Should Democrats be concerned about Sanford Bishop?

Sanford Bishop has been in congress since 1992, defeating Incumbent Charles Hatcher.

Every since then he has had no threat from a republican for his second congressional district seat, the last being Dylan Glenn, who gave Bishop his lowest vote percentage since he became a congressman (54% in 2000 race).

Bishop is a staunch supporter voice for Georgia Agriculture & our military veterans. He has managed to bring home the bacon to this mostly poor, rural, agricultural district that is 48% African-American. But on wonder if Bishop has begun to go from being a center-right democrat to a center-left democrat? If you loom at his most recent votes on things like Cap & Trade & the house version of Healthcare Reform, you would have to say not quite, but if you listen to his opponent Mike Keown, a arch-conservative republican, who candidacy was spurred on mostly by the Tea Party Protesters in South Georgia, you'd think Bishop has gone to the radical left.

Bishop is a saavy politician & he knows the district like the back of his hand, but I feel that he is supporting the president on things that normally he would not support if President Obama was not in office. That Cap&Trade Bill is awful in my opinion, but bishop gave a pretty good solid reason why he voted in favor of the bill. It's important for Bishop to remember to not to go along with the liberals in Congress on every bill that comes to his desk. He needs to keep a centrist edge & not let the Congressional Black Caucus & other liberal groups pull him in the direction that would put his seat in jeopardy. Now I still think Bishop wins, but it will serve as a wakeup call for him not to stray too far to the left on issues that will put him out of step with the second district.