Were Republicans rooting for Baker to win in 9th?
Could Democrat Judy Baker’s primary victory in the 9th Congressional District last week been a victory for Republicans, too?
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.
Leviticus 20:13 (KJV): If a man also lie with mankind, as he lieth with a woman, both of them have committed an abomination: they shall surely be put to death; their blood shall be upon them.
1 Cr, 6:9 Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate (homosexuals), nor abusers of themselves with mankind,
1Cr 6:10 Nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God.
The sons of Noah who went forth from the ark were Shem, Ham, and Japheth. Ham was the father of Canaan. These three were the sons of Noah; and from these the whole earth was peopled. Noah was the first tiller of the soil. He planted a vineyard; and he drank of the wine, and became drunk, and lay uncovered in his tent. And Ham, the father of Canaan, saw the nakedness of his father, and told his two brothers outside.Then Shem and Japheth took a garment, laid it upon both their shoulders, and walked backward and covered the nakedness of their father; their faces were turned away, and they did not see their father’s nakedness. When Noah awoke from his wine and knew what his youngest son had done to him, he said, “Cursed be Canaan; a slave of slaves shall he be to his brothers.” He also said, “Blessed by the LORD my God be Shem; and let Canaan be his slave. God enlarge Japheth, and let him dwell in the tents of Shem; and let Canaan be his slave.” After the flood Noah lived three hundred and fifty years. All the days of Noah were nine hundred and fifty years; and he died. (Genesis 9:18-29)