In Kentucky, a new CNN/Time poll shows Dr. Rand Paul holding a strong lead over liberal trial lawyer Jack Conway, 50 percent to 43 percent: The hotly contested race for Kentucky’s open Senate seat is nearing an end with Republican nominee Rand Paul holding a seven-point lead, according to a new poll… Fifty percent of likely voters support Paul in the CNN/Time/Opinion Research Corporation survey, while 43 percent back Democratic nominee Jack Conway. Meanwhile, Politico reports that Conway’s pollster admits “it’s been very rough” in the wake of his desperate smears against Rand Paul’s Christian faith: At least one of Jack Conway’s advisers is having second thoughts about the now infamous “Aqua Buddha” advertisement, which some predict sealed the Democrat’s defeat in the Kentucky Senate race against Republican Rand Paul. Conway’s pollster, Peter Brodnitz, told reporters in a wide-ranging discussion Wednesday that the Aqua Buddha reference in a Conway advertisement released earlier this month…
The Probe Into Manchin’s Adminstration Heats Up
In West Virginia, the Huntington News reports that “the heat has just been turned up several degrees higher on the Manchin Administration, with new federal subpoenas being issued on Monday.” This time, published reports indicate that federal subpoenas were issued to the state Aviation Division Director, Keith Wood, and for records kept by the Aviation Division, including flight records. Governor Manchin’s office has confirmed the new subpoenas. Meanwhile, the Huntington News editorial board writes: When a Governor’s Administration is being investigated for months by federal prosecutors, it usually means serious trouble. People are oftentimes indicted. High government officials are disgraced, as is the state itself. In short, we don’t deserve this. We elect high government officials, give them decent salaries and benefits, along with the pleasures of public service. And time after time, they abuse our trust for personal benefits of some sort.
Blumenthal Faces Criticism Over Misinformation Regarding His Campaign’s Funding
In Connecticut, the Connecticut Mirror reports on perpetual liar Dick Blumenthal’s latest misinformation regarding his campaign’s funding: Today, the Republican State Party filed a new federal election complaint against Democrat Richard Blumenthal’s campaign. The document alleges that Blumenthal has “illegally funneled outside money” into his campaign coffers. Blumenthal has loaned his campaign $2.25 million so far this election cycle. But as the GOP notes, he filed a financial disclosure form reporting assets of between $599,000 and $1.36 million. Blumenthal’s wife Cynthia is much wealthier, listing assets of between $55 million to $107 million. But she is limited, like any other donor, to giving $4,800 to her husband’s campaign. “This raises only two possibilities: Dick Blumenthal lied on his financial disclosure to the U.S. Senate or he has funded his campaign illegally,” the GOP alleges. Blumenthal’s campaign dismissed the charges, noting that the disclosure forms do not require candidates to list all of…
Boxer Under Fire for Her Desperate, Illegal Campaign Tactics
In California, Barbara Boxer is under fire for her desperate, illegal campaign tactics. The Daily Caller reports: In a close election race against former Hewlett-Packard executive Carly Fiorina, California Democrat Sen. Barbara Boxer is facing new ethics complaints over asking teachers to send their students to work for her campaign. In an Oct. 27 letter to California education authorities, the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association (HJTA), a non-profit group urging lower taxes, said, “In abject ignorance of California state law, the political campaign of Senator Barbara Boxer has openly solicited teachers employed by [Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD)] to urge their students to volunteer for her campaign.” The HJTA letter refers to a letter obtained by the Flash Report, an influential California political blog, from the Boxer campaign that urges teachers to recruit their students to work for Boxer’s campaign. “As you may know, Senator Boxer is facing her toughest race yet,” the…
Rossi Launches Two New TV Ads Highlighting Murray’s Desperate Smear Campaign and Her Transformation Over the Years in DC
In Washington State, Dino Rossi launched two new TV ads—“Over The Top,” highlighting embattled incumbent Patty Murray’s “over the top” smear campaign, and “She Changed,” highlighting Murray’s striking transformation over 18 years in DC.
Kirk Continues to Maintain His Lead Over Giannoulias in Illinois
In Illinois, a new Rasmussen survey shows Mark Kirk maintaining his lead over failed mob banker Alexi Giannoulias: With less than a week to go before Election Day, Republican Congressman Mark Kirk and Democratic State Treasurer Alexi Giannoulias remain in a close battle for Illinois’ open U.S. Senate seat. The latest statewide telephone survey of Likely Voters in Illinois shows Kirk picking up 46% of the vote, while Giannoulias draws support from 42%.
Toomey Maintains Lead In New Poll
In Pennsylvania, a new CNN poll shows Pat Toomey holding a strong lead over liberal Congressman Joe Sestak, and theAllentown Morning Call’s John Micek also notes this morning that today’s Morning Call/Muhlenberg College daily tracking poll shows Toomey leading Sestak, 48 percent to 40 percent. As a reminder, these surveys come on the heels of a new Franklin and Marshall survey that showed Toomey with the momentum in this race. From CNN: A new poll indicates that Republican Pat Toomey has a 7 point advantage over Democratic Rep. Joe Sestak in the battle for Pennsylvania’s open Senate seat. According to a Franklin and Marshall Center for Opinion Research survey released Wednesday morning, 43 percent of likely voters in the Keystone State support Toomey, with 36 percent backing Sestak and a large 19 percent undecided. Meanwhile, the NRSC launched a new independent expenditure TV ad, “Status Quo Joe,” highlighting Sestak’s extreme partisan record of reckless spending,…
New Poll Shows Buck Leading Bennet in Colorado
In Colorado, a new Rasmussen survey shows Ken Buck leading appointed Senator Michael Bennet, 48 percent to 44 percent: Republican Ken Buck still holds a slight lead over incumbent Democrat Michael Bennet as Colorado’s U.S. Senate race heads down to the wire. The latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey of Likely Voters in the state finds Buck earning 48% support to Bennet’s 44%. The Associated Press notes that Republicans are pressing questions regarding Bennet’s investments with JP Morgan while he cut a deal with the same firm for Denver Public Schools – a deal that “has been criticized as a risky scheme that cost Denver’s schools extra millions in interest and fees.” The GOP this week passed to reporters financial disclosure reports showing that Bennet, a former superintendent of Denver Public Schools, owned stock in JP Morgan Chase, a firm involved in a 2008 financing deal to cover a $400 million gap in the school…
Reid “Has Become the Symbol of a Potential Democratic Collapse in Washington”
In Nevada, the New York Times’ Adam Nagourney traveled to Harry Reid’s hometown and reports that the embattled Senate Majority Leader “has become the symbol of a potential Democratic collapse in Washington, as polarizing a figure as exists in American politics.” [N]eighbor or not — and “bring home the bacon” benefactor or not — Mr. Reid has become as contentious a figure in Searchlight as he is in the rest of the state. The mere mention of his name is apt to set off disagreements among even the best of friends. “I just think he is a real phony,” John McCoy, 50, said as he and Joan Mesenbrink wandered around to a tiny graveyard carved into rocks on top of a hill, where Mr. Reid’s family is buried and where Mr. Reid intends to be buried. The hostility towards Reid continues to play out in the polls – a new CNN/Time poll shows Republican…
Democrats Continue to Deny They Face an Enthusiasm
Finally, as you may have seen, the Democratic National Committee was out with a new memo yesterday arguing again – in the face of demonstrable facts showing otherwise – that the early voting data so far in key states debunks the notion that they face an enthusiasm gap. No word yet if the DNC has been paying outside media consultants to write their memos.
