Bar Review: The Wheatsheaf - Tooting
23rd Mar 2012 2:49pm | By Editor Another grubby boozer reclaimed from a life of locals only toil.
The Scene: Formerly a grubbed-out den of a pub, this was a ‘locals only’ boozer, and even then it was fairly empty. A swift makeover has seen its fortunes reversed as out went the spit n’ sawdust and in came mood-inducing lighting, double, four- and six-person tables packed in to give some real atmosphere, and a back area reinvigorated into a dining room celebrating the building’s Victorian origins. With an element of style, assorted furniture maintains an improv vibe, and they’ve also kicked things into gear in terms of the entertainment, which boasts regular weekend DJs and comedy shows (Ardal O’Hanlon and Andy Parsons recently, with Micky Flanagan on April 25 doing a 90min set).
return to office. shannon: right now you are looking at that governor jan brewer live, former governor, and debbie lesko, who looks to be congresswoman-elect. a win for the g.o.p. tonight, let s talk about west virginia. i always want to talk about west virginia. shannon: speaking of routing and tooting, let s talk about what s going on there, those top three folks that have come out of the most recent polling. hey poll, why do we have a poll? shannon: we have a debate. a week from tonight, debate in morgantown, west virginia, . everyone who is over 10% in the poll, one of her hottest primaries in the country, one of the most important senate races, one of the big 4 for republicans, indiana, north dakota, missouri, west virginia, what they believe are the best chances to not only preserve their senate majority with the road a little bit. a poll, three-man race. congressman evan jenkins, the
seat open if john mccain is not able to return to office. shannon: the former governor and debbie lasko looks to be congresswoman elect based on ap reporting. a win for the gop, look at west virginia. speaking of routing and tooting, these top three folks in recent polling. we have a poll because we have a debate a week from tonight in west virginia, we invite anybody over 10%, one of the hottest senate primaries in the country in one of the most important senate races, this counts as one of the big four, for republicans, and they believe their best chances to preserve the senate majority and grow it a little bit. a 3-man race, evan jenkins, and
or below, the panic button time for republicans. at that point, if you get into single digits in a district like that, the g.o.p. has a lot to worry about. early numbers. what does this tell you, if anything, about the biggest senate race in the fall for flakes seat? it will of course depend on the primary going on out there. shannon: i like that phrase. is arizona, they are routing and tooting. if martha mcsally gets through shannon: congresswoman. can she do better in a district like this? kelly ward, a former state legislator, is it possible she ll do better there? who knows. the narrowness of this margin and forms the question about what democrats will need to do in arizona and the possibility that we could have a second senate seat open if john mccain is not able to
shannon: chad kimball says if you get 10 points or below, it is panic button time for republicans. if you get into single digits in the district like that the gop has a lot to worry about, what does this tell you, if anything, about the big senate race in the fall? it will depend. they have a primary going on out there right now, it is arizona, they are rooting and tooting. if martha mcnally gets through, can she do better in a district like this, then kelly ward, the state legislator. is it possible she will do better? who knows? the narrowness of this margin tells us what democrats need to do in arizona and the possibility of a second senate