The St. Louis Beacon reports the fundraiser at the west St. Louis County estate of former U.S. Ambassador Stephen Brauer was scheduled for Friday evening, but with the Cardinal faithful hoping their team can pull off an unlikely World Series comeback, attendance could be down - or they could be huddled around TVs tuned to FOX there instead.
The St. Louis Cardinals' exhilarating come-from-behind win last night over the Texas Rangers moves the World Series into a final Game 7 tonight - but that's also the same night House Speaker John Boehner was slated to be in St. Louis for a fundraiser for the National Republican Congressional Committee.
The St. Louis Beacon reports the fundraiser at the west St. Louis County estate of former U.S. Ambassador Stephen Brauer was scheduled for Friday evening, but with the Cardinal faithful hoping their team can pull off an unlikely World Series comeback, attendance could be down - or they could be huddled around TVs tuned to FOX there instead.
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Portland residents, don't adjust your television screens. Yes, that's Rep. Earl Blumenauer's, D-Ore., original 1996 special election ad that's about to begin airing. We noted earlier this week the similarities between Republican Rob Cornilles's first ad in the upcoming special election in Oregon's 1st District and the spot Blumenauer first ran his when he was running to succeed now Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., in the 3rd District. Cornilles, who was the 2010 nominee, will likely face the winner of the Nov. 8 Democratic primary next January. If Rep. Brad Miller, D-N.C., does decide to primary Rep. David Price, D-N.C., next year, he'll start off at a significant disadvantage, according to a poll conducted for Price's campaign.
Obtained by Hotline On Call from a Democratic source, the polling memo from Democratic firm Garin-Hart-Yang shows Price would take 46 percent of the vote to Miller's 25 percent, with 29 percent of those surveyed still undecided. Of the roughly three-fifths of voters who said they were familiar with both Democratic incumbents, Price's lead grows to 50 percent, while Miller registers 28 percent support. Rep. John Olver, D-Mass., will not seek reelection in 2012 -- sparing Bay State Democrats from an uncomfortable situation next year as the state loses a seat in reapportionment. In announcing his decision, Olver said his family played a large role in his decision, too: his wife, Rose, was diagnosed with ovarian cancer earlier this year. Sometimes, politicians take the "running" for office thing quite literally.
Republican Rob Cornilles went up with his first TV ad on Tuesday, a 30-second introductory spot just ahead of the November 8 GOP primary in the special election in Oregon's 1st District. In the ad, the 2010 GOP nominee and sports management consultant jogs through neighborhoods, through a forest, past vacant businesses, finally pausing along Portland skyline. The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee is bringing over 100 of its top recruits to Washington on Wednesday for a day of training and meeting with top Democratic officials as they prepare their candidates for next year's election cycle in their hopes of taking back the House.
The 107 candidates from 36 different states are part of the DCCC's diverse recruiting class that DCCC Chairman Steve Israel and DCCC Recruiting Chairwoman Allyson Schwartz have helped assemble. The class includes farmers, businessmen and women, former mayors, veterans and even a former astronaut. Updated at 11:55 a.m. Rep. Dennis Cardoza, D-Calif., will announce his retirement from Congress on Thursday, theSacramento Bee reports. Cardoza's office said only that he would be releasing a statement at noon, but his departure is a long-expected decision that avoids a potential primary with his close friend, Rep. Jim Costa, D-Calif., in the new 16th District. Cardoza is the sixth member -- all Democrats -- to announce plans to retire outright so far. He's also the third member of the Blue Dog Caucus to head for the exits -- joining fellow moderate Reps. Dan Boren, D-Okla., and Mike Ross, D-Ark. The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee outraised the National Republican Congressional Committee during September by nearly $3 million, and also bested the GOP during the third fundraising quarter, according to spending reports filed Thursday evening with the Federal Election Commission. The DCCC raised $6.64 million last month, compared to the NRCC's $3.8 million. Even out of the House majority, the Democratic House campaign arm also raised more during the past three months, bringing in $14.22 million to the NRCC's $10.68 million. Oregon Labor Commissioner Brad Avakian is out with his first television ad just ahead of next month's 1st District special election. The 30-second spot goes after the Tea Party instead of Avakian's Democratic rivals.
In "Ticked Off," Avakian is blunt, saying he's "ticked off about what's going on. These Tea Party Republicans trying to end Medicare and roll back the clock on women? It's crazy. And you see Congress doing nothing while we struggle." We're now nearly a year out from the 2012 congressional elections, and the third quarter is a crucial marker for both vulnerable incumbents to beef up their bank accounts and for new challengers to prove their viability. This quarter can be a tricky one though - coming amid the summer doldrums and the August recess - and fundraising has been down across the board. But a handful of candidates used the past three months to their benefit, racking up impressive fundraising numbers. We've picked out the top 10 members and candidates whose fundraising stood out among the hundreds of FEC reports Hotline pored through this weekend. |
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