Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama has been under fire for days because of his statement that small-town Americans “cling” to guns, religion and bigotry because they are “bitter” about their economic circumstances. But other candidates may be tested by Obama’s “bitter” comments, too.
The National Republican Senatorial Committee is trying to attach Obama’s words to Democratic Senate candidates Al Franken of Minnesota and Mark Warner of Virginia. The NRSC issued a video press release that all but dares them to endorse Obama.
The video releases also target Democratic convention “superdelegates” John Kerry of Massachusetts, Mary Landreiu of Louisiana, Mark Udall of Colorado and Tom Udall of New Mexico.
Rep. Barbara Lee doesn’t think elderly and disabled people in public housing should face the threat of eviction because of the crimes of others in their homes.
To that end, the California Democrat proposed an amendment to a housing reauthorization bill. The language is designed to prevent such evictions if the elderly or disabled tenants did not know of the criminal behavior or were themselves victims of crime.
Here are more Democratic video excerpts from the debate over the housing bill (the speakers are Maxine Waters of California and Keith Ellison of Minnesota):
“Volunteer voters” disillusioned by the current state of the GOP may stay home and cost Republicans more losses in the 2008 election, Rep. Steven Pearce said in a wide-ranging interview with Heading Right Radio.
“We are fighting for who the party is,” Pearce, a Minnesota Republican, told Minnesota-based blogger and BlogTalkRadio political director Ed Morrissey.
Other subjects covered in the interview included spending earmarks by Congress and energy policy. Pearce predicted that the energy bill that Congress cleared this week, including the mandatory increase in fuel-efficiency standards, will hurt the country.
“I did not have to vote against my constituents, so we voted ‘no’ on the energy bill,” he said.
Are you irritated by the fees in your cellular telephone contract? Locked into a contract that could bust your budget if you switch mobile providers? Frustrated by gaps in your wireless coverage?
Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., wants to do something to help you. She has introduced legislation that targets perceived deception in mobile fees and dead spots in coverage.
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