Mine Workers Union Backs Tennant in W.Va. Senate Race
Posted in Main Blog (All Posts) on September 3rd, 2014 11:08 pm by HL
Mine Workers Union Backs Tennant in W.Va. Senate Race
Adam O’Neal, RealClearPolitics
The United Mine Workers of America waded into the Senate race in West Virginia Monday, endorsing Democratic candidate Natalie Tennant. “Don’t let anyone fool you — Natalie Tennant is standing with coal miners again in our fight against the EPA’s rules that threaten our members’ jobs, our retirees’ security, and our communities’ ability to survive,” said UMWA International president Cecil E. Roberts in a statement. The endorsement could provide a boost for Tennant, who has trailed her opponent, Rep. Shelley Moore Capito, in fundraising and polling….
Celebs Nix Nude Pix: Whose Problem?
Froma Harrop, RealClearPolitics
The FBI is looking into what millions of people are looking at: hacked photos of naked celebrities. Pictures from the formerly private collections of Jennifer Lawrence, Scarlett Johansson, Christina Aguilera and others are being posted for the world to see. We now hear that compromising pix of Kim Kardashian are also circulating. Shocking beyond words. Cynicism alert: These and other stars habitually thrust titillating photos of themselves before our noses. Google their names, and you will find corporate-approved images that the cheesecake censors at the old tabloids would have rejected,…
Cory Gardner Says He’s “a New Kind of Republican”
Nicholas Riccardi, RealClearPolitics
DENVER (AP) — Senate candidate Cory Gardner has released a pair of campaign ads reaching out to Colorado’s all-important centrist voters, who have soured on some GOP positions, and cast himself as a “new kind of Republican” who supports over-the-counter birth control pills and renewable energy. The TV spots released this week come in a close race against Democratic Sen. Mark Udall in a swing state that has become increasingly reluctant to elect conservatives as coastal transplants have pushed the politics to the left. Democrats have won every top-of-the-ticket statewide race in Colorado…
Gillespie Piles Up Mileage in Pursuit of Warner
Salena Zito, RealClearPolitics
WASHINGTON — Ed Gillespie is trying to chip away at Mark Warner’s “Main Street appeal” to Virginians. Gillespie, the former Republican National Committee chairman, is challenging Warner for his Senate seat in the November election. Gillespie has put 40,000 miles on his car, driving to more than 700 campaign stops during the past six months, and he acknowledges this campaign is a tough one. “We have the lowest labor force participation rate in over 35 years, and that’s why I say I worry that … the policies of President Obama and Sen. Warner are not just killing U.S….
