Quarterly fundraising reports for federal candidates, covering the period from July 1 to Sept. 30, were due at the Federal Elections Commission on Wednesday night. Below is our list of fundraising numbers for House candidates in all the key races, as well as a few contests where a candidate raised an unexpectedly high amount: As […]
Was Scott’s fantrum a failed ploy?
The star of last night’s Florida governor’s debate. The rules of the debate that I was shown by the Scott campaign say that there should be no fan. Somehow there is a fan there. And for that reason, ladies and gentlemen, I am being told that Gov. Scott will not join us for this debate.” […]
Watch Jon Stewart slam Mitch McConnell as architect of government failure
Jon Stewart once again hits the nail on the head. Most importantly he got to the core of the government dysfunction and the genesis of this iteration that started just before President Obama’s inauguration. A few weeks ago President Obama gave a speech where he stated that while he was not on the ballot, his […]
Minimum wage opposition could hurt Republicans in key states
Gov. Scott Walker (R-WI) doesn’t see the purpose in a minimum wage. Raising the minimum wage not only has strong support in several states with tight races for Senate or governor this November, but voters tell Public Policy Polling that they are likely to hold candidates’ opposition to raising the minimum wage against them. Voters […]
Ebola funding won’t get a hearing from House Republicans, but Ebola panic will
Cory Gardner takes time from his busy campaign schedule to do some Ebola fearmongering. Testimony from public health officials in the Senate a few weeks ago and subsequent media follow up has pointed out a serious deficit for public health funding. In fact, NIH Director Francis Collins said, point blank “if we had not gone […]
Perdue: People are upset about my outsourcing career because they’re ignorant
Georgia Republican David Perdue is getting snippy and defensive as revelations about his outsourcing career weigh down his Senate campaign. Snippy and defensive David Perdue has something in common with calm, confident David Perdue, though: They’re both really condescending. Perdue’s explanation for why his record of outsourcing jobs is drawing criticism is that people are […]
Larry Pressler lies about wanting to raise the retirement age
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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