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NY-26 Update: Fake ‘Tea Party’ Candidate Davis Skips Debate, Attacks Cameraman

This video of Crazy Jack Davis is making the rounds today: For reasons unknown, Crazy Jack pulled out of today’s debate in Rochester with Republican Jane Corwin and Democrat Kathy Hochul. The cameraman, a GOP volunteer, was trying to ask Davis why he canceled his debate appearance less than two weeks before the May 24 special […]

BREAKING: New Iowa Poll Shows Herman Cain Surge to Double-Digit Lead

Via Steve Foley at Citizens for Cain: Herman Cain . . . . . . . .23.7% Mike Huckabee . . . . . . 12.3% Newt Gingrich . . . . . . . 9.7% Ron Paul . . . . . . . . . . . 9.1% Sarah Palin . . . […]

NY-26 Update: New TV Ad; NRCC Gets Involved; Whither David Ballavia? UPDATE: Holy Freaking Crap! Donald Trump Now Blaming Paul Ryan?

Lots of new developments in New York’s 26th District special election campaign since I blogged about it yesterday. First, here’s a look at that new TV ad from American Crossroads: They’re targeting Crazy Jack Davis, the fake “Tea Party” candidate who ran three times unsuccessfully as a Democrat in 2004, 2006, and 2008. Meanwhile, in a […]

Obama’s Private $35,000 Fundraiser

You probably didn’t hear much on the news about this event, did you? President Obama’s take from his Austin, Texas, fundraisers is $2 million, a Democratic source said Tuesday. More than 50 attendees paid $35,800 – the maximum legal limit – to dine with the president at a private residence. Attendance at a separate reception […]

Obama’s Predictable Immigration Lies

Ace of Spades: Jake Tapper notes Obama basically gets two facts right: 1. There is a country called “Mexico,” and 2. It has a border. President Obama went to El Paso, Texas, yesterday to pander to Hispanics by promoting the myth that anyone who wants to get serious about border security is a dishonest racist. As […]

NY-26 Special Election: Stealth Democrat Crazy Jack Davis Plays ‘Tea Party’ Spoiler

You may remember in February when “fit fun classy guy” Rep. Chris Lee (R-Stupid) resigned from Congress after being caught trolling Craigslist for dates. That set up a special election to fill the seat, now scheduled for May 24 — two weeks from today. Republican county chairs picked Assemblywoman Jane Corwin as their candidate, while […]

‘Start the War From Right Here’

One of my favorite tales of World War II is the D-Day landing at Utah Beach. Everybody knows about the horrible carnage at Omaha Beach, but relatively few people know what went wrong at Utah Beach: Because of an unexpected cross-current offshore, the Fourth Infantry Division was landed more than a mile from its objectives. […]

Herman Cain Now the Hot Ticket

Atlanta businessman Herman Cain’s strong showing in Thursday’s South Carolina GOP presidential debate — winning over a Fox News focus group in a performance that pollster Frank Luntz called “unprecedented” — has given his campaign a sudden boost, Neil King Jr. reports at the Wall Street Journal: Interview requests are pouring in, along with donations, […]

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