Larry Pressler fits right in with the cat food crowd. Back in November, Fix the Debt member Larry Pressler told the National Journal that the rationale for his candidacy was the national deficit and getting a “grand bargain,” which meant cutting Social Security in exchange for Republicans agreeing to some tax increases. That meant, he […]
In Kansas, Sen. Pat Roberts demonstrates exactly why nothing gets done in Congress
Sen. Pat Roberts showing off his pettiness In the race for U.S. Senate, Sen. Pat Roberts (R-VA) and challenger Greg Orman (I-KS) squared off in a formal debate in Kansas last night. At the end of the debate, the moderator asked them to say one nice thing about each other, a brief moment of civility. […]
Ohio’s Husted gets the deciding vote on whether to advertise his name in polling places
Jon Husted Ohio Secretary of State Jon Husted’s plan to put his own name in big letters on official posters inside polling places has come to a tie vote at the Hamilton County board of elections—and Husted gets to cast the tie-breaking vote. Local Democrats had objected to the easily readable size of Husted’s name […]
Cartoon: In defense of the ‘R’ word
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Beltway hacks try to claim Scott’s not the weirdo for his fan tantrum. Nice try, gasbags
Oh noes! A fan! You’ve already learned about Rick Scott’s absolutely bizarre refusal to debate Charlie Crist because Crist had a fan running at the base of his podium. That’s just totally bonkers behavior, but quite a few insider pundits want to make it seem like Crist was the one behaving strangely: Which is odder: […]
Stephen Colbert mocks Sean Hannity’s ‘Question of the Day’
Just when you thought Sean Hannity couldn’t get any more full of himself, he goes and creates a new segment on his show where he talks about how great he is. And Stephen has something to say about that. Full video after the jump.
Daily Kos Election Outlook: Colorado weirdness raises bigger questions
One of the main problems with running a model, especially one that’s polls-only, is that your final result is only as good as the polls that you feed into it. You can do everything right in terms of averaging out the polls and running simulations, and still get tripped up because the polls themselves weren’t […]
Cheers and Jeers: Thursday
From the GREAT STATE OF MAINE… VOTE The midterms are in nineteen days In eye terms just a blink The candidates are throwing mud And some the kitchen sink (Early, if you can.) The TV set is filled with ads From every super PAC With fear and sleaze and bogus claims It’s enough to make […]
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I’m not starting the show until you get that fan out of here, dude. O. M. G. The Never-Ending, Bottomless Chalice of Crazy has been miraculously refilled. And we have two hours to talk about it! So many directions we could go in, each more astonishing than the next. Just sit back and let it […]
Daily Kos Elections Morning Digest: Michelle Nunn gets her best poll in a long time
Michelle Nunn Leading Off: • GA-Sen, Gov: On Wednesday, SurveyUSA gave Democrat Michelle Nunn her best poll in a long time. The group has her up by a small 48-45 margin over Republican David Perdue, up from Perdue’s 46-45 edge a week before. What’s more important is that Nunn is closer to winning the majority […]