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Obama References Rove, Chamber in Effort to Rile Democrats to Action

By | 10.08.10 | 9:10 am

With the election drawing near, President Obama is drawing on the concerns of campaign finance reformers in hopes of riling the Democratic base. Last night at a Chicago fundraiser for Illinois Senate candidate Alexi Giannoulias (D), Obama twice name-checked Karl Rove and the strategist’s relationship with the political organizations More…

As Conservative Groups Release New Campaign Ads, Watchdog Groups Ask IRS to Investigate

By | 10.05.10 | 2:16 pm

Two groups conceived by Karl Rove and former RNC chairman Ed Gillespie have new independent expenditure ads today in two U.S. Senate races, opposing Sen. Michael Bennet (D-Colo.) and supporting Florida candidate Marco Rubio (R). The ads appear as campaign finance watchdog organizations wrote a letter to the IRS More…

Despite Promises, Buck Immediately Goes Negative in Colorado

By | 09.17.10 | 12:04 pm

Despite Colorado GOP Senate candidate Ken Buck’s promise to adopt a positive stance in his political ads (leaving groups like Crossroads GPS to do the dirty work against incumbent Sen. Michael Bennet (D-Colo.) for him), the Colorado Independent reports that Buck’s very first ad is surprisingly…negative:

Crowley on the Right’s Independent Expenditure Network

By | 09.16.10 | 5:51 pm

Time’s Michael Crowley has published a good overview of the current independent expenditure landscape heading into midterm elections. It covers mostly trodden ground, but in a supremely readable style that discloses a few nuggets of wisdom as well.

American Crossroads, Rove, Gunning For a Select Few Dems

By | 09.15.10 | 12:40 pm

American Crossroads, the right wing outside spending organization affiliated with Karl Rove, isn’t just spending a lot of money — it’s doing so in increasingly few races, thereby making its impact all the more potent.

The group is up again with a new ad in Colorado targeting Sen. Michael More…

Buck Takes the High Road in Colorado, Sort of

By | 09.10.10 | 1:07 pm

Ken Buck, Colorado’s GOP senate candidate and Tea Party favorite, is taking the high road — sort of. The Denver Post’s blog reported yesterday that Buck has announced he won’t run any negative ads against his opponent, Sen. Michael Bennet (D-Colo.), but he hasn’t exactly tried to distance himself More…

American Crossroads Announces Plans to Get Out The Vote

By | 08.27.10 | 8:55 am

American Crossroads, the conservative political action organization associated with Karl Rove and Ed Gillespie, is declaring its intention today to spend more than $10 million on a midterm get-out-the-vote effort in eight battleground states called “MOVERS” (Mobilizing Our Voters to End Reckless Spending):

Conservative Groups Go After Sestak On Health Care

By | 08.25.10 | 2:28 pm

Rep. Joe Sestak (D-Pa.) has always been a strong advocate for health care reform, but he’s getting some outsize credit from conservative groups for his role in crafting the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. Crossroads GPS, the conservative 501(c)4 group tied to Karl Rove and Ed Gillespie, is up More…

The “Shadow GOP,” Hiding in Plain Sight

By | 08.06.10 | 3:21 pm

Holly Bailey writes about how, to little fanfare, the 12th floor of a nondescript New York Ave. office complex in Washington D.C . has become “ground zero for what many are referring to as the ‘shadow GOP.’”

It’s here that four new groups – American Crossroads, Crossroads GPS, American Action Network More…

Lunchtime Links

By | 07.15.10 | 12:03 pm

Obama trails Republicans in 2012 presidential match-ups.

Colorado Republicans prepare for possibility of Scott McInnis dropping out of the race.

The House considers regulating airline fees.

The U.S. hands over its last detention facility in Iraq.

Jeb Bush, Karl Rove and Ed Gillespie reestablish their GOP influence.