NC-Sen: CREDO Action Goes After Thom Tillis (R) & The NC GOP On Fracking
Received this e-mail today from CREDO Action regarding U.S. Senate candidate Thom Tillis (R. NC): Last year, North Carolina House Speaker Thom Tillis led Republicans in his caucus in passing one of...
View ArticleMN-Sen: Al Franken (D) Keeps Up The Pressure To Stop The FCC's "Fast Lanes"...
I'm out of town for Memorial Day weekend so I don't know if I'll be able to write a lot of diaries but I wanted to pass two along. The first one is from Senator Al Franken (D. MN): If you haven’t seen...
View ArticlePA-Gov: PennEnvironment Fights Back Against Corbett's (R) Call To Frack PA's...
Here's the other e-mail I wanted to pass along: Gov. Corbett just lifted a three-year moratorium on leasing of state forests and parks for gas drilling. He is hoping we’ll all just forget about the...
View ArticleAK & MT-Sen: Begich (D) & Walsh (D) Push Bill Protecting Native Americans...
I like this: http://www.adn.com/... U.S. Sen. Mark Begich has introduced legislation aimed at protecting voting rights for Alaska Natives and American Indians. The Alaska Democrat's office says the...
View ArticleFL-Gov: Charlie Crist (D) Gives You 3 Reasons Why We Need A Scott (R)-Free...
Received this e-mail today from Charlie Crist's (D. FL) gubernatorial campaign: We started the Scott-Free Fund to hold Rick Scott accountable to the truth -- and if that's all you need to hear to get...
View ArticlePA-Gov: New RMU Poll Shows Tom Corbett (R) Still Unpopular But Really...
Nobody likes Governor Tom Corbett (R. PA) but there's one particular group of voters that really, really don't like him: http://www.philly.com/... The first public poll since last week's Primary...
View ArticleNE-Gov: Chuck Hassebrook (D) Calls On Pete Ricketts (R) To Support The NE...
Received this e-mail today from Chuck Hassebrook's (D. NE) gubernatorial campaign: I’ve spent the last two weeks traveling all across the state, and the message I’m hearing loud and clear from...
View ArticleNC-Sen: Moral Monday Protestors Stage Sit-In At Thom Tillis' (R) Office
Hell yeah!http://www.wral.com/... After a silent protest at the General Assembly last week, demonstrators turned up the volume on Tuesday in a sit-in at House Speaker Thom Tillis' office. Members of...
View ArticleKY-Sen: Gov. Terry McAuliffe (D. VA) Fundraises For Alison Lundergan Grimes (D)
Alison Lundergan Grimes (D. KY) is getting some help from someone who knows about running in and winning a tight race: On May 20th, Kentucky took a big step towards a brighter future when Alison...
View ArticleTX-Gov: Democracy For America Helps Wendy Davis (D) Fight Back Against Greg...
Received this e-mail today from Democracy For America in support of Wendy Davis' (D. TX) gubernatorial campaign: There are no words for how disgusting this is: Last week, allies of Greg Abbott -- the...
View ArticleWV-Sen: Sen. Jon Tester (D. MT) Helps Natalie Tennant (D) Fight Back Against...
Received this e-mail today from Senator Jon Tester (D. MT) in support of Natalie Tennant's (D. WV) U.S. Senate bid: There are fewer than 200 days between now and Election Day 2014. This is crunch time...
View ArticleMI-Sen: Polls Show Women Voters Helping Peters (D), Kochs Hurting Land (R)
Some mixed news out of Michigan: http://www.detroitnews.com/... Gov. Rick Snyder holds a nearly 10 percentage point lead over Democratic challenger Mark Schauer heading into the summer campaign...
View ArticleNC-Sen: Sen. Joe Donnelly (D. IN) Helps Kay Hagan (D) Get Ready To Take On...
In 2012, I proudly backed then Rep. Joe Donnelly's (D. IN) U.S. Senate bid even before Senator Dick Lugar (R. IN) was defeated in the GOP primary to Tea Party lunatic Richard Mourdock (R. IN). I...
View ArticleCO-Sen: Joe Biden Praises Mark Udall (D) As A Champion Of Immigration Reform
Vice President Joe Biden was in Denver recently to help raise money for Senator Mark Udall (D. CO) in his bid for re-election: http://kdvr.com/... Udall, seeking a second six-year term, is facing a...
View ArticleNH-Sen: Sen. Sherrod Brown (D. OH) Helps Jeanne Shaheen (D) In Defeating...
Scott Brown (R. Carpetbagger) Received this e-mail today from the great Senator Sherrod Brown (D. OH) in support of his colleague, Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D. NH), as she faces off against carpetbagger...
View ArticleHI-Sen: Brian Schatz (D) & Ben Cardin (D. MD) Propose 3% Increase In Federal...
I like this: http://www.executivegov.com/... Sens. Ben Cardin (D-Md.) and Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii) have co-sponsored a bill that seeks to raise the salaries of federal civilian workers by 3.3 percent...
View ArticleAK-Sen: GOP Rep Slams Karl Rove Group For Attacking Begich (D) On VA Scandal
So by now I'm sure you've heard about the latest bull shit form Karl Rove:http://onpolitics.usatoday.com/... The Veterans Affairs scandal is now a campaign issue, courtesy of an ad targeting vulnerable...
View ArticleAR-Sen: Pryor (D) Fights Back Against Cotton's (R) Shamless Lies About The VA...
Received this e-mail from Senator Mark Pryor's (D. AR) campaign: On Friday, the Cotton for Senate campaign issued a press release shamelessly politicizing the VA tragedy and flatly misleading...
View ArticleOR-Gov & Sen: PPP Gives Kitzhaber (D) & Merkley (D) Double Digit Leads
Gov. John Kitzhaber (D. OR) Some very good news today out of Oregon. First the U.S. Senate race: http://www.publicpolicypolling.com/... PPP's first look at the Oregon Senate race finds Jeff Merkley...
View ArticleHI-Sen: Elizabeth Warren (D. MA), "We need Brian Schatz (D) in the Senate"
Received this e-mail today from the great Senator Elizabeth Warren (D. MA) in support of fellow progressive champ, Senator Brian Schatz (D. HI): There are plenty of people in Washington looking out...
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