Jim Gilmore Praises Bush, Calls SCHIP "Welfare" (lowkell)
Earlier today, Mark Warner debated Jim "No Car Tax" Gilmore. Among other things, Gilmore praised Dubya as having "stood on principle" and called SCHIP "welfare." Is conservatism morally bankrupt or what?
Posted at 07/19/2008 02:28:35 PM EST - #
MyDD Blog Talk Radio -- Live from Netroots Nation (Jonathan Singer)
Listen Live at 2:45 PM Eastern/11:45 AM Pacific.
Posted at 07/19/2008 11:45:29 AM EST - #
NYT Kinda Confirms Al Gore Special Guest at #NN08 (Adam Conner)
NYT confirms Al Gore is special Netroots Nation guest following Speaker Pelosi. Well, kind of confirms, "The Caucus learned that the guest was Mr. Gore from a person with knowledge of the plan and now others who have confirmed it are sending it out on Twitter."
Posted at 07/19/2008 11:04:52 AM EST - #
Nate Wilcox Interviewed on Netroots Nation, Netroots Rising (lowkell)
Earlier today, my co-author and friend Nate Wilcox was interviewed by Austin ABC affiliate KVUE about our book, Netroots Rising. Great job, Nate!
Posted at 07/18/2008 10:21:12 PM EST - #
Comprehensive Q2 & CoH Numbers for Senate Candidates (Senate Guru)
Senate Guru has posted Q2 hauls and end-of-June cash-on-hand fundraising numbers for the 2008 Senate candidates and offered points of analysis. In Q2, Democratic incumbents and candidates for Senate raised about $6.5 million more than Republican incumbents and candidates for Senate.
Posted at 07/18/2008 12:05:48 PM EST - #
IA-05: Steve King embarrasses Iowans again (desmoinesdem)
Dana Milbank reported on Wednesday that Representative Steve King (R, IA-05) used one parliamentary trick after another to disrupt the House Judiciary Committee's attempts to question Douglas Feith this week. Bleeding Heartland reflects on King's pattern of embarrassing behavior and why Democrat Rob Hubler has a shot in King's Republican-leaning district.
Posted at 07/18/2008 08:05:11 AM EST - #
MS-Sen: Musgrove Comes Out In Favor Of Net Neutrality (cottonmouthblog)
A Cotton Mouth Exclusive “In such a short time, the internet has developed into a key tool for our free society. It has driven economic development, enabled innovation, stimulated political discussion and provided new forums for the exercise of our First Amendment right of free speech. Net Neutrality is vital to keeping the internet free and open, and protecting access to its information for all Mississippians and Americans.” -Governor Ronnie Musgrove Drop him some change at Cotton Mouth.
Posted at 07/17/2008 08:45:03 PM EST - #
Rasmussen: Obama Up in Nevada (Sven at My Silver State)
Today's Rasmussen poll shows Obama leading McCain in Nevada for the first time since March.
Posted at 07/17/2008 06:20:44 PM EST - #
Livebloggin McCain in Kansas City (clarkent)
Michael Bersin at Show Me Progress is liveblogging (w/pics!) McCain's appearance in Kansas City. Go here.
Posted at 07/17/2008 12:52:17 PM EST - #
DFA Night School featuring Lakoff convenes today (desmoinesdem)
Democracy for America is holding a special "Live from Netroots Nation" session of its famous "Night School" training program today, July 17, at 5:30 pm eastern time. Professor George Lakoff will be the special guest, "highlighting specific thinking points from his new book 'The Political Mind' and teaching the framing progressives need to know to win." If you're not in Austin, you can click here to sign up for tonight's session of the Night School.
Posted at 07/17/2008 09:14:41 AM EST - #
CA-46, CA-50: Cook, Leibham Outraise Incumbents (dday)
Noted at Calitics. Good news, especially for Debbie Cook, as Dana Rohrabacher looks thoroughly disinterested in retaining his seat. Also, we're going to try and pull off a California Caucus at Netroots Nation, scheduled for Thursday at 3:00. Details here.
Posted at 07/16/2008 04:04:31 PM EST - #
SD: Tim Johnson Leads Big in Polls, $$$ (lowkell)
Today has been a great day for Sen. Tim Johnson (D-SD), both on the polling and 2nd quarter FEC report fronts. We can never take anything for granted, of course, but this one's looking good for the "blue team."
