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INDIANA 08 (D/EVANSVILLE -- ELLSWORTH) AD
Playing Hard (Inaugural) Ball
GOPers Hit Van Haaften On Obama Party Tickets
The NRCC is out with a new TV ad against state Rep. Trent Van Haaften (D) (YouTube, 10/11).
Full script:
ANNCR: "If Trent Van Haaften gets to Congress he'll fit right in, because he already has their bad habits. Van Haaften received the second-most gifts from lobbyists among all state legislators. Accepted tickets to an Obama inaugural ball paid for by a corporation. And then introduced a bill to benefit that very company. And Van Haaften voted to nearly double his salary. Trent Van Haaften and this Congress. Perfect together. The National Republican Congressional Committee is responsible for the content of this advertising."
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10/11/2010 Frontpage
Campaigns of 2010
Open Seats
- 2 ALABAMA 05 (R/HUNTSVILLE -- GRIFFITH): Do You Feel Lucky?
- 3 FLORIDA 25 (R/MIAMI -- DIAZ-BALART): Surprise, There's Acrimony
- 4 ILLINOIS 10 (R/DEERFIELD -- KIRK): What's Dold Is New Again
- 5 INDIANA 08 (D/EVANSVILLE -- ELLSWORTH) AD: Playing Hard (Inaugural) Ball
- 6 KANSAS 04 (R/WICHITA -- TIAHRT) POLL: Wichita's Brew
- 7 MASSACHUSETTS 10 (D/CAPE COD -- DELAHUNT): Killer Or Creator
- 8 MICHIGAN 01 (D/SAULT STE. MARIE -- STUPAK) AD: There Goes The Miss Cleo Vote
- 9 NEW HAMPSHIRE 02 (D/CONCORD -- BASS) AD: Annancy Kuster?
- 10 TENNESSEE 08 (D/UNION CITY -- TANNER) AD: Return Of The Taco Bell Dog
- 11 TENNESSEE 08 (D/UNION CITY -- TANNER): But Will He Earn The Basil Bump?
- 12 WASHINGTON 03 (D/OLYMPIA -- BAIRD): Herrera TV Material?
- 13 WEST VIRGINIA 01 (D/WHEELING -- MOLLOHAN) AD: Risky Business
- 14 WISCONSIN 07 (D/SUPERIOR -- OBEY) AD: You Make Us Madison
- 15 WISCONSIN 07 (D/SUPERIOR -- OBEY): Those Were My Terms, You Didn't Accept Them
Freshmen
- 16 ALABAMA 02 (D/MONTGOMERY -- BRIGHT) AD: Pieces Of Me
- 17 COLORADO 04 (D/GREELEY -- MARKEY) AD: Too Fast, Too Furious
- 18 COLORADO 04 (D/GREELEY -- MARKEY): Ken She Do It?
- 19 FLORIDA 08 (D/ORLANDO -- GRAYSON): I'm Giving You A High Five
- 20 FLORIDA 24 (D/ORLANDO -- KOSMAS): Launching Kosmas
- 21 GEORGIA 08 (D/MACON -- MARSHALL) AD: Feel The Pain
- 22 HAWAII 01 (R/HONOLULU -- DJOU) POLL: Island Greetings
- 23 HAWAII 01 (R/HONOLULU -- DJOU) AD: First Things First
- 24 IDAHO 01 (D/LEWISTON -- MINNICK): Not Exactly The Ruby Slippers
- 25 ILLINOIS 11 (D/JOLIET -- HALVORSON): We Want A Star
- 26 LOUISIANA 02 (R/NEW ORLEANS -- CAO) AD: Gator Bait
- 27 LOUISIANA 02 (R/NEW ORLEANS -- CAO): The Secret Slob
- 28 MICHIGAN 07 (D/BATTLE CREEK -- SCHAUER) AD: Like Waterworld 2?
- 29 MICHIGAN 09 (D/PONTIAC -- PETERS): Rocky Road To Election Day
- 30 NEVADA 03 (D/HENDERSON -- TITUS) AD: Is It Morning In Las Vegas Again?
- 31 NEVADA 03 (D/HENDERSON -- TITUS): Keeping On Message
- 32 NEW JERSEY 03 (D/CHERRY HILL -- ADLER): It's The Principle Of The Thing
- 33 NEW MEXICO 01 (D/ALBUQUERQUE -- HEINRICH): Ready For Your Close Up?
- 34 NEW MEXICO 02 (D/ROSWELL -- TEAGUE) AD: Here's The Capper
- 35 NEW YORK 13 (D/STATEN ISLAND -- MCMAHON): 41 Shoots
- 36 NEW YORK 25 (D/SYRACUSE -- MAFFEI): Clinton's Got An Orange Crush
- 37 NORTH CAROLINA 08 (D/CONCORD -- KISSELL) AD: The Big Johnson
- 38 OHIO 01 (D/CINCINNATI -- DRIEHAUS): Buh-Bye
- 39 PENNSYLVANIA 03 (D/ERIE -- DAHLKEMPER) POLL: The Lake Show
- 40 PENNSYLVANIA 03 (D/ERIE -- DAHLKEMPER) AD: No Catholic Guilt Here
- 41 VIRGINIA 02 (D/VIRGINIA BEACH -- NYE) AD: Different Story, Same Story
- 42 VIRGINIA 02 (D/VIRGINIA BEACH -- NYE): Winner Winner Chicken Dinner?
- 43 VIRGINIA 05 (D/CHARLOTTESVILLE -- PERRIELLO): Somebody's A Fan
Veterans to Watch
- 44 ARIZONA 05 (D/SCOTTSDALE -- MITCHELL) POLL: Season Of The Mitchell
- 45 ARIZONA 07 (D/YUMA -- GRIJALVA): A Sleeper Sell?
