Iowa commission takes one small step against CAFOs (desmoinesdem)
Confined-animal feeding operations, or CAFOs, impose huge health, economic and environmental costs on society, but Iowa policy-makers have been unwilling to impose many restrictions on where they can be located. However, on Tuesday Iowa's Environmental Protection Commission voted to reject permits for two new CAFOs in the state's fastest-growing county. Bleeding Heartland has more on this story.
Posted at 08/19/2008 08:42:02 PM EST - #
LA-06: Cazayoux's Gittin' It Done! (DailyKingFish)
The race in LA-06 this fall will largely be a media war, along with a ground game geared to getting Democratic voters registered to vote, and out to vote on Election Day. I'm glad to say that Don Cazayoux, the new Congressman that was elected to fill out former Rep. Baker's term in May, is kicking ass and taking names. He's already put up two new ads, which you can view here and here.
Posted at 08/19/2008 02:48:45 PM EST - #
Secrets of the American Future Fund (chase martyn)
An under the radar conservative group called the American Future Fund has been running ads in close Senate races across the country (e.g., Minnesota, Colorado, Louisiana), and its efforts are likely to pick up significantly over the next 3 months. They have ties to the Willie Horton ad and the Swift Boat Vets ad, and they aren't talking about where they get their money. Click here to read a really thorough investigative piece about the group, published today.
Posted at 08/19/2008 02:35:42 PM EST - #
Happy Birthday Jerome! (Jonathan Singer)
Today marks MyDD Blog Talk Radio host Adam Conner's birthday. But since we are all Jerome, happy birthday Jerome!
Posted at 08/19/2008 11:57:36 AM EST - #
Oilmen For Scott Garrett (NJ-5) (Aaron Banks)
Full Entry
A nice job by the Schulman campaign (or their interns anyway) linking arch-conservative Congressman Scott Garrett to big oil. Check out the site: http://www.oilmenforgarrett.com
And the video:
Posted at 08/18/2008 05:22:07 PM EST - #
Youth Delegates at DNC Outnumber RNC 15 - 1 (Mike Connery)
Youth delegates at the DNC will outnumber those at the RNC by a ratio of 15 - 1.
Posted at 08/18/2008 03:57:57 PM EST - #
LA-02: James Carter's First Ad (DailyKingFish)
New Orleans City Councilman James Carter's running his first ad of the campaign in his bid to be the ONE to unseat Congressman "Dollar" Bill Jefferson.
Posted at 08/18/2008 03:50:02 PM EST - #
Clean Coal's Goodie Bag for Dem. Delegates (lowkell)
I don't know about you, but this really pisses me off.
Posted at 08/18/2008 03:28:19 PM EST - #
Liveblogging Obama Town Hall (fbihop)
Liveblogging the Obama Town Hall from the press riser at New Mexico FBIHOP. I'll try to update as much as I can. Obama expected on stage in 30-45 minutes.
Posted at 08/18/2008 02:34:11 PM EST - #
McCain's Goons Throw Birthday Cake In Trash (fbihop)
In New Mexico, the state Democratic party decided to present a birthday cake in honor of Social Security's 73rd birthday to the John McCain HQ in Albuquerque. read what the McCain workers did.
Posted at 08/18/2008 11:56:47 AM EST - #
IA-04: Would-be independent candidate fails to qualify for ballot (desmoinesdem)
After Becky Greenwald won a four-way Democratic primary in Iowa's fourth district with more than 50 percent of the vote, Marine veteran William Meyers, who finished a distant third, vowed to run for Congress as an independent. However, Meyers did not submit signed petitions to the Secretary of State's office by August 15, the deadline for qualifying for the ballot. Meyers issued a statement claiming he had "surrendered" his petitions to unnamed Democratic leaders, who then failed to keep unspecified promises made to him. Although Meyers told Iowa Independent he plans to run as a write-in candidate, he has not been actively campaigning for Congress this summer. Instead, he has focused his energy on a website that aims to repeal the public smoking ban enacted in Iowa this year.
Posted at 08/18/2008 12:07:31 AM EST - #
TX-Sen: They Don't Call it a Stump Speech for Nothing (KTinTX)
Rick Noriega gives his stump speech in Tyler, Texas... from an actual tree stump.
