Opportunities

Senator Pete Domenici (R-NM) is retiring, opening yet another safe GOP seat to a serious Democratic challenge. Conventional wisdom says that Tom Udall will run for the Dems and either Heather Wilson or Steve Pearce for the Republicans. So for fun I did some research and looked up a few voting scorecards for these House members. Here is what I found:

ACLU
Wilson – 0%
Pearce – 0%
Udall – 100%

League of Conservation Voters
Wilson – 17%
Pearce – 0%
Udall – 100%

Christian Coalition
Wilson – 76%
Pearce – 100%
Udall – 15%

Udall’s record is about as good as you could ask for. Wilson’s, meanwhile, is just appalling and Pearce’s is that much and then some. He hit the wingnut trifecta. Seriously, a zero from both the LCV and ACLU and a perfect score from Pat Robertson’s crew? That is scary.