Club for Growth Action Launches Television Ad in Pennsylvania
Posted on Aug. 27, 10 | 10:03 AM by Michael Connolly | Topic: Elections
WASHINGTON – Club for Growth Action today released a television advertisement in the U.S. Senate race in Pennsylvania, urging voters to reject Democrat Joe Sestak and his tax-and-spend, liberal record.
“Joe Sestak’s record of higher taxes, more spending, and reckless bailouts helped create the economic mess we’re in now,” said Club President Chris Chocola. “People across Pennsylvania are hurting today because of Sestak’s record, and only principled, pro-growth leaders like Pat Toomey can help restore opportunity and prosperity for Pennsylvanians and all Americans.”
The 30-second spot, titled “Outline,” states:
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“Joe Sestak’s record of higher taxes, more spending, and reckless bailouts helped create the economic mess we’re in now,” said Club President Chris Chocola. “People across Pennsylvania are hurting today because of Sestak’s record, and only principled, pro-growth leaders like Pat Toomey can help restore opportunity and prosperity for Pennsylvanians and all Americans.”
The 30-second spot, titled “Outline,” states:
“It’s very liberal to stick taxpayers with that $300 billion mortgage bailout.
“It’s very liberal to vote for a massive energy tax that could kill jobs here.
“And it’s very liberal to say that the $787 billion Obama-Pelosi stimulus plan should have spent even more.
“That’s Joe Sestak’s record, very liberal. We can’t afford Joe Sestak’s liberal schemes in the Senate.”
The ad, below, will air via a substantial buy on both broadcast and cable television around the state. “It’s very liberal to vote for a massive energy tax that could kill jobs here.
“And it’s very liberal to say that the $787 billion Obama-Pelosi stimulus plan should have spent even more.
“That’s Joe Sestak’s record, very liberal. We can’t afford Joe Sestak’s liberal schemes in the Senate.”
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Huge Upset in the Making: Miller Beating Murkowski
Posted on Aug. 25, 10 | 07:33 AM by Andrew Roth | Topic: Elections
Alaska held their primaries yesterday, and as of this morning, GOP challenger Joe Miller is beating RINO Senator Lisa Murkowski, 51-49.
So far, only 84% of the precincts have reported and Miller holds a 2,555-vote lead out of 87,000 cast. It's unclear how many ballots remain, but the POLITICO reports that at least 16,000 absentee ballots need to be counted.
Like other big races in Alaska before this, it may be a long time before this gets permanently settled. But Miller's lead is encouraging...and revolutionary.
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So far, only 84% of the precincts have reported and Miller holds a 2,555-vote lead out of 87,000 cast. It's unclear how many ballots remain, but the POLITICO reports that at least 16,000 absentee ballots need to be counted.
Like other big races in Alaska before this, it may be a long time before this gets permanently settled. But Miller's lead is encouraging...and revolutionary.
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House GOP Ready to Embrace Earmarks Again
Posted on Aug. 24, 10 | 10:31 AM by Andrew Roth | Topic: Cap and Trade
According to Republican Minority Whip Eric Cantor, the POLITICO reported today that, "Republicans may roll back their ban on earmarks, as long as the spending items have 'merit.'"
Has Cantor and House Republicans learned nothing? Fiscal conservatives cheered them back in March when the House GOP announced their "no pork" diet. They voted to refuse earmarks because they understood - correctly - that voters hate special interest giveaways. House Republicans understood that one of the major reasons they lost the majority in 2006 was precisely because they abused their power by requesting earmarks.
So now they think they can take back the majority and revert to their old ways and everything will be lovey dovey with the conservative base?
Think again.
If House Republicans take back the majority, fiscal conservatives should demand new leadership. If John Boehner wants to be Speaker of the House, he can't just inherit the swamp that Pelosi promised to drain. He needs to actually drain it. And if he won't enforce a complete ban on earmarks, we need to find someone else who will.
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Has Cantor and House Republicans learned nothing? Fiscal conservatives cheered them back in March when the House GOP announced their "no pork" diet. They voted to refuse earmarks because they understood - correctly - that voters hate special interest giveaways. House Republicans understood that one of the major reasons they lost the majority in 2006 was precisely because they abused their power by requesting earmarks.
So now they think they can take back the majority and revert to their old ways and everything will be lovey dovey with the conservative base?
Think again.
