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... Seifert posted a video of CNBC's Jim Cramer speaking about PublicSq and wrote, "You can tell Jim Cramer isn't used to hearing USA chants on the NYSE floor. The largest network of non-woke businesses in America is officially public." ... On Thursday, PublicSq went public on the stock exchange following a "business combination" with "Colombier Acquisition Corp. (NYSE: CLBR) ("Colombier"), a publicly traded special purpose acquisition company." ...

Democrats reached for a blowout at the polls Tuesday in heavy early congressional balloting that could add more than 20 seats to their House majority. Long lines formed as polls opened before daybreak in about a dozen Eastern seaboard states. Democrats were counting on heavy turnouts to capture more than 15 GOP seats, and they had a good chance to wrest away another two dozen seats. Republicans had fewer than a dozen Democratic targets they had any hope of defeating...

MIAMI (AP) Barack Obama is starting this final day of campaigning before Election Day in Jacksonville, Florida. He tells radio host Russ Parr that he's feeling "pretty peaceful" after nearly two years of campaigning. He says the question tomorrow comes down to whose supporters want it more. TAMPA, Fla. (AP) John McCain is telling supporters in Tampa, Florida, this morning that their enthusiasm will help him win the White House. McCain plans stops in six states today before returning home to Arizona in the wee hours Tuesday. After Florida, he'll hit Virginia, Pennsylvania, Indiana, New Mexico and Nevada.

Please Join Senator John McCain For a Road to Victory Rally in Springfield, VA Saturday November 1st Interstate Van Lines 5801 Rolling Road Springfield, VA 22152 Doors open at 9:00 a.m. This will be Senator McCain's last Virginia rally before Election Day.

The early voting numbers in at least five states (OH, CA, CO, FL and TX) are not good for the Obamessiah. McCain's putting on the pressure in NH, WI, MN, IA, CO, VA and rumor has it even MI again. Life is good, and barring a major October surprise the lightweight Marxist has been defeated. So, while we need to stay focused on electing McCain/Palin, it's also time to focus on some winnable House races. There are a bunch of vulnerable freshmen Dem representatives in the House, compliments of a lousy 2006. In my view the GOP has just over...

MANCHESTER, N.H. – New Hampshire launched John McCain's two presidential campaigns, and now he's hoping it doesn't end his bid for the White House. The Republican nominee was returning Wednesday to the state whose primary he won in 2000 and again earlier this year. But there were signs it was tilting toward Democrat Barack Obama in the Nov. 4 general election. Recent polls have shown Obama, an Illinois senator, with a lead no smaller than 7 percentage points, prompting speculation that McCain may have to surrender the state's four electoral votes and focus elsewhere if he hopes to cobble together...

Please join Governor Sarah Palin for a Road to Victory Rally in Beaver, PA (near Pittsburgh) THURSDAY, OCTOBER 23, 2008 4:15 PM to 7:15 PM Address: Beaver Area High School: Football Stadium Gypsy Glen Road Beaver, PA 15009

Obama's numbers in OH stink, and PA isn't much better. He's hurting in FL. McCain's putting on the pressure in NH, WI, MN, IA, CO, VA and rumor has it even MI again. And McCain/Palin are just now employing their ad blitz. Life is good, and barring a major October/November surprise the lightweight Marxist has been defeated.But we still have plenty of work to do. There are a bunch of vulnerable freshmen Dem representatives in the House. The GOP has about 20 realistic pick-up opportunities. See my list below: AL-05 AZ-05 CA-11GA-08 IL-14KS-02 KY-03LA-06MS-01 NH-01 NH-02 NY-20 PA-07 PA-08 PA-10...

JOHNSTOWN [10.15.08] Lt. Col. Bill Russell (ret), the Republican nominee in Pennsylvania’s 12th Congressional District, responded today to new comments from Rep. Jack Murtha calling Western Pennsylvania “a racist area.” According to an article published by the Post-Gazette, Murtha made the following statements to reporters regarding Barack Obama’s prospects the upcoming presidential contest: “There’s no question Western Pennsylvania is a racist area.” Murtha would make similar comments to the Pittsburgh-Tribune Review saying, “Obama has got the problem of the racist issue in Western Pennsylvania.”SEE VIDEO HERE Russell responded saying, “Once again Mr. Murtha is using the prestige and platform of...

Road to Victory Rally Saturday October 11th in Johnstown, PA Please join Governor Sarah Palin for a Road to Victory Rally in Johnstown, PA on Saturday October 11th.

