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February 8, 2010
MONDAY'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. * As expected, Arkansas Rep. John Boozman (R) officially kicked off his Senate campaign over the weekend. Two of his GOP primary opponents, Tom Cox and Buddy Rogers, dropped out. * The open Senate race in Ohio continues to look competitive. A new Rasmussen poll shows former Bush budget director Rob Portman (R) with four-point leads over his Democratic challengers, Lt. Gov. Lee Fisher and Ohio Secretary of State Jennifer Brunner. * Democrats looking for a top-tier gubernatorial candidate in Michigan may be pleased to know Lansing Mayor Virgil Bernero (D) announced his campaign this morning. * With state Sen. Don Benton (R) throwing his hat in the ring, there are now seven Republicans running to take on Sen. Patty Murray (D- Wash.) in November. The two most credible GOP candidates in the state -- Rep. Dave Reichert and former state senator Dino Rossi -- have not yet decided whether to run. * The Pennsylvania Democratic Party formally endorsed Sen. Arlen Specter's re-election bid over primary challenger Rep. Joe Sestak over the weekend. Given that Specter is the incumbent, this did not necessarily come as a surprise. * In New Hampshire, the latest Research 2000 poll shows Kelly Ayotte (R) leading in this year's Senate race, but her primary campaign appears surprisingly competitive. * Former Sen. Dan Coats (R), hoping to make a comeback by running for his old job again in Indiana, told North Carolina voters not too long ago that their state is a "better place" to live than Indiana. Coats also apparently worked as a lobbyist for a variety of foreign countries, including Yemen. * And Louisiana Lt. Gov. Mitch Landrieu (D) was elected New Orleans' new mayor over the weekend. —Steve Benen 12:00 PM Permalink | Trackbacks | Comments (4)
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Even though I've always liked Specter, even when he was ostensibly a Republican, his party switch revealed his true loyalties: to the Arlen Specter Party, a party of one. -Z Posted by: Zorro on February 8, 2010 at 12:17 PM | PERMALINKBeing from WA, I don't see Murray getting replaced next year. Her approval ratings slipped a little over the Summer, but have been pretty strong for most of the past 10 years that I've been paying attention. I doubt Dino could beat her; he's lost the past two elections for governor against Christine Gregoire, who has seldom had a higher than 50% approval as Governor. Posted by: Kris on February 8, 2010 at 1:47 PM | PERMALINKToday Billy Kennedy of NC files his papers to oppose our all time favorite Virginia Foxx, he seems like a real good candidate, hope he gets lots of support. Off subject - Is it true that this coming weekend's MTP will be entirely devoted to one person - Dick Cheney? Re. Lansing Mayor Virgil Bernero announcing he'll run--this is utterly fabulous news for Dems in Michigan. Excellent candidate. Godspeed, Mr. Mayor. Posted by: Giselle on February 8, 2010 at 2:13 PM | PERMALINKPost a comment
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