2010 Elections
The Left's Sinister Plot to Use Google
October 16, 2010
The Evil SEO Plan of the Daily to Manipulate Google
BIG JOURNALISM BLOG Posted by Jeff Dunetz Oct 9th 2010 at 2:28 pm in Featured Story, New Media
Hey, I use search engine optimization techniques to draw searches to this blog. Maybe the Left is simply more adroit at harnessing modern technology. The Obama campaign sure did it. The Right better quit whining and get with it!
“There is more than one way to manipulate the public, and the progressive movement has turned it into an art form. Less than one week after their AstroTurf rally in Washington DC, where unions and socialist organizations foot the bill to bus people to the nation’s capital city, the Daily Kos has developed a new AstroTurf program with the objective to use Google to trash Republican Candidates. ... The purpose of the SEO Astro Turf program is to influence undecided voters by having them read negative articles about Republican candidates for Congress. This exploits the fact many undecided voters conduct pre-election research via search engines like Google.
Kos is urging their members to sign up for a program to conduct research and then link damaging articles with the purpose of manipulating them to the top of the Google rankings where they will be the first thing read when an undecided voter is researching their candidates.” READ MORE AT THE BIG JOURNALISM BLOG Read More...
Attacks Begin on Boehner
October 09, 2010
In the battle to define Boehner, the would-be Speaker makes his case
The Hill by Molly K. Hooper - 10/08/10 05:41 PM ET
Here we go again. The liberal media is ‘chopping at the bit’ to begin its character assassination of John Boehner, waiting for the Republican takeover to become the next Speaker of the US House.
“Pushing back against the White House’s effort to portray him as a country-club Republican, Rep. John Boehner and his staff have recently touted that the Ohioan comes from a humble background.
The House minority leader has been a mover and a shaker on Capitol Hill for two decades, but he is attempting to introduce himself to voters who know little about him, most of whom are outside the Washington Beltway.
Boehner last month told The Wall Street Journal that he put himself through Xavier University in Cincinnati by working "every rotten job there was and [being] damn glad to have them," including janitor, roofer and heavy-equipment driver.
Over the last few weeks, Boehner’s press shop has sent out several unsolicited articles that depict Boehner as a regular guy, playing up his roots in blue-collar Reading, Ohio.”s READ MORE IN THE HILL Read More...
Third Party Mood Out There?
September 19, 2010
America has been immune to a true third party so far, but this is news. How low can the traditional political parties sink? The Republican Party of Florida (RPOF) has just been repudiated by a majority of its own primary voters in electing Rick Scott to be the de facto leader of the Party. If Scott wins it will be worth the price of admission to see the sprayed roaches in Tallahassee. If he loses, the RPOF better hope that it can recover before the Democrats field a better presidential candidate that Obama. If the outsiders prevail in taking over the RPOF, the third party movement will die in Florida.
Americans Renew Call for Third Party September 17, 2010 Gallup by Jeffrey M. Jones
Fifty-eight percent of Americans, and 62% of Tea Party supporters, favor third party
“PRINCETON, NJ -- Americans' desires for a third political party are as high as they have been in seven years. Fifty-eight percent of Americans believe a third major political party is needed because the Republican and Democratic Parties do a poor job of representing the American people. That is a significant increase from 2008 and ties the high Gallup has recorded for this measure since 2003. ... “ READ MORE FROM GALLUP Read More...
Americans Renew Call for Third Party September 17, 2010 Gallup by Jeffrey M. Jones
Fifty-eight percent of Americans, and 62% of Tea Party supporters, favor third party
“PRINCETON, NJ -- Americans' desires for a third political party are as high as they have been in seven years. Fifty-eight percent of Americans believe a third major political party is needed because the Republican and Democratic Parties do a poor job of representing the American people. That is a significant increase from 2008 and ties the high Gallup has recorded for this measure since 2003. ... “ READ MORE FROM GALLUP Read More...
