Depends on how "crazy" the Republican candidates came across, or if folks were offended by the attack ads. ("Dude, you're not even trying to hide this is a blatant shill for your lobbyists!") Also, this could be a Senator who was elected/re-elected in 2006, before the 'wave really "hit" the public consciousness, and gambling on using the anti-land-theft bill to get RE-elected.
''We don't just borrow words; on occasion, English has pursued other languages down alleyways to beat
them unconscious and rifle their pockets for new vocabulary.''
-- James Nicoll
''We don't just borrow words; on occasion, English has pursued other languages down alleyways to beat
them unconscious and rifle their pockets for new vocabulary.''
-- James Nicoll