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As Colorado Goes, So Goes the Nation?

October 8, 2014 at 1:35 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

Joshua Green: “Colorado’s Senate race has become a presidential campaign in miniature, with two strong candidates who are both career politicians facing off over mainly national issues, as billionaires on the left (Steyer) and the right (the Koch brothers) saturate the airwaves with tens of millions of dollars’ worth of attack ads.”

“Politically, Colorado is a slightly ­exaggerated version of America. Because the state makes it so easy to place initiatives on the ballot, it’s a testing ground for highly charged national issues.”

Bonus Quote of the Day

October 8, 2014 at 12:45 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“The great thing about not being president anymore is you can say whatever you want — unless your wife might run for something.”

— Bill Clinton, quoted by NBC News.

Perdue Barely Ahead in Georgia

October 8, 2014 at 12:38 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

A new SurveyUSA poll in Georgia shows David Perdue (R) leading Michelle Nunn (D) by just one point in the U.S. Senate race, 46% to 45%.

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Carter Blasts Obama Foreign Policy

October 8, 2014 at 12:25 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

Former President Jimmy Carter criticized President Obama saying it was hard to figure our exactly what his policy is in the Middle East, the Fort Worth Star Telegram reports.

Said Carter: “It changes from time to time. I noticed that two of his secretaries of defense, after they got out of office, were very critical of the lack of positive action on the part of the president.”

He also said the U.S. waited to long to respond to the Islamic State: “We let the Islamic state build up its money, capability and strength and weapons while it was still in Syria. Then when [ISIS] moved into Iraq, the Sunni Muslims didn’t object to their being there and about a third of the territory in Iraq was abandoned.”

On Wonk Wire

October 8, 2014 at 12:04 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

Some great clicks over at Wonk Wire:

  • Do Religious Conservatives Like to Google Porn?
  • Americans Should Fear the Flu More Than Ebola
  • Don’t Panic About a Little Inflation
  • Another Win for Same-Sex Marriage
  • The Key to Boosting the Economy: Investment in Infrastructure
  • What Happened to Pay Raises?

Sarah Silverman Fills the Gap

October 8, 2014 at 9:26 am EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

Sarah Silverman released a very funny but probably not safe for work video on pay equity.

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Flashback Quote of the Day

October 8, 2014 at 8:44 am EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“I cannot predict precisely what the rate would be at the end of one year. I can tell you that over a period of four years, by a virtue of the polices that we put in place, we get the unemployment rate down to 6 percent, perhaps a little lower.”

— Mitt Romney, quoted by MSNBC in May 2012, noting the unemployment rate is already down to 5.9% without Romney’s policies.

Democratic Pollster Says Hispanic Voters Will Stay Home

October 8, 2014 at 8:41 am EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

Democratic pollster Celinda Lake told The Hill that her party “will have a tough time getting out the Hispanic vote, because President Obama did not take executive action on deportations affecting millions of workers in the U.S. illegally.”

Said Lake: “It was a real disappointment to the Latino voters — rightly so. I think if we’d done something, it would have energized the Latino vote and drawn a clear distinction with the Republicans.”

She added that it will be “a big uphill battle for the Latino turnout, and that’s going to affect our candidates.”

Quote of the Day

October 8, 2014 at 8:34 am EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“I don’t need a semi-automatic rifle to shoot a duck. Maybe you do. Maybe you should spend more time on your shooting range.”

— Rep. Rick Nolan (D-MN), quoted by the Minneapolis Star Tribune, to challenger Stewart Mills (R) in a debate.

A Midterm Election About Nothing

October 8, 2014 at 7:47 am EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

Wall Street Journal: “The backdrop of this fall’s voting is a mood of voter anger over the status quo, polls suggest. Just one month before the Nov. 4 election, it isn’t even clear what exactly the midterm contests are about. No single issue dominates, except unhappiness with the established order.”

Pressler Surges in South Dakota

October 8, 2014 at 7:39 am EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

A new Survey USA poll in South Dakota finds Mike Rounds (R) barely leading a three-way Senate race with 35%, followed by Larry Pressler (I) at 32% and Rick Weiland (D) at 28%.

Obama Needs a Catchy Slogan

October 8, 2014 at 7:34 am EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

Wall Street Journal: “The Obama presidency is littered with catch phrases and rhetorical devices, enthusiastically embraced and summarily discarded as tastes and political needs change. None has piqued the public’s imagination. Six years into his tenure, Mr. Obama is still casting about for a slogan as punchy and enduring as FDR’s ‘New Deal,’ Lyndon Johnson’s ‘Great Society’ — or even his own 2008 campaign mantra: ‘Yes We Can.'”

White House Shake Up Coming?

October 8, 2014 at 7:32 am EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

David Ignatius: “Presidents often need new energy and talent to refurbish their second terms. George W. Bush opted for such a shake-up in 2006, and it arguably saved his presidency. Barack Obama is now facing a similar moment, and there are signs he’s looking to make some personnel changes after the November congressional elections.”

Huntsman Not Running in 2016

October 8, 2014 at 7:25 am EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

Jon Huntsman told Politico that he would not run in 2016 and has no plans to run for governor again.

Said Huntsman: “I can’t describe a pathway through the early primary states up to Super Tuesday, and if you can’t find that pathway or describe what that pathway is, then you had [better] not be in the race.”

Obama Benched by Democrats

October 8, 2014 at 7:21 am EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

New York Times: “When he soared to victory by almost 10 million votes in 2008, President Obama won in states like Virginia that Democratic candidates had not captured since 1964. He was trumpeted as a transformational leader who remade American politics by creating a new electoral map and a diverse voter coalition to shape the Democratic Party for the 21st century.”

“But for now he has been reduced to something else: an isolated political figure who is viewed as a liability to Democrats in the very states where voters by the thousands had once stood to cheer him.”

Georgia is Bluer Than It Appears

October 8, 2014 at 7:20 am EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

Nate Cohn: “No other plausibly competitive state has seen a more favorable shift for Democrats in the racial composition of eligible voters over the last decade. The pace of demographic change is so fast that Michelle Nunn, a Democrat, is locked in a tight race against the Republican David Perdue for an open Senate seat — even with an off-year electorate that is favorable for the G.O.P.”

“The pace of demographic change might even be fast enough to outpace the polls.”

Orman Continues in the Lead in Kansas

October 8, 2014 at 7:07 am EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

A new SurveyUSA poll in Kansas finds Greg Orman (I) leads Pat Roberts (R) in the U.S. Senate race by five points, 47% to 42%.

In the race for governor, Paul Davis (D) tops Gov. Sam Brownback (R) by five points, 47% to 42%.

Dead Heat in Connecticut

October 8, 2014 at 7:05 am EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

A new Quinnipiac poll in Connecticut finds Gov. Dannel Malloy (D) is tied with challenger Tom Foley (R) in the race for governor, 43% to 43%.

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