation Disclosure Disorder"},"content":{"rendered":"

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There seems to be a serious disease infecting Democrat political candidates in the Helena area: Affiliation Disclosure Disorder<\/strong>. This new and relatively perplexing affliction is most recently evidenced by the lack of the legally required disclaimer on the radio ads for two high profile, very Democrat candidates – Joe Cohenour and Mary Caferro.<\/p>\n

In Joe’s case, I can understand his desire to distance himself from his party. House District 78 was one of the few local districts that went into the McCain\/Palin column last election – it’s no longer a guaranteed D win. In addition, there was a concerted effort by the Democrats to find a viable candidate to oppose him in the primary. Having lost the school board election four years ago, Joe probably knows that he can’t count on the usual suspects and loyal district Dems to get him that coveted extra chance to feed at the public trough, so he must have figured that his best bet is to distance himself from a party that doesn’t really want him and hope that enough “undeclared” voters will see his name on the ballot and put name recognition over party designation in the primary. <\/p>\n

As for Mary, I can’t quite figure it out. Certainly, it can’t be an oversight – she’s played in the sandbox for too long to claim that she doesn’t know the rules. And Senate District 40 is pretty much a safe liberal bastion in the heart of the People’s Republic of Helena – so she can’t be trying to avoid the cooties, as it were. Distancing herself from any possible similarity to Dave Gallik has merit, but is hardly definitive as conclusive proof of her susceptibility to the contagion.<\/p>\n

It’s a puzzelment, for sure. Why are these two fairly well-known Democrats now suddenly adverse to proclaiming their long-time liberal ties? Why is Joe not proudly touting himself as a Democrat candidate for HD 78? How come Mary’s radio spots don’t end with the mandated party affiliation?<\/p>\n

Sudden onslaught ADD. Hmmm…. Could it be fatal?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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