“So many Texans, right now, if they got $4 in their pocket, they’ve got to decide if they’re going to spend it on a gallon of gas, or a gallon of milk,” said Noriega. “In the State House, I had the good fortune of being able to work in a bipartisan way to get things done, fighting for the people of the State of Texas. It’s time we had that leadership in Washington, D.C.”
Posted at 08/17/2008 10:59:54 PM EST - #
MN-Sen: Coleman: Minnesotans support my not paying rent! (Senate Guru)
Watch Smilin' Norm Coleman squirm as he gets questioned by the media on ApartmentGate.
It's not not paying taxes billions of dollars of income; it is a shoebox that I spend a couple waking hours in. And, as I travel the state, I gotta tell you, people of Minnesota actually appreciate the fact that I live humbly as a Senator.Yeah, very humble, Coleman. Humble and clearly inappropriate. I guess that since it's just an apartment and it's not billions of dollars, it's perfectly OK that Norm Coleman doesn't pay his monthly rent to his landlord (a friend and Republican operative whose wife Coleman employed), while countless Minnesotan families struggle with coming up with their monthly rents.
Posted at 08/17/2008 10:43:26 PM EST - #
LA-02: 20 Days Left (DailyKingFish)
The media war is just starting to get crazy here in the New Orleans Metro area, where the race to hopefully knock off Bill Jefferson is in it's final days. We've seen commercials for James Carter, Helena Moreno, Byron Lee and Cedric Richmond on the air this weekend. You can watch the ad for Helena Moreno here and Cedric Richmond's ad here. When the other ads are on YouTube or sent to the Daily Kingfish, we'll bring them to your attention.
Posted at 08/16/2008 11:58:18 PM EST - #
OR-5: Mike Erickson's "humanitarian" Cuba trip - marlin fishing, five-star hotels, clubbing (and...?) (karichisholm)
The full story is expected in the Sunday Oregonian newspaper, but here's what we've got so far:
Despite the U.S government's rather draconian restrictions for travel to the island nation, Erickson was able to swing it for what he describes as a humanitarian trip to provide medical supplies and equipment to disabled people and poverty stricken communities.
But as with everything else involving Mike Erickson, the truth appears to be a wee bit different from his description. The O snagged a copy of the travel itinerary provided to Erickson and others who paid for the trip. Five star hotels, cigars, yummy adult beverages, a gala auction (arriving in style in "vintage automobiles"), tour of the Partargas factory, etc. The O also notes that the itinerary included marlin fishing and nightclub visits.
Stay tuned. And learn more about the Democratic candidate, Kurt Schrader.
Posted at 08/16/2008 11:51:47 PM EST - #
Jim Webb: McCain "overreacted" on Russia-Georgia situation (lowkell)
Jim Webb calls out hothead McCain for having "overreacted" to the Russia-Georgia situation. As usual, Webb makes McCain look McLame!
Posted at 08/16/2008 11:05:49 AM EST - #
Exclusive Interview: Howard Dean Comes to Virginia (lowkell)
I had a chance to interview Howard Dean this morning, as he prepares to ride his "Register for Change" bus into Virginia. Check out the interview here.
Posted at 08/15/2008 10:33:04 AM EST - #
NM-Sen: Udall Talks Energy in New Mexico (fbihop)
Udall talks energy in Steve Pearce's home district with pictures -- including one of an electric car!
Posted at 08/15/2008 01:11:40 AM EST - #
Texas Senator's Condos are Collapsing (KTinTX)
For real, Texas Senator John Carona's company has taken $15,000 in management fees while residents live in condos that are now in danger of collapsing.
Posted at 08/14/2008 09:16:20 PM EST - #
OR-SEN: Gordon Smith (hearts) George W. Bush (karichisholm)
As Gordon Smith continues to pretend that he's a groovy bipartisan dude who hangs out with John Kerry and Barack Obama, the Democratic Party of Oregon has the photographic evidence to the contrary (including high-res versions).
