Commonsense Ten, a Democrat-leaning independent spending outfit — and one of the first groups, along with Club for Growth, to petition the FEC to create a new category of “independent expenditure committees” allowed to raise unlimited funds from individuals — is finally up with its first ad of the More…
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…
As Obama’s approval rating has slipped beneath the 50 percent mark and stubbornly refused to climb back up, many candidates up for reelection in tight races or swing districts have suddenly discovered cute scheduling conflicts when the president has shown up in town to raise money from the party faithful. More…
Republicans are taking their efforts to attack Democrats over the proposed mosque near Ground Zero to new lengths. Fired Up! Missouri reports that last night Rep. Roy Blunt’s (R-Mo.) campaign posted a web video that played a statement by his Senate opponent, Missouri Secretary of State Robin Carnahan (D-Mo.), More…
Sarah Palin offers a fiancé-less Bristol relationship advice based in Reagan’s foreign policy.
Democrats stay quiet about the mosque by Ground Zero.
Something — a bomb? fireworks? — targeted Ahmadinejad’s convoy.
Tim Pawlenty wants schools to not “suck.”
Quick primary update: Michigan, Kansas, and Missouri all go to the polls today to select a slew of candidates. All three are states where Republicans hope to either hold steady or make big gains.
Michigan has the most races of interest, including a governor’s seat that Republicans hope to recapture More…
Earlier today, Democratic National Committee Chairman Tim Kaine announced the four finalist cities for the 2012 Democratic National Convention in an email to committee members. Three of the lucky four — Charlotte, Cleveland, Minneapolis and St. Louis — are in prime swing states.
It’s clear why Charlotte and More…
Kathleen O’Dell reports on a town hall meeting held by Sen. Claire McCaskill (D-Mo.) with some choice hecklers:
[I]t was the next question from a Rogersville man that drew more applause: “What is the procedure for recalling U.S. senators?”
Someone quickly shouted to scattered laughter, “Where’s your birth certificate?”
Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele + conservative radio show = hilarious gaffes. The liberal blog Fired Up! has the audio of Steele rolling along with Springfield, Mo., radio host Vincent David Jericho, who was ranting about the party’s all-but-certain U.S. Senate nominee in 2010, Rep. Roy Blunt (R-Mo.).
On July 1, two Republican members of Missouri’s state legislature, and a representative of one other member, showed up at meetings called by Orly “queen of the Birthers” Taitz to discuss the pressing issue of President Obama’s citizenship. According to Tony Messenger, Rep. Cynthia Davis and Rep. Ed Emery, More…
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