Breaking news - the National Republican Senatorial Committee has given up on Norm Coleman! For the past few months, the NRSC has been pushing their visitors to a donate page supporting Coleman’s efforts.
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Freeloader Jim Greer For Congress?
The Florida political elite let out a collective chuckle when they learned that Florida State GOP boss Jim Greer is eyeing a bid for Congress against incumbent Democrat Suzanne Kosmas.
Greer was telling intimates two weeks ago that he was moving to a “high level” job at the Republican National Committee under Chairman Michael Steele. All [...]
Round-Up of Tea Party News and Coverage
Overt the past week, there has been a lot said about the tax-day tea parties. Here is my attempt at a complete round-up of facts and coverage from the protests.
Nate Silver has used reports from local newspapers to compile a list documenting how many were in attendance at each party. As of now Atlanta, GA [...]
RNC Officially Endorses Tea Bagging
In an effort to court the tea party protesters, the Republican National Committee is urging its members to send a virtual tea bag via virtual post card to President Barack Obama, Vice President Joe Biden, Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senator Harry Reid. Read the message the RNC wants you to send to Democrats below:
Dear President [...]
Video: Chris Matthews Asks if Palin Was McCain’s Mail-Order Bride
In a discussion with Howard Fineman and Pat Buchanan on today’s Hardball, Chris Matthews responded to the notion that McCain didn’t know what he was getting when he selected Sarah Palin as his running mate by asking if she was a “mail order bride.”
This like always, will probably go well for Chris Matthews.
The Anatomy of a Failed Mailer
The special election to fill the House seat vacated by now U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand is heating up, and now Rush Limbaugh is in the mix. Limbaugh appeared as the centerpiece of a recent mailer sent out by the New York State Democratic Committee (NYSDC) on behalf of Scott Murphy.
On the front of the piece, [...]
Deja Vu: Weren’t AIG Bonuses a Campaign Issue?
President Barack Obama is claiming that he was informed of controversial AIG bonuses only a month ago - but wasn’t the abuse of taxpayer-funded rescue dollars a well known issue during the campaign?
During the second Presidential debate in October, 2008, then candidate Obama had this to say about AIG using bailout funds for bonuses and [...]
AIG CEO Donated to John McCain in 2008
I know the campaign is over, but I couldn’t stop myself from looking up campaign contributions from the controversy ridden CEO of AIG, Edward Liddy.
Turns out, in the 2008 cycle, Liddy donated the maximum of $2,300 to John McCain’s primary campaign in March, and again, $2,300 to John McCain’s Presidential Campaign in July.
Maybe the Republicans [...]
Petraeus Will Not Run in 2012
All rumors that General David Petraeus will run for President in 2012 have seem to come to a halt.
Updated: RNC and Bobby Jindal Imitate Obama’s Website Graphics
Given the online success Barack Obama had during the 2008 campaign, a focus on new media from the GOP was only natural.