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08.11.2008 10:33 am

Were Republicans rooting for Baker to win in 9th?

St. Louis Post-Dispatch
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Could Democrat Judy Baker’s primary victory in the 9th Congressional District last week been a victory for Republicans, too?Judy Baker

Perhaps, according to an item in the Politico news site, which suggests that the GOP was hoping Baker, a state representative from Columbia, would be their opponent in November.

“Several Missouri Republican operatives privately said they were rooting for Baker to win the nomination because they believe she will have trouble winning over culturally conservative voters in a general election,” writes the Politico’s Josh Kraushaar. “Baker received an early high-profile endorsement from EMILY’s List, a group that endorses abortion rights-supporting female Democrats.”

But the Democrats are by no means ready to concede the seat. As the Post-Dispatch’s Mark Schlinkmann wrote earlier, the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee already has reserved nearly $1 million in ad time for the general election, which will pit Baker against former state tourism director Blaine Luetkemeyer.

Both candidates, Schlinkmann reports, won the nomination by scoring big in their bases — the liberal-leaning Columbia for Baker, and the rural Ozark counties for Luetkemeyer.

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Isn’t it funny that no matter what the news it’s always good for Republicans… according to Republicans. Baker is going to be just fine. And I look forward to watching Luetkemeyer lecture her on womens reproductive rights. That ought to be fun, what with Blaine not having a uterus and all.

— Rp
2:03 pm August 11th, 2008

How can Judy Baker, the wife of a Baptist preacher, be pro-homosexual and pro-abortion? Does she not believe in the Bible?

— a real Baptist
3:21 pm August 11th, 2008

How can a “real babtist” not be screaming at the top of his/her lungs about the Christian American athletes participation at the Olympics in China? A nation that forces familes to have abortions for population control? A nation that ignores this great “mother earth” that our Lord and Savior has given us the privilage to occupy till our judgement day? A nation that employes children in their sweat shops making garments for our American Corporations?

— Bubba Union
3:54 pm August 11th, 2008

Bubba Union,

I agree with your points you make on China. We should have boycotted the Olympics for the reasons you have stated. That being said, what does the Olympics have to do with Judy Baker? She is either pro-Christian, or pro-abortion. She shouldn’t be allowed to have it both ways.

— a real Baptist
6:39 pm August 11th, 2008

You are right Real Babtist I should have asked what Blaine Luetkemeyer’s position on the Olympics is. That would have said a lot about how “pro-Life” he really is. Maybe he is like Sen. McCain or Pres Bush who claim to be pro-life but then in the same sentence claim that a woman has the right to terminate the life of a child they are carrying in the case of incest, rape or if the life of the mother is at risk. According to many Christian views that would not qualify as being “pro-life”. Seems that many politicans “have it both ways”.

If it upsets you that Mrs. Baker’s husband is a babtist preacher you’ll blow a gasket when you find out that she teaches Sunday school.

— Bubba Union
7:39 pm August 11th, 2008

Bubba Union, you’re right, it makes me blow a gasket that she teaches a Sunday school class. What do they do in her class? I can see it now, puffing on medical mary jane, discussing wedding plans for her gay friend that she whole heartedly supports, but she is so put off by her other red neck friend that is actually allowed to own a gun. This has nothing to do with her being a woman. It has everything with her being the most liberal candidate for Congress in Missouri since Alan Wheat. For the DCCC, please waste that money on this race, it will have no effect. Oh yeah, maybe the communist front group Club for Growth will blow some cash on her too!

— Theregulator
7:51 am August 12th, 2008

I knew it wouldn’t take long for Republicans to attack and question Judy Baker’s religious Faith.

How is it that Republican Christians are so unfamiliar with the Bible that they consider working on the Sabbath, combining fabric threads, adultery, divorce, and other things the Bible has far more to say about than homosexuality issues open to interpretation or issues unworthy of significant concern, but they believe that homosexuality is a grave sin?

Anyone who works on Sundays and wears blended fabrics ought not make too big a deal out of issues like homosexuality that are rarely mentioned in the Bible and mentioned only frequently by preachers who wish to reshape the Bible to accompany their own UnChrist-like prejudices.

I’m tired of Republican Christians believing that their self-serving interpretation of the Bible as a document whose primary message is intolerance, telling other people that to be a good Christian you have to share their intolerance.

Tell me you disagree with Judy Baker’s views that gay couples should have hospital visitation rights of their loved ones, because of your personal individual interpretation of the Bible as a document that wishes to increase the suffering of gay couples and I can accept that. Tell me she isn’t a “real Christian” or a “real Baptist” because she has compassion on that issue and I say you are not qualified to make that judgment.

— Wayne in Mid-MO
10:05 am August 12th, 2008

Have been off line for a couple of weeks and return to see this. Let the repubs underestimate Judy……she will surprise them come November.

— woodsba@gmail.com
10:26 am August 12th, 2008

I could really care less about her faith. I just think it’s odd for someone with her spiritual ties to condone abortion (partial birth), legalization of marijuana, and gay marriage. Please don’t lecture me about the bible. That’s not the issue. Even though I would beg to differ on homosexuality. According to the bible an entire village was destroyed (Rodom and Al Gora) after homosexuals tried to rape an angel! But this race isn’t about religion. It’s about whether or not the people of the ninth district agree with legalizing drugs, making gay marriage legal, banning guns, not standing for the constitutional right to life, etc. You’re right, we will see.

— Theregulator
10:42 am August 12th, 2008

To all the Judy Baker supporters:

Does Judy Baker believe that the whole Bible is true?

Does she believe that abortion is murder? After all, the Bible does say thou shalt not kill.

The Regulator is right on. Homosexuality is an abomination, and the fact that she supports gay marriage and civil unions makes me question her Christianity.

— a real Baptist
10:48 am August 12th, 2008

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