The following are the reasons why tonight I fear for my country: Normally reliable GOP states like Virginia and North Carolina appear at risk in the polls Young voters are being strongly courted and are flocking to the Democratic candidate [...with the] presidential elections just weeks away, there are unprecedented efforts to turn out young voters and indications that they are paying closer attention to the campaigns than they have in years. ...at least 2.6 million new voters between the ages of 18 and 29 have been registered – the vast majority via the internet. The New Voters Project has...

...Republicans acknowledge that McCain is behind, but say the race is closer than the polling indicates. "I honestly believe right now in Iowa that Obama is ahead but it is less than five (percent)," said former Iowa Republican Chairman Michael Mahaffey. [Today's] visit is McCain's second in less than two weeks. He has scheduled a small-business round-table in Des Moines, following up on a Sept. 18 stop in Cedar Rapids with running mate Sarah Palin. His campaign also has continued television advertising in the state at roughly the same level as Obama. "I don't believe Sen. Obama has the lead...

A reminder to everyone considering donating to any House, Senate or gubernatorial conservative candidates out there. Tomorrow night's the deadline for FEC reporting. This FEC report is going to decide which races are considered the most competitive and will get $$$$, VIP visits, and other resources. For those interested in competitive House races, below is a list of close races in PA. Additionally, throughout that same thread I have listed other House races where the GOP has a legitimate shot at recapturing a seat from an incumbent freshman Democrat:Palin will help GOP win 'four or five' congressional seats in PA

...Rep. John Murtha, who represents the 12th District, and 5th District Rep. John Peterson voted in support of the [bailout] plan. Congressman Bill Shuster, of the 9th District, voted against it. In a written statement, Shuster said his "primary responsibility has always been to protect the interests of the people who entrust me to represent them in Congress..." Murtha did not immediately issue a statement and said he would not do so until "we figure out what's going on right now."

...[g]eneric ballots between Republicans and Democrats show a dead heat, Gleason said, "and that's caused Democrats to be very nervous about their congressional seats." The chairman, joined by congressional candidate Craig Williams for the state's 7th Congressional District, spoke to reporters on a conference call hours before Democratic vice presidential nominee Joe Biden campaigned in the Philadelphia suburbs. The GOP appears to have its best shot at winning back seats in northeastern Pennsylvania, where Republicans Lou Barletta and Chris Hackett are in tight races with their opponents. Barletta is locked in a heated battle with longtime incumbent U.S. Rep. Paul...

...[a] questioner asked Palin if she had convinced McCain to open up the arctic refuge in Alaska to drilling. "I'm still working on it," Palin said. McCain deadpanned: "This town hall meeting is adjourned." Palin granted her first interview earlier this month to ABC News anchor Charles Gibson and she is expected to be interviewed by CBS anchor Katie Curic at the end of the month. That would come just before her Oct. 2 debate with Democratic vice presidential candidate Joe Biden. And with McCain's age and history as a cancer survivor, questions about Palin's readiness are likely to persist....

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) ― Lt. Col. Bill Russell was in the Pentagon when it was attacked on September 11th. "The office I was in was actually one floor up and about 150 feet from where the cockpit ended," says Russell. That experience and his military service in Iraq shaped Russell's strong support for the Iraq war and his political challenge to long-time Democratic Congressman John Murtha. "People can disagree about whether we should be there, but the fact of the matter is that we are there -- and we have no choice but to win and achieve victory," says the Republican...

New Jersey is now, according to recent polls, tantalizingly close in the Presidential race. While I do not suggest McCain/Palin expend resources for a NJ victory, this suddenly competitive state could cause more headaches for rejected (by Obama) Harry Reid. Pulled from the Web:In [a] poll, conducted by Fairleigh Dickinson University, Lautenberg was leading Zimmer by 45 percent to 28 percent. The poll of 589 registered voters was conducted between June 17 and 22 and has a margin of error of plus or minus 4 percentage points.Here25 Jul 08:The Monmouth University/Gannett New Jersey Poll released yesterday found Lautenberg leading Dick...

...[n]ow, it looks like this other great strength in fundraising is turning into a major weakness. The New York Times reports that the Obama campaign is describing recent fundraising efforts as “extremely anemic” and looks to fall far short of its goal of raising $450 million between the campaign and the DNC... It also means that, despite the fact that the McCain campaign has been vastly overspent in previous months, all the Obama money spent up until now doesn’t amount to much of anything. With over 2,000 paid staff, Obama campaign’s overhead dwarfs McCain’s. And while the size of Obama’s...

...McCain, in turn, is going after Minnesota, which voted Democratic four years ago...