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With Thursday's California Supreme Court ruling regarding same sex marriage, we can expect a resurrection of one of the most shopworn political epiteths: San Francisco values. GOP Rep. Sam Graves unveiled an ad this week using the money phrase to disparage his Democratic challenger Kay Barnes, aka the "Big City Mayor" (formerly that is, of Kansas City.) Barnes' sin: She attended a fundraiser thrown by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, and she shares Pelosi's "San Francisco Values." You know what that means. Or at least what it is supposed to mean. Nevertheless, you've GOT to see Graves' commercial only to check...

Somebody in the Huckabee camp made the mistake of insulting the leader of the conservative movement in the U.S., Rush Limbaugh. Rush responded on Friday's show and basically ripped the Huckabee camp a well-deserved new one. Whoever made the original comments clearly has not been paying attention. Some are questioning whether the Huckabee campaign can survive the shellacking it got on Friday's program. Huckabee is trying to stop the bleeding: SIOUX CITY, Iowa — The best-talking Republican politician in America has a message for the best-talking conservative voice in the country: Let's talk to one another. Mike Huckabee, taking questions...

Among the top tier Republican candidates, Rush says that only Fred has been a consistent conservative. You have been given your marching orders. Now you know who to vote for. RUSH: …the genuine moderate as opposed to conservative aspects of three of the top-tier, four of the top-tier candidates were on full-fledged display last night. There was one candidate who did not display any moderateness or liberalism or have any of his past forays into those areas displayed, and that candidate was Fred Thompson. … …we have a campaign now where most of the candidates are not genuine conservatives. They...

Missouri’s 9th Congressional District was in Democratic hands for 76 years until a dynamic Republican prosecutor named Kenny Hulshof won the seat in 1996. If Hulshof resigns to take the helm at the University of Missouri, Democrats would suddenly have a chance to win back the region long known as “Little Dixie.” But the district has become even more conservative since the mid-1990s as it has expanded south of Interstate 70 to include areas like Hermann and Washington — areas represented by Republicans in the state Legislature. “I think it would be an uphill challenge for Democrats,” said David Webber,...

You guys should check this group out. I met one of their members out in Ohio working with a congressional candidate. They knew what they were doing and I was impressed but i didn't realize that Alex had his own team until yesterday. I looked at their website its got some really solid ideas in terms of strategy. Check it out: http://www.vandenberg-strategies.com

Democratic state Sen. Chuck Graham, a symbolic leader of stem-cell research supporters, said he will probably challenge Republican U.S. Sen. Jim Talent, who has endorsed legislation to criminalize a certain kind of stem-cell research.

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Went to Sen Talent's victory party at Frontenac Hilton in 2002... Wondering where the event is this year for Kit Bond (& other GOPers) in St Louis. Didn't donate to Bond as he's a lock (compared to Talent in '02) and resources were needed elsewhere. Anyone know where party is going to be? Just gonna hang out at the hotel bar w/ my laptop and check the returns. Any help would be appreciated. Can't find anything in the local papers...

You all aren't going go believe this, but here goes anyway. Everyone on my street has a W sign in their yard except one family. At a block party last night the conversation turned to politics and she told us that her Kerry sign got stolen and that it made her mad because she had to BUY IT FOR $3. All of us about fell out of our chairs laughing.

I just found out I will be off work on Election Day and thus volunteered over the phone to the local GOP HQ to drive people to the polls or I told them I could be a poll watcher, though I don't even know what that entails. They told me to come to the office in person about this - are there any specific questions I should ask or things to watch out for? I am just trying to do the best, most useful job I can as a volunteer on this day.

Election Day this year will set the course for job policy, health care reforms and school spending -- not to mention taxes. And that's not just in the run for president. Eleven states will pick governors next month, and the contests allow domestic issues to get some attention as money pours into the campaigns and the races heat up. Experts see particularly hot contests in Indiana, Missouri, Montana and Washington state. Democrats are defending six seats and Republicans five. Two incumbents have already lost -- bounced by their own parties during primaries. Three chose not to run -- after bruising...