If House Republicans take back the majority, fiscal conservatives should demand new leadership. If John Boehner wants to be Speaker of the House, he can't just inherit the swamp that Pelosi promised to drain. He needs to actually drain it. And if he won't enforce a complete ban on earmarks, we need to find someone else who will.
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Today's Elections
Posted on Aug. 24, 10 | 08:58 AM by Andrew Roth | Topic: Elections
There are several important primaries today in six states, including Club PAC-backed Kevin Calvey's race to win the GOP nomination in Oklahoma's 5th congressional district. Here are the relevant links of you want to track the results tonight:
FLORIDA (polls close at 7pm EDT)
VERMONT (polls close at 7pm EDT)
OKLAHOMA (polls close at 8pm EDT)
ARIZONA (polls close at 9pm EDT)
ALASKA (polls close at 12am EDT)
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FLORIDA (polls close at 7pm EDT)
VERMONT (polls close at 7pm EDT)
OKLAHOMA (polls close at 8pm EDT)
ARIZONA (polls close at 9pm EDT)
ALASKA (polls close at 12am EDT)
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Forbes on 401(K) Withdrawal Rate
Posted on Aug. 23, 10 | 04:19 PM by Andrew Roth | Topic: General EconomicsK Street vs. Tea Partiers
Posted on Aug. 23, 10 | 10:28 AM by Andrew Roth | Topic: Club in the News
Tim Carney outlines the divide within the GOP: K Street vs. Tea Partiers.
Good quote: "McCain was particularly concerned about the Club for Growth, the anti-tax, anti-spending organization..."
Mark Sanford for VP?
Here are 13 long shot House races that now don't look so long.
Gridlock is great for stock market returns.
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Good quote: "McCain was particularly concerned about the Club for Growth, the anti-tax, anti-spending organization..."
Mark Sanford for VP?
Here are 13 long shot House races that now don't look so long.
Gridlock is great for stock market returns.
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Obama: Social Security is Not in Crisis
Posted on Aug. 19, 10 | 10:07 AM by Andrew Roth | Topic: Entitlement ReformClub for Growth PAC Endorses Four House Candidates
Posted on Aug. 19, 10 | 09:17 AM by Michael Connolly | Topic: Elections
WASHINGTON – Club for Growth PAC today announced its endorsements of four Republicans vying for House seats in November: Mick Mulvaney (SC-05), Tim Griffin (AR-02), Stephen Fincher (TN-08), and Todd Young (IN-09).
“If you want better policies, you need better people,” said Club President Chris Chocola. “And Mick Mulvaney, Tim Griffin, Stephen Fincher, and Todd Young are about as good as pro-growth, fiscal conservatives can hope for.”
“The biggest fight this election year is not between Republicans and Democrats, but between Washington, which wants to grow government, and the rest of the country, which wants to grow the economy. Mick, Tim, Stephen, and Todd are ready to rescue our free enterprise system from the big government liberals now strangling it in Washington. We look forward to helping them and the rest of Generation Club do just that.”
Mulvaney, Griffin, Fincher, and Young make 21 candidates the Club for Growth PAC has endorsed in the 2010 election cycle. They join Senators Jim DeMint (S.C.) and Tom Coburn (Okla.), Congressman Tom Graves (GA-09), Senate candidates Mike Lee (Utah), Ron Johnson (Wis.), Sharron Angle (Nev.), Rand Paul (Ky.), Marco Rubio (Fla.), Ken Buck (Col.), Pat Toomey (Pa.), and House candidates Kevin Calvey (OK-05), Tim Huelskamp (KS-01), Mike Pompeo (KS-04), Robin Smith (TN-03), Jeff Duncan (SC-03), Tim Scott (SC-01), and Justin Amash (MI-03).
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“If you want better policies, you need better people,” said Club President Chris Chocola. “And Mick Mulvaney, Tim Griffin, Stephen Fincher, and Todd Young are about as good as pro-growth, fiscal conservatives can hope for.”
“The biggest fight this election year is not between Republicans and Democrats, but between Washington, which wants to grow government, and the rest of the country, which wants to grow the economy. Mick, Tim, Stephen, and Todd are ready to rescue our free enterprise system from the big government liberals now strangling it in Washington. We look forward to helping them and the rest of Generation Club do just that.”