Posted at 08/14/2008 06:59:38 PM EST - #
LA-Sen: Landrieu Hits Kennedy (DailyKingFish)
on his flip-flop on Social Security. On Social Security's birthday, no less. The Landrieu campaign is on the ball, y'all.
Posted at 08/14/2008 03:22:54 PM EST - #
MN-03: Madia vs. Paulsen on Energy (MN Campaign Report)
Thanks to the campaigns of Ashwin Madia (D) and Erik Paulsen (R) publishing platform papers on energy, we can have a full comparison of their proposals on the issue.
Bottom line: Madia is more clear, more specific, and flat-out better on energy than Paulsen. Oh, and Paulsen voted against a bunch of energy proposals in the State House this year.
Posted at 08/14/2008 02:14:25 PM EST - #
Happy Birthday Social Security (Jonathan Singer)
Posted at 08/14/2008 12:02:22 PM EST - #
Obama to Run Infomercials (Jonathan Singer)
Per TV Week (via Ben Smith), Obama is the first to do so since Ross Perot and Bill Clinton in 1992.
Posted at 08/14/2008 11:43:36 AM EST - #
Agriculture trumps environment on Iowa flood recovery panel (desmoinesdem)
The director of the Sierra Club's Iowa chapter sounds the alarm in the Des Moines Register. Bleeding Heartland provides additional background and analysis.
Posted at 08/14/2008 07:41:43 AM EST - #
Ben Smith: Gay sex site owner maxes out to McCain (Jonathan Singer)
Wow.
Posted at 08/13/2008 11:37:57 PM EST - #
OR-SEN: SEIU launches IE ad campaign attacking Gordon Smith (karichisholm)
Posted at 08/13/2008 02:23:18 PM EST - #
Arkansas Demcratic Chairman Shot (David Kowalski)
The Associated Press is reporting "A gunman entered the Arkansas Democratic Party headquarters and shot the party chairman, who is hospitalized in critical condition, authorities said. The gunman asked to speak to the party chairman, Bill Gwatney, and fired three shots." Gwatney's assailant was described to police by his secretary as a white man in his 40s driving a blue pick up truck. Police wounded a man fitting that description outside of Little Rock. The article gives no reason for the man to attempt to kill Gwatney.
Posted at 08/13/2008 02:20:28 PM EST - #
Huge Florida Ad Disparity (Josh Orton)
So far, Obama has aired 9,785 TV ads in Florida. McCain has aired zero. More here.
Posted at 08/13/2008 10:24:26 AM EST - #
NM-02: GOP candidate booed at forum for "cut your throats" remark (fbihop)
And it's on video too. Did someone say macaca?
Posted at 08/13/2008 01:59:42 AM EST - #
Obama Leads in Latest Alaska Poll (Jonathan Singer)
Posted at 08/12/2008 07:35:11 PM EST - #
Another Poll Shows a Tight Race in North Carolina (Jonathan Singer)
Posted at 08/12/2008 07:34:23 PM EST - #
Cheney Relegated to Fundraising for Congressman Caught with Prostitute (Jonathan Singer)
Posted at 08/12/2008 07:33:29 PM EST - #
NY-10: Ed 'Marlboro Man' Towns (lipris)
Big Tobacco has invested heavily in sellout hack Ed Towns over the years. Primary challenger Kevin Powell is calling him on it.
Posted at 08/12/2008 04:15:54 PM EST - #
Obama campaign highlights rural and small-town outreach in Iowa (desmoinesdem)
Barack Obama has led John McCain in every Iowa poll this year, but the Obama campaign is taking nothing for granted. They have 26 field offices up and running in Iowa, including six small-town offices being launched today, and at least four more offices planned. McCain has only six field offices open in Iowa. Bleeding Heartland has more details on how the candidates' ground games are shaping up in the Hawkeye State.
Posted at 08/12/2008 11:59:32 AM EST - #
DNC Web Ad: "Exxon John" (Matt Ortega)
Check it out.
Posted at 08/12/2008 10:37:26 AM EST - #
Barr Makes Ballot in Virginia? (lowkell)
It sure looks like it. We'll see about Nader and McKinney, but right now they look a bit shaky.
