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Kay Hagan 51 Elizabeth Dole 44 Christopher Cole 3 Elizabeth Dole's 'Godless Americans' ad has clearly blown up in her face, as Kay Hagan has now expanded her lead to seven points. The ad may have helped Hagan to get Democrats unified around her, as that's where most of the movement in the ...
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youtube.com — In her newest ad, Kay Hagan responds to Elizabeth Dole's pathetic and fabricated ad. (more) Kay Hagan: Belief (video)
Kay Hagan for North Carolina » Kay Hagan Files Suit
kayhagan.com — Download the lawsuit filing. GREENSBORO , NC- Kay Hagan filed a lawsuit against Elizabeth Dole and the Elizabeth Dole Committee, Inc., after Dole declined to remove her new television ad, described by North Carolina newspapers as “indecent,” a “gross ... (more) Kay Hagan for North Carolina » Kay Hagan Files Suit
Hagan sues Dole over atheist ad
thehill.com — Democratic challenger Kay Hagan has filed a defamation lawsuit against Sen. Elizabeth Dole (R-N.C.) for questioning Hagan's faith in what is shaping up as the nastiest campaign of this cycle. Hagan announced the lawsuit after Dole refused to remove ... (more) Hagan sues Dole over atheist ad
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NC-Sen: Hagan Opens Strong Lead in New Poll, SSP Moves Race to "Lean Dem"
Swing State Project — ... Kay Hagan has opened up a nice lead -- one that is well outside of this poll's miniscule margin of error, leading PPP's Tom Jensen to declare that Dole's "Godless Americans" attacks have "blown up in her face". Good. ...

A Night At The Congressional Races
TPM Election Central — ... has Sen. Elizabeth Dole (R-NC) trailing Democratic challenger Kay Hagan by seven points, 50%-43%, compared to a 46%-45% Hagan edge two weeks ago. And the new numbers from Public Policy Polling (D): Hagan 51%, Dole 44%, compared to a 48%-45% Hagan advantage a week ago. From the analysis by PPP's Tom Jensen: "Elizabeth Dole's ...

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NRSC ad assumes Obama win
politico.com 10/23/2008 —   The underlying premise of this new ad from the National Republican Senatorial Committee: Obama's going to win. The ad, on behalf of Senator Elizabeth Dole, urges a vote against challenger Kay Hagan as the last bulwark against complete ...
Kay Hagan’s Radical Homosexual Agenda
yglesias.thinkprogress.org 10/23/2008 — Liddy Dole’s allies in the North Carolina GOP break out the big guns : A new mailer in support of incumbent Sen. Elizabeth Dole claims that Hagan’s agenda, with the help of “liberal judges,” will be to advance a ...
North Carolina Republicans send out homophobic mailings against Democratic Senate candidate Kay Hagan.
thinkprogress.org 10/23/2008 — The North Carolina Republican State Executive Committee has sent out homophobic mailers targeting Senate candidate Kay Hagan (D), who is challenging Sen. Elizabeth Dole (R). The mailings warn that Hagan seeks to advance a “ radical homosexual ...
Kay Hagan Sweeps NP Endorsements and is Featured on CNN
bluenc.com 10/24/2008 — The title of this piece says it all. Kay Hagan has been featured in the national media and is favored in local media. Democrats, Republicans and Unaffiliated votes alike stand ready to support her with their vote. One of our volunteers at a phone ...
When the going gets tough, the weak get ridiculous
washingtonmonthly.com 10/29/2008 — WHEN THE GOING GETS TOUGH, THE WEAK GET RIDICULOUS.... Recent polling shows Sen. Elizabeth Dole (R) trailing in her re-election fight in North Carolina against Democrat Kay Hagan, so it stands to reason that she's getting a little desperate. I...
Hagan hits back on Dole
americablog.com 10/30/2008 — This is how a nimble campaign works. Yesterday we talked about the vile new ad that Elizabeth Dole has out against Kay Kagan. Today, the Hagan campaign released this ad: Kay Hagan is right - "bearing false witness against fellow Christians" ...
NC-Sen: Two Very Different Polls
swingstateproject.com 10/30/2008 — Rasmussen (10/29, likely voters, 10/8 in parens): Kay Hagan (D) : 52 (49) Elizabeth Dole (R-inc) : 46 (44) (MoE: ±4.0%) Rasmussen looks very good for Kay Hagan in the North Carolina senate race: six is the biggest lead she's had in a Rasmussen ...
