The Hotline on Call (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
Earlier today, we said that VA Gov./DNC chair Tim Kaine was going to have a hard time outraising the RNC this month. Well, he did. Kaine and the DNC raised $11.5M in October, nearly $3M more than the RNC's $8.8M month. A party source tells OnCall the DNC will file reports tonight or tomorrow showing $12.3M cash on hand and $4.4M in debt. Meanwhile, the RNC has $11.2M in the bank and no debt. The good...
DownWithTyranny! (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
To be kind, Obama's DNC head, Tim Kaine, isn't exactly from the Howard Dean mold and doesn't quite represent the Democratic wing of the Democratic Party. Generally speaking, the outgoing governor of Virginia represents the Establishment or, in Paul Krugman's words about his kind of Democrats, "corporate tools, defending special interests." What he has in common with Dean, though, is that...
NewsBusters (Free subscription) | 11/17/2009
His state voted Democratic in the 2008 presidential contest for the first time in 44 years, he's personally popular with voters, and he's currently the chairman of the Democratic National Committee. Yet not once in her November 17 11-paragraph story did Washington Post's Rosalind Helderman raise the notion that Gov. Tim Kaine (D-Va.) might share blame for his party's gubernatorial candidate Creigh...
George's Bottom Line (Free subscription) | 11/08/2009
The heads of the DNC and the RNC, Tim Kaine and Michael Steele, raised their voices in a raucous debate this morning. But their body language was a little more touchy-feely. Take a look: - George Stephanopoulos
MediaBistro.com (Free subscription) | 11/07/2009
This week's Sunday lineup will include Virginia Governor-elect Bob McDonnell , Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL), DNC Chairman Tim Kaine , RNC Chairman Michael Steele , former Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf , The Atlantic's Andrew Sullivan , House Minority Whip Eric Cantor , commentator and author Dr. Michael Eric Dyson , and MSNBC's Rachel Maddow . See the full list of who's on what show...
The Daily Dish (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
Some smart observations from Larry Sabato: Democratic National Committee Chairman and Virginia Gov. Tim Kaine is also high up on the list of losers. He presided over an electoral debacle in his own state. Unlike his predecessor, Gov. Mark Warner,...
Raw Story (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
Following Tuesday's elections, Comedy Central's Jon Stewart focused on the efforts of the losers to "polish that turd" by portraying themselves as having won no matter what the outcome. Democratic National Committee Chairman Tim Kaine insisted that even though incumbent New Jersey Governor Jon Corzine lost to his Republican challenger, he "was down by 15 points [...]
NewsBusters (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
Does the National Journal's Hotline inhabit the same universe as the rest of us? Republicans went two-for-three in last night's big races. But in declaring Winners and Losers among non-candidates involved with the campaigns, the only Losers Hotline saw were . . . Republicans and conservatives, with nary a Dem in sight! Chris Matthews was only too happy to seize on the Hotline hitlist during his Sideshow...
NewsBusters (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
Identical Twin Statements Earlier today, Media Research Center President and NewsBusters.org Publisher Brent Bozell announced this year's Dewey Defeats Truman Awards for incompetent political reporting. Also today, Democratic National Committee (DNC) Chairman Tim Kaine issued a statement on last night's election results. The similarities between the DNC Chair's words and CBS's Katie Couric's October...
Political Ticker (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
RICHMOND, Virginia (CNN) - Assessing the national political landscape on the morning after his party lost two closely-watched gubernatorial elections, Democratic National Committee chairman Tim Kaine said Wednesday that voters shouldn't draw too many conclusions from the two Republican victories as they look ahead to the 2010 midterms. "There isn't really any historical connection between off-cycle...
Crazy Politico's Rantings (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
Do as the MSM and White House are doing, and say to yourself over and over "the election results in Virginia and New Jersey are not a referendum on Barack Obama or the Democrats". Just keep saying it, at some point you'll believe it, they do. The truth is Barack Obama & Company spent a lot of time in New Jersey trying to save John Corzine from his record. Tim Kaine, the head of the DNC...
Mouth of the Potomac (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
Taking a quick look at the results from last night, it looks to us like the little race in upstate New York may actually have the most relevance for 2010, considering all the dynamics involved, although we’re not convinced yet that the result is the most important issue with the contest. In the big governor battles, it certainly feels like good sign for the GOP, but you’re also talking...
American Power (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
From the New York Times , " Republican Wins Virginia Governor Race ": Robert F. McDonnell, a Republican and a former state attorney general, won a decisive victory in Virginia’s governor’s race Tuesday, a stark reversal of fortune for Democrats who have held control in Richmond for the past eight years. Mr. McDonnell defeated the Democratic candidate, R. Creigh Deeds, an 18-year...
Political Ticker (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
GOP sweeps top state races in Virginia, CNN projects. WASHINGTON (CNN) – Republicans recaptured the Virginia governor's mansion Tuesday after eight years of Democratic rule, CNN projects. Former Attorney Gen. Bob McDonnell defeated state Sen. Creigh Deeds to take back the seat currently held by Democratic National Committee Chairman Tim Kaine. CNN also projects that the GOP [...]
Salon.com (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
It's a very good night for Republicans in Virginia. Their party's candidate, Bob McDonnell, has won the race to be the state's next governor -- he'll be replacing Gov. Tim Kaine, who's also the chair of the Democratic National Committee, but was prevented by law for running for another term -- and there's a sweetener on top of that. The GOP has achieved a clean sweep of the three statewide elections...
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