Posted at 08/12/2008 07:24:46 AM EST - #
Obama Opens More Offices in New Mexico (fbihop)
Barack Obama is opening more campaign offices in New Mexico bringing the total in New Mexico to 20. McCain? He has one.
How many does Obama have in your state?
Posted at 08/11/2008 05:13:52 PM EST - #
Obama Effect: 16% of Convention Will be Young People (Mike Connery)
The DNC Youth Council just announced that young people will be participating in the convention in record numbers.
Posted at 08/11/2008 04:44:32 PM EST - #
"Macaca" 2-Year Anniversary (lowkell)
Believe it or not, it's the 2-year anniversary of "macaca". For the entire story, check out Netroots Rising by MyDD front pager Nate Wilcox and yours truly! :)
Posted at 08/11/2008 12:12:33 PM EST - #
TN-Sen: Bob Tuke Added to Expand the Map! Effort (Senate Guru)
Congratulating former Tennessee Democratic Party Chairman and Marine veteran Bob Tuke on his resounding primary victory this past Thursday, Senate Guru has added Tuke to its Expand the Map! ActBlue page, which has already raised nearly $29,000 for Democratic candidates for Senate in the 2008 cycle so far. Consider a contribution to Tuke today, and help him oust Bush-enabler Lamar Alexander!
Posted at 08/09/2008 06:26:56 PM EST - #
KS-Sen: Al Gore Writes Fundraising Letter for Slattery (Jonathan Singer)
Posted at 08/09/2008 12:32:57 PM EST - #
Obama Hits McCain Hard in New Nevada Ad (Sven at My Silver State)
The ad's called "Backyard" and hits McCain hard on Yucca Mountain.
Posted at 08/09/2008 12:21:16 PM EST - #
A Top Bush Economic Adviser Stumping for McCain (Jonathan Singer)
But McCain doesn't represent a third Bush term on the economy, right?
Posted at 08/09/2008 09:41:55 AM EST - #
OR-SEN: Gordon Smith's partisan nature (karichisholm)
As Gordon Smith continues to pretend to be bipartisan, the Jeff Merkley campaign released a memo to interested parties this week outlining his very partisan style.
If you're looking for an even more extreme example of Smith attacking Democrats, check out this quote in the Oregonian from August 22, 2006 (which is still posted on his campaign website):
"The Democratic Party is not my constituency. These are people that believe in socialism."
Posted at 08/09/2008 12:05:05 AM EST - #
New Mexico: Rahm Emanuel Visits All Three Districts (fbihop)
I burned through lots of gas following Rahm Emanuel around the state. See what he had to say and some pictures I took over at my blog.
Posted at 08/08/2008 10:14:36 AM EST - #
CA-26: Solid Poll Numbers For Russ Warner (dday)
Details at Calitics. David Dreier polls under 50%, and after bio information it's a statistical tie. 78% of the district thinks the country's on the wrong track. This is winnable.
Posted at 08/08/2008 12:35:51 AM EST - #
NE-Sen: "Let The Games Begin" (Skylewalker)
When Nebraskans sit down to watch Friday night's opening ceremony of the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, they'll also be seeing the de facto kick-off of Democratic candidate Scott Kleeb's general election campaign.
Kleeb is the first on the air in his race against Republican Mike Johanns. See his new ad for yourself at New Nebraska Network. Then, help keep Scott's message on the air throughout the summer games.
Posted at 08/07/2008 10:01:41 PM EST - #
NV-2: EMILY's List Endorses Jill Derby (Sven at My Silver State)
Within just one week Jill Derby was upgraded to the DCCC's Red-to-Blue program, received the endorsement by Democracy for America, and today was endorsed by EMILY's List. In the same week Republican freshman Rep. Dean Heller accepted a $1,000 check by Halliburton.
Posted at 08/07/2008 05:14:35 PM EST - #
Democracy Corps: Obama's Youth Lead Still 60 - 33% (Mike Connery)
According to a new poll by Democracy Corps, Obama is maintaining his huge lead among young voters. This is contrary to reports by Zogby and others.
The poll also has lots of good information about young voters on the economy, as well as suggestions for postive, pro-Obama messages as well as attack against McCain on the issue.
Posted at 08/07/2008 03:29:10 PM EST - #
