A Senate Leader’s Pork-Barrel Punch - Mitch McConnell, Congress

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nytimes.com - 10/23/2008

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As he works to hold on to his job in a bad year for his party, Senator Mitch McConnell is reminding Kentucky voters what he’s done for them. >

kentucky.com - 10/22/2008

Lexington News - Kentucky News | Lexington Herald-Leader

— kentucky.com — "Elections should be about informed choices. He's obviously not proud of his record, Sen. McConnell isn't, or... he would have shown it by now," Stumbo said. "Something isn't correct about it that might cause a lot of people, including veterans, to take ... (more) Lexington News - Kentucky News | Lexington Herald-Leader

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yglesias.thinkprogress.org - 10/21/2008

McConnell: I’ll Bring Home The Pork

— yglesias.thinkprogress.org — This argument sometimes works (see Tim Johnson in 2002) but it’s a real desperation strategy, something incumbent... Senators only break out because they fear they’re in imminent danger of losing and don’t have much to say on their ... (more) McConnell: I’ll Bring Home The Pork

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courier-journal.com - 10/28/2008

McConnell won't attend KET debate | courier-journal | The Courier

— courier-journal.com — U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell won't participate in a KET debate against Democrat Bruce Lunsford on Oct. 27,... making it unlikely that there will be a statewide televised debate in the Senate race this year. McConnell's campaign announced yesterday that he ... (more) McConnell won't attend KET debate | courier-journal | ...

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The Caucus: The Early Word: Twelve Days

Think Progress: In KY, McConnell Brags About Stimulus Projects, Requests More Money; In DC, McConnell Says Stimulus Should End;

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The Early Word: Twelve Days
The Caucus — ... on how Senator Tim Johnson’s health is affecting his bid to keep his seat against a Republican challenger. And our Carl Hulse traveled to Kentucky to find out how Senator Mitch McConnell, the Senate Republican leader, has been touting the pork he has brought to his state as a reason for voters to re-elect him: Now, working to hold on to his job in what is shaping up as a bad year for Republicans, Mr. McConnell is counting on voters to express their gratitude for the federal largess as he tries to fend off a spirited challenge from Bruce Lunsford, a Democratic ...

Obama Appears in Ad for Oregon Senate Candidate
The Caucus — ... , in an appeal aimed at trying to reach the 60-vote filibuster bar. The letter singles out Mr. Franken, Bruce Lunsford, the challenger to Minority Leader Mitch McConnell in Kentucky and Jim Martin, the Democrat seeking to unseat Senator Saxby Chambliss in Georgia.“These races are all dead heats, and all in Republican territory that we can capture,” Mr. Clinton said. “And you better believe that Republicans are shifting their resources to deliver their most offensive, over-the-top attacks into these states. It’s up to us to make sure Al, Bruce, and Jim have the ...

In KY, McConnell Brags About Stimulus Projects, Requests More Money; In DC, McConnell Says Stimulus Should End;
Think Progress — ... Economic hypocrisy may be one of the lasting legacies of McConnell. Though he is claiming to oppose many of Obama’s reforms because of a principled sense of fiscal conservatism, as the New York Times has noted, McConnell won reelection last year on a platform boasting of his ability to bring back “old-fashioned pork” to his state. ...