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The rare and elusive “Appalachian conservative Democrat”

Posted By katie allison granju

David Oatney says Mike Padgett’s type just doesn’t exist:

He also said he was an “Appalachian conservative Democrat.” In the mold of who, Mike? Who is Mike Padgett’s great political example-as the conservative that he was just on the radio claiming to be? Since Padgett himself has made this claim, I think it is a fair question to ask: To whom can we look to as a comparison for Mike Padgett’s political philosophy?

May 6th, 2008

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  1. Missybw said,
    May 6th, 2008 at 11:53 am

    Um, Heath Shular comes to mind… look into his record. Pro-Life, Conservative Democrat. Almost like Jumbo Shrimp - a contradiction in terms.

  2. David Oatney said,
    May 6th, 2008 at 1:32 pm

    But Shuler is a newbie to Congress…and when he lived in East Tennessee, he was a known Republican.

    So who does Padgett model himself after…who is his political role model?

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