In a gambit to recapture the fascination with Carly Fiorina’s bizarre web video, the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee has thrown together this number to prebut the California Republican Senate debate tonight in Los Angeles. It features, among other things, an endless stream of ovine …
2012 Election
Morning Must Reads: The Brits
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–The UK’s general elections are today. Our colleague Glen Levy has a nice walk-up and Nate Silver runs over possible outcomes.
—Damian Paletta has more on the Republican plan for Fannie and Freddie I mentioned last night. It would …
Today in Financial Reform: Not Much
The Senate began voting on amendments to their financial re-regulation bill in earnest Wednesday with changes from Barbara Boxer and the Shelby/Dodd tag-team sailing through on bipartisan votes. The ultimate impact to the bill? Not a lot. Boxer’s amendment was a three-paragraph gimmee explicitly stating in plain language what the …
Obey Bows Out
House Appropriations Committee Chairman David Obey, 71, today announced he would not seek reelection after more than 20 terms in office. The Wisconsin Democrat’s departure is the latest example of veteran Democrats deciding to withdraw rather than face tough reelections — a troubling sign for House speaker Nancy Pelosi for whom
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Obey Bows Out
UPDATE: Double posted on Jay, see above.
I Spy With My Little Eye Something Starting With B
In the final week of the 2004 campaign, President Bush was barnstorming across Florida. During the last of six Sunshine State speeches Karl Rove was joking with a group of reporters about Osama bin Laden’s October surprise and how the videotape had boosted Bush’s poll numbers. Yes, Rove told us, I’ve been keeping bin Laden in my …
Crist Pulls ahead
Morning Must Reads: Contagion
Workers gather oil-soaked algae near Gulfport, Mississippi. (Ben Gruber/Reuters)
–No surprises in Indiana GOP Senate candidate Dan Coats’ or Ohio Dem Senate contender Lee Fisher’s primary victories last night; Elaine Marshall and Cal Cunningham head to a runoff in North Carolina’s Democratic Senate contest.
–Chris Dodd and …
Lincoln and Specter: Insiders, Outside
With 14 days until their respective primaries, Blanche Lincoln and Arlen Specter are up with two new ads trying to encapsulate their candidacies in a concentrated dose and carry the bloodied incumbents into the general. Both Senators have flagging approval ratings, but are currently polling (plurality) leads against their primary …
Mitch Endorses
In an unusual move, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell today endorsed his long time protege Kentucky Secretary of State Trey Grayson for forced out, er, retiring Jim Bunning’s Senate seat.
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With two weeks to go before the Bluegrass State’s first …
Morning Must Reads: Specificity
Official White House Photo by Pete Souza
–A Connecticut man, Faisal Shahzad, was detained Monday night at JFK airport as a suspect in the Times Square attempted bombing. He’s expected in court today, but specific charges have yet to be made public.
–The Senate begins voting on financial regulation amendments today. As I …
Charlie Crist’s Market Value
Now that Florida Gov. Charlie Crist has defected from the Republican Party, his former allies appear intent on scrubbing the stains of the association as quickly as possible. If the party can restock its coffers in the process, so much the better—which is why GOP officials in the Sunshine State are hawking a pricey portrait of …
Pass the Hot Derivative
On paper and in the public, most Democrats love Arkansas Senator Blanche Lincoln’s proposal to force banks to divest their derivatives operations. It’s populist and gets at the heart of the credit default mess that caused the financial meltdown. Heck, President Obama even warned