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Who’s behind the newest Koch Super PAC? Hint: It’s not the little guy.
Yep. Koch owns us. It’s been a few weeks since we learned that the Koch brothers’ Americans for Prosperity was going to get out of the political ad game and focus on the ground campaign, but that they had a new entity that would pick up the slack. This new group will attack Democratic candidates […]
Daily Kos Elections ad roundup: The air war intensifies in Georgia’s Senate race
Leading Off: • GA-Sen: In recent days both the DSCC and NRSC have made ad reservations in the Peach State, ensuring that this ad war will get even more intense. Of course, it’s not like the ad campaign was low-key to begin with. Democrat Michelle Nunn is once again taking advantage of Republican David Perdue’s […]
Seeking his 4th term, watch Pat Roberts—18 years ago!—proclaim he would only serve two terms
Hat tip to BuzzFeed for finding this gem of an interview. While saying he was against term limits, Sen. Pat Roberts emphasized his plan to only run and serve for two terms. That was 18 very long years ago. Watch it! If we turn out, we win. Chip in $3 to help get out the […]
Minimum wage doesn’t ‘serve a purpose,’ according to Scott Walker
Gov. Scott Walker (R-WI) Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker’s administration recently claimed that the minimum wage of $7.25 an hour is a living wage. Now Walker is saying that he doesn’t think the minimum wage even “serves a purpose”: Well, I’m not going to repeal it, but I don’t think it serves a purpose because we’re […]
Biggest issue of 2014: Who did Alison Lundergan Grimes vote for in 2012?
You don’t need to be a rocket scientist to know it wasn’t Mitt If you’re frustrated with Kentucky Secretary of State Alison Lundergan Grimes’ campaign for U.S. Senate, the first place you should look is the fact that she’s been woefully reluctant to go after Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell’s continued insistence that it’s possible […]
GOP ‘winning message’ continues to insult women’s intelligence
Oh my gawd, Republicans, when it comes to women, shut up shut up shut up. Just stop your inane blathering at us. It is so insulting to hear things like this: For far too long, Democrats have perpetuated the stereotype that women are single-issue voters. What single issue is that even supposed to be? Oh, […]
Idaho’s race for governor just got really, really weird
Republican Gov. Butch Otter Republican Gov. Butch Otter has never been particularly popular even in this dark red state, but it was still a surprise when the Republican Governor’s Association committed six figures to this race at the beginning of October. It was hard to believe that the RGA would spend so much so late […]
Midday open thread: Floating wind turbines hold promise, Christie’s popularity at record low
Today’s comic by Jen Sorensen is America of the future: If we turn out, we win. Chip in $3 to help Get Out The Vote for Daily Kos’ endorsed candidates. Christie’s popularity sinks to record low 42 percent: A majority of New Jersey voters now have an unfavorable impression of Gov. Chris Christie, according to […]
Who knew? Looks like proudly defending outsourcing is not a political winner
GOTV’ing for Michelle Nunn. Back in early September: The Senate Republicans’ campaign arm isn’t planning to devote any more significant resources to shore up key candidates in the red states of Kansas, Kentucky and Georgia. Instead, the National Republican Senatorial Committee is looking at going on offense in other states as the battle for the […]