North Carolina Senate Race Degenerates Into Shouting Match About Atheists
tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com 10/31/2008 — A last-minute attack ad from Sen. Elizabeth Dole (R-NC), who is narrowly trailing Democratic challenger Kay Hagan in all the polls, has the Hagan campaign accusing the Dole team of crossing the line from ordinary mud-slinging into legal defamation -- ...
A Night At The Congressional Races
tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com 10/31/2008 — Here's tonight's run-down on the Congressional races: Hagan Files Lawsuit Against Dole Over Atheism Attack Ad, Launches Rebuttal Spot Senate candidate Kay Hagan (D-NC) has announced that she is filing a defamation lawsuit against the campaign of ...
Elizabeth Dole (NC) concedes US Senate seat to Kay Hagan!Democratic Underground Latest Breaking News
Source: [b]Dole press conference from depot in Salisbury, NC[/b] "I want to congratulate my opponent Kay Hagan on her victory!" [i]No link yet.[/i] [hr noshade size="1"] :party: (Cross-posted in NC Forum, because it's just that damn important.) On edit: Kay Hagan gives her ...
Elizabeth Dole (NC) concedes US Senate seat to Kay HaganDemocratic Underground Latest Breaking News
Source: [b]Dole press conference from depot in Salisbury, NC[/b] "I want to congratulate my opponent Kay Hagan on her victory!" [i]No link yet.[/i] [hr noshade size="1"] :party: (Cross-posted in NC Forum, because it's just that damn important.)...
Labor Officials Let Out Cheer for HaganNews
Labor representatives watching the returns from AFL-CIO headquarters put down their beer and wine to let out a cheer at news that North Carolina state senator Kay Hagan, the Democratic challenger, would unseat Sen. Elizabeth Dole, the Republican incumbent. If the projection proves correct, it ...
Networks Call Hagan over DoleNews
Democrat Kay Hagan will unseat Sen. Elizabeth Dole (R-N.C.) in one of the nastiest races of the 2008 election season, according to projections from CNN and CBS News. Hagan leads Dole 59 percent to 38 percent with 4.5 percent of precincts reporting. Hagan filed a defamation lawsuit against Dole ...
Networks call N.C. race for HaganPolitico Live's Blogs
Democrats are heading for a big night based on some of the early calls by the networks, with Fox and MSNBC calling a victory for Democrat Kay Hagan over Elizabeth Dole in North Carolina, even though The Associated Press hasn't called the race. Reuters has also declared Hagan the winner.  ...
Prediction: Elizabeth Dole Loses North Carolina Senate SeatDownWithTyranny!
Two who have done more than enough damage-- au revoir This isn't a blog where you've found any enthusiasm for North Carolina Democratic nominee Kay Hagan. She's not progressive by any stretch of the imagination and the best we can come up to say about her is that she looks like a C to Dole's ...
Kay Hagan: the Right Choice for North Carloina Senateculturekitchen - fresh dissent served daily
North Carolina is another key battle ground this year with Obama neck and neck with Bush-Republican McCain for President and Kay Hagan neck and neck with Bush-Republican Elizabeth Dole for Senate. Kay Hagan has picked up some very key endorsements, as highlighted in her latest ad: And ...
Liddy Dole's "'Godless Americans" ad is blowing up in her face"AMERICAblog News| A great nation deserves the truth
Liddy Dole deserves to lose for so many reasons. But, in the end, Dole really did herself in with that "godless" ad she ran against Kay Hagan. Public Policy Polling's blog, (PPP is based in North Carolina) had this analysis: It is pretty clear to me based on our polling this weekend that Kay ...
Democrat Kay Hagan Pulls Ahead By Six Points In N.C.Democratic Underground Latest Breaking News
Source: [b]WKHP[/b] Democrat Kay Hagan now holds a six-point lead over incumbent Republican Senator Elizabeth Dole in North Carolina. The latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey in the Tar Heel State shows Hagan with 52% of the vote and Dole with 46%. Three weeks ago, Hagan held a ...
Elizabeth Dole's Symptoms: Hagan Strike BackPolitics Daily
Yesterday, I detailed the unfortunate doings in North Carolina's Senate race between incumbent, Elizabeth Dole , and the challenger, Kay Hagan . In that piece, I pointed out how, by using a phony voice-over to deceive voters into thinking Hagan did not believe in God, Dole was giving Hagan a ...
