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April 22, 2009
WEDNESDAY'S CAMPAIGN ROUND-UP....Today's installment of campaign-related news items that wouldn't generate a post of their own, but may be of interest to political observers. * Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas), the new head of the National Republican Senatorial Committee, believes it will be "real hard" and "a huge challenge" stopping Democrats from getting a 60-vote majority in the next Congress. * In an apparent bid to keep the Senate Democratic caucus from reaching 59 seats, former Sen. Norm Coleman (R-Minn.) wants his latest court appeal to go slowly. * San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom (D) has been informally campaigning for a while, but officially announced yesterday that he's running for governor in California. He made the announcement, oddly enough, on Twitter. * New Jersey Gov. Jon Corzine (D), facing re-election this November, continues to struggle in statewide polls. A new Quinnipiac poll shows the incumbent trailing Chris Christie, his likely Republican opponent and a former U.S. Attorney under George W. Bush, 45% to 38%. A new Strategic Vision poll showed Corzine trailing by an even larger margin, 47% to 36%. * Sen. John McCain will face a primary challenge next year from Chris Simcox, a founder of the anti-immigration Minuteman Civil Defense Corps. * In Kansas, Reps. Jerry Moran and Todd Tiahrt are both vying for the Republican nomination in next year's Senate race. A new SurveyUSA poll shows Moran with a four-point lead over Tiahrt, 39% to 35%. * State Rep. Bill Kortz (D) is the latest to enter Pennsylvania's crowded Senate race. * Elwyn Tinklenberg raised so much money, so quickly, late in his race against Rep. Michele Bachmann (R) last year that he couldn't spend it all. He's now transferring $250,000 to the DCCC. * Former President Bill Clinton continues to help Terry McAuliffe's gubernatorial campaign in Virginia. —Steve Benen 12:00 PM Permalink | Trackbacks | Comments (13)
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Bill, Bill -- we Virginians don't want Terry McAuliffe. (Unless the only alternative is Bob McDonnell, and heaven help us if it comes down to that.) Posted by: Vincent on April 22, 2009 at 12:08 PM | PERMALINKIt's rapidly approaching 5% of the 72 month Senate term that Minnesota has been without one of it's votes. When will Harry Reid seat him? Hahahaha. I couldn't type that with a straight face. Posted by: doubtful on April 22, 2009 at 12:08 PM | PERMALINK* Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas), the new head of the National Republican Senatorial Committee, believes it will be "real hard" and "a huge challenge" stopping Democrats from getting a 60-vote majority in the next Congress. I'm sure no one thinks that Cornyn's over-the-top insanity is part of the reason why that'll happen. Oh---wait.... Posted by: S. Waybright on April 22, 2009 at 12:11 PM | PERMALINKAnd so Norm Coleman and the GOP backing this circus act once again shove their total disdain for Coleman's constituents in said voters' faces. It must be weird for the people who voted for Coleman to discover how much contempt he has for them. "If I can't win this seat, I'll do everything I can to delay the seating of the victor; screw MInnesota getting equal representation" is going to be his entire legacy. I hope he thinks the lobbying jobs he'll pick up are worth it. Posted by: shortstop on April 22, 2009 at 12:12 PM | PERMALINKElwyn Tinklenberg raised so much money Even if he can't win an election, at least he has a money tree (Michelle Bachman) in his district. Posted by: Danp on April 22, 2009 at 12:30 PM | PERMALINK1. Right-on, Vincent. Deeds or Moran, please. 2. Still no Harman story on Drudge. He wouldn't pass a chance to dirty a Dem unless something held him back - like AIPAC. Foreign-interest groups must be curbed, whether from "allies" or not. Posted by: Neil B ☺ on April 22, 2009 at 12:37 PM | PERMALINKWhen will Harry Reid seat him? Franken doesn't have a MN certificate of election yet, does he? Reid, whatever his other spineless proclivities, isn't moving without it, nor should he. Posted by: Davis X. Machina on April 22, 2009 at 12:40 PM | PERMALINKFurthermore, isn't "This conversation doesn't exist" usually a way to say, it mustn't get out; rather than declining the offer? We can't protect our own who do wrong, that's the ReRushlickins' "job." Posted by: Neil B ♪ on April 22, 2009 at 12:43 PM | PERMALINKSen. John Cornyn (R-Texas), the new head of the National Republican Senatorial Committee, believes it will be "real hard" and "a huge challenge" stopping Democrats from getting a 60-vote majority in the next Congress. From his lips to God's ears! Posted by: Missouri Mule on April 22, 2009 at 1:14 PM | PERMALINKJERRY BROWN FOR GOVERNOR !
Now he wants to take that 'magic' to the people of California ?? A Tool of the corporate interests, he put his campaign manager's wife on the city payroll He's cutting Muni public tranist service and raising rates Thanks Gavin !! How's your Love Life ?? Posted by: MSierra, SF on April 22, 2009 at 1:28 PM | PERMALINKIn an apparent bid to keep the Senate Democratic caucus from reaching 59 seats, former Sen. Norm Coleman (R-Minn.) wants his latest court appeal to go slowly. Since the job of a Republican senator is to just say "no" anyway, Coleman is still as effective now as he would have been if he had won the election. Posted by: qwerty on April 22, 2009 at 1:49 PM | PERMALINKVincent, @12:08, Since when has Willie Wanker started paying attention to what we want? Even if they hadn't been McAuliffe's personal friends, one way or another, both Clintons owe McAuliffe for past favours. Willie is paying back a debt and what Virginians want is immaterial. I won't be surprised if, by June 9, McAuliffe -- with his money bags and friends in high places -- will have simply worn down everyone's resistance and ended up bagging the nomination, too. Posted by: exlibra on April 22, 2009 at 2:29 PM | PERMALINKIs it possible to say I want McCain to at least beat THAT guy?! It feels funny... Posted by: NicC. on April 22, 2009 at 3:19 PM | PERMALINK
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