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Dedicated to the memory of Jack Kemp, who passed away May 2, 2009.
2004: Terry Schaivo
This is a perfect example of how good intentions can backfire. Glenn Reynolds noted shortly afterwards that public opinion of Congress began to nosedive when Congress tried to intervene. Supporters of the intervention saw themselves, or rather, Congress, as saving a […]

Like Jeff says, even Clinton gets it:
Last week, American voters gave Republicans the order of the boot, stripping them of at least 29 seats in the House of Representatives and six in the Senate, and once again making Democrats the kings of Capitol Hill. It was the GOP’s worst showing in decades, and since […]

Let’s check out some of these Democrats who won, and see how they match up with the current Democrat leadership (presented in no particular order, btw).
Brad Ellsworth IN-08:
Terrorism
The flag is an ideal, not a piece of cloth. There’s not a person here that wouldn’t lay down their life for it, and thank God for […]

I’m curled up in a fetal position.

This is excellent news, if it’s true:
The Santorum campaign reports that turnout is high across the state, but rather low in Philadelphia.
That’s exactly what we need.

FIAR, in a comment on this article:
I wuz disenfrenchfried by the confuzing filling in of circles. I got nervous. I thought I wuz taking the SATs again!
Halp me John Carry!

From Let Freedom Ring:
We have no property rights. None. If the government wants what I’ve got, they can take it without compensation.
We’re not quite there yet, but we will be if the Democrats get their way.
We have unfettered abortion. There are no rules.
We are not allowed to bear arms.
We are the second highest taxed population […]

the same thing needs to happen: We need Hastert out of any leadership position. Hastert showed himself to be an insufferable, tone-deaf jackass when he howled with Pelosi about the FBI searching Jefferson’s office. He’s been a jackass ever since.
If we lose the House, the situation will take care of itself, and Hastert will be […]

This picture was taken about a year ago from our front door. See the church across the street? That’s where we vote.

There were about forty people waiting to vote when I got there. Again, it seemed very odd that there were people right in front of the door, handing out pamphlets. There are very strict […]

Have you voted yet? VOTE!

I felt very much as I do now. I’d had a positive feeling about the election, but I had started to lose it. I voted, then went home and didn’t watch a single election return. I didn’t want to.
I woke up the next morning to re-election.
And that’s what I’m doing tomorrow. I’m going to go […]

VOTE!

This release is from the national GOP, instead of the Pennsylvania GOP. Here are a few of the more entertaining bits:
Democrat interest in the election has remained relatively static, while Republican interest (+14) and enthusiasm (+10) have increased significantly, according to Pew, which concludes “Republicans now register a greater likelihood of voting than do Democrats…”
The […]

Orson Scott Card: “The Only Issue This Election Day“:
To all intents and purposes, when the Democratic Party jettisoned Joseph Lieberman over the issue of his support of this war, they kicked me out as well. The party of Harry Truman and Daniel Patrick Moynihan — the party I joined back in the 1970s — is […]

It’s been obvious for thirty years that Kerry pays no attention to what he says, and that he’s such an arrogant SOB that he sees no reason anybody should be annoyed or offended by his jack-ass comments. But this goes over the line, even for Kerry

Rick Santorum has consistently and energetically supported the war and our troops.
Santorum co-sponsored the “Covering Kids Act of 2005,” which increases health insurance for children.
Santorum helped Pennsylvania’s small businesses provide health insurance to their employees.
Santorum wrote legislation to provide screening for prevention of breast and cervical cancer.
Santorum helped expand access to home health care and […]

Persian Gulf Conflict Veterans’ Compensation Fund Referendum Act No. 29 of 2006
“Do you favor indebtedness by the Commonwealth of up to $20,000,000 for the payment of compensation for service in the Persian Gulf Conflict of 1990-1991?”
Sounds good, doesn’t it? Even the Pittsburgh Trib-Review is for it. But here’s what the referendum doesn’t say up front.
Any […]

Just in case there was any ambiguity …
United States Senator
Rick Santorum
Governor and Lieutenant Governor
Lynn Swann and Jim Matthews
Representative in Congress 5th District
John E. Peterson
Senator in the General Assembly 34th District
Jacob D. Corman, III
Representative in the General Assembly, 7th District
Barbara H. Spencer
And however cold-hearted, I’m voting “No” on the idiotic, feel-good referendum.

