CNN's coverage of Delaware's Senate race debate was definitely one to watch as
a keen microcosm of the larger issues facing voters this November.
Yes, the candidates, Democrat Chris Coons and Republican/Tea Partier Christine O'Donnell,
were a bit quirky at first in their responses. If you watched, you saw both
looking stiff, pale and downright canned in their answers.
So when is the last time you heard a truly progressive Democrat say the
following (I am paraphrasing, thus no quotation marks):
I believe we may have reached a critical mass as Democrats: It's time for a
freeze on government spending, a freeze on all taxes, and we should seriously
look at tax cuts to encourage private-sector job growth. And regarding the Tea
Partiers: I share their anger, I share their frustration, and we need to
address their concerns about big government and high deficits.Read more...
News out of Nevada — according to The Washington Post’s Chris Cillizza — Nevada Tea Party Senate nominee
Sharron Angle raised a whopping $14 million over the third fundraising quarter
(July 1-Sept. 30). Surely, this is an exceptional fundraising feat — and is
likely to stand as the most money raised for a Senate campaign in a quarter for
the entire election cycle.
Usually, campaigns rejoice over high fundraising totals. Usually, raising a few
million dollars stokes momentum and elicits elation. Usually, campaigns would
rally around that accomplishment and drive a positive message about the change
they are hoping to bring about. Or they might demonstrate the overwhelming
humility that candidates usually feel when showered with such support.
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According to a recent AP-GfK poll, Democrats hold only a five-point advantage
among likely female voters in November — the same edge Democrats had in 1994
when Republicans took back Congress.
Political analysts love to talk about the election gender gap — the notion that
women support Democrats disproportionately over Republicans. But as Karlyn
Bowman of the American Enterprise Institute has explained, the most important
issue that contributes to voting differences between men and women is over the
proper role of government. And this is where things have changed.
I have known Ed Gillespie for a long time. He is a good guy. He is honest as
the day is long. He is a hard worker. He is a smart strategist and he
understands policy.
When President Bush called on him to work in the White House, Gillespie left
his thriving strategic advocacy firm (Quinn Gillespie, a firm that I will be
joining at the end of this month, in full disclosure), at considerable personal
expense, to help out the president.
You have all, no doubt, heard about all of the money
pouring into the 2010 midterm elections. Donations can now be kept secret,
and millions are being funneled through
“social welfare” nonprofits designated by the tax code as 501(c)(4) groups
that the IRS and the Federal Election Commission (FEC) are
paying little mind to at this point. Most won't file taxes for the first
time until after the election is over with.
It is a whole new money game with profound implications, but we are three
weeks away from Election Day and the debate over campaign finance is going
nowhere. The White House is picking fights with the Chamber of Commerce over
the question of foreign money being used to pay for ads supporting Republican
campaigns. The president and his senior adviser, David Axelrod, have raised
the question but have provided no evidence that it's happening.
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In what turned out to be the single best moment of yesterday's Sunday morning
political chat-fests, CBS's Bob Scheiffer, host of "Face the Nation,"
asked Obama crony David Axelrod, quite simply, "Is that the best
you can do?" The New York Times and
other media outlets have plainly said the Democrats are wrong.
If you are an American and you travel anywhere in the world in an official
capacity, one of your first meetings is likely to be with the local American
Chamber of Commerce.
Meeting with AmChams (as they are called) is an essential way to get a better
understanding of how American businesses are doing in selling American products
overseas. Members of AmChams (who are usually American) have an acute
understanding of the local laws, the obstacles that foreign governments often
place in the way of trade and the opportunities that exist for further
investment.
In three weeks, it is time for America to vote for change.
The Democrats have had their run in Congress for four years now and never have
we seen such low approval ratings.
They claimed to offer us a positive difference from an out-of-touch GOP back in
2006, but have proven to be worse. They neither “drained the swamp of
corruption” nor listened to the voices of their constituents.
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