DNCC Has Inadequate Space for Bloggers (NickD)
Posted at 08/28/2008 06:13:52 PM EST - #
Big Obama Bounce In Gallup Tracking (Josh Orton)
48-42 in today's tracking poll, up from 45-44 yesterday. Remember, this bump doesn't even reflect last night's convention events, but rather the night before's. So good news x 2.
Posted at 08/28/2008 01:57:11 PM EST - #
Obama names WVa battleground state (WVaBlue)
West Virginia is now an Obama campaign battleground state. The new W.Va. state campaign director makes a statement (video).
Posted at 08/28/2008 01:50:56 PM EST - #
Interview at 11:00 AM Eastern/8:00 AP Pacific (Jonathan Singer)
I'll be a talking head for Al Jazeera English this morning. Check it out here.
Posted at 08/28/2008 10:44:04 AM EST - #
FL-21: Democrat Raul Martinez Leads Lincoln Diaz-Balart by 2 (HellofaSandwich)
South Florida is rapidly turning blue.
Posted at 08/28/2008 02:44:45 AM EST - #
Richardson to speak at Invesco Field (fbihop)
Gov. Bill Richardson was bumped because of the enthusiastic response to Bill Richardson. Instead, he will speak at Invesco Field during a non-primetime spot.
Posted at 08/28/2008 01:54:29 AM EST - #
West Virginian rebuttal to Sen. Rockefeller DNC08 speech (WVaBlue)
Some West Virginians are unhappy with Sen. Rockefeller's speech at DNC08.
Posted at 08/27/2008 10:09:33 PM EST - #
PUMAs are like the tooth fairy (fbihop)
PUMAs are like the tooth fairy -- they are a media construction.
Posted at 08/27/2008 09:49:48 PM EST - #
Start Preparing Now: Hurricane Gustav Aiming At New Orleans (NickD)
Hey W: Start preparing right the hell now. Click here for Details
Posted at 08/27/2008 07:47:49 PM EST - #
NRCC Reserves $8.8M in Ad Time in 14 Districts (HellofaSandwich)
Swing State Project has the details.
Posted at 08/27/2008 05:57:49 PM EST - #
DNC Turns Away Bloggers from Seating Area When Jack Danforth is Sitting There (NickD)
Posted at 08/26/2008 09:52:42 PM EST - #
MN-03: Madia hits the airwaves 'Running' (MN Campaign Report)
Ashwin Madia has hit the airwaves 'Running' in his bid to defeat ultra-conservative Republican Erik Paulsen and succeed moderate Jim Ramstad in representing Minnesota's 3rd district. Here's the ad:
The full (yet still short) script and a bit of ongoing analysis can be found here
Posted at 08/26/2008 06:46:50 PM EST - #
A view from the convention floor (fbihop)
A non-delegate, non-credentialed blogger look at the convention from the floor. I got a temporary floor pass for an hour.
Posted at 08/26/2008 11:20:18 AM EST - #
Tim Pawlenty puts his foot in his mouth (MN Campaign Report)
Minnesota Governor and oft-mentioned Republican Veep prospect Tim Pawlenty has a slight case of foot-in-mouth disease this week, saying some downright stupid things about corporate interests at the RNC and Obama's Veep pick.
Posted at 08/26/2008 08:52:55 AM EST - #
Twittering the Democratic National Convention (Jonathan Singer)
I'll be doing it here...
Posted at 08/25/2008 08:29:48 PM EST - #
Mark Warner Conference Call: Keynote Speech Preview (lowkell)
I just to off a call for Virginia media with Gov. Warner in which he gave a preview of his keynote speech to the convention. Click here for a rough transcript of the call.
Posted at 08/25/2008 03:10:21 PM EST - #
House Race Expenditure Tracker (HellofaSandwich)
The Swing State Project has put together a House Race Independent Expenditure Tracker to keep daily tabs on all the third-party and party committee spending in 2008's contested House races. Check it out here (and read the intro here).
