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SD AG Marty Jackley’s Closing Argument
Last Updated on Wednesday, 27 October 2010 01:36 Written by rslcpol Wednesday, 27 October 2010 12:51
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KS: GOP leads in Polls and Splits in Fundraising
Last Updated on Wednesday, 27 October 2010 12:06 Written by rslcpol Wednesday, 27 October 2010 12:06
From wibw.com:
Polls show Republican candidates leading all four of the statewide races in Kansas, but GOP candidates didn’t take all the prizes when it comes to fundraising.
Campaign finance numbers out Tuesday show Republican Sam Brownback winning the money side of the Governor’s race. The $2.9 million he has raised far outpaces the $648,755 taken in by Democrat Tom Holland. In fact, the total amount Holland raised in only a little more than what Brownback has left for the final week of the campaign. Holland has $74,479 left on hand.
In the Attorney General’s race, Republican Derek Schmidt leads in the polls despite only raising half of what incumbent Democrat Steve Six took in. Of the more than a million dollars Six raised, he has $49,730 left. Schmidt raised $506,116 and has $32,510 on hand.
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KS: Democrat Outspends Republican AG Rival; Still Losing
Last Updated on Wednesday, 27 October 2010 11:08 Written by rslcpol Wednesday, 27 October 2010 11:08
No matter what he spends, latest poll shows Steve Six is down.
From LJWorld.com:
Democratic incumbent Steve Six has spent twice as much money as his Republican challenger for Kansas attorney general, but outside groups appear to be spending more than the candidates to influence the race.
Finance records available Tuesday showed Six had spent more than $1.1 million through Thursday. GOP nominee Derek Schmidt, the Kansas Senate’s majority leader, had spent less than $474,000.
In the governor’s race, GOP nominee and U.S. Sen. Sam Brownback, had a large fundraising advantage, as expected, over Democratic candidate and state Sen. Tom Holland. Secretary of State Chris Biggs and State Treasurer Dennis McKinney, both Democrats, have outspent their opponents. Insurance Commissioner Sandy Praeger, a Republican, has no opponent in the Nov. 2 election.
Outside donors
The attorney general’s race is notable because of outside groups’ attempts to influence voters. Six spokesman Gavin Young said the Democrat has had to raise more money than Schmidt to counter groups supporting the Republican, including one with commitments for television time approaching $1 million.
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MA: Mitt Romney Endorses Republican AG Candidate
Last Updated on Wednesday, 27 October 2010 10:47 Written by rslcpol Wednesday, 27 October 2010 10:47
From JimForAG.com:
Former Governor Mitt Romney today endorsed Jim McKenna, Republican candidate for Attorney General of Massachusetts.
“Jim McKenna is an experienced prosecutor and lawyer who will bring a fresh perspective to the Attorney General’s office,” said Governor Romney. “His tenacity in waging an unprecedented write-in campaign to qualify for the ballot is a testament to his determination and resolve. These are qualities which will serve him well as Attorney General.”
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GA: Republicans Lead Lt. Governor and Attorney General Races
Last Updated on Wednesday, 27 October 2010 10:09 Written by rslcpol Wednesday, 27 October 2010 10:09
From 11alive.com:
In the Lieutenant Governor’s race, Republican incumbent Casey Cagle maintains his lead over Democrat Carol Porter 53-to-37 percent. Republican Attorney General candidate and former Cobb County Commission Chairman Sam Olens has a 13 point lead over Democratic challenger Ken Hodges. Libertarian candidate Don Smart has 7 percent overall, leading to the outside chance of a Olens-Hodges runoff, though since Olens has exactly 50 percent as of this poll, it is not likely.
GOP ex-principal John Barge’s 13-point lead over Democratic opponent Joe Martin still has him below 50 percent, leading to a higher likelihood that he may be facing a runoff in the state school superintendent’s race.
As was true in the last poll, about 8-of-10 partisan voters are sticking with their party’s candidate, but independent voters are leaning strongly toward Republican candidates, mirroring similar polling data from across the country. The Republican candidate is holding a significant lead in each contest among those voters who have cast early ballots.
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NY AG Candidates Take Shots in Debate
Last Updated on Tuesday, 26 October 2010 01:23 Written by rslcpol Tuesday, 26 October 2010 01:23
From wnyc.org:
Candidates for Attorney General of New York Eric Schneiderman and Dan Donovan squared off in a debate held Monday at WAMC public radio studios and co-sponsored by the Albany Times Union.
Republican candidate Dan Donovan hit Democratic State Senator Eric Schneiderman over a report by the state inspector general just days ago. It excoriated top Senate Democrats for severe mishandling of a deal to select a vendor for a gambling casino at Aqueduct Raceway. Inspector General Joseph Fisch has referred the actions of Senate Leader John Sampson to prosecutors. Donovan says Schneiderman, who is Deputy Majority Leader of Policy in the Senate, was “asleep at the wheel,” and should have known about the dealings and spoken out.
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VA AG Campaigns in Oklahoma for Republican AG Candidate
Last Updated on Tuesday, 26 October 2010 12:46 Written by rslcpol Tuesday, 26 October 2010 12:46
From KOSU:
The Republican candidate for Attorney General in Oklahoma calls on the Attorney General of Virginia to help in his campaign.
Former State Senator Scott Pruitt held a press conference on Monday to bring forth Virginia Attorney General Kenneth Cuccinelli who is currently suing the federal government over health care legislation passed in the spring.
Cuccinelli says if he’s successful then it means the entire bill will be stopped.
“If we prevail, if any of the states prevail on the individual mandate, we have asked the court to strike the entire bill to enjoin the entire bill.”
Pruitt has repeatedly promised to join in a lawsuit if elected, but he says it’s unclear whether he will be joining the one in Virginia.
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RSLC on the Air: Florida AG Race – Democrat GelberCare
Last Updated on Tuesday, 26 October 2010 11:08 Written by rslcpol Tuesday, 26 October 2010 11:08
Check out the Republican State Leadership Committee’s latest ad in Florida:
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NY: Endorsement for Republican AG Candidate
Last Updated on Monday, 25 October 2010 11:36 Written by rslcpol Monday, 25 October 2010 11:36
From NYDaily News:
Mission No. 1 for the next New York State attorney general is Albany reform through solid law enforcement and use of the bully pulpit to win higher ethical standards. The candidate best suited to leading the charge is Dan Donovan.
A respected long-time prosecutor, Donovan served for eight years under former Manhattan District Attorney Robert Morgenthau and for the last seven years as Staten Island district attorney.
His record includes boosting the office’s felony conviction rate to the city’s top ranks while making tough calls without regard to political fallout. That’s why the borough’s voters, who skew Democratic, reelected the Republican Donovan by a landslide in 2007.
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CA: Republican Cooley leads AG Race
Last Updated on Monday, 25 October 2010 03:33 Written by rslcpol Monday, 25 October 2010 11:19
From MercuryNews.com:
A new poll finds Los Angeles County District Attorney Steve Cooley is slightly ahead of his Democratic opponent in the race for California attorney general.
The University of Southern California-Los Angeles Times survey released Friday found 34 percent of likely voters supporting Cooley with 30 percent supporting San Francisco District Attorney Kamala Harris. Another 17 percent are undecided.
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