Big business is targeting liberal Democrats who are hostile to its interests, presenting those Democrats with a wonderful fundraising icebreaker: "Yeah, you know those corporations that have already bought our entire government and are running our country as a plutocracy for their own evil ends? They're trying to boot
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Politico: The corptocracy strikes back!
Big business is targeting liberal Democrats who are hostile to its interests, presenting those Democrats with a wonderful fundraising icebreaker: “Yeah, you know those corporations that have already bought our entire government and are running our country as a plutocracy for their own evil ends? They’re trying to boot me out of office. Won’t you help me tell them no, once more?”
Sun: Reid struggles to stand out. No, the other Reid.
Clark County Commissioner Rory Reid is struggling to stand out in the race for governor, overshadowed by the massive attention given to his father’s bid to stay in the U.S. Senate.
The Fix: Democrats gain momentum
The Washington Post’s Chris Cillizza says Democrats are gaining momentum, with Nevada’s Senate race the No. 1 example.
Now will Angle’s press shop return calls?
Politico reports that the National Republican Senatorial Committee has brought in a media professional to advise the campaigns of Sharron Angle in Nevada, Carly Fiorina in California and the Republican nominee in Washington state. First lesson for Angle’s team: Ignoring calls doesn’t hurt reporters, it hurts your campaign!
HuffPo looks at Nevada’s foreclosure crisis
The Huffington Post, which had reporters on the ground in Las Vegas during the recent Netroots Nation convention, takes a look at Nevada’s foreclosure crisis and asks what it means for the rest of America.
Even GOP frustrated with Angle
Sharron Angle’s campaign for Senate is hobbled by the candidate’s gaffes and an ineffectual staff, according to Republicans quoted by CQ Politics. While the campaign promises its hiring staffers with experience, Election Day looms just more than four months away.
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Sun: Reid struggles to stand out. No, the other Reid.
Thursday, July 29th, 2010
Clark County Commissioner Rory Reid is struggling to stand out in the race for governor, overshadowed by the massive attention given to his father's bid to stay in the U.S. Senate.
The Fix: Democrats gain momentum
Thursday, July 29th, 2010
The Washington Post's Chris Cillizza says Democrats are gaining momentum, with Nevada's Senate race the No. 1 example.
Now will Angle’s press shop return calls?
Wednesday, July 28th, 2010
Politico reports that the National Republican Senatorial Committee has brought in a media professional to advise the campaigns of Sharron Angle in Nevada, Carly Fiorina in California and the Republican nominee in Washington state. First lesson for Angle's team: Ignoring calls doesn't hurt reporters, it hurts your campaign!
HuffPo looks at Nevada’s foreclosure crisis
Tuesday, July 27th, 2010
The Huffington Post, which had reporters on the ground in Las Vegas during the recent Netroots Nation convention, takes a look at Nevada's foreclosure crisis and asks what it means for the rest of America.
Even GOP frustrated with Angle
Monday, July 26th, 2010
Sharron Angle's campaign for Senate is hobbled by the candidate's gaffes and an ineffectual staff, according to Republicans quoted by CQ Politics. While the campaign promises its hiring staffers with experience, Election Day looms just more than four months away.
Joe Heck makes the list
Monday, July 26th, 2010
National Review's "Underfunded 20" list, that is. And having his name appear on it might help to alleviate the problem.
Politico: Coburn squeals on Ensign!
Friday, July 23rd, 2010
Although U.S. Sen. Tom Coburn said last year he'd never tell anybody anything about his counseling of fellow senator John Ensign, Politico reports today that Coburn is turning over evidence, including e-mails, to federal investigators looking into the fallout from Ensign's affair with his best friend's wife. And
More masseuses claim sexual misconduct by Gore
Thursday, July 22nd, 2010
Two more masseuses have claimed that former Vice President Al Gore attempted to induce them to engage in sexual conduct, Politics Daily reports. Meanwhile, the question must be asked: Did nobody in the Clinton administration have good pickup lines?
Democrats surrender on energy bill
Thursday, July 22nd, 2010
Senate Democrats have abandoned an energy bill that would have capped carbon emissions, among other things, because no Republicans could be persuaded to support it. Harry Reid called the development "terribly disappointing."