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September 29, 2009
TUESDAY'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. * With just five weeks until Election Day in Virginia's gubernatorial race, Creigh Deeds (D) has unveiled a new television ad, touting the support of Sen. Mark Warner (D). Warner, also a former governor, is easily the most popular political figure in the commonwealth. * The special election in New York's 23rd got a little more interesting yesterday when the right-wing Club for Growth bypassed the moderate Republican candidate and threw its support to Conservative Party candidate Doug Hoffman. GOP leaders, who have backed Republican nominee Dede Scozzafava, are increasingly worried about the race. * In Massachusetts, state Attorney General Martha Coakley (D) is hosting a press conference today, pointing to the strong support her Senate campaign enjoys from a variety of women's groups and leaders. * In California, the latest Rasmussen poll shows state Attorney General Jerry Brown (D) looking strong against all the likely Republican gubernatorial candidates. San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom (D) fares far less well, and trails the GOP hopefuls in hypothetical match-ups. * Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty (R) is obviously moving towards a presidential campaign, but only 30% of his constituents want to see him run for the White House. * And in Kentucky, Lt. Gov. Daniel Mongiardo (D), a leading U.S. Senate candidate, has suffered a serious setback with the release of a profanity-laced recording. The tape, leaked yesterday, features Mongiardo trashing Gov. Steve Beshear (D), who endorsed him earlier this year. Mongiardo added that he's "close to saying f**k it all. I do not need this job. I do not need the U.S. Senate." Mongiardo is facing state Attorney General Jack Conway (D) in a competitive Democratic primary. —Steve Benen 12:00 PM Permalink | Trackbacks | Comments (3)Comments
And in Kentucky, Lt. Gov. Daniel Mongiardo (D), a leading U.S. Senate candidate, has suffered a serious setback with the release of a profanity-laced recording. The tape, leaked yesterday, features Mongiardo trashing Gov. Steve Beshear (D), who endorsed him earlier this year. Mongiardo added that he's "close to saying f**k it all. I do not need this job. I do not need the U.S. Senate." Mongiardo is facing state Attorney General Jack Conway (D) in a competitive Democratic primary. I suspect this guy just got his wish about "not needing this job." In California, the latest Rasmussen poll shows state Attorney General Jerry Brown (D) looking strong against all the likely Republican gubernatorial candidates. San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom (D) fares far less well, and trails the GOP hopefuls in hypothetical match-ups. Which goes to prove that a majority of California voters probably were either not alive or not old enough to be aware of the world outside their home, back when Jerry was screwing California with his incompetence and creating the financial mess we're in today. Another four years of Governor Mooonbeam and we're doomed. He'd best be hoping his opponent is the Bimbo of EvilBay. Posted by: TCinLA on September 29, 2009 at 12:42 PM | PERMALINK* In Massachusetts, state Attorney General Martha Coakley (D) is hosting a press conference today, pointing to the strong support her Senate campaign enjoys from a variety of women's groups and leaders. This is worthy of a press conference? Isn't it in the "dog bites man" genre? At what point is this unworthy of note? Can you imagine some dude proudly announcing that men's groups back him? The assumption that he's a chauvinist would be automatic and understandable. Posted by: toowearyforoutrage on September 29, 2009 at 1:51 PM | PERMALINKAs I've written before on the "comments" section of this blog, I am willing to bet that Obama will win Minnesota in 2012, even if Pawlenty is the GOP nominee. Posted by: daniel rotter on September 29, 2009 at 10:11 PM | PERMALINKPost a comment
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