In Iowa, Campaign Ground War Has Become a Fairer Fight
Posted in Main Blog (All Posts) on October 11th, 2014 11:08 pm by HL
In Iowa, Campaign Ground War Has Become a Fairer Fight
Scott Conroy, RealClearPolitics
DES MOINES — If Democrats manage to hold on to their Senate majority next month, it will be, in large part, because of people like Barb Yankey. A retired hospice social worker and registered nurse, Yankey, 66, signed up to volunteer for the Iowa Democratic Party because she wanted to help offset the dominating influence of big money in politics. “You just wouldn’t believe the gas money I spend because I’m always lost,” she said while navigating her Honda Element through unfamiliar territory here in Iowa’s capital city. “So there are little ways like that…
Colorado Senate Candidates Clash Over Carbon Tax
Kristen Wyatt, RealClearPolitics
DENVER (AP) — Democratic Sen. Mark Udall on Monday defended his support for a carbon tax, lashing back at criticism from his opponent who says plans to slash carbon emissions at coal-fired power plants raises energy costs for homeowners. In the second debate between Udall and Republican Rep. Cory Gardner, Udall took a more aggressive stance than he has in the past, saying the changes by the Environmental Protection Agency are an opportunity for green energy companies. “We are ready for the EPA regulations. Carbon pollution is real,” Udall said. “Climate science … is showing us that we…
How About a Little Optimism?
Larry Kudlow, RealClearPolitics
So President Obama gives a major economics speech toward the end of last week, and the next week stocks get clobbered. It was the worst correction in many months. There’s probably no direct cause and effect here. But it’s worth noting that the president has been speaking out of all sides of his mouth during the market volatility. In that speech a week ago he swore that he’s not anti-business. He said, “I actually believe that capitalism is the greatest force for prosperity and opportunity the world has ever known.” You know, that sounds a lot like my opening line on “The Kudlow Report,” where…
A Tar Heel Rebellion Against Reaction
E.J. Dionne, RealClearPolitics
BURLINGTON, N.C. — The clergy gathered in the second-floor conference room at the First Baptist Church here were pondering whether this midterm election might be different from other midterm elections. The five African-American pastors and bishops represented diverse theological traditions, but all were profoundly unhappy over what North Carolina’s ultra-conservative state government in Raleigh had done to reduce access to the ballot box, cut education spending, and turn back money to expand Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act. The irony, said the Rev. Dray Bland, pastor of First Baptist…
