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Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 27, 2010 17 Comments

Kelly Steele is Harry Reid's campaign spokesman and one of the chief strategists.According to reports, Steele is credited with taking down Sue Lowden, and is in charge of the early efforts to paint Sharron Angle as an extremist and crazy:And that's where Steele factors in--to...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 25, 2010 10 Comments

Yesterday I posted about a speech by Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) in which Whitehouse accused Republicans of having no compassion for the unemployed. The speech was classic Whitehouse, painting anyone who opposed his view as morally inferior and heartless.And it is a theme hit not only...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 24, 2010 5 Comments

Rasmussen just released its latest poll of the Nevada Senate race, and Sharron Angle is leading 48% to 41%, a small drop from the immediate post-primary poll.What is amazing is that for the past two weeks Harry Reid has been pouring on the attacks against...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 24, 2010 2 Comments

...[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PR144kCjORc]And insisted that the surge engineered by Petreaus had failed:[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=niPmXym7u3g]And Reid calls Sharron Angle crazy?Update: Interesting post at the liberal The American Prospect on how Reid has used his campaign money and influence for years to shape Nevada politics and to scare off or politically...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 23, 2010 5 Comments

Sharron Angle only has to tell the truth about Harry Reid to win.Harry Reid has to tell lies about Sharron Angle to win.--------------------------------------------Related Posts:A New Day, A New Accusation Against Sharron AngleThe War Against Sharron Angle Comes To WaPoGreg Sargent Targets Sharron Angle, Hits WaPoFollow...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 21, 2010 0 Comments

I just noticed the "Anyone Butt Reid" campaign taking place in Nevada, where an angered former Obama supporter has been planting signs around Nevada with that message.Unlike the astroturfing of the Reid campaign, which is planting people at events and manipulating audio-visual systems to post...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 20, 2010 0 Comments

Democrats are at it again, planting speakers at events in order to create the appearance of a grassroots movement, this time to attack Sharron Angle.As reported by the Las Vegas Review-Journal, Reid's "machine" (their word) already is running astroturf operations against Angle: The day before...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 18, 2010 1 Comment

Harry Reid crafted Obamacare without a Doc Fix built into the legislation so that Reid could get the CBO score he wanted. Now Reid admits that without additional spending, the legislation will create havoc:Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid had warned Thursday night of the “havoc”...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 18, 2010 4 Comments

The pathetic, lie-infested legislation known as ObamaCare was based on phony numbers and unrealistic assumptions so that Democrats could sell the package to themselves and their delusional Democratic constituents.Those of us who followed the legislation called the Democrats out on it, but since Democrats had...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 18, 2010 1 Comment

North Carolina Democratic Representative Bob Etheridge's muscling of a student who asked whether Etheridge fully supported the Obama agenda has gone viral, and has helped propel Renee Ellmers into a small lead in the polls.Prior to this incident, I had not heard of Etheridge.In doing...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 17, 2010 3 Comments

I think the man holds grudges. I would not steal his yard signs, if I were you:[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GabMEHfCjT0](h/t Ben Smith)--------------------------------------------Related Post:Why Is Gail Collins Afraid of "Illegals"?Follow me on Twitter and Facebook...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 15, 2010 7 Comments

I also think he should have to write "I am sorry for being a mean person" 200 times on the blackboard, then wash his mouth out with soap, then sit in the corner with a dunce cap on. I am open to other suggestions.Via Renee...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 12, 2010 3 Comments

Predictions sometimes do come true. Just not this time.Someone must be very disappointed. You know who you are. I bet you think this post is about you, don't you, don't you? Hispanic Voters' Preferences Unchanged Post-Arizona LawHispanic voters nationwide haven't shifted their congressional voting preferences...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 12, 2010 2 Comments

While Bill Halter's failed attempt to unseat Blanche Lincoln understandably has received all the media attention, there is a congressional race in Massachusetts in which labor is trying to unseat a politically incorrect (i.e., not sufficiently liberal) Democratic incumbent.Steve Lynch is a Democrat in the...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 11, 2010 10 Comments

"Elections have consequences.""Democracy is messy""Every vote counts, so count every vote.""If we ignore votes, we ignore democracy.""Yes we can."Any other cliches we can throw at the Democrats who want to negate the Historic nomination of Alvine Greene and disenfranchise voters, like they tried to do...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 11, 2010 7 Comments

I've found it. The 2010 race about which I can get motivated the way I was motivated by Scott Brown v. Martha Coakley.There are plenty of choices out there, and I'll likely add more to my focus, but I've found The Race.It's not the one...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 10, 2010 6 Comments

Greg Sargent of The Plum Line blog now blogs under the banner of The Washington Post, a recognition of his status as one of the premier, and normally more reasonable, left-wing bloggers.Yet it appears that Sargent, while far less vitriolic than many of his compatriots,...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 09, 2010 0 Comments

If recent polling is accurate, Richard Blumenthal still has a commanding lead in the Connecticut Senate race despite the controversy over his false statements over the years that he served in Vietnam.But the story has legs, more so than Mark Kirk's false statements and/or misstatements...

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