Mulvaney, Griffin, Fincher, and Young make 21 candidates the Club for Growth PAC has endorsed in the 2010 election cycle. They join Senators Jim DeMint (S.C.) and Tom Coburn (Okla.), Congressman Tom Graves (GA-09), Senate candidates Mike Lee (Utah), Ron Johnson (Wis.), Sharron Angle (Nev.), Rand Paul (Ky.), Marco Rubio (Fla.), Ken Buck (Col.), Pat Toomey (Pa.), and House candidates Kevin Calvey (OK-05), Tim Huelskamp (KS-01), Mike Pompeo (KS-04), Robin Smith (TN-03), Jeff Duncan (SC-03), Tim Scott (SC-01), and Justin Amash (MI-03).
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Furious Parent Blasts Senator Kagan Over Health Care
Posted on Aug. 19, 10 | 08:58 AM by Andrew Roth | Topic: Health Care ReformLou Dobbs, Protectionist
Posted on Aug. 18, 10 | 12:34 PM by Andrew Roth | Topic: Free Trade
When economist Don Boudreaux called Lou Dobbs a protectionist back in April, Dobbs called Boudreaux "an idiot" in response.
Earlier today, Boudreaux used Dobbs' own book as evidence of his entirely appropriate "protectionist" assertion.
Who's the idiot now?
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Earlier today, Boudreaux used Dobbs' own book as evidence of his entirely appropriate "protectionist" assertion.
Who's the idiot now?
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103 Democratic Seats in Play
Posted on Aug. 17, 10 | 01:51 PM by David Keating | Topic: Elections
I've never seen so many House seats in play in one party. I'm tracking four of the pundits who rate House races -- Cook, Rothenberg, Sabato and CQ.
Between the four an incredible 103 Democratic seats are in play. I think they have missed maybe 3 to 5 seats, but they may list them sooner or later.
Another 38 seats are rated likely Democratic but at least one of the four, and two thirds of the cases two or more of the pundits.
Here is the list of the seats most likely to switch, based on the pundit average. In the event of a tie, my computer rating of the seat breaks the tie.
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Between the four an incredible 103 Democratic seats are in play. I think they have missed maybe 3 to 5 seats, but they may list them sooner or later.
- 24 seats are very slightly to strongly leaning Republican.
- 16 are pure toss ups to very slightly tilting Democratic.
- 25 are leaning Democratic
Another 38 seats are rated likely Democratic but at least one of the four, and two thirds of the cases two or more of the pundits.
Here is the list of the seats most likely to switch, based on the pundit average. In the event of a tie, my computer rating of the seat breaks the tie.
| Rank | 2010 Incumbent | District | GOP Candidate |
| 1 | Gordon | TN6 | Dianne Black |
| 2 | Melancon | LA3 | TBD |
| 3 | Snyder | AR2 | Tim Griffin |
| 4 | Massa | NY29 | Tom Reed (likely) |
| 5 | Kratovil | MD1 | TBD |
| 6 | Kilroy | OH15 | Steve Stivers |
| 7 | Teague | NM2 | Steve Pearce |
| 8 | Driehaus | OH1 | Steve Chabot |
| 9 | Moore, D. | KS3 | Kevin Yoder |
| 10 | Ellsworth | IN8 | Larry Bucshon |
| 11 | Markey | CO4 | Cory Gardner |
| 12 | Shea-Porter | NH1 | TBD |
| 13 | Hodes | NH2 | TBD |
| 14 | Pomeroy | NDAL | Richard Berg |
| 15 | Tanner | TN8 | Stephen Fincher |
| 16 | Kosmas | FL24 | TBD |
| 17 | Childers | MS1 | Alan Nunnelee |
| 18 | Titus | NV3 | Joe Heck |