Posted at 07/16/2008 03:17:46 PM EST - #
MyDD Caucus at Netroots Nation (Jonathan Singer)
A late addition to the mix, so not in the program, but come on by:
Room 17A
Thursday July 17
4:30 PM - 5:30 PM
Come on by, meet your fellow MyDDers, and have a refreshing time.
Posted at 07/16/2008 03:07:40 PM EST - #
NV-2, NV-3: Democrats Outraise Republican Incumbents in Q2 (Sven at My Silver State)
Nevada keeps trending blue: Jill Derby and Dina Titus were 2 out of 16 Democrats nationwide to outraise the Republican incumbents in Q2.
Posted at 07/16/2008 03:07:08 PM EST - #
Live chat with Obama state campaign director 10 AM MDT (em dash)
Join the Colorado Independent on Wednesday, July 16 at 10:00 a.m. MDT (Noon EDT) for a live 30-minute Q&A with Ray Rivera, Colorado director for Barack Obama's presidential campaign. Rivera will field your questions on Colorado's growing importance in this year's presidential election and the campaign's strategy for winning the West. Register a user name and add your questions to the conversation in a new thread that will post at 10 a.m. sharp.
Posted at 07/16/2008 11:40:15 AM EST - #
Planned Parenthood's "Simple Question" (Jonathan Singer)
Posted at 07/16/2008 07:28:03 AM EST - #
Massive 2Q House Fundraising Roundup (HellofaSandwich)
Once again, the Swing State Project brings you the most comprehensive 2Q House fundraising round-up that you'll find anywhere.
Posted at 07/16/2008 03:51:26 AM EST - #
NARAL activists barred entry to McCain event (fbihop)
Posted at 07/15/2008 08:35:04 PM EST - #
VIDEO: Bee Slammed For Bush Fundraiser (Brandon English DCCC)
Despite inviting Bush to town for a fundraiser, Republican candidate Tim Bee (AZ-08) is trying to keep his distance from Mr. 19%. Here's how he describes himself in his latest TV ad:
Bee even claimed, "The President is coming to support me. I’m not hosting an event to support the President."
Right.
Posted at 07/15/2008 04:53:49 PM EST - #
LA-07: Lord Boustany (R) Shows His Colors (DailyKingFish)
This guy is unbelievable ... not only does he spend time with 30 lobbyists at his home, he attempts to buy a title of English nobility back in the day, AND he apparently only gets earmarks for wealthy donors.
Posted at 07/15/2008 04:02:19 PM EST - #
CA-04: Brown raises $357K in Q2 (dday)
And because his opponent, California's Alan Keyes, Tom McClintock, was in both a tough primary fight and has kept campaign accounts open for 2010 statewide races in case he loses, Charlie Brown has a 6:1 cash on hand advantage. Story here.
Posted at 07/15/2008 03:09:37 PM EST - #
NM-01: GOP Candidate Sued by NM Sports Legend (fbihop)
Darren White, the Republican candidate for the First Congressional District, is being sued by Indy racing legend Al Unser Sr. And yes, the Unser name is huge in New Mexico
Posted at 07/15/2008 03:00:38 PM EST - #
MN-Sen: Norm Coleman's record on transportation (MN Campaign Report)
To be fair, I report both sides of the story. Norm voted FOR an amendment to increase the obligation limitation for the Highway Trust Fund by $1 billion to repair aging bridges. (SENATE ROLL CALL VOTE 329) Of course, right after the I-35W bridge collapse, you'd hope he would finally start taking our safety more seriously than he did in 2003. The bottom line: Norm "W" Coleman has consistently voted against funding for transportation infrastructure.Read the whole entry -- latest in a darned good and well-researched series.
Posted at 07/15/2008 02:52:04 PM EST - #
Bipartisan House caucus to push for new transportation priorities (desmoinesdem)
They're not netroots heroes, but Ellen Tauscher (D, CA-10) and Tom Petri (R, WI-06) are forming a "Metropolitan Mobility Caucus" to push for worthwhile changes to federal transportation policies in the next highway bill. Bleeding Heartland has the "Dear Colleague" letter Tauscher and Petri are circulating, along with other links about the transportation system we need and an assessment of the presidential candidate who was best on transportation issues.
