As everyone on the Kos already knows, John Boehner was chosen as the next House Majority Leader. He is extremely right wing, never met a fascist he didn't like, and could easily become as corrupt as Tom Delay now that he is in a position of greater power.
We know the only reason isn't as publicly dirty as Delay right now is because he was rebuked for earlier ethics lapses and has been keeping a low profile. Now that he has taken over the reins, Republican corruption will not only continue as usual, but actually has a good chance of becoming even worse, albeit hidden from view better than before. If you need to read more about his disqualifications, read this posted by kos.
I would love to send a message to the Republican party that America sees right through this ridiculous choice. And what better message to send than to defeat Boehner in the next election. Make the jump and help me.
The challenge in unseating him, however, is that he represents a very conservative district. So conservative, in fact, that currently no one is running against him --he is unopposed.
So my questions to the Kos community are these:
- Should we allow Boehner to run unopposed, or is there a realistic chance of defeating him?
- How do we encourage a qualified candidate to come forward? Is there some way to raise a nest egg of money to jump start their campaign that we will give to any candidate we deem worthy -- and what happens to that money if no one claims it?
If you have any suggestions, please post them in comments. And take this poll: