Election Reform, Fraud, & Related News Saturday, Feb. 4

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Election Reform, Fraud, & Related News

All members welcome and encouraged to participate.



Please post Election Reform, Fraud, & Related News on this thread.

If you can:
1. Post stories and announcements you find on the web.

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3. Re-post stories and announcements you find on DU, providing a link to the original thread with thanks to the Original Poster, too.

4. Start a discussion thread by re-posting a story you see on this thread.



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1. NY: Aides Re-edited News Articles on Candidate's (Weld) Web Site

February 4, 2006
Aides Re-edited News Articles on Candidate's Web Site
By PATRICK D. HEALY

As William F. Weld runs for governor of New York this year, his campaign has put a new spin on the old political rule of having a positive message.

Campaign aides have significantly altered two newspaper articles on his Web site about his bid for governor, removing all negative phrases about him, like "mini-slump" and "dogged by an investigation," and passages about his political problems.>snip

It is generally considered inappropriate for a political campaign to alter news articles or photos and then render them as the true content. "It's totally dishonest" said George Arzt, a New York political communications consultant who worked for Eliot Spitzer, now the leading Democratic candidate for governor, in 1998. "I've never heard of such a thing done by a major player in a gubernatorial race.">snip

In its revision of the Times article, the Weld campaign lopped off the first three paragraphs, which reviewed Mr. Weld's problems. The Weld version carried the reporter's byline but dropped the story headline, "Campaign May Be Down, But Weld Certainly Isn't," and began with a first paragraph (originally the fourth) about Mr. Weld being known in Massachusetts as "a man who never had a bad day.">more


http://www.nytimes.com/2006/02/04/nyregion/04weld.html

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2. Keep Them From Forcing Electronic Voting: Take Action!

Original post by babsbunny
KEEP THEM FROM FORCING ELECTRONIC VOTING ON STATES THAT AREN'T READY

A number of states are under a lot of pressure to buy unsecure and expensive electonic voting systems because of deadlines in the HAVA (Help America Vote Act).

A bill has been introduced in the House (HR 4666) to give the states more time to make wise decisions on systems which have not even been adequately tested and qualified yet. Otherwise they will lose federal funding due them under HAVA.

No board of elections should be forced to make decisions before certification of all available voting systems is completed. Manufacturers should not risk quality defects by rushing machines out the door. We the people should not be rushed into bad decisions. Our vote and its integrity are more important than an arbitrary deadline. To stop the impending HAVA train wreck, we urge you to support HR 4666, introduced by Rep. Mike Fitzpatrick (PA-08) on January 31 to extend the deadline for HAVA compliance past the 2006 primary season without penalty. TIME IS OF THE ESSENCE. This bill and its eventual companion in the Senate must be fast-tracked so that as many counties as possible can benefit from the extended deadline. The only way that will happen is if members of Congress hear from their constituents that passage of HR 4666 must be a priority.

Click on the link to access the form.
http://www.nocrony.com/hava.php

Discussion link:
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=203x411869

Edited to give credit to original poster

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9. Discussion Thread

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3. National Republican Party further Linked to NH Election

Original post by Wilms

National Republican Party Further Linked to New Hampshire Election Tampering/Phone-Jamming Case
by Brad

2/3/2006

snip

Allen Raymond, one of the guys at the center of the New Hampshire phone-jamming case, was sentenced today up in New Hampshire.



In court, his lawyer, John Durkin, said that when Raymond was executing the election tampering plot he "was acting at the behest of the state and federal Republican parties (italics included)."

The call came from the campaign committee run by Sen. Bill Frist (R-TN). Jim Tobin, who's now appealing his conviction, was the guy who worked for Frist's committee, the NRSC.

This investigation ain't over.



For more info on that Republican Election Phone-Jamming case, see this previous coverage, as well as this report for details on the RNC itself footing the legal bills for Tobin and friends. For still more, search BRAD BLOG for the word "Tobin".

http://www.bradblog.com/archives/00002372.htm

http://www.911independentcommission.org/questions.html http://www.missionnotaccomplished.us

Discussion thread:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=203x411864

Edited to give credit to original poster

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8. Discussion Thread

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4. PA: Editorial: Vote on the Voting

Original post by babsbunny

Editorial: Vote on the voting / The county needs to make a difficult choice
Friday, February 03, 2006 -- Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/06034/649114.stm

(SNIP)

When the elections board meets Tuesday, it may have to face the fact that it can't please some of the activists, at least as far as voter verification is concerned. None of the machines certified in Pennsylvania has an active voter verification component. Indeed, the system that Allegheny County is seriously considering -- Diebold Inc.'s Accu-Vote-TSX -- could come with a printer that records votes, but to be certified in Pennsylvania the printer has to be deactivated. (In order to prevent hacking, another condition is that the system can't be connected to a modem or network interface, including the Internet.)

(SNIP)

Allegheny County can't wait for the Legislature to pass a law requiring voter verification, even if it could be done in a constitutional way. At the same time, it shouldn't be rushed into picking the Diebold system if it has serious qualms about its efficiency (Diebold is the only vendor said to be able to deliver its machines in time for the May primary.)

The remedy may be to make a good-faith effort. Pick the best touch-screen system (Philadelphia has chosen the Damaher system) and trust that federal officials can mitigate the threat of losing federal funding if the machines are not installed in time. We can't suggest a specific preference for the county -- just the most reliable system available and one with a guarantee for fixing problems if they should arise.

Computers are routinely used in all walks of life, including critical matters involving health care and in recording infinitely complicated financial dealings. As important as voting is, as reassuring as a piece of paper might be, Allegheny County should not be deterred from pressing boldly ahead.

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5. Discussion Thread

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6. PA: Verified Voting Foundation Reviews Diebold TSx Amended Report

Original post by Wilms

Pennsylvania: Verified Voting Foundation Reviews Diebold TSx Amended Certification Report

by Bob Kibrick, Legislative Analyst, and David Dill, Founder, Verified Voting Foundation

January 22nd, 2006

snip

The Questions

Pennsylvania's recently-issued (January 17, 2006) amended certification report for the Diebold TSx implicitly attempts to address several related questions:

1. Does Diebold's AccuBasic interpreted code (which is present on the memory cards of both their TS and TSx DREs and on the precinct count version of their optical scanners) violate the FEC 2002 Voting Systems Standard's (VSS) prohibition on the use of interpreted code?

2. Is the same security vulnerability that has been documented in Diebold's precinct count optical scanner (i.e., the "Hursti Hack") also present in the TSx?

3. Are there procedural requirements that PA can impose (as a condition for state-level certification) that at least partially address either of these first two questions?

Because the report does not explicitly pose these specific questions, for the most part it fails to give explicit answers to them. However, some answers are implied “between the lines.”

The Short Answers

#1. No, provided one accepts Pennsylvania's interpretation of a rather vague and ambiguous exemption clause (Section 6.4.1(e)) of the FEC 2002 VSS.

#2. No, provided one accepts the assertions made by:
a) Diebold, in their letter responding to PA's queries
b) Michael Shamos, who was apparently permitted to review and analyze the relevant Diebold source code

#3. Yes.

The report implies that the risk of undetected modification of the contents of the removable memory cards employed by the OS and TSx systems can be reduced through procedural means, including “careful handling and storage procedures and the effective use of seals”; such procedures are one of the conditions that Pennsylvania has imposed for certification of the TSx . However, the report implies that such procedures, by themselves, provide insufficient protection against unauthorized access to or modification of the contents of such memory cards. If such procedures did provide sufficient protection, then Pennsylvania would not have had a valid basis for denying certification to Diebold's precinct count optical scan (OS) system.

The report also appears to argue that bogus .abo files (interpreted code that has been tampered with) would not be as harmful on the TSx as on the OS because what the TSx stores on the removable memory card are ballot images rather than counters. The point may be that without counters, it may be impossible to store -N ballots for one candidate and +N ballots for another so that the number of ballots at the end of the election balances out (as Hursti had demonstrated).

It is unknown whether the "digital signatures" on the TSx memory cards prevent modified code from being executed. No details about the digital signatures are given, so it is possible no one other than the vendor knows if they conform to cryptographic best practices or not. Furthermore, the report seems to concede that someone with root privileges on the GEMS server could modify a script and get a legitimate digital signature using GEMS.

snip

http://www.verifiedvotingfoundation.org/article.php?id=...

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7. Discussion Thread

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10. AZ: Danger of government suspending elections noted

The government is assuming new powers, or trying to, to curtail or suspend elections for superficial or no reasons. AZ is one state where this could happen. (VotersUnite)





STRAITJACKET JAN BREWER by John Dougherty Feb 2, 2006

We are inching dangerously close to the point where elections in Arizona can be suspended for an indefinite period of time for the flimsiest of reasons.
Claiming to be acting at the request of the U.S. Department of Defense, Secretary of State Jan Brewer is seeking unprecedented authority from the state Legislature to postpone elections for a wide range of nebulous reasons.

In a grab for power that has been ignored by mainstream reporters covering the state Capitol but sharply criticized by voting-rights groups, Brewer wants authority to postpone state and federal elections in the event of a civil disorder, a natural disaster, a state of emergency or any other catastrophic event.

None of these events is specifically defined in a bill sponsored by Republican Representative Doug Quelland, at Brewer's request. A civil disorder, critics of the bill say, could range from massive riots that set a city ablaze to a handful of protesters staging a sit-in on the Capitol mall.

snip

Link:

http://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/Issues/2006-02-02/news/dougherty_full.

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11. FL: Two Counties Facing Loss of Federal Elections Money

Original post by Wilms



Two Counties Facing Loss Of Federal Elections Money

POSTED: 6:17 pm EST February 3, 2006

Associated Press

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- Two Florida counties have been ordered to give back federal money they received to provide disabled-accessible voting machines in each precinct because they didn't get the machines by the deadline.

Leon County, which includes Tallahassee, and rural Union County in north central Florida, were notified Friday by the state Division of Elections that they must return the money.

snip

Union County has since notified the state that it has a contract for such machines, but hasn't gotten them yet. The county's elections supervisor, Babs Montpetit, didn't return a call for comment.

Secretary of State Sue Cobb told both counties in a letter Friday, however, that even though they may be still trying to get the machines to comply with the law, the money still must be returned because they didn't meet a Jan. 1 deadline for having them.

Cobb also warned the counties that a "failure to have your county's voting system accessible to the disabled if it is used in any federal election held after Jan. 1, 2006, would be in violation" of the federal law, known as HAVA.

Cobb said the counties and the state may be able to work with the Legislature to get the money sent back to the counties, but warned that there was no guarantee of that.

snip

http://www.news4jax.com/news/6716944/detail.html

Discussion thread:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=203x411827

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12. Discussion Thread

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13. CA: More Resistance to Voting Machines

Election process under scrutiny (VotersUnite)




By: LAURA MITCHELL - Staff Writer

RIVERSIDE ---- As the county prepares to spend $14 million for new touch-screen voting machines, a group of area residents insists the system is still too vulnerable to tampering and potential election fraud.

Members of Democracy for America, a local group that encourages voter participation, said Thursday they want residents to be able to verify election results ---- something mandated by state law.

snip

Last month the five-member board voted unanimously to approve a plan to trade in the county's 6-year-old touch-screen voting machines for new ones equipped with printers, to provide a voter-verified paper trail.

Under state law, such devices are required for use in all 2006 elections in California as a safeguard to prevent error or fraud. Riverside County has been scrambling to get a paper trail system in place in time for the June 6 primary.

Democracy for America wants county Registrar of Voters Barbara Dunmore to manually recount 1 percent of all ballots as a doublecheck; to post immediate election results at precincts; and to allow voters to have more oversight when ballots are counted. They plan to make their request before the county Board of Supervisors at its meeting at 9 a.m. Tuesday at the County Administrative Center, 4080 Lemon St. in Riverside.

Link:

http://www.nctimes.com/articles/2006/02/03/news/californian/21_04_382_2_06.txt

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14. MI: Granholm, DeVos Ready to Spend Millions

Granholm, DeVos ready to spend millions
Wednesday, February 01, 2006
By Peter Luke
Lansing Bureau

LANSING -- Gov. Jennifer Granholm far outpaced likely GOP challenger Dick DeVos in 2005 fund-raising efforts, but DeVos' campaign finance report shows he has deep personal resources from which to draw in the months ahead.

Granholm's campaign raised $4.96 million in 2005, according to campaign spokesman Chris DeWitt, and had more than $5.1 million in the bank. The campaign missed the 5 p.m. Tuesday filing deadline because of technical problems. DeWitt said the report would be filed this morning.

The DeVos campaign collected $1.84 million in direct contributions, more than $776,000 from the candidate himself. In addition, DeVos and his wife, Betsy, made about $73,000 in in-kind contributions. As of Dec. 31, DeVos had $369,000 cash on hand.>snip

DeWitt said the extent of DeVos' personal contributions suggest that it's "just the start of his attempt to buy the election." He once again called on DeVos to release his income tax returns. DeVos said that when appropriate, he would release personal financial information he considers relevant.>more


http://www.mlive.com/news/statewide/index.ssf?/base/news-7/113879221485770.xml&coll=1

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15. Western States contemplate Voter Information Sharing

EDITOR’S NOTE: Our eagerly-awaited annual report on election reform will be released Tuesday, February 7, following a press conference at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C. Click here for a media advisory. – Dan Seligson

I. In Focus This Week

Western States Contemplate Voter Information Sharing
Interstate cooperation has promise and pitfalls, officials decide

By M. Mindy Moretti
electionline.org

PORTLAND, Ore. – Representatives from five western states last week mulled the possibility of creating a region-wide system to share voter registration information and determined that while the possibility of sharing information across state lines has promise, there could be pitfalls, including the potential to disenfranchise some voters.

Over two days of meetings organized by the Oregon Secretary of State’s office, the group — featuring representatives from Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Montana, and California, as well as Elections Assistance Commissioners Ray Martinez and Donetta Davidson — discussed the pros and cons of sharing voter registration databases and creating a cooperative consortium.

“We’re in a unique situation here in that we are all states that have a history of inclusiveness and we have the opportunity to show this can work for good instead of evil,” said Paddy McGuire, assistant secretary of state for Oregon.

Database Sharing
Although most in the room initially expressed enthusiasm over the prospects of sharing statewide voter registration databases, after several hours of discussion, it became apparent that while on the surface it may be a good idea, some issues need resolution.>more

There are other articles at the link below, including:
Louisiana Scrambles Ahead of Planned April 22 Vote
Pre-election tasks include locating polling places, machines and thousands of voters, links to opinion pieces, and other news from the week

http://www.electionline.org/Newsletters/tabid/87/ctl/Detail/mid/643/xmid/173/xmfid/3/Default.aspx

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16. New Orleans: Courts May Take Over Election If Law Unchanged....

Courts may take over election if law unchanged, official warns

By MARSHA SHULER
Capitol news bureau
Published: Feb 3, 2006

There’s a danger the federal court will take over New Orleans elections if legislators don’t change a law so more people can absentee vote, Secretary of State Al Ater said Thursday.

A federal takeover would be another black eye on the state in the wake of devastating hurricanes, Ater said.

“I could see the headlines across America right now,” Ater said. “They’ll say it’s another thing that Louisiana can’t handle on its own.”

Under current law, people who register to vote by mail must vote in person at least once before they can cast an absentee ballot.>more


http://www.2theadvocate.com/news/2250972.html

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17. New Orleans Facing Election and New Order: NYT 2/3/06

February 3, 2006
New Orleans Facing Election and New Order
By ADAM NOSSITER

NEW ORLEANS, Feb. 2 — In great confusion and peculiar circumstances, this city has suddenly found itself in the midst of an unexpected mayoral election campaign. The result may once again upend this city's old order: a white man might be elected mayor in a city that was, until a few months ago, mostly black.

That outcome would have been undreamed of before the hurricane, but the high probability of one of Louisiana's most potent political families entering a race that almost didn't happen could further transform a political calculus that has prevailed here for nearly three decades.

Mitch Landrieu, the state's lieutenant governor and son of the city's last white mayor — Moon Landrieu, who left office in 1978 — is expected to announce any day his entry into a race that will help define a radically reshaped city. >snip

Business leaders and ordinary citizens here are already following this nascent contest with unusual intensity, but no potential candidacy has generated more conversation than Mr. Landrieu's. His family has long been popular among both the city's black voters and the Uptown white liberals.>more

http://www.nytimes.com/2006/02/03/national/nationalspecial3/03elect.html

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18. California May Gain Key Chairmanship

California May Gain Key Chairmanship
Santa Clarita's McKeon is favored for Boehner's House Education and Workforce post.
By Richard Simon and Matthew O'Rourke
Times Staff Writers

February 4, 2006

WASHINGTON — The election of Rep. John A. Boehner (R-Ohio) as House majority leader could open the way for a sixth Californian to win a plum committee chairmanship and further increase the clout of Democratic-leaning California in the Republican-controlled Congress.

Rep. Howard P. "Buck" McKeon (R-Santa Clarita) is regarded as the favorite to succeed Boehner as chairman of the Committee on Education and the Workforce. Under House rules, Boehner must leave his committee post because a member of the leadership is barred from holding a committee chairmanship.

On Friday, McKeon announced his candidacy for the gavel.

"America has entered a new age of unprecedented challenges both for our schools and our workforce," he said. "I believe that with my 13 years of Capitol Hill experience, I am in the best position to lead the committee in addressing those challenges.">more

http://www.latimes.com/news/politics/la-na-leader4feb04,0,7729862.story?coll=la-headlines-politics

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19. CA:No Contest in Campaign Donation Case

No Contest in Campaign Donation Case
In a political money laundering case, Pierce O'Donnell is fined and gets probation.
By Patrick McGreevy and Andrew Blankstein
Times Staff Writers

February 3, 2006

Pierce O'Donnell, a prominent Southern California attorney, pleaded no contest Thursday to five misdemeanor counts of using a false name in making political contributions to the 2001 mayoral campaign of James K. Hahn.

O'Donnell was sentenced to three years' probation and more than $155,000 in fines and penalties.>snip

Prosecutors originally alleged in June 2004 that O'Donnell collected $25,500 in contributions from employees and associates, gave the money to Hahn's 2001 mayoral campaign and then reimbursed the donors.>snip

"This was an important case in the overall effort by the D.A.'s office to ensure integrity in Los Angeles city government elections," Dist. Atty. Steve Cooley said in a statement. "Part of our job is to assure an even playing field in electoral campaigns.">more


http://www.latimes.com/news/politics/la-me-pierce3feb03,0,3854048.story?coll=la-headlines-politics

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20. CA: Gov.'s Gift to PUC Official Questioned

Gov.'s Gift to PUC Official Questioned
Schwarzenegger gave Susan Kennedy $25,000 after he received that amount from AT&T. Days later, she voted to OK its merger with SBC.
By Dan Morain and Robert Salladay
Times Staff Writers

February 3, 2006

SACRAMENTO — Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger paid thousands of dollars in campaign money to a California Public Utilities commissioner three weeks after receiving contributions in the same amount from a company the commissioner regulated.

Susan P. Kennedy, now the governor's chief of staff, received $25,000 from his campaign account 21 days after AT&T donated $25,000 to the fund.

In disclosures filed with the state this week, AT&T reported donating the money on Nov. 14. At that time, the governor was contemplating appointing Kennedy as his chief of staff. Four days later, on Nov. 18, Kennedy, as one of five PUC members, voted to approve AT&T's merger with SBC Communications.

On Dec. 5, Schwarzenegger's campaign finance reports show, he paid Kennedy, listing her as a campaign consultant. By that time, Schwarzenegger had announced that Kennedy would become his chief of staff, although she stayed on the PUC for the final month of 2005 and did not join his staff until Jan. 1.>more

http://www.latimes.com/news/politics/la-me-money3feb03,0,1763774.story?coll=la-headlines-politics

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21. Sacramento: Peace and Freedom Party Back on June Primary El.

Posted on Fri, Feb. 03, 2006


Peace and Freedom Party back on June primary election

DON THOMPSON
Associated Press

SACRAMENTO - The Peace and Freedom Party was added back to the June primary ballot Friday, two days after the state's top election official ruled the party didn't have enough registered voters to qualify.>snip

ohn Reiger, who chairs the party's Sacramento County council and is running for the 5th Congressional District seat, criticized McPherson's office for being either "incompetent or malicious." The Green Party also had criticized McPherson's decision before it was reversed.

