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Larry Elder: Damn right I’d replace Dianne Feinstein in the Senate with a Republican, and I may get the chance HotAir

Is it crazy for Elder to close out his campaign by tossing red meat to Republicans in a state Biden won by 30 points? I don t think so. What would he gain by steering to the center now? Californians know who he is, and to the extent that they don t, Newsom s done a solid job of defining him as Trump but worse. If Elder tried to counter that by moderating, he d come off as phony and lose some of his conservative support without picking up much in the middle.

This is a turnout election, right? Well, the only way Elder and the GOP win is by blowing the roof off in turnout and hoping that Newsom and the Dems underperform. That being so, the obvious move is to gorge on red meat and hope for the best. I ll flip the Senate by replacing Feinstein with a Republican is serious GOP turnout fuel. And serious Democratic turnout fuel if Dems are paying attention. Are they? Because Republicans are.

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Well, LWJ mailed in my ballot for me and has not yet voted herself. Nor has Theresa, our long-term house guest, who has fallen under LWJ’s spell. So our household will either be 1-0 for Elder, or 2-1 for Newsome. I’m not going to remind LWJ again about voting. It’s an individual responsibility. So we’ll see.