Posted at 08/24/2008 02:36:45 PM EST - #
Mark Halperin -- So Stupid It Hurts (Jonathan Singer)
Posted at 08/24/2008 01:20:05 PM EST - #
Joe Biden in "Walk a Day in my Shoes" (Tim Tagaris)
Good video of Joe Biden walking a day in the shoes of SEIU member Marshall Clemons, a school custodian in Cedar Rapids, IA.
Senator Biden still keeps in touch with Mr. Clemons.
Posted at 08/23/2008 12:47:42 PM EST - #
CT-04: Obama Campaign Responds to Shays "On The Fence" Ad (tparty)
Obama spokesman Bill Burton released this strong statement of support for Jim Himes in response to Chris Shays' first ad of the 2008 election cycle (which opens with a shot of Obama and claims that Shays represents the "hopefulness of Obama" combined with the "straight talk of McCain"):
"In this race, the good people of Connecticut should know that Barack Obama supports Jim Himes and believes Himes is the candidate who will bring the change American families need to Washington."
Chris Matthews also mocked Shays' "On the Fence" ad on Hardball yesterday. More at My Left Nutmeg, MyDD, and Daily Kos.
Posted at 08/23/2008 10:45:59 AM EST - #
VA: Rally at One of McCain's Luxury Homes (lowkell)
See here for a full report on the rally that just concluded in front of one of John McCain's luxury homes, this one in Crystal City (Arlington), Virginia.
Posted at 08/22/2008 01:30:58 PM EST - #
NV-2: Jill Derby Within Margin of Error (Sven at My Silver State)
A new poll by the Reno Gazette-Journal shows Democrat Jill Derby within the margin of error in her rerun against freshman Rep. Dean Heller.
Posted at 08/22/2008 12:32:20 PM EST - #
New Mexico: Udall Support Cut in Half; Obama Holds Steady (fbihop)
Barack Obama is still ahead in New Mexico and Tom Udall's support is cut in half.
As us New Mexicans had been warning for months, the Senate race won't be a cake walk.
Posted at 08/21/2008 10:16:41 PM EST - #
MO-09: Democrat Baker Leads in New Poll (HellofaSandwich)
Democrat Judy Baker has posted a 41-39 lead over Republican Blaine Luetkemeyer in the first poll of the open seat race for the deeply red seat of GOP Rep. Kenny Hulshof, who is running for Governor.
Hilariously, the Swing State Project busts the Luetkemeyer campaign for claiming, in a deranged response to the poll, that Baker hates NASCAR -- when Baker has sponsored legislation to honor a NASCAR hero from her home town!
Posted at 08/21/2008 02:26:03 PM EST - #
MN-03: First debate today (MN Campaign Report)
DFLer Ashwin Madia is debating Republican Erik Paulsen and Independence Party candidate David Dillon right now -- check it out live -- streaming video courtesy of The UpTake and live blogging at MN Campaign Report.
Posted at 08/21/2008 09:11:42 AM EST - #
NV-2: Exclusive Q&A with Jill Derby on Iraq, FISA, Net Neutrality and more (Sven at My Silver State)
Nevada congressional candidate Jill Derby, running against Republican freshman Rep. Dean Heller, answered questions for My Silver State about Iraq, FISA, net neutrality and so much more. Read this exclusive Q&A in its entirety here.
Posted at 08/21/2008 07:58:56 AM EST - #
NC-Sen: Hagan and Dole Tied in New Poll (HellofaSandwich)
A new Insider Advantage poll shows Democrat Kay Hagan and Elizabeth dole tied at 40-40.
Posted at 08/20/2008 05:46:55 PM EST - #
MN-03: Blog Day for Ashwin Madia (MN Campaign Report)
It's Blog Day for Ashwin Madia in the Minnesota blogs -- drop in and leave a few coins in the hat for a great congressional candidate.
Posted at 08/20/2008 05:10:45 PM EST - #
Blogger Running for CA Dem Party Vice-Chair (Bob Brigham)
Calitics founder Brian Leubitz is running a people-powered campaign. If you live in California, spread the word. If you see him in Denver, give him a high five!
Posted at 08/20/2008 04:27:21 PM EST - #
Does McCain Want to Reenact the Draft? (fbihop)
At a town hall meeting in New Mexico, McCain may have endorsed the idea of reenacting the draft.
