Linda Ketner Will Not Run for Senate

Bad news for South Carolina Democrats--you arestuck with Alvin Greene.

Linda Ketner, the Great White Christian Bashing Lesbian Hope, has asked the former staf members from her failed Congressional campaign in 2008 who had started a petition to get her on the ballot in November to stop. Their rationale was a desire to get a paying consulting job. Ergo, her letter announcing she will not run specifically mentions a lack of resources. In other words, she cannot raise the moolah after rolling up and down the First Congressional District lecturing redneck Christianson the evils of opposing gay marriage.

Democrat activists had pinned their hopes on a Ketner independent run after making two realizations:

1. Alvin Greene won the Senate nomination.
2. Oh, crap! Oh, crap! He’s black!

Ketner bowing out leaves the party I an awkward spot. There is no one who believes Jim DeMint can be defeated no matter who runs against him. But Democrat need someone for whom to vote. Ca they really cast a ballot for Greene, a man most suspect is a mentally ill sexual predator and Republican plat?

Of course not. So will Democrats stay home on Election Day? Conventional wisdom says the party still has a shot at electing Vincent Sheheen as governor since he is running against the relatively inexperienced Mark Sanford associate Nikki Haley. But for now, she still has a considerable lead over him. If she starts running away with it, you may see an already hapless Democrat Party become completely demoralized.