The Daily Politics (Free subscription) | 7 hours ago
A veteran Democratic activist who lives in Midtown Manhattan reports receiving the Harold Ford Jr.-vs.-Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand call in the middle of last week and was able to provide a bit more information. According to this Democrat, who asked to remain anonymous, Ford was not the only potential Gillibrand opponent mentioned on the call. Former Mayor Rudy Giuliani and outgoing Comptroller Bill Thompson...
Daily Kos (Free subscription) | 11/26/2009
On this early morning of the Thanksgiving holiday, let us give thanks for the political rumor mill. The rumor mill this week has been deliciously bountiful, having churned out a beaut from the Empire State. Consider this bit of 2010 speculation an early feast for political junkies: a Democratic Senator in a blue state. Getting primaried. From the right. By a former Congressman and statewide candidate....
Choosing Democracy (Free subscription) | 11/26/2009
Here we have it: The Democratic Leadership Council, corporate power, and the Broad Foundation joining hands to destroy public education. Bill Gates must have taken the day off. Don't dismiss this as right-wing propaganda typical of the Wall Street Journal editorial page. This trio is likely to be spewing their filth in the New York Times and the Washington Post any day soon. If you doubt that the...
Booker Rising (Free subscription) | 11/25/2009
I thought ol' boy was trying to become Hollywood's chief lobbyist? Anyway, hat tip to reader Queen for this story. Apparently, a poll is being conducted on Harold Ford Jr.'s behalf to gauge his chances of running for a U.S. Senate seat in New York, where he has had a home for three years. The moderate-liberal politico also reportedly told people he's toying with making a Democratic primary challenge...
Cato-at-liberty (Free subscription) | 11/25/2009
Democratic National Leadership Council chairman Harold Ford, former IBM chairman Louis Gerstner, and KB Homes founder Eli Broad have an op-ed in today’s Wall Street Journal in which they admonish the Obama administration to hang tough on the “Race to the Top” education sweepstakes. They also declare that ”competition brings out the best performance. That’s true in athletics...
Swing State Project (Free subscription) | 11/25/2009
? AR-Sen : Could Arkansas even handle one more Republican in its Senate field, without the entire state collapsing into a singularity? Looks like we'll find out, as former state Sen. Tim Holt says he's considering a rematch. Holt, you'll recall, was Lincoln's 2004 opposition, coming within 56-44 while running a low-budget, socially conservative campaign. ? AZ-Sen, AZ-Gov : The Cronkite-Eight Poll (conducted...
The Blog (Free subscription) | 11/25/2009
It's a day for comeback rumors in the political news world. The Washington Post reports that Terry McAuliffe is not letting go of his quest to terrorize serve the good people of Virginia. Terry McAuliffe, the millionaire businessman who ran unsuccessfully for Virginia governor this year, is negotiating with investors and a U.S. automaker to lure a factory to southern Virginia -- raising speculation...
The Daily Transom (Free subscription) | 11/25/2009
With Kirsten Gillibrand struggling to connect with voters, and Rudy Giuliani inciting more confusion than excitement about his own candidacy, the rumor mill keeps churning out big-name potential challengers. Today, Theodore Roosevelt IV is out, and Harold Ford, Jr. is--for the moment, at least--in. Mr. Roosevelt, a self-described "liberal Republican," was reportedly encouraged to investigate...
The Daily Politics (Free subscription) | 11/25/2009
Ever since the ( rather dubious ) news that Rudy Giuliani is again eyeing a bid for the US Senate instead of a gubernatorial run next year, there has been a sudden surge of interest from would-be challengers to Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand. So many names have been floated and/or rejected at this point it's getting sort of hard to keep everyone straight. It seems a good time to review who's in and who's...
SayUncle (Free subscription) | 11/25/2009
Rumors that former Tennessee Rep. Harold Ford, Jr. may make a run for Gillibrand’s senate seat in NY. Apparently, he moved there a bit back. Ford is decent on guns. Of course, Gillibrand used to be too.
Political Wire (Free subscription) | 11/25/2009
"Democratic sources say that former Tennessee Rep. Harold Ford Jr. -- who relocated to New York City after his unsuccessful Senate bid in 2006 -- has been talking about the possibility of running against vulnerable rookie New York Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand," Politico reports. Ford "has reportedly told associates that he's skeptical about the idea."
the albany project (Free subscription) | 11/24/2009
File this under "crazy things out of left field." A user on the forum DemocraticUnderground.com posted a message discussing a phone poll they had just recieved: I live in NY and was just polled about a possible primary between Kirsten Gillabrand and Harold Ford Jr. for the Senate seat. I was wondering if anyone had heard if he was considering to run. May I be the first to say, what the f***?...
Marc Ambinder (Free subscription) | 11/11/2009
Tracking the GOP race to 2012 Haley Barbour is visiting U.S. troops in Iraq; Mike Huckabee will give a lecture on governing as part of Northern Kentucky University's annual Alumni Lecture Series, along with Harold Ford, Jr.; Eric Cantor says he does not plan to punish Rep. Joseph Cao (R-LA) for voting with Democrats in favor of health care reform; Dede Scozzafava, the Republican candidate who dropped...
Truman's Take (Free subscription) | 11/02/2009
Will Hollywood say, "call me"? (Via Rex de City Paper) Rex was recently thumbing through his copy of the Hollywood Reporter and stumbled upon the news that Harold Ford Jr. was up for the job as head of the Motion Picture Association of America. For the last five years, former Kansas congressman and agriculture secretary Dan Glickman has held the post, and for nearly 40 years before that,...
Post I.T. (Free subscription) | 10/27/2009
Internet Innovation Alliance, a group of telecom firms and nonprofit groups pushing for broadband access and adoption, said Tuesday David Sutphen will be its co-chair along with Bruce Mehlman. Sutphen replaces Larry Irving, former head of the National Telecommunication and Information Administration, who left IIA recently to join Hewlett-Packard. IIA's members include telecom giants AT&T and Alcatel-Lucent...
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