Archive for July 31st, 2008

On the heels of rapper Ludacris releasing a obscenity and insult laced tirade supporting Barack Obama calling President Bush “mentally handicapped” and wanting John McCain paralyzed, country music star John Rich will debut a tune supporting John McCain at a concert in Panama City, Florida. John Rich is not ashamed of who he supports for President. He has John McCain’s campaign website linked right on his website.

The Lyrics as posted to John Rich’s website:

Well we’re all just raisin’ McCain
Everywhere across the USA
You can get on the train or get out of the way
We’re all just raisin’ McCain

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And for good measure here’s Senator Bayh’s theme song, “Waiting”, thanks to Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers.

(Youtube is being a pain and not allowing any of their videos to be posted for some reason)

I just received the following email from someone in the Baron Hill Campaign. See my response to their email below.

Richard,

I am the Republican Chairman in Whitley County (northeast Indiana). I am not sure how you got my email address but I support Mike Sodrel for Congress 100%. He is a great American and someone who voters can count on to be a statesman unlike Congressman Hill who continues to reveal himself as a liberal politician over and over again.

Mike Sodrel for Congress!

Jim

From:
Sent: Wednesday, July 30, 2008 6:31 PM
To:
Subject: Hoosiers for Hill office opening!!!

Dear fellow Hoosiers for Hill,

My name is Richard Atnip, and I am a Field Organizer for the Hoosiers for Hill campaign. First off, I wanted to extend my sincere appreciation for all the work you did on behalf of Baron Hill’s campaign in 2006, it certainly made a huge difference. Secondly, I would like to invite you and your friends and family to our office opening at 509 Spring Street in Jeffersonville on August 5, at 6 p.m.

Jonathan Hall gave me your contact information, and spoke very highly of each one of you, and of your accomplishments in 2006. I wanted to reach out to you personally to ask for your help again this year as we approach November.

As you know, the congressman faces another challenging election against a well-funded and highly organized Sodrel campaign.

You have the chance once again to play a key role in re-electing Baron Hill. We have lots of volunteer opportunities. Whether it is making phone calls or canvassing door to door; whatever you can do, whenever you can do it, we’d love to have your help.

For those of you I haven’t already met, I look forward to the chance to do so. If you cannot make the office opening, but would like to volunteer please reply to this email. Or, feel free to call the Clark County Democratic headquarters (812) 725-7385, or my cell phone at (502) 552-3547 and we will work out the details.

Thank you so much for your time and efforts,

Richard Atnip

Field Organizer, Hoosiers for Hill

richardatnip@gmail.com

(812)725-7385 office

(502)552-3547 cell

Exerpted from a much longer piece in the Rothenberg Political Report about Democrat long-shot races in heavily-Republican districts:

Everyone knows about the 40 to 50 GOP House seats at risk this cycle. But what about those lower-tier contests that some consultants and bloggers are pushing?

Does Mike Montagano (D) really have a chance in Indiana’s 3rd or Steve Sarvi (D) in Minnesota’s 2nd?

Talk of a 30-plus seat Democratic year is overblown. Even though many factors favor Democrats, the party would need to win solidly Republican districts to get that kind of gain, and that’s a daunting challenge. Partisanship still matters a great deal.

If [Michael] Skelly were running in a competitive district [TX 7], I’d think he’d have a good shot. But he isn’t. Texas’ 7th gave George W. Bush 64 percent in 2004 and regularly delivers big numbers for Republicans, making it a nightmare for any Democrat.

If you really think Skelly has much of a chance, ask yourself this: Do you really think that Republicans could beat Reps. Gary Ackerman (D-N.Y.), Barney Frank (D-Mass.) or Grace Napolitano (D-Calif.) even in a bad political year for Democrats? Of course not. Yet their districts went for Kerry in 2004 by roughly as much as Culberson’s Texas district went for Bush four years ago.

Montagano and Sarvi? Sarvi has no money ($98,000 in the bank on June 30) and Montagano, 27, who has raised an impressive amount (probably with some family help), seems more like an overly enthusiastic undergraduate running for class president than a Member of Congress.

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