Posted at 07/15/2008 02:13:25 PM EST - #
Bronx DA Serves Criminal Subpoena On NY Blog (lipris)
An anonymous poster on a NY blog began criticizing the Bronx DA. The DA then had a grand jury issue a criminal subpoena to the admins seeking the IP addresses of that poster and others. The suubpoena threatened the admins with prosecution for revealing its existence under the guise of protecting an actual criminal investigation, though no such investigation appears to have ever existed.
Posted at 07/15/2008 08:21:58 AM EST - #
Obama Staffers Move In To Mississippi (cottonmouthblog)
Two Obama staffers arrived today in the capital city of Jackson to set up an Obama campaign office.
Posted at 07/14/2008 09:45:03 PM EST - #
Anti-Union Groups Advertising In Mississippi (cottonmouthblog)
The anti-union group Union Facts has two ads up. One broadly attacks union membership and another specifically targets card check. Cotton Mouth's response here.
Posted at 07/14/2008 09:43:38 PM EST - #
NE-Sen: Scott Kleeb Back On The Radar After Fundraising Victory (Skylewalker)
Tough polling numbers had some political observers already looking past Nebraska's 2008 Senate race, but netroots hero Scott Kleeb has pulled off a shocking fundraising victory over presumed Republican frontrunner Mike Johanns.
Early reports show Kleeb edging past Johanns for the quarter with almost $700,000 raised, winning some much-needed momentum and sending the message loud and clear that no one's conceding Nebraska's Senate seat to the former Bush cabinet member.
More on New Nebraska Network.
Posted at 07/14/2008 09:14:34 PM EST - #
OR-SEN: Merkley outraises Smith; grassroots & online money soars (karichisholm)
In the U.S. Senate race in Oregon, Jeff Merkley raised over $1.42 million in Q2, outpacing incumbent Gordon Smith's $1.35 million.
Factoids: Merkley raised over $420,000 online in Q2. Over 70% of Merkley's donations in Q2 were under $100. Merkley has now received donations from all 50 states, and 34 of Oregon's 36 counties (including 164 different towns in Oregon.)
More at BlueOregon. [Full disclosure: My firm built Jeff Merkley's website, but I speak only for myself.]
Posted at 07/14/2008 07:56:35 PM EST - #
Rasmussen: Franken 44 - Coleman 42 (MN Campaign Report)
Of course, at the same time, SurveyUSA will be showing a 52-39 advantage for Coleman. Some curiosities are beginning to show up in the poll trends in the Minnesota Senate race.
Posted at 07/14/2008 07:51:46 PM EST - #
McCain 47%-Obama 43% in South Dakota (lowkell)
According to Rasmussen, Barack Obama's within 4 points in South Dakota. Will McSame be campaigning in both Dakotas this fall? Stay tuned.
Posted at 07/14/2008 04:57:57 PM EST - #
NM-01: Wilson Says FISA a Top Accomplishment (fbihop)
The First Congressional District's lame duck Representative, Heather Wilson (R), called the recent FISA bill one of her best accomplishments. Time to turn this district blue.
Posted at 07/14/2008 04:03:49 PM EST - #
LA-Sen: 68 Mayors Endorse Senator Landrieu (DailyKingFish)
Three days after the start of the campaign, 68 Mayors come out for Senator Landrieu. Republicans among them. Democrats among them. Men among them. Women among them. From every corner of the state. More than half of Louisiana's Parishes represented.
Posted at 07/14/2008 03:59:41 PM EST - #
CO-SEN: Slip-ups mar Schaffer's shaky Senate bid (em dash)
The Colorado Independent compiles the GOP scandals de jour in the Udall-Schaffer contest.
Posted at 07/14/2008 03:11:53 PM EST - #
MN-03: Madia raises $693k in Q2, $1M+ cycle-to-date (MN Campaign Report)
From the campaign press release:
Based on numbers provided in a press release issued by Republican opponent Erik Paulsen on July 8th, Madia out-raised Paulsen in the second quarter. Additionally, Madia's cash on hand is $738,148.83, shrinking Paulsen's cash on hand advantage by 27 percent compared to the first quarter of 2008, which ended March 31. Madia's fundraising accomplishment comes despite not having won the DFL endorsement until April 12, and despite Paulsen's clear sailing for the Republican endorsement during the same period.Read a little more about it
Posted at 07/14/2008 02:37:52 PM EST - #
Let Our Congress Tweet! (Jerome Armstrong)
Is Congress afraid of the internet?
