S E N A T U S (Free subscription) | 11/25/2009
With Senator Blanche Lincoln (D-AR) “looking increasingly vulnerable as she debates whether to support health care legislation, a familiar Republican rival is looking to run against her,” Josh Kraushaar reports. The Tolbert Report (a must-read Arkansas political blog) is reporting that former state senator Jim Holt, the GOP nominee against Lincoln in 2004, is eyeing [...]...
S E N A T U S (Free subscription) | 11/24/2009
It’s looking “increasingly likely that former GOP congressman Rob Simmons and former World Wrestling Entertainment CEO Linda McMahon will be fighting mano-a-mano for the Republican nomination against Sen. Chris Dodd (D-Conn.),” Josh Kraushaar reports. That’s because one of the GOP’s leading candidates, former Ambassador Tom Foley, announced today that he...
Library Grape (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
... will not succeed, and I am therefore revoking my statement of concession. But as Politico’s Josh Kraushaar notes, “ Hoffman currently faces next-to-no chance of pulling ahead ,” as he would “need to win nearly 80 percent of the outstanding absentee ballots to win.” The Jefferson County Republican elections commissioner said that Hoffman’s allegations...
Think Progress (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
... they will not succeed, and I am therefore revoking my statement of concession. But as Politico’s Josh Kraushaar notes, “ Hoffman currently faces next-to-no chance of pulling ahead ,” as he would “need to win nearly 80 percent of the outstanding absentee ballots to win.” The Jefferson County Republican elections commissioner said that Hoffman’s allegations were “ absolutely false .”...
S E N A T U S (Free subscription) | 11/13/2009
Continuing his media blitz “on the Nevada airwaves, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid is up with a new television spot reminding voters about his national clout,” Josh Kraushaar reports. The ad refers to Reid “the most powerful senator Nevada’s ever had” — and cites a litany of his accomplishments that have brought money into the [...]
And So it Goes in Shreveport (Free subscription) | 11/12/2009
Josh Kraushaar at Politico says Crist is "panicking about his Florida Senate primary against Marco Rubio" and goes on to list a number of nasty nettles in the Crist campaign, the first of which is the firing by Crist of his longtime communications director Erin Isaac. If that weren't enough to make Crist crazy, the Miami Herald Sun Sentinel has a front page story on the Scott...
S E N A T U S (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
U.S. Representative Dennis Rehberg (R-MT) “met with Republican recruiters about a 2012 Senate run against Democrat Jon Tester on Thursday,” Josh Kraushaar reports. Rehberg, who was seen exiting the National Republican Senatorial Committee’s Capitol Hill headquarters Thursday morning, is the state’s lone representative in the House. There’s mutual interest...
The Rhetorican (Free subscription) | 10/31/2009
Word is Scozzafava has dropped out, which is great. But I can’t find another source right now other than Josh Kraushaar, who only days ago was on a strange, long trip of sorts… Hopefully, it’s true and she’s out… UPDATE: It’s true!. Video evidence, at American Power. MORE: A round-up of reaction at The Other McCain. Don’t forget [...]
Michael Goldfarb - The Blog (Free subscription) | 10/31/2009
As a new Siena Poll released this morning showed Democrat Bill Owens (36 percent) and conservative Doug Hoffman (35 percent) neck and neck--and liberal Republican candidate Dede Scozzafava at 20 percent--Scozzafava withdrew from the race. Josh Kraushaar has the statement:...
The Snooper Report (Free subscription) | 10/31/2009
... Independent candidate. I thought Hoffman was The Independent candidate. Silly SIENA. Memeorandum : Josh Kraushaar at Scorecard's Blog: BREAKING: Scozzafava suspends NY 23 campaign Republican Dede Scozzafava has suspended her bid in next Tuesday's NY 23 special election, a huge development that dramatically shakes up the race. She did not endorse either of her two opponents —...
The Corner (Free subscription) | 10/29/2009
A guy on Club for Growth's board is running ads arguing "Dede Scozzafava: The Best Choice for Progressives." Politico 's Josh Kraushaar is bent out of shape, calling it a " dirty trick " -- but what's dirty about it since it's all true? Heck, she's endorsed as "the most liberal candidate" in the race by Kos himself. Hopefully it'll persuade some Democrats...
Say Anything (Free subscription) | 10/29/2009
Here’s the ad: Here’s the blog posting in which Politico reporter Josh Kraushaar accuses Hoffman of “Republican dirty tricks.” That’s a bit humorous, really. After all, how can it be a “Republican dirty trick” when the ad in question is being run by a Conservative Party candidate against the official Republican candidate in the race? Is Kraushaar...
Crooks and Liars (Free subscription) | 10/29/2009
DOWNLOADS: (36) PLAYS: (205) Josh Kraushaar has a cute post at Politico about the usual shenanigans that go on in congressional races where one candidate tries to pretend his opponent is more liberal or conservative than he or she really is in order to sway voters. In this case it's the rightwing Republicans attacking the Republican candidate. At first glance, the group’s ad looks...
The Reaction (Free subscription) | 10/29/2009
By Michael J.W. Stickings The title of Josh Kraushaar's post at Politico is wrong. It isn't Republicans who are engaging in dirty tricks -- i.e. , ratfucking -- in NY-23, it's conservatives, and their target isn't the Democratic candidate, Bill Owens, it's the Republican candidate, Dierdre "Dede" Scozzafava. These supporters of Conservative candidate and right-winger Doug Hoffman...
The Snooper Report (Free subscription) | 10/28/2009
... just using another underhanded tactic because he’s desperate.” [...] Poor libtards. Josh Kraushaar wrote the article and he should be summarily dumped with Dede. The Snooper Report. Join us as we Take Our Country Back. Sic vis pacem para bellum Fight Accordingly
