Stealing Congress 2014: The Election Shenanigans Liveblog
With one week six five four three two days one day hours remaining until polls close, Republican candidates are even more out of touch than they were in 2010. Republican…
VA Senate Candidate Ed Gillespie Defends Washington NFL Team Name
During Monday Night Football yesterday evening, Republican Ed Gillespie’s campaign aired the above ad spot in which the US Senate candidate vows to oppose a bill that would revoke the…
Mississippi Supreme Court Upholds McDaniel Runoff Loss To Cochran
Chris McDaniel, the grassroots tea party upstart who lost a primary runoff race against Republican incumbent Thad Cochran and then tried to reverse the will of the voters in court,…
‘Conflict Of Interest’ – AL State House Speaker Arrested For Corruption. More To Come?
Speaker of the Alabama House of Representatives Mike Hubbard was arrested yesterday for voting on a bill despite having a clear conflict of interest. It was just one of 23…
‘Everybody Look At’ AL Republican AG Luther Strange ‘On A Boat’
“Get your towels ready, it’s about to go down.” Alabama Attorney General Luther Strange attended a re-election fundraiser on board a yacht at Turtle Point Country Club near Florence last…
Kansas Tea Parties Threaten To Stay Home Unless They Get All The Cookies
To make matters worse for Republicans who are struggling to get reelected in Kansas this November, the state’s tea party activists are quite upset that their favored extremist, radiologist Milton…
Running For AL Auditor, Unqualified Republican Stands Against Abortion
Jim Zeigler is an elder care attorney with no job experience whatsoever to qualify him for the position of state auditor. It is something of a statewide joke that his…
John Boehner Gives Self 8-Week Vacation, Calls The Poor Lazy
On Thursday, Congress gave itself a vacation until Election Day even though they’ve already had more time off this year than Obama has taken in his entire presidency. That was…
Rachel Maddow On Republican Woes In Kansas
Yesterday’s post about Republican incumbents at risk of disaster in Kansas didn’t exactly break the news, but it sure got a lot of traffic. That was thanks in part to…
Are Kansas Republicans Heading Towards Disaster?
If you are a big Democratic spender looking to make an impact, you won’t find a better place than Kansas. With two months left to go before the midterm election,…