McCaskill, Blunt are in a dead heat

The Missouri 3rd Congressional District seat has been held by Richard Gephardt since I was in High School ~25 years ago. Now we have D-Russ Carnahan, son of the late Missouri Governor, and former US Senator, Mel and Jean Carnahan, a sitting state representative, running gainst R-Bill Federer. Bill has run against Gephardt before and lost. Has the Republican party given up on this seat? I see nothing more than the usual campaign signs and a few bumper stickers in the area. The campaign is sending out eMails at the rate of about 1 every 2 weeks by my estimation,...

Gannett Fails One-Newspaper Communities/Counties- Port Huron Times Herald a Queue for Government Intervention? In particular, with today’s concentration of all reporting medium with just a few companies- who determines the void or lack of reporting in the best interest to citizens. I’ve challenged a Gannett newspaper, the Times Herald of Port Huron Michigan of its obligation citizens in one-newspaper counties. There appears to be an immediate need to make certain legislation be brought requiring corporate newspapers to better report news and serving the communities they cover. At a crucial time with the 2004 Primary literally days away- this particular newspaper,...

The poll of 600 likely Republican voters in St. Clair County Michigan’s State Representative District 81 countywide found Alloway leading Pavlov by 12 points, 48 percent to 40 percent in a three-way race with Yale Republican Steve Pray Nader included in the ballot test.

“A Michigan Impossible until we work together ending illegal state house electioneering practices” Joe Alloway-R Michigan House District 81 St. Clair County Michigan PORT HURON – JULY 11, 2004 - Please listen to a recent interview (http://66.92.134.175/~benburch/old/TrupianoShow-(10-5-2004).mp3) exposing Michigan’s #1 area to reform and that’s ending illegal activities in Michigan’s House Republican Caucus Communications Office! Very few citizens asked have no idea of what that word means. Folks, the bottom line is we’ve had some major problems in this antiquated, 50-person staffed office and they’re just coming public. Take recent revelations of state employees assigned to representatives as campaign managers...

I just got back last week from driving across the country, I live in Washington State and drove to PA in see my wifes family and took I-80 and I-90 back home. With my Bush/Cheney sticker from 2000 in my back window along with my W-04 sticker I got a aproviel rating of about 75% judging from the honks and thumbs ups from fellow drivers. Funny how I got the 1 finger salute from the folks with the Kerry stickers. My question to you is do you vent your hate and anger at fellow drivers on the road with a...

Last night, I was told that a report was recently published by some DC think-tank. This report ranked members of congress in order of taxpayer-friendliness, i.e. it examined their votes on tax-related bills and determined where any particular member of congress came in on higher or lower taxes for their constituents. The same person who told me about the report told me that a whopping 75% of house and senate members from my state were in the top 20 LEAST friendly to taxpayers in their voting records. Have any of you heard of this report? Can you point me to...

Are you a registered voter?? Do you know anyone who needs to register?? Check this out: http://www.ConservativeAlerts.com/vote.htm Ultra liberal "MoveOn" is attempting to register 100,000 new left wing voters. WE need to register 200,000 new conservative voters!! Just click on the above link, click on your State, fill in the necessary information, print it out, and mail it in!! It's a simple as that!! As you all know, this will be the most important election in our lifetime. Our future depends on it, and the future of our children depends on it. It is an election we MUST win!! DO...

I've seen the senate races heating up, but not nearly as much on the house seats. I'm mostly using information from DC POLITICAL REPORT and POLITICS1. STATES Alabama DISTRICT 3 - The other Mike Rogers (R) won in 02 with 50.3% over Democrat Joe Turnham(48.2%) in an open seat. So far, it looks as he is facing Democrat Bill Fuller, Ex-State Human Resources Commissioner. I haven't heard much about this race, but the first defense is hardest. Alaska SENATE - Lisa Murkowski(R) vs Ex governor Tony Knowles. This will be a tough race as Knowles is an ex-governor and Murkowski...

Journalists, political pundits and other Hysteric Left activists are desperately trying to spin some cosmic significance out of Sunday's Spanish elections. The "conventional wisdom" is that the Spanish Election results are some sort of significant defeat for President Bush and the War on Terror. As usual the "News Media's" thinking is neither conventional nor wise. What all the various activists miss is the reality of American Exceptionalism. As much as the International Political Left hates, and try's to deny, the reality is the USA operates on a completely different political level then the rest of the world. On Sunday, the...

