Wizbang Politics: July 2006 Archives

2006 Vermont Governor, Senate, and House Races

Posted by Alexander K. McClure · Published: July 31, 2006

American Research Group has a new poll out examining all three high-profile races in Vermont. In the Gubernatorial race, Jim Douglas leads his Democratic rival by 11 points. In the Senate race, Richard Tarrant trails Bernie Sanders 56%-35%. While Tarrant still trails, it is a good sign that he is... [Full Story]

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2006 Pennsylvania Governor and Senate Race

Posted by Alexander K. McClure · Published: July 31, 2006 · Comments (2)

There is some very good news for Republicans in Pennsylvania tonight. First, third-party candidate Russ Diamond, who would have taken votes from Lynn Swann, dropped his gubernatorial candidacy. Second, the candidates of the Pennsylvania Green Party announced that they had received more than enough signatures to get them on the... [Full Story]

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Memo To Harris Said Don't Expect Support From State Party

Posted by Lorie Byrd · Published: July 31, 2006 · Comments (1)

A memo obtained by the Associated Press reveals a behind the scenes message to Harris from Florida state Republican party leaders.The state Republican Party bluntly told Rep. Katherine Harris that she couldn't win this fall's Senate election and that the party wouldn't support her campaign, a letter obtained Monday by... [Full Story]

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2006 Florida Governors Race

Posted by Dr. Ed Torres · Published: July 31, 2006

The St Petersburg Times has an excellent writeup on the man who could soon replace Jeb Bush as Florida's next governor.... [Full Story]

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Nicaragua Presidential Election

Posted by Dr. Ed Torres · Published: July 31, 2006 · Comments (1)

Leftist and Hugo Chavez ally Daniel Ortega has his best chance in the last decade of returning to power in Nicaragua. This would be a large setback in Latin America, as the more conservative canidate has won elections in Mexico, Peru, and Columbia in the past few months.... [Full Story]

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Vermont Politics

Posted by Dr. Ed Torres · Published: July 31, 2006

Republican Martha Rainville is currently very narrowly ahead of her Democratic rival for the Vermont At-large congressional seat. This is one of the Republican's strongest pickup opportunities in the nation. Republican Governor Jim Douglas continues to hold a solid lead over his Democratic opponent Scudder Parker. ... [Full Story]

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2006 Pennsylvania Governor Race

Posted by Alexander K. McClure · Published: July 31, 2006 · Comments (1)

Lynn Swann is bringing in a heavy hitting New York Republican strategist to function as chief of staff while Pennsylvania Republican GOTV guru Ray Zaborney focuses on what he does best. Meanwhile, more and more, Lynn Swann is generating extremely positive coverage from the press, even in Rendell's Philadelphia. ... [Full Story]

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Mexican Presidential Election

Posted by Dr. Ed Torres · Published: July 30, 2006

Taking a page out of the book of Al Gore's 2000 presidential playbook, the losing canidate in the Mexican election, leftist Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, has staged a protest in which his radical supporters are occupying the capital. ... [Full Story]

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Death Tax Update

Posted by Dr. Ed Torres · Published: July 30, 2006 · Comments (19)

Republicans in the House have passed a bill linking a hike in the minimum wage to a modest reduction in the death tax. The bill would raise the minimum wage to $7.25. I'm not sure how the House GOP will explain this increase in the minimum wage to all the... [Full Story]

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God Bless Jimmy McCain

Posted by Dr. Ed Torres · Published: July 30, 2006 · Comments (1)

Jimmy McCain, the 18 year old son of Senator John McCain has decided to join the Marine Corps. God bless Jimmy and his family. Everyone here at Wizbang Politics will be praying for him. ... [Full Story]

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2006 Connecticut Senate Race

Posted by Alexander K. McClure · Published: July 30, 2006 · Comments (8)

As the primary nears, even habitually liberal columnists are realizing what a Lieberman defeat will mean for the Democratic Party. "Democrats everywhere are looking to Connecticut for clues about the party's direction. The primary will probably point them leftward, toward a stronger antiwar stand. But often in the past, the... [Full Story]

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2006 Virginia Senate Race

Posted by Alexander K. McClure · Published: July 30, 2006 · Comments (6)

George Allen holds a wide lead over his Democratic challenger according to a new Mason-DIxon Poll. Combined with recent polls in Arizona and Tennessee showing the GOP candidates with wide leads, it means that Democrats really have no chance of taking back the Senate for the remaining two years of... [Full Story]

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Why Democrats Cannot Govern

Posted by Alexander K. McClure · Published: July 30, 2006 · Comments (9)

In an editorial in the Washington Post, Ted Kennedy claims that he was misled by John Roberts and Samuel Alito. So basically a Senator with over four decades of experience was misled by two gentleman who were not even in college when he became a Senator. In fact, John Roberts... [Full Story]

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The Hartford Courant Gets It...