State Sen. Debra Bowen, a Democratic candidate for secretary of state, called the reversal embarrassing. Bowen, who chairs the Senate Elections, Reapportionment and Constitutional Amendments Committee, said in a statement that this "isn't the way to promote democracy or to build peoples confidence in our electoral system.">more

On the net:

Read the Secretary of State's voter registration report: http://www.ss.ca.gov/elections/elections_u.htm




http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/news/local/states/california/northern_california/13787731.htm

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22. TX: Bush Hug for Cuellar Starts Rush To His Rival

Bush hug for Cuellar starts rush to his rival

Web Posted: 02/03/2006 12:00 AM CST

Jaime Castillo and Gary Martin
Express-News Staff Writers

A well-traveled photograph of U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar being embraced by President Bush before Tuesday's State of the Union address triggered a rush of Internet donations to one of Cuellar's Democratic primary rivals Thursday.

Within hours of a call to arms being posted on two liberal-leaning political blogs, the Daily Kos and Eschaton, former Congressman Ciro Rodriguez's campaign received 263 cyber contributions totaling nearly $12,000, according to ActBlue, a Web-based clearinghouse for Democratic candidates nationwide.

"This may be billed as a Democratic primary, but in this solidly Democratic Latino-majority district, Republicans needed a Republican in sheep's clothing like Cuellar to have a chance of winning," the Daily Kos blog post read.

Oscar Sanchez, a spokesman for the Rodriguez campaign, said the photograph of Bush holding a smiling Cuellar's head between his hands struck a nerve among Democrats. >more


http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/politics/stories/MYSA020306.07A.Cuellar_ads.1c5a805c.html



edited to add picture

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23. Republicans Campaign Against 'Borrow-and-Spend' Republicans

Republicans Campaign Against `Borrow-and-Spend' Republicans

Feb. 3 (Bloomberg) -- Richard Tarrant's campaign Web site flashes a running tally of the national debt as a protest, he says, of the ``borrow-and-spend Republicans'' in Washington.

Tarrant is a Republican. He's also a candidate for Vermont's open U.S. Senate seat and among a group of party insurgents who want Republicans to reconcile their stated philosophy of fiscal restraint with the spending binge they've led over the past five years. The debt ticker is at $8.199 trillion and counting. >snip

That Tarrant, who is vying to replace independent Senator James Jeffords, and lawmakers such as Representative Mike Pence and Senator John McCain are running hard on an issue that once was a cornerstone of the party platform illustrates the dilemma that the Republicans face before the November election to decide control of Congress.> big snip

When he talks about the causes of the fiscal reversals, Bush cites the economic shock of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks and spending on the war against terrorism that followed, as well as a recession from March to November 2001 and a stock market tumble after a series of corporate accounting scandals.

Bush doesn't mention the effects of the $1.85 trillion in tax cuts that he pushed through Congress in his first term. Income tax collections fell from a record $1.004 trillion in 2000 to $794 billion in 2003, and corporate taxes fell more sharply: from $207 billion in 2000 to $132 billion in 2003. >much more


http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=washingtonstory&sid=aM4r06KHdNOo

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24. VA: Webb Reconsiders: Never a Dull Moment!

February 3, 2006
Webb Reconsiders: Never a Dull Moment!
Filed under:

* 2006 Races
* James Webb

— Lowell @ 9:55 pm

As you all know, earlier this week I reported that James Webb had decided not to run for U.S. Senate from Virginia this year. This was based on direct contact with Webb, and was information that was rock solid at the time. However, times change. Today, I met with James Webb for 3 hours, along with my colleagues Josh Chernila and Lee Diamond, and I am authorized to say the following on Webb’s behalf: “Webb is definitely not out. Stay tuned for an announcement next week.”

As I said in the title, “never a dull moment!” >snip, but this is pretty much it except for responses to the post.


http://www.raisingkaine.com/1771

From kos:
http://www.dailykos.com/
I don't want to get my hopes up, but Webb's entry would probably kick this race into the second-tier and force Republicans to widen their defensive efforts (already stretched thin).

Webb is the Virginia GOP's worst nightmare.

Edited to add kos info

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25. The 50 State Pages

THE 50 STATE PAGES:

State & Congressional Candidates, Campaigns,
Elections, State Parties, Local News Sources and More



Click on a state on the map below ... or use the list of states that follows.



Beneath the map are clickable links to the states and the Dist. of Columbia, Amer. Samoa, Guam, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands.
On each state page is a complete directory of "candidates for Governor, United States Senator and Congress in the current election cycle ... state political parties ... the official state election office ... and state news sources."

http://politics1.com/index.htm

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