This Is Not What An Endangered Incumbent Wants Dominating The Closing Days Of A Tight Race

From Politico:
A Texas businessman who claims he was forced to make $75,000 in secret payments to the wife of Minnesota Sen. Norman Coleman has produced documents showing cash transfers to an insurance firm that employs the senator’s wife Laurie.
But the most interesting exhibit in an apparent ledger of “past due” payments to vendors that includes [...]

If The Senate Doesn’t Work Out, There’s Always Broadway…

My Republican Party

A new ad from Accountable America:

The Hound Dogs Are Now Going After McConnell

The Lunsford campaign is turning Mitch McConnell’s famous 1984 ad on him!
(I do some work for the Lunsford campaign.)

Attention 50 State Strategy Believers: If You Really Want To Make History, Donate To Andrew Rice NOW!

A Huff Poster writes:
If Rice is to beat Inhofe, he has to match Inhofe’s TV time in the final 12 days. The campaign’s final TV buy is tomorrow morning and they desperately need another $15,000. A contribution of any size will help. Oklahoma is a relatively inexpensive market — a spot on an Andy Griffith [...]

Is Drudge Losing His Mojo?

A few weeks ago, Eric Boehlert suggested that Drudge’s ability to set the zeitgeist appeared to be waning – the seriousness of the credit crunch outweighed the tabloidish frivolity of a typical Drudge banner.   Over the last few days, we’ve seen this observation play out as Drudge’s efforts to set the tone and direct the [...]

What Credit Crunch? RNC Gets A $5 Million Line of Credit

There’s something ironic about the fact that the RNC is taking out a $5 million line of credit to finance their congressional races considering that the worst credit crunch since the Great Depression took place under the watch of the Bush administration.
I wonder what bank is making that loan.  Perhaps an intrepid reporter will inquire… [...]

A Rabbi Is Challenging The Tom Delay of the NYC Suburbs

At about 80 seconds in, Rep. Garrett runs away from the reporter instead of just giving him a thirty-second bite.  Shulman is impressive and can win this seat.

Will Palin React To Stevens Verdict?

Despite her reformer claims, Sarah Palin has been inexplicably quiet about the Ted Stevens trial throughout the campaign.  Will she weigh in now that there is a verdict?

WOW

From the AP:
Republican, Stevens was found guilty on all seven counts of making false statements on Senate financial documents.
The verdict throws the upcoming election into disarray. Stevens is fighting off a challenge from Democrat Mark Begich and must now either drop out or continue campaigning as a convicted felon.
The trial hinged on the testimony of [...]