Posted at 07/13/2008 08:22:01 PM EST - #
MN-03 -- Madia: FISA bill "put cart before the horse" (MN Campaign Report)
At a brunch event Sunday, DFL-endorsed congressional candidate Ashwin Madia said he would have voted "No" on the recent FISA amendment bill, saying it "put the cart before the horse" in providing immunity to the telecom corporations before their actions on behalf of the Bush Administration have been investigated.
Read what else Madia had to say.
Posted at 07/13/2008 03:11:26 PM EST - #
Obama-Kaine? Jerome and I Quoted in Wash. Times (lowkell)
Jerome Armstrong and I are quoted in today's Washington Times about the possibility of an Obama-Kaine ticket. For more, see here.
Posted at 07/13/2008 01:11:13 PM EST - #
TX-Sen- Rick Noriega Passes $1 Million Raised Online (KTinTX)
Having worked for both ActBlue and Rick Noriega, this warms my heart and proves that something is going on here in the Lone Star State.
Posted at 07/12/2008 06:18:46 PM EST - #
Netroots Nation Unofficial Events Calendar (Josh Orton)
Can be found right at the top of Burnt Orange Report. Coming to Austin?
Posted at 07/12/2008 03:41:59 PM EST - #
Final Day of Louisiana Qualifying (DailyKingFish)
Rep. Charlie Melancon (D) was re-elected when no one stepped forward to challenge him. Rep. Cazayoux has a bigger fight on his hands now that State Rep. Michael "Prima Donna" Jackson has filed to run as an Independent ... The Daily Kingfish has that and more ...
Posted at 07/11/2008 06:35:24 PM EST - #
IA: Organized labor not happy with Governor Culver (desmoinesdem)
Labor unions were outraged when Governor Chet Culver vetoed a collective bargaining bill earlier this year, and the tension lingers. Bleeding Heartland examines labor advocates' criticism of Culver and whether it will help or hurt the governor politically.
Posted at 07/11/2008 04:14:13 PM EST - #
LA-06: Michael Jackson (D) Will Run Against Don Cazayoux as an Independent (HellofaSandwich)
State Rep. Michael Jackson (D-Baton Rouge) has just filed to run against newly-elected Democratic Rep. Don Cazayoux -- as an independent.
Posted at 07/11/2008 02:24:34 PM EST - #
DCCC Reserves $35M in Ad Time for 31 Races (HellofaSandwich)
The DCCC has booked advertising time in 31 districts set to begin in September and October. The Swing State Project has the list.
Posted at 07/11/2008 11:19:44 AM EST - #
Barack Hershel Obama? (Josh Orton)
Pew says 1% of Americans think he's Jewish...
Posted at 07/11/2008 11:06:27 AM EST - #
ACLU of Nevada Opposes Gun Control (Sven at My Silver State)
It's nice to know the ACLU of Nevada has our Democratic congressional candidate's back!
Posted at 07/11/2008 10:16:22 AM EST - #
Louisiana Qualifying ... Thursday (DailyKingFish)
One potentially serious Democrat filed in LA-02, otherwise, today was the day for minor candidates to file ... and only 5 candidates filed to run today. Tomorrow is the last day of qualifying.
Posted at 07/10/2008 09:32:42 PM EST - #
2010 Could Be Strongest Year Ever for Female Democratic Senate Candidates (Senate Guru)
Senate Guru examines how 2010 could shape up to be the strongest year ever for non-incumbent female Democratic Senate candidates. With a focus on four women in particular - Governor Janet Napolitano of Arizona, Governor Kathleen Sebelius of Kansas, Chief Financial Officer Alex Sink of Florida, and Secretary of State Robin Carnahan of Missouri - Senate Guru illustrates how we could see the largest group of Democratic female Senate front-runners in American history.
Posted at 07/10/2008 12:10:59 PM EST - #
CO-4: Mudslinging off to early start in Musgrave reelection campaign (em dash)
Pointing to recent media reports that determined the latest round of attack ads against her were misleading, Rep. Marilyn Musgrave came out fighting on Tuesday with heated words, prompting her opponent Betsy Markey to denounce the three-term Republican for hypocrisy. Read more at The Colorado Independent
Posted at 07/10/2008 11:48:46 AM EST - #
CA Dem Party Chair to Embarrass Dem Speaker Tonight (Bob Brigham)
More fallout from the California Democratic Party crisis
Posted at 07/10/2008 11:35:43 AM EST - #