Posted by Alexander K. McClure · Published: July 29, 2006 · Comments (5)

One prominent Connecticut paper has endorsed Joe Lieberman. According to the Hartford Courant: "...to dismiss this moderate -- a vanishing breed in a Congress sundered by extremism on both sides -- for dissenting on a single issue would be a terrible waste. And a mistake. It would show an intolerance... [Full Story]

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My Take on the NYT Endorsement

Posted by Alexander K. McClure · Published: July 29, 2006 · Comments (1)

"Mr. Lamont, a wealthy businessman from Greenwich, seems smart and moderate..." Only in the weird world of the New York Times is Ned Lamont a "moderate." ... [Full Story]

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NYT Endorses Lamont

Posted by Lorie Byrd · Published: July 29, 2006 · Comments (2)

The New York Times is endorsing Ned Lamont in his primary race against Joe Lieberman.Earlier this year, Senator Joseph Lieberman's seat seemed so secure that -- legend has it -- some people at the Republican nominating convention in Connecticut started making bleating noises when the party picked a presumed sacrificial... [Full Story]

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2006 Pennsylvania Governor Race

Posted by Alexander K. McClure · Published: July 29, 2006 · Comments (1)

It appears that third party candidate Russ Diamond will not make the ballot in Pennsylvania. This will certainly help Lynn Swann. According to one recent poll, Diamond was attracting support in the low single digits. Indeed, in the latest Rasmussen Poll, taken in June, Rendell earned 50%, Swann earned 36%,... [Full Story]

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2006 Connecticut Senate Race

Posted by Alexander K. McClure · Published: July 29, 2006 · Comments (1)

More and more, it looks like Joe Lieberman is going to lose in 10 days. ... [Full Story]

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Introducing Campaign Manager Number Four

Posted by Lorie Byrd · Published: July 29, 2006

From Taegan Goddard's Political Wire:Rep. Katherine Harris (R-FL) welcomed Bryan Rudnick to her U.S. Senate campaign as her fourth campaign manager, saying he "has over 10 years of experience in Florida politics." But the Tampa Tribune notes that "seemed to be a bit of a stretch, since Rudnick was a... [Full Story]

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By the Grace of God

Posted by DJ Drummond · Published: July 29, 2006 · Comments (1)

Robert Novak has a new column up in which he says Al Gore's stock for a 2008 Presidential campaign is rising fast. This is attributed to the "success" of his film touting Global Warming. The film has garnered $18.79 million in gross revenue so far, well below the numbers needed... [Full Story]

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Robo-Calls, Distortions And Stem Cell Politics

Posted by Lorie Byrd · Published: July 28, 2006 · Comments (1)

American Family Voices has some explaining to do regarding their robo-call messages in Chris Shays' district. The calls grossly distorted Shays' position and voting record on stem cell research. AFV has issued an apology, but no explanation. The tactic is certainly nothing new. The fact that they got called out... [Full Story]

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Know Your Constituents, Ignore Fools - How to Win Elections 101

Posted by DJ Drummond · Published: July 28, 2006 · Comments (7)

The Wall Street Journal has finally noticed something I have pointed out before - that while approval of Republicans is low, the public is not enamoured of the Democrats, either. But as is so common with MSM writers in New York and LA, John Harwood remains clueless to other equally... [Full Story]

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2006 Pennsylvania Governor Race

Posted by Alexander K. McClure · Published: July 27, 2006 · Comments (1)

As I have been arguing for months, Lynn Swann has the potential to do much better in the Philadelphia suburbs than his Republican counterpart in 2002. This article explains why the potential is there, and what Swann has to do. ... [Full Story]

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Wall Street Journal/NBC News Poll

Posted by Alexander K. McClure · Published: July 26, 2006 · Comments (7)

The Wall Street Journal/NBC News Poll also came out tonight, and it has some very interesting numbers too. 41% now approve of how the President is handling the economy while 53% disapprove. That is up from June when 38% approved and 56% disapprove and May when 35% approved and 60%... [Full Story]

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New York Times/CBS News Poll

Posted by Alexander K. McClure · Published: July 26, 2006 · Comments (16)

There are many interesting numbers in the New York Times/CBS News Poll just released. President Bush's approval rating registered at 36%, up from 33% last month. More significantly, his disapproval rating fell from 60% to 55%, his lowest number since January. 35% of those surveyed approve of how the President... [Full Story]

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