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Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 28, 2010 4 Comments

As I posted before, Harry Reid's campaign is attempting to create the appearance of a groundswell of opposition to Sharron Angle by staging purportedly independent protests against Angle's alleged plan to eliminate social security (Angle's actual position is here).The protests are organized by the Nevada...

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 6 Comments

Remember when "Medicare for All" (also known as "Single Payer") was the banner under which Alan Grayson and his followers in the left-wing blogosphere marched?Medicare for All would not have meant "Health Care for All" because the dirty little secret was that Medicare reimbursement rates...

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 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 May 19, 2010 12 Comments

Just ask pro-life, pro-gun clinging, anti-Obamacare, anti-cap-and-tax Mark Critz, who pulled out a victory in PA-12 last night in a district in which Obama is unpopular:The district itself couldn’t have been more primed for a Republican victory. According to one recent poll, President Barack Obama’s...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on March 25, 2010 7 Comments

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Posted by William A. Jacobson on March 17, 2010 11 Comments

At 10 a.m. this morning Dennis Kucinich (D-OH) has a press conference at which he will announce whether he will vote for or against Obamacare.Until now, Kucinich has been a principled progressive. You may not agree with his principles, but at least like Jane Hamsher...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on March 14, 2010 12 Comments

It's hard to know if this really is the week when Barack Obama, Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid finally get their way.Regardless of outcome, these have been some of our finest hours.From the Tea Parties which sprang to life last April, to the townhalls over...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on March 10, 2010 5 Comments

There have been numerous allegations that a "Tea Party" candidate is running a false-flag operation in Nevada to get Harry Reid reelected. Here's a CNN report:Some are accusing Jon Scott Ashjian, a new Tea Party candidate running for U.S. Senate, of being a fake. The...

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