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Happy 232nd birthday America.
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A new poll in Louisiana continues to show a close race. Real Clear Politics reports:
Senator Mary Landrieu of Louisiana faces a stronger challenge this year than any Democrat seeking re-election. Republicans got one of their top recruiting choices, and that candidate, State Treasurer John Kennedy, has already shown fundraising prowess to rival Landrieu's. Now, a new survey shows, the race is getting close.
The poll, conducted by Southern Media & Opinion Research, a Louisiana-based independent firm, surveyed 600 likely voters from 6/26-28 for a margin of error of +/- 4%. Landrieu and Kennedy were tested among a sample made up of 56% Democratic voters, 30% Republican voters and 14% independents and others (Actual registration is 53% Democratic, 25% Republican and 23% independent and other -- numbers were rounded).
General Election Matchup
Landrieu.........46 (-4 from last, 4/9)
Kennedy.........40 (+2)
On The Web :: True Landrieu Story
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Lost jobs. A massive deficit. An embarrassment that cost taxpayers millions. Quite a record of accomplishment for Ronnie Musgrove.
Mississippi deserves better.
On The Web :: Musgrove Facts
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When there's a problem, Jeanne Shaheen goes back to her old standby -- raising taxes.
Failed polices and more taxes are not the answer. They're the problem.
On The Web :: The Shaheen Record
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More bad news for Al Franken.
Based on a compilation of news articles, now it appears as though there may be 11 more states -- and the District of Columbia -- in which Al Franken either failed to pay taxes, or failed to properly report his income.
The states include Colorado, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Missouri, Montana, Nevada, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Utah and Wisconsin, plus the Washington, D.C.
Check out the list of each event that Franken reportedly attended or was scheduled to attend. More from the press office.
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On The Web :: Frankly Franken
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The Associated Press reports that a Democrat attempt to remove independent U.S. Senate candidate Herbert Hoffman from the ballot is expected to hurt Maine Democrat Tom Allen:
Maine election officials are ruling that independent U.S. Senate candidate Herbert Hoffman of Ogunquit should get his name on the November ballot.
Secretary of State Matthew Dunlap rejected a challenge to petitions to get Hoffman on the ballot. The challenge came from Maine Democratic Chairman John Knutson.
Democrats are concerned that Hoffman could draw votes away from their party's nominee for Senate, Congressman Tom Allen.
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Cross-posted to TownHall.com.
Democrats are getting desperate. Even with all their pomp and circumstance and rhetoric about their dominance of the political arena, they are taking the steps of a desperate party. Case in point, their leveraging of relationships with nefarious characters and out-of-touch liberals to raise money for fledgling Democrat Senate campaigns across the country.
Last week Politico reported that, "Los Angeles' top liberal female activists are planning the political fundraiser for Sept. 27 at a private home." According to the article, "The idea started with alums of the Hollywood Women's Political Committee, a Reagan-era power PAC that included Jane Fonda, Kate Capshaw, Penny Marshall, Daryl Hannah, Laura Dern, Sarah Jessica Parker and others."
The article then went on to list expected beneficiaries of such a fundraiser. Those listed include, the Senate campaigns of Tom Allen of Maine, Mark Begich of Alaska, Al Franken of Minnesota, Jeanne Shaheen of New Hampshire, Mark Udall of Colorado and Tom Udall of New Mexico.
Al Franken has already tapped his liberal Hollywood friends to finance his struggling campaign, but for the others on the list they must decide if they want a close association with such individuals -- especially when you consider one of the ring leaders of the original PAC was Hanoi Jane Fonda. How will Franken avoid further out-of-touch carpetbagger accusations when he continues to rely on Hollywood liberals to finance his campaign?
Mark Udall has been running away from his Boulder home, or "touchstone," as he has referred to it, since he announced his Senate run. Udall has even gone so far as to attempt to deceive voters of his hometown through his press releases that list his home as anything other than Boulder. How will his association with people who supposedly share ideas and views similar to Hanoi Jane or tree sitting Daryl Hannah reinforce his rhetorical run to the middle?