The reason for my apology was that throughout this primary season we have been hearing about the record turnout of voters participating in Democrat caucuses and primaries. I bought the lie. The truth is that, except for Iowa and New Hampshire, there has not been any sort of record turnout for the Democrats. Even in New Hampshire the vote was far less than what the Republicans had when they last had a contested primary in 2000. The Democrats this year had 219,787 votes in their primary. The GOP in 2000 had 239,523 votes. That 20,000 difference is major in a...

HANNIBAL, Mo. - In a polite but tension-filled encounter, Gov. Bob Holden and primary challenger Claire McCaskill shared a stage Saturday before Democrats for the first time since both filed for an August showdown in the governor's race. Holden showed off the influence of incumbency, introducing New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson as keynote speaker for a party banquet and welcoming the endorsement of his fellow Democratic governor. McCaskill, the state auditor, was introduced long after Richardson's exit and - standing at the microphone next to the seated Holden - acknowledged at the outset: "I know this is a little tense."...

Vote.com has a vote on President Bush's current Ads. Please take a minute to vote here http://www.vote.com/vote/60212434/index.phtml

http://newsmax.com/archives/ic/2004/3/6/121052.shtml Well isn't this intresting. The "objective news media" supposed 9-11 surviors protesting Bush's ads are actually anti-war stooges financed by John Kerry's wife. Please take a moment and vist the New York Times, Washington Post, MSNBC, CBS, NBC and ABC etc to email the Omsbudsman, the Publisher, the News Editor and demand to know why they allowed clearly partisan advocates of Kerry's Presidential Campaign were presented on their "News" programs with no reference to their ties to the Kerry camp. We absolutely must demand the "News Media" be held accountable for their free advertising for the Kerry camp.

Senator Kit Bond held a 10-point lead over state Treasurer Nancy Farmer in a recent poll contucted for the Democrat's campaign.

http://www.georgewbush.com/tvads/ Here is a link to the 1st three Bush Re-election ads. As expected the DNC directed its "Objective News Media" mouthpieces at CNN, NBC, CBS and ABC to generate phoney hysteria about these ads. Compared to the demogagery and lies spread by the Kerry Campaign, Moveon.org and the DNC about Bush for the last 6 months, this is probably the mildest sets of ads that have run so far this political season. Please email this link to every person on you email contact list. We need to get as many people as possible to see these ads. They are...

I read in OpinionJournal on Wednesday (1/28) that Bush beat HRC in New Hampshire primary among write-in votes... He also beat other kook lefties in the primaries. I think Freepers in states with Open primaries should make a concerted effort to write in W. on the Dem ballots to make this something more substantial than a few hundred votes... I would like to see Bush show up @ 1% or higher in the Dem primary. Instead of voting in a Dem primary to pull shenanigans and boost Kookcinich or Sharpton, we could make a positive message.

Below is a list of each state and its "Political Party statistics", meaning that state's current governor, U.S. Senators, U.S. Congressmen, and who they voted for in the 2000 election.  This is useful data in trying to predict future voting trends.   AlabamaGovernor Bob Riley (R)Senator Richard Shelby (R)Senator Jeff Sessions (R)5 Republican Congressmen2 Democrat Congressmen2000 Election: Bush AlaskaGovernor Frank Murkowski (R)Senator Lisa Murkowski (R)Senator Ted Stevens (R)1 Republican Congressman2000 Election: Bush ArizonaGovernor Janet Napolitano (D)Senator John McCain (R)Senator Jon Kyl (R)6 Republican Congressmen2 Democrat Congressmen2000 Election: Bush ArkansasGovernor Mike Huckabee (R)Senator Blanche Lincoln (D)Senator Mark Pryor (D)3 Democrat Congressmen1 Republican Congressman2000 Election:...

Campaign finance records show that Matt Blunt, the son of House Majority Whip Roy Blunt (R-Mo.), received significant contributions from out-of-state sources during his successful 2000 race for Missouri secretary of state. Many of the contributors seemingly lacked a direct interest in the down-ballot state race but had significant interests pending before Matt Blunt's father. At the time that the contributions to his son's campaign occurred, Roy Blunt was a rising GOP star and an aggressive fundraiser. After the elevation of J. Dennis Hastert (R-Ill.) to Speaker in 1999, Blunt was named chief deputy whip. He also won a seat...