Republican House in November?
August 21, 2010
If the Obama regime continues to shove the ‘folks’ noses in the dirt for two more months, I wouldn’t be surprised if the US Senate has a shakeup as well.
AUGUST 20, 2010 Wall Street Journal
“In the panoply of political prognosticators populating Washington, few have painted a bleaker picture of Democrats' 2010 election prospects than Charlie Cook.
In an interview with WSJ's Jerry Seib, veteran political analyst Charlie Cook said he believes Republicans will re-claim the House in the Fall mid-term elections. He also said Harry Reid may defeat Sharon Angle in Nevada and wondered whether Rand Paul can lose in Kentucky.
And he doesn't see that picture getting any brighter.
To the contrary, Mr. Cook, who is editor and publisher of a newsletter that bears his name, and who stands as perhaps the most respected crystal-ball gazer in politics, now says it more definitively than ever: Republicans are on track to win back control of the House of Representatives, claiming their most coveted prize of 2010.
"I think Republicans are going to get the House back," he said flatly in a conversation taped for WSJ.com's "Big Interview" segment, which will be posted on the site Friday morning.
To be precise, Republicans need to win 39 Democratic seats to get control of the House, and Mr. Cook's current estimate is that they are in line for a 35- to 45-seat gain. "But frankly, I think we're being very conservative with that," he added. "The odds of it being higher than that range are a lot better than lower."
Mr. Cook just this week raised his newsletter's forecast of Republican gains to reflect this new view. The analysis is significant, not only because Mr. Cook has a strong track record—he correctly called the last wave that brought Democrats into power in the House, in 2006—but also because Mr. Cook and his small staff of analysts probably devote more hours and shoe-leather to analyzing individual House and Senate races than anyone outside the political parties.
It's also significant because Mr. Cook has consistently been more bullish on Republicans' prospects this year than many other nonpartisan analystshave been, and events have generally evolved to match his view.
The basis of his analysis is simple: ... “ READ MORE AT THE WALL STREET JOURNAL Read More...
AUGUST 20, 2010 Wall Street Journal
Why Political Sage Sees GOP Romp in November
“In the panoply of political prognosticators populating Washington, few have painted a bleaker picture of Democrats' 2010 election prospects than Charlie Cook.
In an interview with WSJ's Jerry Seib, veteran political analyst Charlie Cook said he believes Republicans will re-claim the House in the Fall mid-term elections. He also said Harry Reid may defeat Sharon Angle in Nevada and wondered whether Rand Paul can lose in Kentucky.
And he doesn't see that picture getting any brighter.
To the contrary, Mr. Cook, who is editor and publisher of a newsletter that bears his name, and who stands as perhaps the most respected crystal-ball gazer in politics, now says it more definitively than ever: Republicans are on track to win back control of the House of Representatives, claiming their most coveted prize of 2010.
"I think Republicans are going to get the House back," he said flatly in a conversation taped for WSJ.com's "Big Interview" segment, which will be posted on the site Friday morning.
To be precise, Republicans need to win 39 Democratic seats to get control of the House, and Mr. Cook's current estimate is that they are in line for a 35- to 45-seat gain. "But frankly, I think we're being very conservative with that," he added. "The odds of it being higher than that range are a lot better than lower."
Mr. Cook just this week raised his newsletter's forecast of Republican gains to reflect this new view. The analysis is significant, not only because Mr. Cook has a strong track record—he correctly called the last wave that brought Democrats into power in the House, in 2006—but also because Mr. Cook and his small staff of analysts probably devote more hours and shoe-leather to analyzing individual House and Senate races than anyone outside the political parties.
It's also significant because Mr. Cook has consistently been more bullish on Republicans' prospects this year than many other nonpartisan analystshave been, and events have generally evolved to match his view.
The basis of his analysis is simple: ... “ READ MORE AT THE WALL STREET JOURNAL Read More...