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March 09, 2006

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LamontBlog is a great new site covering the Connecticut Senate race.

Jon Tester diaries on Kos that "It's Time for Conrad Burns to Resign".

If you haven't read the Vanity Fair article about Abramoff, do so now.
Abramoff on Burns:

Every appropriation we wanted [from Burns's committee] we got. Our staffs were as close as they could be. They practically used Signatures as their cafeteria. I mean, it's a little difficult for him to run from that record.

Good News! Harris declares that she's not dropping out of the Senate race.

Ben Nelson starts a new ad campaign in Nebraska.

Two Nelson campaign ads will grab a share of the spotlight from the Republican primary battle, portraying the Democratic incumbent as a senator who has been an advocate for Nebraska and stood strong on national security.

“As our senator, Ben has stood up for our troops, won drought relief, millions for our schools and hospitals, and tax cuts for Nebraska’s working families,” the 60-second ad proclaims.

With an image of President Bush flashing on the TV screen, the 30-second commercial states: “Ben Nelson stood with the president when America was attacked and has always backed our troops.”

The campaign reminds voters “how Ben has fought for Nebraska in Washington,” said Paul Johnson, the senator’s campaign director.

The NY GOP's newest candidate to challenge Hillary, K.T. McFarland, is already making amateur mistakes and breaking campaign finance rules.

The election filings of Sen. Hillary Clinton's latest opponent certainly aren't par for the course, revealing a political novice claiming golf outings as campaign costs, in apparent violation of the law.

James Webb officially entered the Virginia Senate race on Tuesday.

More on the Virginia Senate race from the Washington Post:

So all of a sudden, Virginia feels as if it has a Senate race.

It's an odd one, to be sure. Republican Sen. George Allen so far has gotten more attention for his presidential aspirations than his reelection campaign. One Democrat running to replace him is a high-tech lobbyist who has little name recognition but money to spend, and the other Democrat's political credentials in the Old Dominion include endorsing Allen six years ago.

The two Democrats, former Information Technology Association of America head Harris Miller and James Webb, a best-selling author and Reagan administration secretary of the Navy, will meet in what appears to be an unprecedented, three-month lightning round of a primary. By June 14, the party should have its man, and Democrats are hoping that, at the least, they can force Allen to spend more time in Danville than Des Moines.

Also, I just saw James Webb on the Colbert Report tonight. He had a few good lines.

Posted by Max at March 9, 2006 02:09 AM