In my House district (the new NY-25), the trick for a Republican is to be pro-life on the down low – keep it off the website, don’t discuss it in the campaign, but put out the word to the pro-lifers that you’re one of them. Akin is forcing Maggie Brooks, who’s a serious challenger to …
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Get Up, Pack It In, Let Me Begin
Apparently my Congressman, Republican dipstick Geoff Davis, has resigned this week effective immediately here in KY-4. Rep. Geoff Davis (R-Ky.) — who was already set to retire after this term — announced Tuesday that he will resign immediately due to a recent “family health issue.” “Recently, a family health issue has developed that will demand …
We can’t fix every mistake since 1972 at this one meeting
So this is where a regional Ohio Democratic Party organizer, a regional OFA organizer, and some area county Democratic Party leaders have a meeting: The Ohio Democratic Party and OFA came to us for two reasons. First, they want local information so the campaigns can tie the national policy and message to local issues. An …
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Fire Walker Chronicles: Release The Hound
Big Dog comin’, yo. Big Dog! Greg Sargent: Former President Bill Clinton has decided to go to Wisconsin to campaign against Scott Walker in the final days of the battle over whether to recall the Wisconsin Governor, a move that could give a boost to the anti-Walker forces in a campaign that will depend heavily …
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Fear (And Loathing) Of Commitment
Breaking news apparently: Registered Democrats who voted against Barack Obama in 2008 in blood-red southern states are A) still registered Democrats, B) still in blood-red states, and C) still voting against the guy. Four in ten Democratic voters chose someone other than President Obama on Tuesday in primaries in Arkansas and Kentucky. In Arkansas, John …
Feeling Randy In The Fourth
Kentucky’s primaries are today and the big story is here in my home district of KY-4, where GOP Rep. Geoff Davis is retiring. Sen. Rand Paul has stepped into the race, backing the Tea Party nutjob du jour around here, Thomas Massie, in the last several weeks. The entrance of Paul’s influence into the race …
I Don’t Get Union Political Strategy
When doing some research for my local race blog, I noticed that the Republican candidate for Congress got a $10K donation from the Bricklayers’ Union, the maximum allowed by law. This contribution happened even though her opponent, Louise Slaughter, has received over $100K this cycle from unions, which shows who most unions think will be …