Democrats crashed the victory party for Thom Tillis (R) and filmed footage for an effective new ad.
Archives for May 2014
Landrieu’s Numbers Continue to Deteriorate
A new Southern Media & Opinion Research poll finds Sen. Mary Landrieu (D-LA) leading the jungle primary for Senate with 36%, followed closely by Bill Cassidy (R) at 35%.
Key findings: Landrieu’s disapproval rating has risen from 28% to 58% in the last 18 months and 59% says they would rather have a new senator, even though Landrieu is now the chair of the powerful Senate Energy Committee.
Emanuel Raising Money for Clinton
Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel (D) “will headline fundraisers for the Ready for Hillary super PAC on June 5 in Chicago. He’s one of the highest-profile officials so far to help collect megabucks for the group encouraging Hillary Clinton to run for president in 2016,” the Chicago Sun Times reports.
Said Emanuel: “I’m for Hillary.”
Will Bill Clinton Apologize?
Michael Sneed “hears rumbles former President Bill Clinton, who lied about his affair with White House intern Monica ‘That Woman’ Lewinsky, may opt to publicly apologize for the abuse Lewinsky claims she’s endured since the sex scandal broke more than 15 years ago.”
Koch Brothers Will Spend Big on Midterms
Politico: “The Koch brothers’ main political arm intends to spend more than $125 million this year on an aggressive ground, air and data operation benefiting conservatives… The projected budget for Americans for Prosperity would be unprecedented for a private political group in a midterm, and would likely rival even the spending of the Republican and Democratic parties’ congressional campaign arms.”
Huffington Post: Former ‘Dark Money’ Man For Kochs Was Behind Mystery Video
Deadlocked in Connecticut
A new Quinnipiac poll in Connecticut finds Gov. Dannel Malloy (D) remains deadlocked in a reelection battle with challenger Tom Foley (R), 43% to 43%.
Palin Speaks Up in Alaska
Sarah Palin “resurfaced in Alaska politics Wednesday, calling an Anchorage radio talk show to heap praise on the former oil tax regime she helped put into law, take a jab at Gov. Sean Parnell’s ties to the oil industry, and all but endorse one of his opponents in this year’s governor’s race, attorney Bill Walker,” the Anchorage Daily News reports.
“An elusive and enigmatic presence in Alaska after she became a national celebrity and resigned as governor in 2009, Palin has long been quiet in state politics.”
Corbett Won’t Appeal Voter ID Ruling
Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett (R) “says he won’t appeal a state court ruling that struck down its voter identification law,” the AP reports.
“The law was one of the strictest in the nation, requiring nearly all voters to show certain forms of photo identification at the polls. It was never enforced, having been put on hold during the legal challenge. A state judge declared it unconstitutional in January.”
Obama Hones Midterm Pitch
“The White House is carving out a role for President Barack Obama in this fall’s midterm elections, which he will try to pose as a choice between the parties’ economic visions while targeting appeals to African-Americans, young voters and others in his coalition,” the Wall Street Journal reports.
“The driving theory in the White House is that this election, like every one since the 2007 recession, is foremost about the economy. Mr. Obama already has been drawing contrasts between his economic program and that of Republicans, and he is preparing additional executive actions over the next month relating to infrastructure projects and job training to bolster his argument, aides said.”
Geithner Recommended Clinton Replace Him
Timothy Geithner says in a new memoir “that he considered stepping down as Treasury secretary in 2010 after the financial crisis and suggested Hillary Clinton as a possible successor,” the AP reports.
President Obama “rebuffed Geithner’s suggestion, and he remained at Treasury until 2013.”
Democrats Fundraise Off Book Calling for Impeachment
“Next month former prosecutor Andrew McCarthy will publish his book Faithless Execution: Building the Political Case for Obama’s Impeachment. And already the Democratic party is trying to raise money off the title,” the Weekly Standard reports.
Bonus Quote of the Day
“A comprehensive, single piece of legislation on any topic, but especially on immigration, is going to be very difficult to achieve … We keep talking about the same issue now for 15 years, and everybody is doing this all-or-nothing approach. And all-or-nothing is going to leave you with nothing.”
— Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL), quoted by Politico, on the prospects for immigration reform.
Bonus Quote of the Day
“You could take Lloyd Blankfein into a dark alley and slit his throat, and it would satisfy them for about two days. Then the blood lust would rise again.”
— Bill Clinton, as recounted by former Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner to the New York Times.
Pence Admits He’s Mulling a Presidential Bid
In an interview with the Washington Post, Indiana Gov. Mike Pence (R) “acknowledged he was
weighing his 2016 options amid calls from some supporters to consider a
presidential run.”
“The moves all bear the hallmarks of a potential run for president in 2016 — and some Republican leaders have begun talking up Pence as an under-the-radar standard-bearer who could return the GOP to the White House, according to interviews with more than two dozen prominent Republicans. They say the talk-radio-host-turned-congressman-turned-governor has the capacity to electrify grass-roots voters while uniting the constituencies that make up today’s deeply divided Republican Party.”
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Tea Party Support Plummets Among Republicans
A new Gallup poll finds that 41% of Republicans and Republican-leaning independents say they are supporters of the Tea Party, while 11% are opponents and 48% are neither.
This continues to be a significant drop from the Tea Party’s high-water mark in November 2010, when 61% of Republicans were supporters of the Tea Party.
Kitzhaber Could Be Vulnerable
A new DHM Research poll in Oregon finds Gov. John Kitzhaber (D) could be vulnerable as just 35% of voters say he deserves reelection, while 49% say it’s time to replace him.
However, in a possible match up, Kitzhaber leads state Rep. Dennis Richardson (R) by a 48% to 36%.
Quote of the Day
“I got into major shit for talking to you, so I can’t talk to you.”
— Toronto Mayor Rob Ford, in another interview with the Toronto Sun from an undisclosed rehab center.
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