ELECTION 2000 (and what needs to be made up for 04) Right now, I’m assuming the dem nominee is Kerry, Graham, Dean, Edwards, or Gephardt. I expect Lieberman to lose badly in the primary since he’s too ‘conservative’. Sharpton, Mosely-Braun, and Dennis the Menace are jokes. One never won a race. One even lost in Illinois. One wrecked Cleveland. Wesley Clark is an interesting candidate, and could make things interesting. I don’t care what any poll says right now, things will tighten up by 04. It ALWAYS does. We also got to play ball like we are trailing. States Bush...

ST. LOUIS - The son of the late Missouri Gov. Mel Carnahan and former U.S. Sen. Jean Carnahan launched a bid Wednesday to fill the congressional seat being vacated by presidential hopeful Dick Gephardt. State Rep. Russ Carnahan, speaking before supporters in a St. Louis park, called the campaign "an opportunity whose time has come." His mother sat in the crowd, smiling. "I think he can make a great contribution," she said. "He hasn't asked me for advice yet." Gephardt, the former House minority leader, is not seeking re-election in 2004 as he bids for the White House. The 3rd...

The first time Claire McCaskill thought about running for governor might have been in eighth grade. Her English teacher told her she had a gift -- not so much for conjugating verbs -- but for speaking and "explaining herself." "It wouldn't surprise me if you were the first woman governor," McCaskill said she was told. Thirty-five years later, after a long, methodical climb that has taken her from law school to the General Assembly, a seat on the Jackson County Legislature, election as the county's first woman prosecutor and now her second term as state auditor, Claire Conner McCaskill must...

WASHINGTON - Republican Sen. Kit Bond has not officially declared himself a candidate for re-election in 2004, but he raised $876,756 this year toward a fourth term, new reports show. The fund-raising pushed Bond's cash-on-hand balance to $1.39 million as of March 31, according to Federal Election Commission reports released Monday. The reports are due Tuesday and cover the first three months of this year. No Democrat has indicated an interest in challenging Bond, who defeated Missouri Attorney General Jay Nixon in 1998, 53 percent to 44 percent. But the reports show Bond attracted support from several prominent Democrats in...

Tuesday was a massacre for the democrats. They had no message and the polling was horrible. I have always been skeptical about polls and it appears that most of the pre-election polls were off. So why did the republicans do so well? George Bush deserves much of the credit, but let's not forget about the great candidates we had. 90% od our candidates were experienced and did well in their debates. The democrats did have a message. It was "no" to whatever being asked. The get nothing done senate was another reason. No bills and no judges were coming out...

The ENEMY forged the stolen steel Delighted at the pain we would soon feel A hot branding iron to burn a 9 and 11 In the hearts of all righteous under Heaven The demons smiled and admired their work Then dedicated it with an unholy curse The plans were laid well, the deceptions intact With stooges called "martyrs" they began the attack They boarded the planes with thin, tight-lipped smiles Politely nodding to each small child - In a short time they’d know TERROR too real When their KILLERS captured the pilot’s wheel May the TWIN TOWERS of bright beacon...

The ENEMY forged the stolen steel Delighted at the pain we would soon feel A hot branding iron to burn a 9 and 11 In the hearts of all righteous under Heaven The demons smiled and admired their work Then dedicated it with an unholy curse The plans were laid well, the deceptions intact With stooges called "martyrs" they began the attack They boarded the planes with thin, tight-lipped smiles Politely nodding to each small child - In a short time they’d know TERROR too real When their KILLERS captured the pilot’s wheel May the TWIN TOWERS of bright beacon...

Posted on Fri, Nov. 01, 2002 Talent leads Carnahan by 5 points, 12 percent undecided KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Republican challenger Jim Talent appeared to be slightly head of Democratic Sen. Jean Carnahan, according to a new poll out Friday, but a high percentage of likely voters were undecided going into the final days of their closely watched campaign. The poll conducted by the marketing research department of The Kansas City Star, in conjunction with the Market Research Institute, showed 46 percent of respondents favoring Talent to 41 percent for Mrs. Carnahan, with 12 percent undecided. The survey of 601...

