This Spunky College Intern is the Face of the New Republican Ground Game
Rhett Johnson, a student intern at the North Carolina GOP, is the new face of Republican get-out-the-vote efforts. Young and energetic, he uses technology to share instant survey information...
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Republican Tillis is lone NC Senate candidate on live program intially billed as debate
Thom Tillis got the stage alone Tuesday night in North Carolina #39;s tight U S Senate race, the only candidate on a statewide television program in which he discussed views on abortion, global...
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County Commissioners Radio Ad 2014 - Wake County Republican Party
Wake County Republican Party http://www.wakegop.org Vote Gianni, Coble, Matthews and Bryan - 2014 County Commissioner Hey honey still working on that pig-pickin #39; invitation? No --...
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Iowa Republican Senate candidate Joni Ernst speaks in a television advertisement for her candidacy released October 22, 2014. Joni Ernst via YouTube
With less than two weeks before voters head to the polls, Iowa Republican Senate Candidate Joni Ernst is nursing a small lead in the polls over her Democratic rival, Rep. Bruce Braley, and she's up with a hard-hitting new ad decrying Washington's "bad ideas." But she's also drawing flak after scrapping a planned interview with Iowa's largest newspaper.
"It's a mess - dirty, noisy and it stinks," Ernst says in the new ad as she's surrounded by pigs. "Not this lot. I'm talking about Washington. Too many typical politicians hogging, wasting, and full of...let's just say, bad ideas."
"It's time to stop spending money we don't have and balance the budget," she added. "Cleaning up the mess in Washington is gonna take a whole lot of Iowa common sense."
The ad calls to mind one of Ernst's more memorable spots from her primary campaign, in which she talked about a childhood spent "castrating hogs" and vowed to "make 'em squeal" in Washington if she's elected to the Senate. The ad transformed her candidacy, vaulting her from virtual unknown to primary victor.
According to recent polls, her hard-charging, plainspoken pitch seems to be paying off: A Quinnipiac survey released Thursday showed Ernst ahead of Braley, 48 to 46 percent, a result that roughly aligns with other recent polls of the race. Republicans need a net gain of six seats to seize the Senate majority in the next Congress.
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Iowa state Sen. Joni Ernst, a Republican who's running for the U.S. Senate in 2014, offers a standard Republican message in the weekly GOP addres...
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Georgias Republican state school superintendent again defied conventional political form Thursday by endorsing Democrat Valarie Wilson to be his successor.
John Barge made the announcement in front of Tucker High School in DeKalb County, saying Wilsons vision for education is more aligned with his than Republican superintendent candidate Richard Woods.
Education leaders also know that, despite the rhetoric, they have taken massive hits to their budgets over the last four years, Barge said. Valarie Wilson has and will continue to be a staunch advocate for the return of resources to our public schools.
Barges complaints about inadequate funding for public education prompted him to a surprising primary run for governor earlier this year against a fellow Republican and incumbent, Gov. Nathan Deal. Deal handily beat Barge and former Dalton Mayor David Pennington.
Woods said Barges endorsement shows Wilson will pursue what he described as several failed education policies.
My opponent is endorsing the continuation and expansion of a failed testing model, a teacher evaluation tool that overburdens our teachers and overemphasizes test scores, a broken relationship with the governor and General Assembly, and a top-down approach to educational decision making, Woods said.
Woods also called on Wilson not to hire Barge as a consultant, contractor or employee if she wins.
Barge and Woods have a history. Barge defeated Woods in the 2010 Republican Party primary for superintendent.
The election is Nov. 4.
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