Hagan Ad: Dole Bears False Witness against Fellow ChristiansNews
Democrat Kay Hagan is out with an ad hitting back at incumbent Sen. Elizabeth Dole (R-N.C.) for a controversial TV spot that sought to link Hagan to an atheist group. Dole's ad quickly caused a stir in the liberal blogosphere yesterday. It alleged that Hagan had taken "godless money" from the ...
Kay Hagan Files Defamation SuitBlueNC - The people's think tank
According to just about everyone in the free world Elizabeth Dole crossed the line with her "Godless" ad attacking Kay Hagan. Kay is fighting back. She has not only released a strong ad, but plans to fight back in court. GREENSBORO, NC- Kay Hagan filed a lawsuit against Elizabeth Dole and ...
Hagan Sues Dole for Defamation over ‘Godless’ AdNews
Democrat Kay Hagan has filed a defamation suit against Sen. Elizabeth Dole (R-N.C.) over the incumbent’s controversial ad suggesting Hagan is an atheist. Hagan announced the lawsuit in a press release that said the action was taken after Dole declined to remove the ad, which has been criticized ...
Dole Slips in Polls Again After Godless Ad Hits Kay HaganBlueNC - The people's think tank
A brand new Rasmussen poll is just in and Elizabeth Dole has fallen even further behind Democratic challenger Kay Hagan. The poll shows it was in the field at the same time Dole was carpet bombing North Carolina with ads attacking Kay Hagan's faith. To be clear, the Rasmussen poll shows that ...
Hagan Says Dole Broke 9th CommandmentNews
Democrat Kay Hagan is accusing Sen. Elizabeth Dole (R-N.C.) of breaking one of the 10 Commandments by airing an ad that links her to atheists. "Elizabeth Dole's attacks on my Christian faith are offensive," Hagan says in her new campaign commercial. Hagan ends the ad by saying that her her ...
NC-Sen: "Godless"Daily Kos
Horrible. Observe this ad from Elizabeth Dole, entitled "Godless", attacking her opponent, Democrat Kay Hagan (a Sunday School teacher and elder in her church). They even hired a voice artist to impersonate Hagan saying "there is no God!" at the end of the ad. The ad is so bad, in fact, ...
Nasty Dole ad against Kay HaganAMERICAblog News| A great nation deserves the truth
It looks like Elizabeth Dole is running to knock off Saxby Chambliss as the Republican with the most repulsive twisting of reality to win an election. Kay Hagan is a Sunday school teacher, elder, and goes on missions with the First Presbyterian Church . Her family has been going to First ...
Elizabeth Dole ad falsely suggests opponent Kay Hagan is ‘Godless.’Think Progress
Facing a close re-election race in North Carolina, Sen. Elizabeth Dole (R) recently released an ad attacking her opponent Kay Hagan, falsely accusing her of being “Godless.” The end of the ad shows a photo of Hagan while a woman yells, “There is no God!” Watch it:  ...
Dole Ad Ties Hagan to 'Godless Americans'News
Sen. Elizabeth Dole (R-N.C.) has a new hard-hitting ad that tries to tie her opponent, Democrat Kay Hagan, to an atheist group. In the ad, a narrator talks about the "secret fundraiser" that the Godless Americans PAC "held in [Hagan's] honor." The ad shows Hagan standing just beyond partially ...
Kay Hagan, Godless American (True Story- Ask Liddy Dole)Balloon Juice
Via the Washington Monthly , this Politico piece about an ad Liddy Dole cut accusing her opponent, Kay Hagan, of being a “godless American.” My favorite part is the voice impersonator at the end saying “there is no God.” Now I am not big on the whole God thing, ...
Hagan wins North Carolina Senate seat (Politico)Yahoo! News: Politics News
Politico - North Carolina Democrat Kay Hagan has pulled off one of the early upsets of election night, knocking off Republican Sen. Elizabeth Dole in a race that was one of the nastiest Senate contests in the country.
Religion Dominates Final Days of North Carolina Senate RaceFOXNews.com
Sen. Elizabeth Dole and her Democratic rival, Kay Hagan, continue to battle over accusations that Hagan accepted money from Godless Americans
Dole still keeping the faith (Politico)Yahoo! News: Politics News
Politico - Sen. Elizabeth Dole’s latest advertisement suggests her Democratic opponent, Kay Hagan, is a godless heathen.