youtube.com - 10/22/2008
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For more about who benefits from Mitch McConnell's "clout," visit http://www.BigMoneyMitch.com . Sen. Mitch McConnell says he's got clout, but he u...
kentucky.com - 10/22/2008
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"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 ...
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courier-journal.com - 10/28/2008
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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 ...
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McConnell won't attend KET debate | courier-journal | ...
mcconjob.com - 10/28/2008
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mcconjob.com —
Mitch McConnell won’t admit that America is in
an economic crisis and repeatedly asserts that the economy...
is merely in an “economic slowdown.” It’s no wonder he won’t acknowledge we’re in an economic crisis, because he helped create the crisis. His ...
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An “Economic Slowdown?” Are You Kidding, Mitch?
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A Day At The Congressional Races
TPM Election Central —
Here's today's run-down of the Congressional races:
National House Committees Shell Out Big Money, NRCC Finally In The Game
Both parties' national House committees shelled out big bucks in the newest federal filings. The DCCC spent nearly $4 million in yesterday's FEC filings, with the biggest expenditure going for $450,000 against Rep. Robin "Liberals Hate Real Americans" Hayes (R-NC). The NRCC, which has held on to its much smaller war chest until the home stretch of the campaign, spent $4.1 million, with the biggest payment going for over $450,000 to defend Rep. Dave Reichert (R-WA). ...
David Donnelly: Call him Big Money Mitch
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com —
His colleagues call him Senator McConnell, or Mr. Minority Leader. He's campaigning across Kentucky trying to convince his longtime constituents that his "clout" helps them.
But instead of using his "clout" for pork and earmarks, he's really flexing his muscles for the big donors who fill his campaign coffers. That's why we call him Big Money Mitch.
And today, we launched a new ad in Kentucky to hold him accountable by asking who benefits from Big Money Mitch's clout?
The voters in Kentucky are beginning to sour on their Senator. Three polls in a ...
McConnell Fundraising Email: Vote For Me To Fight Obama Presidency
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com —
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 the one man capable of standing up to the Obama/Pelosi/Reid machine" that "will steamroll a host of new taxes and left-wing social policy across the Senate Floor."
It is not uncommon for politicians to use president's or presidential candidates as a boogeyman to curry votes. But McConnell's fundraising appeal seems to go a step ...
McConnell Fundraising Email: Vote For Me To Fight Obama Presidency
The Huffington Post | Full News Feed —
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 the one man capable of standing up to the Obama/Pelosi/Reid machine" that "will steamroll a host of new taxes and left-wing social policy across the Senate Floor."
It is not uncommon for politicians to use president's or presidential candidates as a boogeyman to curry votes. But McConnell's fundraising appeal seems to go a step ...
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First Read 10/22/2008
KENTUCKY: The Los Angeles Times does the Kentucky Senate story, calling Sen. Minority Leader Mitch McConnell's fight for reelection "perhaps the biggest surprise of this year's campaign." INDIANA: The Indy Star isn't a fan of the holding ...
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