Tom Allen of Maine is already bought and paid for by MoveOn.org, receiving the most money of any federal candidate this cycle. Even with all of his liberal special interest funding, he still trails substantially in polling. Shouldn't Tom Allen concentrate on reaching out to the people of Maine whose vote he's actually courting and not Hollywood liberals and their wallets?
It is surprising a liberal Hollywood group would support Tom Udall of New Mexico. True, his liberal stances on taxes, guns and opening the border mirror those of such groups. But his spotty record with regard to discrimination based on gender and race is hard to ignore. Are extremist liberals so desperate for another voice in the Senate they are willing to overlook charges of alleged discrimination? Will Udall be able to successfully explain away the discrimination skeletons in the closet?
The group's support of Jeanne Shaheen comes as no surprise. Under Shaheen's leadership, New Hampshire's state spending doubled, the first broad-based tax in the state's two centuries was instituted and New Hampshire is still trying to dig themselves out of the education funding crisis she pledged to fix. Shaheen is also refusing to answer questions about whether she supports eliminating the secret ballot. So how will Shaheen reconcile herself with supporters of Barack Obama, a man her husband vocally and publicly attacked during the primary season?
Support of Mark Begich comes as no surprise as he shares Hollywood's casual views on abortion and is the mayor of a sanctuary city. His questionable management of Anchorage finances and alleged, improper favors to friends and campaign contributors would give normal people pause, but apparently not liberal Hollywood activists. As more comes to light about Begich's questionable record, will these liberal groups be able to over-look the eviction of some of his tenants on Christmas Eve?
The goal of this group is clear and frightening. According to one of the group's veteran activists, "We need to give the Democrats a majority totaling at least 60 senators." Take a moment to think about that. A filibuster-proof majority to pass legislation that will eliminate secret ballot elections; run roughshod over the First Amendment; raise your taxes and surrender in the War on Terror. A filibuster-proof majority to confirm activist judges if Barack Obama wins in November.
Democrats and their supporters are desperate and when you think about the depth and breadth of bad legislation that Senate Republicans have successfully beat back in the past 16 months, including D.C. Voting rights, middle-class tax hikes, and at least 31 bills to cut funding for our brave men and women serving around the world the groups goal becomes even more terrifying.
Taking all of this into account, the choice is clear, the choice is Republicans and not Hanoi Jane and her merry gaggle of Hollywood liberals.
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"Freedom" -- featuring Ronald Reagan's wisdom, Fred Thompson's narration and John McCain's vision for our future -- lays out the stakes on Election Day and was the feature video for the 2008 President's Dinner.
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Credits:
- Script by Mike Slanker (NRSC)
- Original score and editing by Richard Sales (NRSC)
- Narrated by Senator Fred Thompson
- Intro music by Senator Orrin Hatch
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The Wall Street Journal has an editorial on "Harry Reid's Glass Slipper" and Democrats trying to "kneecap their own finance laws":
Late last week, on the cusp of finally confirming a slate of nominees to the Federal Election Commission, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid hit the stall button again. He really does want to make the FEC functional again, he averred. But Wisconsin's Russ Feingold needs a couple more days to interview a nominee. How convenient. The magic day for Democratic foot-dragging is tomorrow, when they will receive a new tool to bludgeon John McCain.
Read the rest here.
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They are not just words, however. Rather, they comprise a philosophical statement -- a blueprint, if you will -- of Sununu's approach to government, offered during a recent interview. Such an interview is one that every New Hampshire voter needs to read, or have with Sen. Sununu, before they enter the polling booth on Nov. 4.
As O'Rourke makes clear, Sununu is deeply committed to this philosophy -- one that serves well the state and the nation.
Take for example it's application to the environment.
Conservation is a reflection of our obligation to others and to future generations, emphasizes Sununu, to allow them to enjoy New Hampshire's unique natural heritage.
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