PA-06: Lets Help Manan Trivedi's (D) Race Go From "Emerging Races" To "Red To...
Normally I don't like to pass along generic fundraising e-mails but with Rep. Jim Gerlach (R. PA-06) retiring this year and Iraq War Veteran and physician Manan Trivedi (D. PA-06) making his third...
View ArticleVA-Sen: VA Dems Launch Website To Highlight Ed Gillespie's (R) Support For...
Haven't written about the Virginia U.S. Senate race in a while between incumbent Senator Mark Warner (D. VA) and presumptive nominee, former RNC Chairman Ed Gillespie (R. VA). It looks like Virginia...
View ArticleNC-Sen: Thom Tillis (R) Gets Hit With Pay-To-Play Corruption Charges
Ruh roh: http://www.beaufortobserver.net/...John Rhodes, the former legislator ousted by Thom Tillis, blasted Tillis Friday and called upon him to resign. He indicated he is filing formal complaints...
View ArticleJoan McCarter is right. Let's get our act together on healthcare and 2014...
Joan McCarter urges us not to give up our push for improved healthcare in America in Democrats really not in disarray over Obamacare. She fired me up so much I wrote this comment in a spontaneous...
View ArticleAR-Sen: Tom Cotton (R) Argued Against The Campaign Dark Money Now Aiding Him...
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/... In 1997, when freshman Rep. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) was a bright junior at Harvard, he made a strong argument against the kind of dark money in politics that is now a...
View ArticleIA-Sen: Joni Ernst (R) Reminds Washington She Castrated Hogs, Will Make Them...
I always thought the Iowa U.S. Senate race was kind of a snoozer but thanks to a crowded GOP primary, it just became quite...
View ArticleNM-Sen & Gov: PPP Has Udall (D) & Martinez (R) In The Lead
Some mixed news from PPP today out of New Mexico. First the good news, Senator Tom Udall (D. NM) is looking like a shoe in for a second term: http://www.publicpolicypolling.com/... Tom Udall was...
View ArticleKY-Sen: EPIC FAIL! McConnell (R) Ad Features Duke Instead Of Kentucky...
You Mark Madness fans are going to love this:http://www.washingtonpost.com/... Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) is running for reelection in a state where college basketball is king and...
View ArticleMT-Sen: Sen. Chris Murphy (D. CT) Endorses & Fundraises For John Walsh (D)
Received this e-mail from U.S. Senate Chris Murphy (D. CT) in support of his colleague, Senator John Walsh's (D. MT) re-election bid: It's not easy showing up as a Senator in the middle of a term. But...
View ArticleCO-Sen: Mark Udall (D) Gives You 6 Reasons Why Cory Gardner (R) Is An Extremist
I normally don't like to send out generic fundraising e-mails but this one from Senator Mark Udall's (D. CO) campaign regarding Tea Party Congressman Cory Gardner (R. CO) is pretty good: Since...
View ArticleNJ-05: Sen. Cory Booker (D) & Rep. Patrick Murphy (D. FL) Endorse Roy Cho (D)...
Congressional candidate, Roy Cho (D. NJ-05), who is determined to unseat Tea Party Congressman Scott Garrett (R. NJ-05), picked up some big endorsements: I'm excited and honored to have received...
View ArticleME-Sen: The DSCC Gets Serious About Defeating Susan Collins (R)
So yesterday, slakn1 shed some light on this story: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/... The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee announced Tuesday that it will back Shenna Bellows, a former...
View ArticleKY, GA & WV-Sen: Sen. Heidi Heitkamp (D. ND) Fundraises For Grimes (D), Nunn...
Received this e-mail today from Senator Heidi Heitkamp (D. ND) in support of Alison Lundergan Grimes (D. KY), Michelle Nunn (D. GA) and Natalie Tennant's (D. WV) U.S. Senate campaigns:The end of March...
View ArticleNH-Sen: Jimmy Fallon Proposes Lazy Campaign Slogans For Scott Brown (R)
Gotta love Scott Brown (R. ?) jokes:http://talkingpointsmemo.com/... Comedian Jimmy Fallon mocked former Massachusetts Sen. Scott Brown (R) on Tuesday for telling the Associated Press he probably...
View ArticleOH-Gov: Sheldon Adelson Becomes John Kasich's (R) New Bestie
Received this e-mail today from Ed FitzGerald's (D. OH) gubernatorial campaign today: Meet John Kasich’s new best friend: billionaire casino owner and hyper-conservative anti-union plutocrat Sheldon...
View ArticleGA-Gov: Jason Carter (D) To Andrea Mitchell, "Georgia is ready for new...
Received two e-mails from State Senator Jason Carter's (D. GA) campaign. First, Carter opened up to MSNBC's Andrea Mitchell about his upcoming race against Governor Nathan Deal (R. GA):"Georgia is...
View ArticleFL-Gov: Charlie Crist (D), The People's Governor
Received an e-mail today from Charlie Crist's (D. FL) campaign that reveals his new campaign slogan and I like it: I'm running for governor for one simple reason: What we have today in Tallahassee...
View ArticleWish I got paid to make stuff up, just like Ed Henry!
I was watching the local news Wednesday night on a Fox affiliate here in Richmond, VA, when I heard something shocking: Democratic Sen. Mark Warner was in trouble!
View ArticleAl Franken Attacked in IRS Ad: My Letter to the Editor
To the Editor:No, Senator Franken does not oppose "free speech"An ad opposing Senator Al Franken has begun airing on local television claiming that he "opposes free speech." It is sponsored by...
View ArticleMT-Sen: John Walsh (D) To Introduce Bill To Tackle High Suicide Rate Among...
Senator John Walsh (D. MT) is looking out for his fellow veterans and wants to tackle a major problem many of them are facing: http://iava.org/... U.S. Senator John Walsh, one of two combat veterans...
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