| 19 | Perriello | VA5 | Robert Hurt |
| 20 | Nye | VA2 | Scott Rigell |
| 21 | Grayson | FL8 | TBD |
| 22 | Stupak | MI1 | Dan Benishek |
| 23 | Arcuri | NY24 | Richard Hanna |
| 24 | Kanjorski | PA11 | Lou Barletta |
| 25 | Mollohan | WV1 | David McKinley |
| 26 | Schauer | MI7 | Tim Walberg |
| 27 | Baird | WA3 | TBD |
| 28 | Sestak | PA7 | Pat Meehan |
| 29 | Foster | IL14 | Randy Hultgren |
| 30 | Edwards, C. | TX17 | Bill Flores |
| 31 | Berry | AR1 | Rick Crawford |
| 32 | Bright | AL2 | Martha Roby |
| 33 | Hill | IN9 | Todd Young |
| 34 | Minnick | ID1 | Raul Labrador |
| 35 | Spratt | SC5 | Mick Mulvaney |
| 36 | Dahlkemper | PA3 | Mike Kelly |
| 37 | Obey | WI7 | Sean Duffy (likely) |
| 38 | Kissell | NC8 | Harold Johnson |
| 39 | Herseth Sandlin | SDAL | Kristi Noem |
| 40 | Boyd | FL2 | TBD |
| 41 | Kirkpatrick | AZ1 | TBD |
| 42 | Boccieri | OH16 | Jim Renacci |
| 43 | Giffords | AZ8 | TBD |
| 44 | Halvorson | IL11 | Adam Kinzinger |
| 45 | McNerney | CA11 | David Harmer |
| 46 | Hall, J. | NY19 | Nan Hayworth (likely) |
| 47 | Adler | NJ3 | Jon Runyon |
| 48 | Murphy, P. | PA8 | Michael Fitzpatrick |
| 49 | Boucher | VA9 | Morgan Griffith |
| 50 | Space | OH18 | Bob Gibbs |
| 51 | Donnelly | IN2 | Jackie Walorski Swihart |
| 52 | Mitchell | AZ5 | TBD |
| 53 | Heinrich | NM1 | Johnathan L. Barela |
| 54 | Boswell | IA3 | Brad Zaun |
| 55 | Owens | NY23 | TBD |
| 56 | Bishop | NY1 | TBD |
| 57 | Critz | PA12 | Tim Burns |
| 58 | Delahunt | MA10 | TBD |
| 59 | Skelton | MO4 | Vicky Hartzler |
| 60 | Carney | PA10 | Thomas Marino |
| 61 | Connolly | VA11 | Keith Fimian |
| 62 | Kagen | WI8 | TBD |
| 63 | Salazar | CO3 | Scott Tipton |
| 64 | Murphy | NY20 | Chris Gibson |
| 65 | Sutton | OH13 | Tom Ganley |
| 66 | Marshall | GA8 | Austin Scott |
| 67 | Chandler | KY6 | Andy Barr |
| 68 | McMahon | NY13 | TBD |
| 69 | Schrader | OR5 | Scott Bruun |
| 70 | Klein | FL22 | Allen West (likely) |
| 71 | Rodriguez, C. | TX23 | Quico Canseco |
| 72 | Peters | MI9 | Rocky Raczkowski |
| 73 | Shuler | NC11 | Jeff Miller |
| 74 | Holden | PA17 | Dave Argall |
| 75 | Altmire | PA4 | Keith Rothfus |
| 76 | Murphy, C. | CT5 | Sam Caliguri |
| 77 | Kind | WI3 | TBD |
| 78 | Pallone Jr. | NJ6 | Anna Little |
| 79 | Davis, L. | TN4 | Scott DesJarlais |
| 80 | Himes | CT4 | Dan Debicella |
| 81 | Walz | MN1 | Randy Demmer |
| 82 | Maffei | NY25 | Ann Marie Buerkle |
| 83 | Sanchez, Loretta | CA47 | Van Tran |
| 84 | Rahall | WV3 | Elliot "Spike" Maynard |
| 85 | Bean | IL8 | Joe Walsh |
| 86 | Etheridge | NC2 | Renee Ellmers |
| 87 | Cardoza | CA18 | Michael Berryhill |
| 88 | Yarmuth | KY3 | Todd Lally |
| 89 | Larsen | WA2 | John Koster |
| 90 | Loebsack | IA2 | Marianette Miller-Meeks |
| 91 | Barrow | GA12 | Ray McKinney |
| 92 | Matheson | UT2 | Morgan Philpot |
| 93 | Ross | AR4 | Beth Anne Rankin |
| 94 | McIntyre | NC7 | Ilario Pantano |
| 95 | Wilson, C. | OH6 | Bill Johnson |
| 96 | Bishop, S. | GA2 | Mike Keown |
| 97 | Perlmutter | CO7 | Ryan Frazier |
| 98 | Hare | IL17 | Bobby Schilling |
| 99 | Costa | CA20 | Andy Vidak |
| 100 | Braley | IA1 | Benjamin Lange |
| 101 | Holt | NJ12 | Scott Sipprelle |
| 102 | Wu | OR1 | Rob Cornilles |
| 103 | Carnahan | MO3 | Ed Martin |
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