Knee Capping Mitch McConnell: Lisa Murkowski Concedes to Joe Miller | RedState.

In another danger sign for Democrats, most Americans extremely concerned about 10 of the issues say they will vote for the Republican candidate in their local House race. Only those highly interested in the environment lean toward the Democrats.

RealClearPolitics - Politics - Aug 31, 2010 - AP-GfK Poll: Most attuned voters tilt toward GOP.

The 50 wealthiest lawmakers were worth almost $1.4 billion in 2009, about $85.1 million more than 12 months earlier, according to The Hill’s annual review of lawmakers’ financial disclosure forms.

Wealthy lawmakers increased their riches as U.S. economy sputtered in 2009 - TheHill.com.

Last week our campaign embarked on a 23 county bus tour of Pennsylvania. Let me tell you, the response from supporters like you far exceeded all of our expectations. (more…)

I’ve got great news for you - Tim Huelskamp has been endorsed in his race for Congress by the House Conservatives Fund. House Conservatives Fund is an organization that seeks to elect true conservatives to the U.S. House.  I can tell you that they look for men and women of conviction who will stand for the principles of our founding: limited government, strong national defense, and traditional values. (more…)

Michele Bachmann had finished her speech to our 2,500-plus activists on Friday night at AFP Foundation’s 4th annual Defending the American Dream Summit.  The crowd was still roaring. CLICK HERE FOR PICTURES AND FOOTAGE (more…)

Greetings Moran Fans!

Thank you all for your hard work and dedication in making Jerry the Republican nominee for U.S. Senate-but our work is far from finished.  We now have a general election campaign against yet another Democrat who supports the policies of President Obama and Nancy Pelosi, higher government spending, and more debt.  There are only 63 days until the general election and we need your help.  There are still community events across the state and many opportunities to continue to spread the word about Jerry’s positive message and his record working to create jobs, eliminate wasteful spending, and reduce our massive national debt.

Please see what lies ahead on the campaign trail below: (more…)

It would be difficult for any strong partisan to admit that such an accomplishment was so deeply unpopular. Yet the polling is pretty unequivocal on the relationship between the Democrats’ fortunes and the health care bill. It was during the health care debate that the essential building block of the Democratic majority - Independent voters - began to crumble. It was evident in the generic ballot. It was evident in the President’s job approval numbers. It was evident in Virginia, New Jersey, and Massachusetts.

RealClearPolitics - HorseRaceBlog - Health Care Reform Has Endangered the Democratic Majority.

Labor’s campaign in California has been an ambitious mix of trying to persuade swing voters while at the same time trying to mobilize those Democrats who don’t often vote in nonpresidential elections.

California, labor and get out the vote for Democratic candidates - latimes.com.

“ED staff are invited to join Secretary Arne Duncan, the Reverend Al Sharpton, and other leaders on Saturday, Aug. 28, for the ‘Reclaim the Dream’ rally and march,” began an internal e-mail sent to more than 4,000 employees of the Department of Education on Wednesday.

Education secretary urged his employees to attend Sharpton’s rally | Washington Examiner.

Cal Thomas | Washington Examiner.

Steve Schale, the state director of Obama’s 2008 campaign in Florida, writes that Charlie Crist can’t win.

Charlie Crist’s path to victory | Washington Examiner.

From PPP:

We’ll start rolling out our Ohio poll results tomorrow but there’s one finding on the poll that pretty much sums it up: by a 50-42 margin voters there say they’d rather have George W. Bush in the White House right now than Barack Obama.

Bad news for Democrats: Ohio voters long for Bush | Washington Examiner.

Pennsylvania Senate - Rasmussen.

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Recently I told you about President Obama’s shrill, negative attack on AFP and our 1.2 million grassroots activists - folks like yourself.

In case you missed it, you can hear an audio recording of the President’s attack in AFP’s new Internet ad below:

We are aggressively fighting back against these vicious attacks from the Left and need your immediate help. Here are three things that you can do to help:

1)   Let President Obama know you are an American for Prosperity and tell us what you are doing to promote prosperity!

2)   Volunteer for our November is Coming efforts by signing up to knock on doors, distribute literature, or call your friends and neighbors to educate them about the radical policies that are destroying our nation.

