Downballot: Bloomberg funding ad for Angus King

ARIZONA: Former President Bill Clinton will campaign Wednesday for Richard Carmona (D) running for the Senate.

“The emergence of Arizona and Connecticut as competitive Senate battlegrounds has reinforced one of the most important themes of this cycle: In a neutral political environment, candidates matter more than ever,” Roll Call writes.

MAINE: “New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg is throwing his financial support behind Maine independent Senate candidate Angus King, who is battling a stronger-than-expected challenge from a Republican contender in a race that could help determine control of the Senate,” The Boston Globe writes. “Bloomberg is one of the major backers behind a $500,000 ad campaign that began running on the Maine airwaves on Friday, the group running the ads said. The ads extol King as an independent voice who could help break gridlock in Washington.”

MASSACHUSETTS: Selling out? “Tea party activists are again supporting Republican U.S. Sen. Scott Brown this election, even though many aren’t thrilled with some of his votes over the past two years,” the Boston Globe writes.

A Western New England University poll shows Warren up 50-45%. (H/T: Taegan Goddard.)

MISSOURI: Claire McCaskill’s running an ad statewide hinting at Todd Akin’s “legitimate rape” comments. It focuses on her work as a prosecutor and her belief in giving women the option of emergency contraception after they’ve been raped, something she says Akin’s against.

NEBRASKA: Steve Martin cut weird video for Bob Kerrey. 

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Selling out? “Tea party activists

This just proves the tea people are just a radical arm of the republicans.

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Reply#1 - Mon Oct 8, 2012 9:50 AM EDT

The extremists have always liked to run around in funny hats, hate government interference in their lives, yet want government to control certain parts of lives, and, when all is said and done, really just want to rule.

From 1865 to 1972, they were the KKK, then they became the "moral majority", now they are the "Tea Party."

As can be seen with Scott Brown, if it comes down to having a Republican or not, they really don't care if the person really supports their extremist agenda, so long as they get control of government.

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#1.1 - Mon Oct 8, 2012 1:54 PM EDT
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People, it is not too late to wake up. If the Rethugs, and tea idiots retain the congress, we the people will be stuck on slow for a long time to come. We cannot afford the Rethugs, or tea turds any longer, vote em all out! Vote straight Dem. as if your life depended on it, cause it does!

OBAMA/BIDEN 2012 THE FUTURE DEPENDS ON IT!!!

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Reply#2 - Mon Oct 8, 2012 11:52 AM EDT
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