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:
* AFSCME, NEA, and SEIU are launching a new ad blitz, hoping to influence the debt-reduction talks currently underway. The six-figure ad buy will air in five states -- Alaska, Colorado, Missouri, Pennsylvania, and Virginia -- hoping to influence key lawmakers. Here's the spot set to air in Virginia.
* Sen. Marco Rubio's (R-Fla.) first event in Iowa over the weekend brought out 700 Republicans, which is a pretty good turnout given that we're still more than three years away from the Iowa caucuses.
* Rep. Allen West (R-Fla.) failed in his bid for a second term, but Georgia GOP chairwoman Sue Everhart wants the right-wing lawmaker to move to the Peach State and try again.
* In Virginia, a recent Quinnipiac poll found that if Sen. Mark Warner (D) wants to run for governor -- a job he held from 2002 to 2006 -- he'd be the overwhelming favorite. The poll shows him leading Lt. Bill Gov. Bolling (R) and state Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli (R) by 20 and 18 points, respectively.
* Of course, Warner isn't interested in heading back to Richmond, and former DNC Chairman Terry McAuliffe appears to be the leading Democrat in Virginia's 2013 gubernatorial race. McAuliffe's lead over the likely GOP candidates in the Quinnipiac poll is much narrower.
* Rasmussen Reports is still trying to explain why its polls were so wrong in 2012. Gallup, which has traditionally enjoyed a better reputation, is struggling even more to defend its mistakes after analyses found Gallup to be one of the least-accurate pollsters of the year.
* Don't be too surprised if Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer (R) runs for a third term, despite her state's two-term limit. (She inherited her first term when Janet Napolitano joined the Obama administration cabinet in 2009.)
* And in Alabama, Roy Moore was forced from the bench in disgrace several years ago after ignoring court rulings he didn't like, but this year, he was nevertheless re-elected as the chief justice of the state Supreme Court.
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Can asswipe moron DINO Terry McAuliffe just go away? The guy's a professional loser every time he steps out of his conspiratorial back rooms.
Speaking of Twinkies. You know there is just something that just keeps going through my mind that I do want to know about. First NBC and MSNBC have increased in their ratings, but it was attributable to the very fact that they needed the way to do it. As I see it, many of us people who come here have definitely majorly contributed to changing NBC and MSNBC for the better. And I want to know what is in it for us people here who have really contributed majorly to the improvement of NBC and MSNBC, especially financially. Your terms and conditions in my frame of mind suck so if you could explain how it can really benefit us contributing people here who have stimulated and made comments to put NBC and MSNBC to change in the right direction? It would be appreciated if you didn’t use the typical business bull crap and pony out something substantial. How much do you really value the people who come here and really in ways have benefited MSNBC?
Please Deb, STOP!! Just STOP.
Write to Rachel if you're so desperate for an answer. But, it's nuts to believe you're entitled to some sort of prize for being a loyal follower of TRMS or this blog.
It's exactly this sort of "what's my reward for doing the right thing" that gives liberals a bad name and provides "taker" ammunition from the rightwing.
PLEASE STOP!!!!!
Going through your mind, eh?
Do you know how nutty you sound?
Actually for what I know I am correct.
Self absorbed
Deb, correct about what?? MSNBC and NBC have improved ratings? Okay. How does that have anything to do with you or me or anyone here who posts regularly or semi-regularly.
Rachel has millions of viewers every night and you think because you're one of maybe 30 regular posters on her BLOG that you deserve credit and some sort of payout for driving her ratings? That's ludicrous.
Denying the truth is pointless and just maintaining a status quo for MSNBC.
Be wary of people who don't use paragraphs.
Greedy...
Think your a little confused on greedy here Rusty-2589429.
Oh, don't get me wrong. I'm for you getting everything you can get. But, this is a liberal blog, and it is the norm to think people with that concept are greedy.
FYI
http://security.blogs.cnn.com/2012/11/19/official-changes-to-benghazi-talking-points-made-by-intel-community/
Intrade Forecast's 2008 Pollster Report Card
Overall
Poll
Score
Grade
Accuracy
Consistency
Rasmussen Reports
91%
A-
92%
86%
Ipsos/McClatchy
89%
B+
92%
79%
CNN/Opinion Research
88%
B+
92%
77%
Fox News
84%
B
92%
61%
Pew
83%
B-
92%
56%
GWU/Battleground
79%
C+
92%
41%
Diageo/Hotline
77%
C+
77%
79%
NBC News / Wall St. Journal
76%
C
77%
75%
Gallup Traditional
73%
C-
77%
63%
Marist
67%
D+
62%
82%
ABC News / Wash Post
67%
D+
62%
82%
IBD/TIPP
66%
D
77%
34%
Gallup Expanded
66%
D
62%
78%
CBS News / NYT
60%
D-
62%
56%
Reuters/C-SPAN/Zogby
35%
F
31%
48%
http://electoralmap.net/2012/2008_election.php
I can't wait to see their 2012 report card.
FYI In an article today by Rebakah Wilce writing for the Center for Media and Democracy's P R Watch: (paraphrasing) 117 current and alumni ALEC members lost elections either in 2011 recalls or primary and general elections this year. In addition 70 more state legislators cut ties with ALEC. This is the good news but ALEC continues to recruit. There is much more scrutiny ongoing but we need to watch our own states to keep this insidious organization from regaining its former power.
Steve: A bit of snarky nitpicking... How are we still having "campaign round-ups" two weeks after the campaign ended?
C'mon, this is 21st century America. Campaigns NEVER end...the faces just change. Mitt Romney is morphing into Marco Rubio, and President Obama is morphing into Hilary Clinton. Expect both of them and more to begin putting together core campaign organizations early next year.
Please sign my petition to make election day a holiday:
Rasmussen is like that guy in Maine: Where'd all these black folks come from?
Gallup still thinks they were right. The voters just voted wrong.
I didn't know Mike Myers played a Senator too!