Today's installment of campaign-related news items that won't necessarily generate a post of their own, but may be of interest to political observers:
* The Obama campaign intends to sharpen its focus on Medicare, and released this new video this morning. (The clip appears to be intended for the web, and at 90 seconds, is too long for broadcast.)
* In the crucial swing state of Ohio, Public Policy Polling shows President Obama with a small lead over Mitt Romney, 48% to 45%. In June, the results were identical.
* In another swing state, New Hampshire, PPP shows Obama leading Romney by six, 51% to 45%.
* Karl Rove's attack operation, Crossroads GPS, and the Koch brothers' Americans For Prosperity, have spent more on TV ads than every super PAC combined.
* On a related note, Rove's outfit is investing another $4.7 million in six U.S. Senate races: Nevada, Virginia, Missouri, Ohio, Montana, and Wisconsin.
* Speaking of far-right interest in Senate races, the far-right 60 Plus Association, a group notorious for ridiculous commercials, is launching new attack ads targeting Sens. Bill Nelson (D-Fla.) and Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) over IPAB.
* In New Hampshire, where incumbent Gov. John Lynch (D) is not seeking re-election, there is no gubernatorial frontrunner because the candidates are not well known.
* Now that the Senate race is set in Wisconsin, the DSCC has reserved $2.3 million in fall air time in support of Rep. Tammy Baldwin (D).
* And in Pennsylvania, Republican Tom Smith's campaign against Sen. Bob Casey (D) was already a longshot, but his odds got worse when a libertarian with the same last name made the ballot.
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While Romney/Republicans carpet bomb, Obama/Dems push out some interweb video people have to actively search out. Jeez...
I'm on medicare and have'nt seen any difference in my medicare coverage.In fact it is better.Romney Ryan would have us believe there would be no cut's to medicare for people that are now on, or are 55 or under if their plan is adopted.NOT true.We would lose many benefit's,free health screening,free colonoscopie's,the prescription drug gap dissapearing and many other's.Under the Ryan/Romney plan future retirees would be paying $6,400 per year or more for their medicare coverage.So senior's should'nt be fooled by their promises.
I'd like to see the last 30 seconds of that ad blanketing the airwaves. It deals well with Romney/Ryan's absolute lies.
I find the Republican strategy of getting the mothers of candidates to appear in their ads especially offensive. Shame on the constituents of those districts that believed the deception.
Agreed, Joyce D. Yes, there's that saying, "Why, he'd use his own mother, if it meant getting elected!" -- but I've never seen it literally done.
How in the world does one bring in one's own elderly mother, look her lovingly in the eye, and put her up to lying for you?
My god, these are some conscienceless folks.
You think somewhere in the world of Rove/Koch they pushed for Ryan wth the thought "...Don't worry about Fla,we'll steal it anyway"?
Paul Ryan isn't just a member of the Congrees with lowest approval rating in history. He is one of the main reason that this Congress has the lowest approval rating in history.