Posted at 08/20/2008 02:30:34 PM EST - #
SD: New Poll Shows Tim Johnson Romping (lowkell)
According to this new poll, the Republican argument that Tim Johnson somehow isn't "up to the job" anymore is being completely and forcefully rejected by South Dakota voters. Apparently, South Dakota voters are a lot smarter than Republicans given them credit for!
Posted at 08/20/2008 12:03:52 PM EST - #
Iowa commission takes one small step against CAFOs (desmoinesdem)
Confined-animal feeding operations, or CAFOs, impose huge health, economic and environmental costs on society, but Iowa policy-makers have been unwilling to impose many restrictions on where they can be located. However, on Tuesday Iowa's Environmental Protection Commission voted to reject permits for two new CAFOs in the state's fastest-growing county. Bleeding Heartland has more on this story.
Posted at 08/19/2008 08:42:02 PM EST - #
LA-06: Cazayoux's Gittin' It Done! (DailyKingFish)
The race in LA-06 this fall will largely be a media war, along with a ground game geared to getting Democratic voters registered to vote, and out to vote on Election Day. I'm glad to say that Don Cazayoux, the new Congressman that was elected to fill out former Rep. Baker's term in May, is kicking ass and taking names. He's already put up two new ads, which you can view here and here.
Posted at 08/19/2008 02:48:45 PM EST - #
Secrets of the American Future Fund (chase martyn)
An under the radar conservative group called the American Future Fund has been running ads in close Senate races across the country (e.g., Minnesota, Colorado, Louisiana), and its efforts are likely to pick up significantly over the next 3 months. They have ties to the Willie Horton ad and the Swift Boat Vets ad, and they aren't talking about where they get their money. Click here to read a really thorough investigative piece about the group, published today.
Posted at 08/19/2008 02:35:42 PM EST - #
Happy Birthday Jerome! (Jonathan Singer)
Today marks MyDD Blog Talk Radio host Adam Conner's birthday. But since we are all Jerome, happy birthday Jerome!
Posted at 08/19/2008 11:57:36 AM EST - #
Oilmen For Scott Garrett (NJ-5) (Aaron Banks)
Full Entry
A nice job by the Schulman campaign (or their interns anyway) linking arch-conservative Congressman Scott Garrett to big oil. Check out the site: http://www.oilmenforgarrett.com
And the video:
Posted at 08/18/2008 05:22:07 PM EST - #
Youth Delegates at DNC Outnumber RNC 15 - 1 (Mike Connery)
Youth delegates at the DNC will outnumber those at the RNC by a ratio of 15 - 1.
Posted at 08/18/2008 03:57:57 PM EST - #
LA-02: James Carter's First Ad (DailyKingFish)
New Orleans City Councilman James Carter's running his first ad of the campaign in his bid to be the ONE to unseat Congressman "Dollar" Bill Jefferson.
Posted at 08/18/2008 03:50:02 PM EST - #
Clean Coal's Goodie Bag for Dem. Delegates (lowkell)
I don't know about you, but this really pisses me off.
Posted at 08/18/2008 03:28:19 PM EST - #
Liveblogging Obama Town Hall (fbihop)
Liveblogging the Obama Town Hall from the press riser at New Mexico FBIHOP. I'll try to update as much as I can. Obama expected on stage in 30-45 minutes.
Posted at 08/18/2008 02:34:11 PM EST - #
McCain's Goons Throw Birthday Cake In Trash (fbihop)
In New Mexico, the state Democratic party decided to present a birthday cake in honor of Social Security's 73rd birthday to the John McCain HQ in Albuquerque. read what the McCain workers did.
Posted at 08/18/2008 11:56:47 AM EST - #
IA-04: Would-be independent candidate fails to qualify for ballot (desmoinesdem)
After Becky Greenwald won a four-way Democratic primary in Iowa's fourth district with more than 50 percent of the vote, Marine veteran William Meyers, who finished a distant third, vowed to run for Congress as an independent. However, Meyers did not submit signed petitions to the Secretary of State's office by August 15, the deadline for qualifying for the ballot. Meyers issued a statement claiming he had "surrendered" his petitions to unnamed Democratic leaders, who then failed to keep unspecified promises made to him. Although Meyers told Iowa Independent he plans to run as a write-in candidate, he has not been actively campaigning for Congress this summer. Instead, he has focused his energy on a website that aims to repeal the public smoking ban enacted in Iowa this year.
