There are so many that I could include here, that is was difficult to narrow down. I could have easily included Governor Paul LePage of Maine (a particularly rude and racist scoundrel), Senator Mitch McConnell of Kentucky (whose stated major goal is not to govern well in the interests of Americans, but to ruin the Presidency of President Obama, and to try to convince Kentuckians that Kynect is a separate thing from Obamacare), or three quarters of the Republican candidates for Congress.
Paul LePage won wuth 48% of the vote, Mitch McConnell beat Allison "Can't even admit I voted for Obama" Grimes with 56%, and virtually every crazy extremist TeaPartyAmerika Republican won re-election, plus a handful of new ones.
But I have focused on the following seven scoundrels as the egregious of the bunch -
#7) Rick Snyder, incumbent Governor of Michigan
Pretends to be a moderate and governs from the hard far right. He has shifted the tax burden from corporations and the wealthy to those who can least afford to handle it. He has brought right-to-work concepts to a state central in the union movement, weakened public education to the point of endangerment, and has imposed state-controlled tyranny on local governments.
Rick Snyder won with 51% of the vote. Buh-bye, public education! Hello, state-imposed dictatorships on local jurisdictions!
2019 Update: Term-limited and gone, replaced by a Democrat. Going out the door, he vetoed legislation that would have limited the powers of the incoming Governor.
2019 Update: Term-limited and gone, replaced by a Democrat. Going out the door, he vetoed legislation that would have limited the powers of the incoming Governor.
#6) Scott Walker, incumbent Governor of Wisconsin
Not only has Scott Walker failed to deliver on job growth in Wisconsin, but he is also responsible for dismantling unions in the state, and did so with aggressive, dictatorial tactics. He has also got legal problems of his own, from campaign and voting shenanigans, and is a good, good buddy of the Koch brothers.
Scott Walker won with 52% of the vote. Expect to see this asshat run for President. The Koch brothers are dancing in the aisles!
2019 Update: finally defeated, replaced by a Democratic Governor. Now, this a-hole DID sign legislation reducing the powers of the incoming governor. What a douche nozzle!
#5) Scott Brown, Senatorial Candidate in New Hampshire
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| What does Scott Brown have to offer New Hampshire? As the sign above his head indicates - ZIPPO! |
Scott Brown, first class carpetbagger. After his loss in Massachusetts to America's best new Senator, Elizabeth Warren, he went SHOPPING for a new state to be Senator in. The unlucky winner was New Hampshire. Want to buy his vote in Congress? Get in line! He is Wall Street's favorite candidate.
Scott Brown lost! Woohoo! This gentleman has lost in two different states now! Up next for Mr. Carpetbagger? Idaho?
2019 Update: Scott Brown is now the ambassador to New Zealand. Elizabeth Warren is a leading contender for the Democratic Presidential nomination. Let's call this one a win!
#4) David Perdue, Senatorial Candidate in Georgia
I'm running two pictures of him because he is extra special. He is the living embodiment of why Republican trickle-down policies don't work. His expertise at outsourcing is not a good fit for what Georgia or the nation needs. Elect Senator Outsource? I think not!
The great state Georgia (okay, increasingly less great with the highest unemployment in the nation, guns everywhere, budgets crashing, and so many more propitious declines) has replaced Senator ConAgra (Saxby Chambliss) with Senator Outsource. He will do a great job of representing your interests - if you happen to live in China or Bangladesh.
2019: still a Senator, still a major league a-hole. A tool of Trump's, blindly following TRump like a lemming going off a cliff.
#3) Joni Ernst, Senatorial candidate in Iowa
In a year marked by maniacal right-wing extremism, Ms. Ernst takes the prize. She advocates all of the stuff indicated above and is also a believer in Second Amendment remedies. Can't get your way at the ballot box? Well, you have a gun, don't you? Insane.
Joni Ernst won with 52% of the vote. Well, she might be good for just pure entertainment value, as you never know what this loon is going to say. On the other hand, it's always bad news when a lunatic gets near the reigns of power.
2019: still a Senator. Entertainment value? ZERO. None of these people are entertaining in the age of Trump.
2019: still a Senator. Entertainment value? ZERO. None of these people are entertaining in the age of Trump.
#2) Nathan Deal, incumbent Governor of Georgia
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Most likely not to finish his term if re-elected, because of criminal corruption, and that's with some stiff competition (check #6 and #1). Has helped lead Georgia to the highest unemployment rate in the country, is crushing public education, destroying voting rights, and helped shepard the Guns Everywhere law (guns in a bar? - what could go wrong?). Re-elect this scoundrel and who knows? Mississippi may not have to worry about being ranked last anymore!
Nathan Deal wins with 53% of the vote, and Georgia loses big time as Republicans control the state from head to toe! The same people that have driven the state to such lows have been rewarded with complete control! Not only that, with the King of Corruption still skirting several potential indictments, the whole state may get the pleasure of watching someone run their state from a prison cell!
2019: Term-limited. Out of office. not in jail. REplaced by Republican Brian Kemp, in a squeaker of an election, one where he was both a CANDIDATE and a REFEREE! Ah, the delightful power of voter suppression! Georgia may be in for a world of hurt with this extremist in control. Buh-bye, movie industry!
#1) Rick Scott, incumbent Governor of Florida
This guy is BY FAR the worst of the worst. Florida, you are helping confirm your reputation as the looniest state in the country (that's right, California - you've lost your grip on that). I really don't care where you are on the political spectrum, even if you're rabid right wing, this man has more business being in jail than in office. As CEO, his compnay pilfered tens of millions of dollars from the Medicare system in one of the biggest frauds in American history. Really, Florida. Some poor schlub cheats to collect food stamps for his family? Throw the bum in jail for YEARS! Someone defrauds the government of millions upon millions upon millions of Medicare funds? Make him Governor!
In by far the biggest stunner of the election, Rick Scott actually won the election with 48% of the vote. Florida, what the hell are you thinking? Your reputation is sealed! When Rick Scott finally leaves office, Florida as a state may be broke and destitute, but I guarantee you Rick Scott will not be! The Great Con rolls on!
2019 Update: term-limited, but not gone. This truly vile creature hair-breadth his way past Democratic Senator Bill Nelson, and will be part of the Trumpian authoritarians controlling the US Senate. Between this and the election of an out-and-out racist for Governor, Florida has a lot to make up for.
This election year, I will consider it a success or failure based first on whether the Democrats hold the Senate (losing sleep fearing the other way), and then on how many of these scoundrels listed above lose big. I hope they all go down, but I'll celebrate each and everyone that moves off the stage.
Final Scorecard? Only one of the seven deadly scoundrels lost. That's right. Only one. The worst of the worst had an election rate of 86%. Good job, America. The lowest election turnout in about seventy years insured that this mini-wave election would let the Republicans take hold of the Senate, and to tell that when it comes to mid-terms if you have an R by your name, you can get away with virtually anything.
Maybe we'll have better luck in 2016.
2019 Update: the House is back in Democratic hands. It stands alone against the scourage of Trumpian narcissistic fury.
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