might as well look at some Senate races that actually are races
All of the Primary Contests are done and through with. Tuesday had the last state primary elections.
Tommy Thompson won the Republican primary contest in Wisconsin, despite the well heeled suggestions that the “Tea Party” challenger was stampeding upward in the polls along the lines of some previous contestants. So chalk that up for the “Republican Establishment” in this somewhat murkey demarcation of battle lines. Meantime, the old saw of a mark of progress in the election, that the Democratic Candidate — Tammy Baldwin — is getting attacked with the “L” word of “Liberal” and not “Lesbian” was put to the test…
Republican U.S. Senate candidate Tommy Thompson said Tuesday that it was a mistake for one of his aides to send a disparaging email and Twitter messages about Democratic opponent Tammy Baldwin dancing at a gay pride event.The email and tweets were sent in advance of Baldwin’s speech at the Democratic National Convention last week.
“I thought it was a mistake, I’m sorry, and he’s apologized, I believe,” Thompson told reporters after a luncheon of the Milwaukee Rotary Club. “He shouldn’t have done it.”
The emails were sent by aide Brian Nemoir from his campaign account. It also included his title and the campaign’s web address.
The message accompanying the video said, “Clearly, there is no one better positioned to talk ‘heartland values’ than Tammy” and told recipients to take note of the gay pride event.
The theme of Baldwin’s speech at the convention was heartland and Wisconsin values.
Political history tells us that even if she were not an out lesbian, she would probably get something like that suggesting that she was.
Out in Massachusetts, Elizabeth Warren is coming off as a bit too National and Scott Brown is never failing to mention that he has a pick-up truck. After wading through polls that garner Brown with a clear lead, with a Warren convention speech that was hyped by some political grandees as “Make or Break time” and I may add a no-show by Brown at his party’s convention… my hunch is Warren will win after all.
Out in Missouri… NONE OF THIS IS REAL. but you wish it were.
Petersburg, KY — In a move that is shocking the nation, Missouri Representative Todd Akin has agreed to Bill Nye’s challenge for a debate in science. The announcement was made this afternoon at a press conference held at the Creation Museum in Kentucky. “I accept Bill ‘Lies’ the Science Guy and his challenge for a debate,†Akin told reporters. “He’ll quickly learn that the word of god will always win over the word of some guy.â€
George Allen’s political comeback in Virginia is going well. And he is on track to put aside Macaca and the remaindered history of his Confederacy loving California adolescence to storm back to that Senate seat he was always trying to hold onto to get to a Presidency he will never have.
A feel good fluff item that establishes Jon Tester’s bucolic credentials in Montana?
With less than 60 days until the 2012 elections, things are starting to heat up in many races but that didn’t stop Senator Jon Tester from returning to his hometown of Big Sandy for some R&R – and a celebration of his family-owned farm’s centennial.
Senator Jon Tester is in the heat of election season. Putting the stress of November aside, he still found time to return home.
Tester said of the visit back to Big Sandy, “Well, this is great! Anytime we get people together to visit, talk and have good food. This is a lot of fun.”
If the state political news coverage of this race could just be dominated by one item like this a week til the November election, he’ll win like flin.
A vote of confidence in Hawaii’s Senate race.
Better marketing by Heidi Heitkamp in North Dakota than by Rick Berg. Berg’s tv advertisements apparently suck; Heitkamp’s I guess are in the Hall of Fame. Berg will still probably win. Reverse Massachusetts situation.