tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-50650196488685789042008-09-23T14:56:35.728-05:00Midwest PoliticsAdministratornoreply@blogger.comBlogger139125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5065019648868578904.post-25545453861917047232008-09-23T14:56:00.001-05:002008-09-23T14:56:35.787-05:00MI, MN, WI: Q-Poll shows Obama with slight leadsThe results of the latest poll from Quinnipiac University:
MICHIGAN: Obama 48 - McCain 44
MINNESOTA: Obama 47 - McCain 45
WISCONSIN: Obama 49 - McCain 42
From the poll press release:
By 19-24 point margins, voters in Colorado, Michigan, Minnesota and Wisconsin say Democrat Barack Obama, not Republican John McCain, is the candidate of change, helping lift Sen. Obama into the lead in these Administratornoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5065019648868578904.post-65112982574937298142008-09-19T10:51:00.001-05:002008-09-19T10:51:53.526-05:00ALL: Big 10 Battleground Poll shows tight state racesA new survey of registered voters in states with Big 10 universities shows a series of tight races across the Midwest.
From the poll press release:
The surveys show a tight race in all of the Big Ten states except for Obama's home state of Illinois, where he holds a 16-point lead over McCain. The two candidates are tied in Iowa and Pennsylvania, and Obama has just a one-point lead in Ohio and Administratornoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5065019648868578904.post-48995549488708106452008-09-17T17:58:00.000-05:002008-09-17T20:59:30.056-05:00IA, MI, MN, OH, WI: $5.2M in prez ad spending in week after RNCA new TV advertising analysis from the Wisconsin Advertising Project shows the campaigns of John McCain and Barack Obama have spent more than $5.2 million on ads in MidwestPolitics.com states in the week following the Republican National Convention.
The analysis, conducted using data from TNS Media Intelligence/CMAG, showed McCain outspending Obama in those states $2.88 million to $2.35 millionAdministratornoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5065019648868578904.post-25794485376821888792008-09-17T12:19:00.000-05:002008-09-17T12:22:58.880-05:00MI, OH, WI, MN, IL: Obama proposes $5B trust fund for Great Lakes cleanupFrom the Associated Press:
Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama is calling for a $5 billion trust fund for Great Lakes cleanup and restoration as he focuses on states critical to winning the White House.
The fund, to be phased in over 10 years, would be the centerpiece of a plan that also calls for a coordinator to oversee Greats Lakes programs and would step up the fight against Administratornoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5065019648868578904.post-52768889386782389882008-09-16T18:26:00.001-05:002008-09-16T18:26:28.908-05:00IA, OH: EMILY's List backs 2 'emerging' House candidatesDemocrats Becky Greenwald of Iowa and Sharen Neuhardt of Ohio now have the backing of one of the largest political action committees in the nation. EMILY'S List, a PAC that helps to elect pro-choice Democratic women, today announced its endorsement of Greenwald, who's running against U.S. Rep. Tom Latham in Iowa's 4th Congressional District and Neuhardt, who's running against Republican Steve Administratornoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5065019648868578904.post-32928066198020240352008-09-15T11:57:00.001-05:002008-09-15T11:57:22.607-05:00OH, MI, IA, WI: SEIU airing pro-Obama adThe nation's largest health care union has released a new pro-Obama television ad that is airing in six battleground states, including four states covered by MidwestPolitics.com.
The Service Employees International Union, which represents 2 million working people and 50,000 retirees, announced Sunday that it is spending more than $2 million on the new television ad campaign that focuses on Administratornoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5065019648868578904.post-75877824934039811622008-09-12T11:09:00.001-05:002008-09-12T11:09:17.490-05:00MN: Coleman challenged on length of ad disclaimerFrom The Washington Post
Television stations in Minnesota and Oregon are asking the Federal Election Commission and the Federal Communications Commission for advice regarding allegations that Republicans in two Senate races are shortchanging viewers with the brevity of their stand-by-your-ad statements.
The argument is over a matter of seconds, but depending on how the complaints are evaluated,Administratornoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5065019648868578904.post-31563542743974526732008-09-10T15:19:00.001-05:002008-09-10T15:19:28.654-05:00MN: Franken, Davis cruise in party primariesFrom a MinnPost.com analysis by Eric Black
The results of Tuesday's primary contained no surprises in any federal race, by which I mean races for U.S. Senate or U.S. House.
As expected, incumbent Republican Norm Coleman easily dispatched his only challenger, Jack Shepherd, a dentist who lives in Italy and is, I kid you not, a fugitive from justice. ...
