This Wednesday, Rush Limbaugh claimed that Senator Thad Cochran’s primary win over his Tea Party rival in Mississippi was due to “black Uncle Tom voters.” Cochran was able to “beat back a spirited challenge from State Senator Chris McDaniel, triumphing in a Republican runoff and defeating the Tea Party in the state where the movement’s […]
John Boehner’s primary challenger, Tea Party member J.D. Winteregg, has lost his university teaching job over a raunchy campaign ad attacking the House Speaker. [watch the ad here] As Liberals Unite reported earlier this month, the ad spoofed a typical commercial for a drug for erectile dysfunction. UPI reports that “Winteregg, 32, has lost his […]
FWD.us, a pro-immigration reform group backed by Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg, has launched an ad campaign against Rep. Steve King (R-IA) accusing him of “attacks on American soldiers and the military.” The ad features comments by King made during a Breitbart News interview saying he would oppose any efforts allowing illegal immigrants brought to the country […]
Wendy Davis, candidate for Texas governor, is slamming rival Gregg Abbott’s education plan for 4-year-olds, saying it would overwhelm young children. As reported by CBS 11 News, the dispute stems from Abbott’s support of a plan to require standardized tests for pre-K children as a means of determining whether the programs are working or not. […]
Three times as much money has been raised for this year’s elections as four years ago, when the Citizens United decision was announced. But where is it all coming from? Bill Moyers speaks with investigative journalists Kim Barker and Andy Kroll about the role of dark money — and the wealthy donors behind it — […]