Wasilla, Alaska
There will be two names on the ballot in the Alaska race for U.S. Senate this November: Joe Miller and Scott McAdams. But in events today for both those candidates the 800-pound gorilla in the room was incumbent Senator Lisa Murkowski, who announced Friday she will seek a write in bid to keep her seat after losing the …
The Democratic National Committee sends out dozens of messages a week to make the case that the Tea Party crowd is kooky. One of their recent videos posted on YouTube ended with the words “The Republican Tea Party 2010; Imagine These People Could Represent You.” But today, President Obama was asked about the Tea Party, and his response was a …
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Denver, Co.
Traveling Companions: none
Event: Swapping Out the Fridge
I sensed the Fridge was having trouble in Kansas City when the low tire pressure light came on. So, with the help of Paul Bohr–a great old guy with whom I had coffee and muffins made by his wife, Dorothy–I filled it. Then the low pressure light came …
Today’s New York Times considers other Senate moderates who might be endangered by the rolling Tea Party wave. An obvious candidate is Maine Republican Senator Olympia Snowe, a frequent party line-crosser–she voted for Obamacare in the Senate Finance Committee (though not the final version)–who represents much of what the new GOP …
White House/Pete Souza
–The White House prepares to go big for the midterms, denies weighing anti-Tea line. Dave Weigel points out that the line already exists.
–Ben Smith sees mixed signals in Palin’s foray into Iowa. Halperin says she’s playing chess. Walter Schapiro tries to suss out the primary math. Jennifer Rubin …
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Boulder, Colorado
Traveling Companion: Joe Klein
Event: Extremely Long Drive from Des Moines to Boulder
Long road trips are journeys of discovery, wonder, and sheer endurance. As I listened to the random offerings of our Ipod shuffler and also introduced Joe to some of my favorite recently Shazammed tracks, I considered …
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Jim Pinkerton’s smart, and moving, report on our travels together earlier this week.
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Des Moines, Iowa
Event: Sarah Palin speaks to the Republican Party
Traveling Companion: Victoria Klein
“What’s the big deal?” Victoria said after we listened to Mama Grizzly. “She sounds like a PTA president.” And it was true. I expected, at the very least, to be entertained by Sarah Palin–she has been known to give a …
En route to Anchorage
Alaska Senator Lisa Murkowski announced last night that she will be seeking a write in bid for reelection two and a half weeks after losing her GOP primary to Tea Party darling Joe Miller, a Fairbanks attorney.
At an Anchorage rally, Murkowski acknowledged she’d made mistakes in the primary but said she’s …
Crowley and Scherer talk Tea Parties, independent expenditure groups and more in this week’s podcast:
Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell has denied a clemency petition from Teresa Lewis, clearing the way for her execution by lethal injection on Sept. 23. Lewis, who participated in a murder-for-hire plot that claimed the lives of her husband and stepson in 2003, would be the first woman executed in Virginia in nearly 100 years. In recent weeks, …
The strains of The Clash’s iconic song, Should I Stay or Should I Go, are all but reverberating through the marble halls of Congress these days as speculation of what House Speaker Nancy Pelosi might do after the elections runs rampant. In this week’s dead tree edition I look at her options, win or lose. So, swampees, what are your …
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It seems Indiana’s Joe Donnelly has started a trend. Check out this new ad from Chet Edwards, a 10-term Texas Democrat,who boasts of “standing up” to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and President Obama. I wonder how many more desperate Dems are not far behind …
