Last night I posted about Byron Dorgan, facing a possible challenge from popular North Dakota Governor John Hoeven, having a health care problem. Today comes news of a poll illustrating just how big of a problem he has: UTICA, New York - In a potential 2010 election match-up Republican Governor John Hoeven leads Democratic Senator Byron Dorgan 55% to 36% with 9% undecided. Senator Dorgan, however,...
The 2010 midterms are just around the corner (sort of). Here's what's happening: Rudy Giuliani will run for Senate, according to the New York Daily News; Marco Rubio has pulled to within 10 percentage points of Gov. Charlie Crist (R) in Florida's Senate race, Daily Kos/Research 2000 reports ; Doug Hoffman is accusing ACORN and labor unions of tampering with the NY-23 election that saw him lose to Democrat...
Sure. Why not. We’ve got money to burn, right? Legislation has recently been introduced in the House of Representatives that will extend the current biodiesel tax credit from it’s current deadline of Dec. 31, 2009. Rep. Earl Pomeroy’s (D-N.D.) bill, H.R. 4070 proposes to extend the $1 per gallon tax credit for five years. Proponents of this bill argue that it’s been a success...
(CNN) – House Republicans are criticizing three Democrats for voting in favor of their party's health care reform bill in a new weeklong TV ad buy. The 30-second spots (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8msVvi3S2Ek) are airing on cable television and target Reps. Vic Snyder of Arkansas, Earl Pomeroy of North Dakota and John Spratt of South Carolina. Ken Spain, communications director [...]
UPDATED 9:45 A.M. The NRCC will launch a tiny round of new television ads against three Dems this week in an early indication of the argument the GOP will make while criticizing the health care bill. The ads, targeting Reps. Earl Pomeroy (D-ND), Vic Snyder (D-AR) and John Spratt (D-SC), will cite another Dem -- conservative Rep. Dan Boren (D-OK) -- who opposed the health care bill. "The worst...
TV ads are up and running--in a big way--in the districts of moderate House members, as interest groups either thank them for their votes on the House health care bill or attack them for voting the "wrong" way. At least 17 House members will have ads running in their districts next week, as a couple new campaigns are getting underway. Here's what those members--most of whom are considered...
The liberal group Americans United for Change says it’s announcing the first wave of a multi-million-dollar ad campaign to back up the 13 House Democrats (and one Republican) who voted for the health-care bill and who have been the target of the GOP-leaning Chamber of Commerce and the 60 Plus Association. Those 13 House members: Baron Hill (IN), Brad Ellsworth (IN), Joe Donnelly (IN), Chris...
Which sets up a conflict with Senate Democrats like Barabara Boxer who insist that there aren’t enough votes to put such an amendment into the Senate version of the bill. Obama himself is promising that this anti-abortion language won’t be in the Senate version of the bill. If the Senate version of the health care bill comes back to the House for a reconciliation vote and there’s...
Recently a group called The 60 Plus Association has been running ads in North Dakota rightfully calling out Pomeroy for his support of government health care and betrayal of North Dakota voters. Here’s the ad: Pomeroy has responded to his ad by castigating The 60 Plus Association as an “out of state special interest group.” Which is pretty funny for two reason. First, the liberal...
Yesterday the Bismarck Tribune quoted Pomeroy (in an editorial slamming him for his vote) hinting that he wouldn’t vote for the health care bill when it came back from the Senate. Today he’s quoted in the Fargo Forum hinting at essentially the same thing: North Dakota Rep. Earl Pomeroy said Thursday that health care reform is “very much in doubt,” but he remains hopeful Congress...
Looking at the Cook Political Report’s latest competitive race chart is in itself informative - the short version is that of the top 108 competitive races, the following ratios apply: Dem GOP Likely D 45 0 Leans D 23 1 Toss-up D 12 0 Toss-up R 0 3 Leans R 1 8 Likely R 0 15 Total 81 27 …but there’s some interesting things that can be seen with a little sorting. Below is a chart of...
Pomeroy, apparently, is hinting at ultimately voting against the bill once it comes back from the Senate with changes. That hardly sounds like someone who is confident in his position. Pomeroy agrees that the House version of reform is far from perfect, but that he voted yes to keep the conversation going. And if the problems with the legislation are not fixed, he would vote no, if and when the reform...
By Ben Pershing A conservative seniors' group is launching a seven-figure ad campaign against House Democrats who voted for the party's health-care reform bill Saturday, accusing them of cutting Medicare and saddling future generations with hefty deficits. The 60 Plus Association -- an advocacy group that calls itself the "conservative alternative" to AARP -- plans to spend $1.5 million on...
Back in September when North Dakota Democrat rising star Jasper Schneider was given a cushy federal appointment by the Obama administration I had this to say: Rep. Jasper Schneider is a rising star among North Dakota Democrats, mostly because he introduced Barack Obama at the state Democrat convention last year and he looks good in the cliched “politicians wading through wheat fields in flannel”...
The other day I posted about Senator Kent Conrad calling a part of the House health care bill his North Dakota colleague Rep. Earl Pomeroy voted for a “ponzi scheme Bernie Madoff would be proud of.” Today the Washington Times has more on said scheme: The Community Living Services and Support (CLASS) Act is designed to help those who need assistance with basic daily tasks pay for in-home...
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