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McConnell Fundraising Email: Vote For Me To Fight Obama Presidency
huffingtonpost.com - 10/30/2008
McConnell Fundraising Email: Vote For Me To Fight Obama Presidency
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Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell has sent out a new fundraising email that, at its crux, plays off the assumption of a Barack Obama victory in the presidential election. Citing media reports that show "an Obama win [as] a real possibility," the Kentucky Republican positions himself as ...
pageonekentucky.com - 10/31/2008
Worst Anti-McConnell Ad Ever
— pageonekentucky.com — AFSCME has released what could have been an amazing radio ad attacking Mitch McConnell. It goes on... and on about everything Mitch has done to ruin the world and then brings up his military record. A deep and ominous-voiced announcer says:“Now, people ... (more) Worst Anti-McConnell Ad Ever

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lefarkins.blogspot.com - 11/1/2008
Somebody Went There...
— lefarkins.blogspot.com — Ahem. And ahem. To my understanding, Mitch McConnell's sexual orientation has been rather an open secret in... the Kentucky political establishment. I tend to think that if gay Republicans maintain what amounts to a civilized stance on gay issues, ... (more) Somebody Went There...

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pageonekentucky.com - 10/31/2008
Breaking: More Anti-McConnell Campaign Material
— pageonekentucky.com — Jake, Tell your friends to get ready to pay significant fines and get their affairs in order... for their trip to prison if they actually plan to distribute the flyer. As you’re doubtlessly aware, the flyer breaks several federal campaign finance laws. ... (more) Breaking: More Anti-McConnell Campaign Material

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The Latest on Air America — ... ? Remember: as an Obama victory starts to look truly inevitable , that doesn’t call for sighs of relief. Yet. David Sedaris has a great piece in the New Yorker, in which he asks the question that has been plaguing me throughout this election cycle: ...

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