Two new reports reveal that Colorado’s families and job creators continue to pay a massive price for appointed U.S. Senator Michael Bennet’s (D-CO) failed partisan agenda in Washington—including “sharply higher” health care costs and hundreds of billions of dollars in new bailouts. Yet again, Coloradans are reminded of Bennet’s broken promise that his costly, unpopular health care overhaul would lower costs as CNN reports that “Employees’ share of premiums for a family plan is up an average 14%, to $3,997, vs. just a 3% rise in the total bill, according to the Kaiser Family Foundation. And it’s not just premiums that are spiraling higher. You’re also likely to be hit with higher deductibles and out-of-pocket maximums as well as bigger bills for doctor’s visits and drugs.” And Coloradans will once again be forced to pay for massive bailouts in the wake of Bennet’s politically-motivated decision not to include government-run mortgage…
Wisconsin Taxpayers Continue To Foot Bill For Feingold’s Failure In Washington
A new report reveals that Wisconsin’s families and job creators continue to pay a massive price for embattled U.S. Senator Russ Feingold’s (D-WI) failed partisan agenda in Washington—including “sharply higher” health care costs in the wake of his costly, unpopular health care overhaul. As CNN reports: Employees’ share of premiums for a family plan is up an average 14%, to $3,997, vs. just a 3% rise in the total bill, according to the Kaiser Family Foundation. And it’s not just premiums that are spiraling higher. You’re also likely to be hit with higher deductibles and out-of-pocket maximums as well as bigger bills for doctor’s visits and drugs. “Feingold promised his massive health care overhaul would lower costs, but today Wisconsin families are being slammed with huge 14 percent premium hikes,” said National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) spokesman Chris Bond. “Today’s report proves once again that Wisconsinites simply cannot afford Russ…
Nevada Taxpayers Continue To Foot Bill For Reid’s Failure In Washington
Two new reports reveal that Nevada’s families and job creators continue to pay a massive price for U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid’s (D-NV) failed partisan agenda in Washington—including “sharply higher” health care costs and hundreds of billions of dollars in new bailouts. Yet again, Nevadans are reminded of Reid’s broken promise that his costly, unpopular health care overhaul would lower costs as CNN reports that “Employees’ share of premiums for a family plan is up an average 14%, to $3,997, vs. just a 3% rise in the total bill, according to the Kaiser Family Foundation. And it’s not just premiums that are spiraling higher. You’re also likely to be hit with higher deductibles and out-of-pocket maximums as well as bigger bills for doctor’s visits and drugs.” And Nevadans will once again be forced to pay for massive bailouts in the wake of Reid’s politically-motivated decision not to include government-run…
McMahon Launches New TV Ad Highlighting Blumenthal’s Decision to let Countrywide off the Hook
And in Connecticut, Linda McMahon released a new TV ad highlighting perpetual liar Dick Blumenthal’s decision to let mortgage giant Countrywide off the hook for billions of dollars while sticking Connecticut taxpayers with the bill. CLICK HERE to view Linda McMahon’s new ad.
New Poll Shows Rubio Increasing His Lead Over Crist and Meek
In Florida, a new CNN/Time poll shows Marco Rubio growing his strong lead over political opportunist Charlie Crist and liberal Kendrick Meek: Marco Rubio is widening his lead in the battle for an open Senate seat in Florida, according to a new poll… Forty-six percent of likely voters questioned in the poll say if the election were held today, they’d vote for Rubio, the former Florida House Speaker and the Republican’s Senate nominee, with 32 percent saying they’d vote for Gov. Charlie Crist, a Republican who earlier this year dropped his bid for the GOP nomination and announced he would run for the Senate as an independent candidate, and one in five saying they’d cast ballots for Rep. Kendrick Meek, the Democrats’ nominee. Rubio’s 14 point lead is up from an 11 point advantage in a CNN/Time/Opinion Research Corporation poll conducted late last month.
Rossi Stumps for Votes in His Race Against Murray
In Washington State, King 5 reports that U.S. Senate candidate Dino Rossi spent Wednesday meeting with supporters in Moses Lake and Yakima, stumping for votes in his race against Senator Patty Murray. The Republican then headed to Olympia to speak with supporters at his campaign headquarters. Rossi says he will go in different direction than Murray, the Democratic three-term incumbent. “If you like Senator Murray’s bailout of Wall Street, if you like her government-controlled health care that’s gonna bankrupt America, then she’ll give you six more years of this. Feel free. Go vote for her,” said Rossi. Meanwhile, the NRSC has launched a new statewide radio ad taking Patty Murray to task for 18 years of reckless spending. Click here to listen.
Blunt Maintains Strong Lead Over Carnahan Despite the Democrats’ Desperate Attacks
In Missouri, after the Democrats and their allies spent almost $7.5 million on desperate attack ads, Roy Blunt continues to hold a strong lead over Rubberstamp Robin Carnahan. According to a newRasmussen survey: The latest Rasmussen Reports statewide telephone survey of Likely Voters shows Blunt picking up 52% of the vote, while Carnahan, Missouri’s secretary of state, draws support from 43%… Two weeks ago, Blunt held a similar 51%t 43% lead over Carnahan.
Feingold Continues to Trail Johnson Thanks to Voters “Revulsion” Against Democrats
In Wisconsin, the Christian Science Monitor notes that embattled 18-year incumbent Russ Feingold continues to trail thanks to voters “revulsion” against the Democrats’ reckless spending and debt in Washington: Like many Democrats, he is facing an opponent who was unknown to most voters before this summer but is now outpacing him in the polls. According to Pollster.com, which aggregates the leading national and local polls, Ron Johnson (R) is leading Senator Feingold, 50.8 percent to 44.6 percent. The turn of events fits in with the larger issues confronting Democratic candidates, says Charles Franklin, a co-founder of Pollster.com who teaches political science at the University of Wisconsin at Madison. Mr. Johnson’s unexpected ascendancy in the polls “has a lot more to do with national revulsion against Democrats” this political season, especially when it comes to issues such as fiscal responsibility, Mr. Franklin says.
New Poll Shows Raese Leading Manchin in West Virginia
In West Virginia, a new Rasmussen survey shows businessman John Raese leading liberal Governor Joe Manchin: Republican John Raese has now opened up a seven-point lead over West Virginia Governor Joe Manchin in perhaps the most improbably close U.S. Senate contest in the country. It’s Raese’s biggest lead yet. A new Rasmussen Reports telephone survey of Likely West Virginia Voters finds Raese with 50% support to Manchin’s 43%.
Polls Show Kirk With Narrow Lead Over Giannoulias
In Illinois, Real Clear Politics reports that “Kirk holds narrow lead over Giannoulias” according to two new surveys – including one from Democrat polling firm PPP. Two polls released on Wednesday showed Republican Congressman Mark Kirk with a narrow advantage over Democratic State Treasurer Alexi Giannoulias in the race for President Obama’s old Senate seat in Illinois. The Illinois Senate race has remained tight since the summer, and Kirk leads by a slim margin of 1.8 percent in the latest RealClearPolitics polling average. In a Rasmussen Reports poll, Kirk had the support of 44 percent of likely voters, while 40 percent backed Giannoulias. Four percent of voters supported Green Party candidate LeAlan Jones, 8 percent said they would vote for another candidate, and 5 percent remained undecided. Kirk led 42 percent to 40 percent in a Public Policy Polling (D) survey released Wednesday.
