The Other McCain

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Where He’s Building Ace a Robot: Inside Sean Bielat’s Campaign Headquarters

BOSTON — As everyone knows, this unprecedented effort to defeat Barney Frank really caught fire Sept. 22 when Ace of Spades coined the Official Campaign Slogan: Sean Bielat For Congress When he’s not killing terrorists, he’s building fuckin’ robots Although this slogan hasn’t yet appeared on billboards in Massachusetts’ 4th District, I’m sure it’s only a […]

Sarah Palin Endorses McKinney (GA-12), McClung (AZ-7), Benishek (MI-1), More

There are nine candidates on Mama Grizzly’s latest list of endorsed candidates, but these three caught my eye: We can count on Ray McKinney to be a strong, independent voice for Georgia’s 12th Congressional District.  As Ray says, “If you like the way things are going now, vote for the other guy.” Ray’s opponent has skipped over […]

Republican Pulls Ahead in New AZ-7 Poll: Ruth McClung 39%, Raul Grijalva 37%

Following up on yesterday’s post — and another early this morning at The American Spectator — here is the latest poll of Arizona’s 7th District: New Poll Shows Democrat Grijalva Faces Tough Re-Elect Republican Challenger Ruth McClung Within Striking Distance PHOENIX, AZ – A recent survey conducted by Phoenix-based Summit Consulting Group, Inc. shows four-term […]

WRKO ‘Debate’: Barney Frank Interrupts Himself to Complain About Interruptions

BOSTON — Today’s WRKO radio debate between Barney Frank and Sean Bielat was mainly a lecture by Barney which could be summed up briefly: “You’re interrupting me! . . . Blame Bush! . . . You’re distorting what I said! . . . Predatory lending! . . . Stop laughing at me!” It was blindingly […]

On the ‘Beat Barney’ Beat

At 7 a.m. ET today, Sean Bielat is scheduled to debate Barney Frank on WRKO radio. Meanwhile, I’ve got a new article at The American Spectator: NEWTON, Massachusetts — Brian Phillips was wearing flip-flop sandals Sunday at the nondescript office near the corner of Elliot and Chestnut streets that is headquarters for one of this fall’s most […]

HOLY COW! Republican AZ-7 Challenger McClung Now in ‘Dead Heat’ with Grijalva

BOSTON — Just got back from Sean Bielat headquarters, where one volunteer said she’s starting to sense a “Scott Brown feeling” about the campaign against Barney Frank. Logged onto my e-mail and saw a tip to a Politico article about a race on the other side of the country: Add Rep. Raul Grijalva to the growing […]

Democrats, Unions Bankroll 527 Group Attacking Massachusetts Republican

BOSTON — Charles Baker is the Republican candidate challenging Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick. Lately, Baker has been targeted by attack ads from a group called “Bay State Future,” headed by Barbara Weniger. But this group is actually a front for Democrats and labor unions: The more than $2 million worth of negative ads, aired by […]

EXCLUSIVE: Christine O’Donnell Hits Democrat Chris Coons on Taxes Again

In her second statewide campaign mailing, Delaware Senate candidate Christine O’Donnell reinforces her message about Democrat Chris Coons’ record of raising taxes in New Castle County: “When it comes to politicians getting their hands on your tax dollars . . . no one does it better than Chris Coons!” While O’Donnell’s two TV ads have […]

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