- 46 ARIZONA 08 (D/TUCSON -- GIFFORDS) AD: Join The Crowd
- 47 ARKANSAS 04 (D/HOT SPRINGS -- ROSS): Knock Off The Nonsense!
- 48 CALIFORNIA 18 (D/MODESTO -- CARDOZA) POLL: How Steep Is The Berryhill?
- 49 CALIFORNIA 47 (D/GARDEN GROVE -- SANCHEZ): A Win Nguyen
- 50 COLORADO 03 (D/PUEBLO -- SALAZAR) AD: Say Anything
- 51 COLORADO 03 (D/PUEBLO -- SALAZAR): No Sizzle, All Steak
- 52 COLORADO 07 (D/LAKEWOOD -- PERLMUTTER): Blood Is Thicker Than Murky Water
- 53 FLORIDA 02 (D/TALLAHASSEE -- BOYD) AD: I Don't Want To Be In That Number
- 54 FLORIDA 22 (D/FORT LAUDERDALE -- KLEIN) AD: The Ex-treme Files
- 55 FLORIDA 22 (D/FORT LAUDERDALE -- KLEIN): Raton-touille On The Menu?
- 56 GEORGIA 08 (D/MACON -- MARSHALL): Georgia's On My Mind
- 57 ILLINOIS 14 (D/BATAVIA -- FOSTER) POLL: Halting Hultgren
- 58 ILLINOIS 14 (D/BATAVIA -- FOSTER) AD: Springfield Awakening
- 59 ILLINOIS 17 (D/DECATUR -- HARE) AD: You've Been Rick Pay-rolled
- 60 INDIANA 09 (D/BLOOMINGTON -- HILL) AD: Hill (D-China)?
- 61 IOWA 01 (D/DAVENPORT -- BRALEY): You Have Your Friends And I'll Have Mine
- 62 IOWA 03 (D/DES MOINES -- BOSWELL) POLL: Zaun With The Wind
- 63 IOWA 03 (D/DES MOINES -- BOSWELL) AD: Fizz Fizz Mr. Bibbs
- 64 KENTUCKY 06 (D/LEXINGTON -- CHANDLER) AD: Baby Talk
- 65 MAINE 02 (D/ BANGOR -- MICHAUD): Should State Farm Be There?
- 66 MASSACHUSETTS 04 (D/NEWTON -- FRANK): Could Frank Tank?
- 67 MINNESOTA 01 (D/ROCHESTER -- WALZ) AD: Over C's?
- 68 NEBRASKA 02 (D/OMAHA -- TERRY) AD: Gutter Ball
- 69 NEW HAMPSHIRE 01 (D/MANCHESTER -- SHEA-PORTER) AD: Well, Nobody's Perfect, Right
- 70 NEW YORK 22 (D/BINGHAMTON -- HINCHEY): Hinchey Me, I'm Dreaming
- 71 NEW YORK 24 (D/UTICA -- ARCURI) AD: You're Up Then You're Down
- 72 NORTH CAROLINA 07 (D/WILMINGTON -- MCINTYRE) POLL: Spare McIntyre
- 73 NORTH CAROLINA 07 (D/WILMINGTON -- MCINTYRE) AD: Big Mc Is Big In China
- 74 NORTH CAROLINA 11 (D/ASHEVILLE -- SHULER) POLL: Pocket Protection
- 75 OHIO 13 (D/AKRON -- SUTTON): Who Let The Dogs Out?
- 76 OHIO 06 (D/ATHENS -- WILSON) AD: He Walked The Line
- 77 OHIO 09 (D/TOLEDO -- KAPTUR): This Is Nazi What It Looks Like
- 78 OHIO 18 (D/CHILLICOTHE -- SPACE) AD: Do You Know Who Signs Your Paychecks?
- 79 PENNSYLVANIA 06 (R/BRYN MAWR -- GERLACH) POLL: Ger-Lock
- 80 PENNSYLVANIA 10 (D/WILLIAMSPORT -- CARNEY) AD: Just The Facts, Marino
- 81 PENNSYLVANIA 11 (D/SCRANTON -- KANJORSKI) AD: Bush Whacked
- 82 PENNSYLVANIA 15 (R/BETHLEHEM -- DENT) POLL: Callahan Can?
- 83 PENNSYLVANIA 15 (R/BETHLEHEM -- DENT): It's Just A Dent
- 84 SOUTH CAROLINA 05 (D/ROCK HILL -- SPRATT) AD: Puttin' Him Out To Pasture
- 85 SOUTH DAKOTA AT-LARGE (D -- HERSETH SANDLIN): Roll Out
- 86 TENNESSEE 04 (D/SEWANEE -- DAVIS) AD: Not Letting Sleeping Dogs DesJar-lais
- 87 TENNESSEE 04 (D/SEWANEE -- DAVIS): The Lincoln Logs
- 88 TEXAS 17 (D/WACO -- EDWARDS) AD: Pro-Obama, Pro-Noun
- 89 TEXAS 23 (D/SAN ANTONIO -- RODRIGUEZ): Yes We Can But Not This Year
- 90 WISCONSIN 08 (D/GREEN BAY -- KAGEN) AD: Thank You Rockapella
Other Updates
In The States
- 92 KENTUCKY POLL: Black & Bluegrass
- 93 NEW YORK POLL: Favre From Over
- 94 NORTH CAROLINA POLL: Not Their High Point
- 95 OHIO: It's Not 'Campaigning'; It's 'Vividly Informing'