DFL-endorsed Senate candidate Al FrankenAdministratornoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5065019648868578904.post-55314602844344060262008-09-10T11:12:00.000-05:002008-09-10T15:12:42.346-05:00WI: Sensenbrenner easily wins primary; Barca returns to politicsFrom WisPolitics.com:
U.S. Rep. Jim Sensenbrenner said his victory in today's GOP primary proves the district appreciates the kind of representation he provides, and he has no plans to retire any time soon.
"I think that the results show that if you tell it as it is, you don't try to spin things, you keep in touch with the people, the voters will respond," said Sensenbrenner, who will be Administratornoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5065019648868578904.post-72213919270782105522008-09-09T13:30:00.000-05:002008-09-09T17:46:36.565-05:00MN: Primary today for Franken, U.S. House candidatesIn Minnesota the candidates endorsed during summertime party conventions often see their opposition drop away shortly afterwards. But a pair of congressional races are seeing more than the usual level of opposition today.
Observers think Dem Al Franken will coast through his U.S. Senate primary -- none of his recent TV ads have focused on his fellow Dems and national groups who have focused on Administratornoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5065019648868578904.post-25304536921414063382008-09-09T10:57:00.000-05:002008-09-09T17:56:15.323-05:00WI: State senator takes on Sensenbrenner's primary opponentWisconsin's primary election is today and long-time GOP incumbent F. James Sensenbrenner is getting a challenge from history professor Jim Burkee.
A conservative state senator from the district today authored a letter to the editor taking on Burkee.
From WisPolitics.com:
State Sen. Glenn Grothman, R-West Bend, is urging his conservative and libertarian friends to re-think their decision to Administratornoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5065019648868578904.post-68149471793787085942008-09-08T17:54:00.001-05:002008-09-08T17:54:08.915-05:00WI: Biden visits as NBC moves state from 'lean Obama' to 'toss-up'NBC's political team has released its latest look at the state of the electoral map, shifting Wisconsin in the direction of John McCain by moving it from the "lean Obama" category to "toss-up."
NBC ranks the MidwestPolitics.com states as follows:
Likely Obama: IL
Lean Obama: IA, MN
Toss-up: MI, OH, WI
See more from NBC's First Read
Meanwhile Dem VP nominee Joe Biden visited Green Bay today, Administratornoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5065019648868578904.post-74392562549241039162008-09-05T20:49:00.007-05:002008-09-05T21:23:10.593-05:00WI, MI: McCain, Palin promise reform in Wis., Mich.From WisPolitics.com
CEDARBURG -- Republican presidential nominee John McCain and his running mate, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, promised today to bring a message of hope and confidence to small-town America in the coming months.
Looking out over a crowd of several thousand who packed a three-way intersection lined with quaint, early-American style shops, McCain said the "turnout in Cedarburg is Administratorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06528670251954588968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5065019648868578904.post-21047114824632632142008-09-04T19:14:00.004-05:002008-09-04T19:20:41.075-05:00MI: Rep. Kilpatrick supports son's decision to resign, plead guiltyFrom the Associated Press:
WASHINGTON (AP) - Rep. Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick, with a heavy heart, said she supported her son Kwame Kilpatrick's decision Thursday to resign as Detroit mayor and plead guilty to felony charges.
Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick, D-Mich., who leads the Congressional Black Caucus, thanked "all those who have encouraged the mayor and our family with your prayers, cards and Administratorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06528670251954588968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5065019648868578904.post-22593271807771704922008-09-04T12:44:00.005-05:002008-09-04T12:57:40.651-05:00WI: Feingold says hard to think of Lieberman as Dem these daysFrom the WisPolitics.com GOP National Convention Blog
U.S. Sen. Russ Feingold said it's going to be hard for Joe Lieberman to maintain his role in the Democratic caucus if he continues to support John McCain the way he has so far, including last night's speech at the Republican National Convention.
"It is kind of hard to think of him as a Democrat these days," said Feingold, who was in Administratorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06528670251954588968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5065019648868578904.post-19405766271782166622008-09-03T19:36:00.008-05:002008-09-03T20:12:22.618-05:00OH: Obama focuses on equal pay, faults GOP on economy in Ohio stopDemocratic presidential nominee Barack Obama hit McCain and his running mate on opposing equal pay legislation during a campaign stop in New Philadelphia, Ohio that focused on women's issues.
From the Cleveland Plain Dealer
Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama criticized Republican John McCain and his running mate, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, for not supporting equal pay legislation Administratorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06528670251954588968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5065019648868578904.post-46225069091635431382008-09-03T18:38:00.003-05:002008-09-03T18:52:43.154-05:00OH, MI: McCain, RNC ad hits Obama, Senate Dems on offshore drillingJoint McCain campaign and RNC ads running in Michigan and Ohio suggest Barack Obama and "Congressional liberals" are standing in the way of economic recovery by opposing expanded offshore drilling.
Administratorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06528670251954588968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5065019648868578904.post-78764929500388078372008-09-03T17:38:00.003-05:002008-09-03T17:45:31.796-05:00MN, IA: CNN pegs Minn., Iowa for ObamaFrom CNN:
Based in part on newly released public opinion surveys, CNN has now re-classified the states of Minnesota (10 electoral votes) and Iowa (7 electoral votes) as states leaning in favor of Obama. Both states were previously categorized as toss-ups. If the election were held today, CNN currently projects that Obama would carry 19 states and the District of Columbia, for a combined total ofAdministratorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06528670251954588968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5065019648868578904.post-15735708909733214372008-09-02T16:21:00.005-05:002008-09-02T16:47:12.947-05:00IA, MN, MI, OH, WI: McCain and RNC launch joint television adA new ad from the McCain campaign and the Republican National Committee declares that Barack Obama and congressional leaders are ready to tax and spend, but not ready to lead.
"Take away the crowd, the chant, all that's left are costly words," a narrator says to dark images of an Obama Rally in the 30-second spot.
"Barack Obama and out of touch congressional leaders have expensive plans, Administratorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06528670251954588968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5065019648868578904.post-62229870364533150142008-09-02T12:48:00.004-05:002008-09-02T13:55:04.910-05:00MN: Coleman leads in cash on hand, trails Franken in donations, spendingFrom CQ Politics:
The most watched contest in Minnesota - and possibly in the country, other than the presidential race - is the Senate race: first-term Republican Sen. Norm Coleman is facing a strong challenge by former comedian and satirist Al Franken. Coleman reported raising $12.7 million as of Aug. 20 and had $5.6 million on hand while Franken reported raising $13.1 million and had $2.4 Administratorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06528670251954588968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5065019648868578904.post-65979258138868881222008-09-02T12:18:00.004-05:002008-09-02T13:00:17.370-05:00MN, WI: McCain, Palin to stop in Cedarburg FridayFrom WisPolitics.com
John McCain and Sarah Palin will make their first post-convention stop in Cedarburg, Wis. Friday, Wisconsin state GOP Chair Reince Priebus said this morning.
Priebus, who announced the stop to state delegates during a breakfast at the national convention in St. Paul, said he didn't have full details yet. But early word out of the McCain campaign was that it would start Administratorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06528670251954588968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5065019648868578904.post-16561228965765424662008-09-02T09:00:00.001-05:002008-09-02T09:00:00.777-05:00WI: Obama says no red states, blue states in times of needFrom WisPolitics.com:
There are no political parties in times of need, Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama told a crowd along Milwaukee's lakefront Monday, largely avoiding political themes as Hurricane Gustav battered the Gulf Coast.
"In times of need, there are no red states or blue states," Obama said, bringing the crowd to its feet. "There is the United States of America."
Administratornoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5065019648868578904.post-74161080873206934112008-08-29T16:18:00.000-05:002008-08-31T02:19:46.127-05:00OH: McCain unveils surprise VP pick in DaytonFrom the Dayton Daily News:
The woman who would be vice president is a stranger to most Americans, but Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin introduced herself to the country on Friday, Aug. 29, as a reformer, a fighter of corruption and a partner in Sen. John McCain's demand for change in Washington.
"I've stood up to the politics-as-usual, to the special interests, to the lobbyists, to the Big Oil Administratornoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5065019648868578904.post-32867393155340660392008-08-28T10:33:00.000-05:002008-08-31T02:34:06.008-05:00MN: Madia first on the air in 3rd CDIn Minnesota's 3rd Congressional District, which features a three-way race between GOPer Erik Paulsen, Dem Ashwin Madia and Independence Party candidate David Dillon, Madia is the first on the air with a TV ad. The three candidates are running to replace retiring Republican Rep. Jim Ramstad.
In the ad, titled "Running," Madia uses a voice-over to give a brief biography, touching on his MinnesotaAdministratornoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5065019648868578904.post-13507703149044570592008-08-27T18:32:00.001-05:002008-08-31T02:34:50.967-05:00OH, MI: Obama-Biden bus tour to stop in swing statesFrom an Agence France-Presse report:
New Democratic running mates Barack Obama and Joseph Biden will head on their first joint campaign swing after this week's convention, a bus tour of battleground states, aides said Wednesday.
The candidates and their wives, Michelle Obama and Jill Biden, will fly from Denver to Pennsylvania Friday to kick off their "On the Road to Change" bus tour, accordingAdministratornoreply@blogger.com