Posted at 08/18/2008 12:07:31 AM EST - #
TX-Sen: They Don't Call it a Stump Speech for Nothing (KTinTX)
Rick Noriega gives his stump speech in Tyler, Texas... from an actual tree stump.
“So many Texans, right now, if they got $4 in their pocket, they’ve got to decide if they’re going to spend it on a gallon of gas, or a gallon of milk,” said Noriega. “In the State House, I had the good fortune of being able to work in a bipartisan way to get things done, fighting for the people of the State of Texas. It’s time we had that leadership in Washington, D.C.”
Posted at 08/17/2008 10:59:54 PM EST - #
MN-Sen: Coleman: Minnesotans support my not paying rent! (Senate Guru)
Watch Smilin' Norm Coleman squirm as he gets questioned by the media on ApartmentGate.
It's not not paying taxes billions of dollars of income; it is a shoebox that I spend a couple waking hours in. And, as I travel the state, I gotta tell you, people of Minnesota actually appreciate the fact that I live humbly as a Senator.Yeah, very humble, Coleman. Humble and clearly inappropriate. I guess that since it's just an apartment and it's not billions of dollars, it's perfectly OK that Norm Coleman doesn't pay his monthly rent to his landlord (a friend and Republican operative whose wife Coleman employed), while countless Minnesotan families struggle with coming up with their monthly rents.
Posted at 08/17/2008 10:43:26 PM EST - #
LA-02: 20 Days Left (DailyKingFish)
The media war is just starting to get crazy here in the New Orleans Metro area, where the race to hopefully knock off Bill Jefferson is in it's final days. We've seen commercials for James Carter, Helena Moreno, Byron Lee and Cedric Richmond on the air this weekend. You can watch the ad for Helena Moreno here and Cedric Richmond's ad here. When the other ads are on YouTube or sent to the Daily Kingfish, we'll bring them to your attention.
Posted at 08/16/2008 11:58:18 PM EST - #
OR-5: Mike Erickson's "humanitarian" Cuba trip - marlin fishing, five-star hotels, clubbing (and...?) (karichisholm)
The full story is expected in the Sunday Oregonian newspaper, but here's what we've got so far:
Despite the U.S government's rather draconian restrictions for travel to the island nation, Erickson was able to swing it for what he describes as a humanitarian trip to provide medical supplies and equipment to disabled people and poverty stricken communities.
But as with everything else involving Mike Erickson, the truth appears to be a wee bit different from his description. The O snagged a copy of the travel itinerary provided to Erickson and others who paid for the trip. Five star hotels, cigars, yummy adult beverages, a gala auction (arriving in style in "vintage automobiles"), tour of the Partargas factory, etc. The O also notes that the itinerary included marlin fishing and nightclub visits.
Stay tuned. And learn more about the Democratic candidate, Kurt Schrader.
Posted at 08/16/2008 11:51:47 PM EST - #
Jim Webb: McCain "overreacted" on Russia-Georgia situation (lowkell)
Jim Webb calls out hothead McCain for having "overreacted" to the Russia-Georgia situation. As usual, Webb makes McCain look McLame!
Posted at 08/16/2008 11:05:49 AM EST - #
Exclusive Interview: Howard Dean Comes to Virginia (lowkell)
I had a chance to interview Howard Dean this morning, as he prepares to ride his "Register for Change" bus into Virginia. Check out the interview here.
Posted at 08/15/2008 10:33:04 AM EST - #
NM-Sen: Udall Talks Energy in New Mexico (fbihop)
Udall talks energy in Steve Pearce's home district with pictures -- including one of an electric car!
Posted at 08/15/2008 01:11:40 AM EST - #
Texas Senator's Condos are Collapsing (KTinTX)
For real, Texas Senator John Carona's company has taken $15,000 in management fees while residents live in condos that are now in danger of collapsing.
Posted at 08/14/2008 09:16:20 PM EST - #