3)  President Obama raised $985,000 at his fundraising dinner where he attacked AFP. Please help us match the President’s total by contributing $10, $25, or $50 to combat the Left’s effort to demonize hard working Americans.

Let’s keep up the fight!

Tim

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Over the course of the last few weeks, Joe Sestak has tried desperately to distance himself from the record he shares with the most liberal members of Congress.

Sestak can masquerade as an independent in the run-up to Election Day all he wants, but remember, it was only a few months ago that he called himself “the real Democrat,” “a progressive,” and “Obama’s strongest ally.”

Please take a moment to watch our new video that proves just how liberal Joe Sestak is, and when you’re finished, click on the contribution link and make a donation of $10, $25, $50 or even $100 or $500 today.

Congressman Sestak is so far outside the mainstream, he has consistently sided with Nancy Pelosi’s extreme agenda while other Pennsylvania Democrats have rejected it. This includes:

Cap and Trade (RC #477, 06/26/09): Forty-four Democrats voted against the cap-and-trade energy tax.  Sestak voted Yes.

Wall Street Bailout (RC #681, 10/03/08): Sixty-three Democrats voted against the bailout.  Sestak voted Yes.

Second Wall Street Bailout (RC #27, 01/22/09): Ninety-nine Democrats voted against the bailout.  Sestak voted Yes.

Iran Sanctions: One hundred and seventy-seven House Democrats cosponsored the Iran Refined Petroleum Sanctions Act including 8 Pennsylvania Democrats.  Congressman Sestak did not cosponsor the bill.

Khalid Sheikh Mohammed: Every major Pennsylvania Democrat opposes trying 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed in a civilian court in Pennsylvania.  Sestak supports the move (Wall Street Journal, 02/25/10).

Marcellus Shale: Both Governor Ed Rendell and Democratic gubernatorial nominee Dan Onorato oppose Joe Sestak’s moratorium on the development of the Marcellus Shale (WTAE ABC, 06/21/10).

We need a leader who will represent the values and needs of Pennsylvania families. Join us to help elect Pat this November 2 by making a contribution of $10, $25, $50, or even $100 or $500 right now.

Thank you very much for your continued hard work and support,

Tim

Tim Kelly
Press Secretary, Toomey For Senate

Mrs Moore,
You attacked your opponent as one who publically opposed the FairTax while secretly promising to our organization he would adopt it. This has now been corrected. (more…)

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The Gingrich revolution fizzled, in part because congressional Republicans mistook a popular mandate for moderation as a license to undertake radical change, and in part because they grew complacent and corrupt in the corridors of power.

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The latest Rasmussen Reports statewide telephone survey of Likely Voters shows Fallin picking up 52% of the vote, while Askins draws support from 37%. Four percent (4%) prefer another candidate in the race, and seven percent (7%) are undecided.

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A proposed $810 million high-speed rail line funded by federal stimulus money that would link Wisconsin’s two largest cities has become an emblem of the battle for control of the U.S. Senate.

The Democrats are going to get beaten badly in November. Not just because the economy is ailing. And not just because Obama over-read his mandate in governing too far left. But because a comeuppance is due the arrogant elites whose undisguised contempt for the great unwashed prevents them from conceding a modicum of serious thought to those who dare oppose them.

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Reid Wilson, our former colleague and now the editor-in-chief of the Hotline On Call, had an interesting column today explaining “why Democrats will keep the House.”

He offers four reasons.

(1) Democrats have so far raised more money.
(2) Money facilitates turnout.

(3) Money facilitates opposition research.

(4) Democratic voters will come home, as they did in PA-12.

Each of these points has some validity, but in each one Wilson is over-stating his case. Let’s take them in turn.

House Republicans are measuring the drapes in preparation for big gains in the lower chamber, convinced that Minority Leader John Boehner is going to become the next Speaker of the House. On a macro level, that wouldn’t be a bad guess — Democrats are saddled with bad polls and unpopular leaders, and the national mood wants a change from the status quo. But the Democratic apocalypse isn’t guaranteed just yet. In fact, senior Democratic strategists say they’re not only likely to keep the House, but they believe the GOP won’t come close to gaining the 39 seats they need to take over.