Latest poll shows undecided voters may decide Missouri Senate race By STEVE KRASKE The Kansas City Star A new poll shows Republican Jim Talent leading Democrat Jean Carnahan 46-41 percent in Missouri's red-hot U.S. Senate race, although a high number of undecided voters suggests either candidate could win. "This election is about a dead heat," said Ken Warren, a St. Louis University political scientist. "If I'm Talent, I'm glad to be ahead, but the number of `undecideds' is huge." The poll, conducted by the marketing research department of The Kansas City Star in conjunction with the Market Research Institute, said...

Senator Jean Carnahan wagged her finger and glared at her Republican challenger in Missouri. She claimed Jim Talent had just called her patriotism into question at Thursday's debate. Talent replied that he was only questioning her votes against parts of President Bush's agenda. The aggressive move by Carnahan came in the middle of an otherwise cordial forum at Columbia College. Both major party candidates tried to associate themselves with President Bush. Talent has said Carnahan doesn't support Bush's homeland security bill. He's also criticized the incumbent for voting in committee to cut missile defense, although she later voted for it....

Received this in my email box tonight http://www.rnc.org/flash/bushsavestheday.html

(Latest Update Oct. 24) Jim Talent (R) favored over Sen. Jean Carnahan (D), 40 to 39 (Talent has a 50.6% chance to win; Carnahan's chances downgraded from 50% on Oct. 24 and from 51.3% on Sept. 22, and on Sept. 4 from 52.2% and on Feb. 15 from 53.3%) DEMOCRATIC SEAT AT CRITICAL RISK Sen. Jean Carnahan (D) has never won an election. She was appointed to this seat after her late husband, former Gov. Mel Carnahan, was elected to it in 2000 after dying in a plane crash, defeating then-Sen. John Ashcroft, the current U.S. attorney general. Though Carnahan...

We are a little over two weeks away from the election. So I ask you the same question I asked myself. Who is going to win the battle for the senate? I have done extensive research and watched the trends for a while now, just like many of you. I finished a week ago a statistical analysis of voting trends in Georgia. Let me also state that most elections are referendums on the incumbents. Candidates have to expose the incumbent. Dole failed to do this in 1996. So here are my predictions. GA- Max Cleland is in trouble. Do not...

<p>NEW SMYRNA BEACH, Fla. — President Bush yesterday hit fund-raisers in Georgia and Florida for embattled Republicans — including his brother, Gov. Jeb Bush — kicking off a money drive that will culminate with 14 straight days of campaigning before the Nov. 5 elections.</p>

Freepers.......time is almost GONE to help Republicans WIN BACK the Senate! We need to contribute money NOW in order to help. I just gave $100 by credit card today to the National Republican Senatorial Committe. Please match my challenge, or at least contribute something.. Click here to visit the NRSC to help. If you prefer to give to individual campaigns, here is a GREAT site with discussion of the Senate races, including the 7 seats that are up for grabs. This site also has a link to each of the Senate campaign websites. One of the states will SURPRISE you!...

Predictions?

Washington (AP), 10/11/2002 Their staffs say Democratic Senator Jean Carnahan and Republican challenger Jim Talent will meet on the 21st of this month in St. Louis, and again on the 24th in Columbia. The St. Louis debate is set for 7 pm on the 21st, and will be shown on public tv stations KETC in St. Louis and KCPT in Kansas City. It's sponsored by the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, KMOX radio and KETC. The Columbia debate may be broadcast, but details are being worked out. It's scheduled for 2:30 pm on October 24th, sponsored by The Associated Press Managing Editors,...

<p>Both of Missouri's major-party candidates for the U.S. Senate announced endorsements Thursday from major police groups.</p> <p>Sen. Jean Carnahan, D-Mo., released her endorsement letter from the Missouri Fraternal Order of Police, the state's largest law enforcement group. The group represents 4,500 rank-and-file police officers and deputy sheriffs across the state.</p>

ST. LOUIS -- A poll conducted for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch and KMOV-TV shows a close race in Missouri's U.S. Senate campaign. The poll conducted by John Zogby will be published in a copyright story in the Sunday edition of the Post-Dispatch and was posted late Friday on stltoday.com, the Post-Dispatch Web site. It shows Republican nominee Jim Talent with 47.1 percent support, compared to 46 percent for incumbent Democrat Jean Carnahan. Because the statewide survey of 801 likely voters has a margin of error of plus or minus 3.5 percentage points, the results indicated a virtual dead heat. But...