The NYT has come out with another cheerleading poll, and again, Ankle Biting Pundits is all over it:
My point here is not to complain about the poll methodology, etc., but rather to again the decry the use of these polls to drive “news” stories and do “analysis” about the midterm election. The reason - […]

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Hat tip: Bullwinkle Blog

This week Wictory Wednesday presents Jim Talent for re-election to the United States Senate.

Read single article or Open it here… »

Control of the Senate will come down to three races, Missouri, Tennessee, and Virginia. […]

I think there will be a lot of people like this guy who emailed Jonah Goldberg:
Over on Freerepublic, I’ve been one of the people who consistently has been chanting for abandoning the Republicans. The fact of the matter is a republican in congress has a lot more in common with a democrat in congress […]

The Right Place did an impressive ranking of all the members of Congress based on a conservative score, a non-partisan score, and a liberal score. The scale is 0-100, and the lower the number, the more liberal. (My House representative scored an 88, pretty good, though he does like pork too much).

The latest Battleground Poll is out, and it doesn’t look good for the Democrats. But let’s start by reviewing the last Battleground Poll:

When thinking about politics and government, do you consider yourself to be

Very conservative

21%

Somewhat conservative

40%

Moderate

2%

Somewhat liberal

27%

Very liberal

8%

Refused/unsure

2%

Since it’s not clear where the line falls between “somewhat” and “very,” […]

From Steele’s website (for those of you out of the loop, Michael Steele is a black Republican running for Lt. Governor in Maryland):
Steele Letter to Cardin, Dean, Schumer, Lierman
October 4, 2006
Congressman Ben Cardin
Ben Cardin for Senate
22 Bloomsbury Avenue
Catonsville, Maryland 21228
Governor Howard Dean
Chairman, Democratic National Committee
430 South Capitol Street, SE
Washington, DC 20003
Senator Chuck Schumer
Democratic Senatorial Campaign […]

Biglizards has an excellent cluebat for you:

Just within the last week, Republicans pushed the following major (and excellent) bills through to the Senate or to the White House:

September 26th, 6:10 pm: a bill to protect public seals that contain religious elements (like the tiny cross in the seal of the County of Los Angeles) […]

I sent this letter today to Dole, Frist, Specter, Santorum, and Ken Mehlman.
Dear Senators Dole, Frist, Santorum and Specter, and Chairman Mehlman:
I thought instead of throwing away your frequent requests for donations and deleting your email requests, I would let you know why I will not contribute to the NRSC, at least until you change […]

This week Wictory Wednesday presents Max Burns for the US Congress for the 12th District of Georgia. He is running a tight race against Democratic incumbent John Barrow.

Don Surber helpfully points out a few strategies Howard Dean left out of his campaign missive:

I have posted before on why polls and surveys are not predictive. Jay Cost at Realclearpolitics has an excellent article discussing further problems with polls — and why they are not predictive.
But, we also have expectations of this error. One expectation is that its rate should be roughly constant. We should not have one set […]

This week, Wictory Wednesday present Thomas Kean for the US Senate for the state of New Jersey. Tom is a known conservative supporting sound economic and political policies that will keep America going in the right direction.

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If you’re down from hearing all the Dhimmirat spin about how they’re going to sweep the elections, then go read this at Don Surber. Highlights include

Neil Cavuto interviewed Lynn Swann yesterday. Here’s the link to the video (sorry, you’ll have to sit through the orbitz ad at the beginning).

This week, Wictory Wednesday presents US Rep. Mark Kenney for the Senate in Minnesota. Having served 3 terms in the US House of Representatives, he has the advantage of name recognition in the state

Vote Diamond, elect Rendell! Yeah!
Idiots.

How much is Fast Eddie’s political machine paying that gutless POS Russ Diamond, anyway?

Technorati: lynn swann, pennsylvania governor, ed rendell, fast eddie
From Rasmussen Reports:
May 25, 2006
Governor Ed Rendell (D) has opened his biggest lead of the season over challenger and political newcomer Lynn Swann (R). After being neck-and-neck with Swann in the previous four Rasmussen Reports Pennsylvania election polls, Rendell now holds an 18-point […]

Rick Moran is one of my favorite bloggers. He’s thoughtful, temperate, and nearly always right — as he is here

I love the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review:
Primary voters rejected for renomination Bob Jubelirer and Chip Brightbill, the Republican Senate’s president pro tempore and majority leader, respectively. And they turned out to pasture more than a dozen incumbents of both parties.
There was, as former Lt. Gov. Bill Scranton put it, an “enormous, enormous appetite in the state for […]

If ads like this one are going to be the Democrats’ strategy, then the election is ours