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FL: Republican Pam Bondi Leads AG Race
Last Updated on Monday, 25 October 2010 11:18 Written by rslcpol Monday, 25 October 2010 11:18
From cfnews13.com:
With less than two weeks until the general election, the candidates for Florida attorney general are making their differences known.
A News 13 Florida Decides/St. Petersburg Times exclusive statewide poll shows 44 percent of voters would vote for Republican candidate Pam Bondi, while 36 percent would vote for Democratic candidate Dan Gelber.
But even if you are one of the 18 percent who are undecided, it’s easy to pinpoint the candidates’ difference.
“Usually you look at a down ballot race like attorney general, you’re relying on kind of who looks better, who do you know more,” said PolitiFact Reporter Aaron Sharockman. “In this case, the voters are going to have the clear opportunity on health care, on immigration, on essentially how they’re going to run the attorney general’s office to pick who they like better — Pam Bondi or Dan Gelber — because they are not going to run the office the same.”
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NY: AG Candidates Debate
Last Updated on Monday, 25 October 2010 11:14 Written by rslcpol Monday, 25 October 2010 11:14
From silive.com:
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Eight days before next Tuesday’s general election, attorney general candidate Daniel Donovan and Eric Schneiderman took off the gloves this morning in a lively debate carried on WAMC Northeast Public Radio.
Experience was a central theme to the feisty exchange, as Donovan, the borough’s Republican district attorney, said Schneiderman’s time and ties as a state senator in Albany made him part of the problem in the dysfunctional Capital, while Scheiderman, a Democrat, said he was the only man qualified to continue Andrew Cuomo’s work in the attorney general’s office.
The men also sparred about Donovan’s time as prosecutor and Schneiderman’s work as a corporate attorney.
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KY: AG Conway’s Brother Tipped off – Target of Drug Probe
Last Updated on Monday, 25 October 2010 10:57 Written by rslcpol Monday, 25 October 2010 10:57
From WestKentuckyStar.com:
Documents show Conway, who is the brother of Kentucky Attorney General and Senate candidate Jack Conway, lied under oath about being warned of the drug investigations. Neither investigation resulted in charges against Matthew Conway, who is now an assistant commonwealth’s attorney.
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CA: Democrat AG Candidate Scrambles after RSLC Launches Ad
Last Updated on Monday, 25 October 2010 03:34 Written by rslcpol Monday, 25 October 2010 10:51
From the LA Times:
Democratic attorney general nominee Kamala Harris on Sunday accused national Republican leaders of trying to hijack her race against GOP rival Steve Cooley with a $1.1-million independent advertising campaign criticizing her 2004 decision not to seek the death penalty against a police officer’s killer.
Harris also announced that she plans to take legal action against the “shadow group” that paid for the television ad and that she will disclose more details Monday morning.
While visiting Southern California churches and loyal Democrats to rally support for her campaign, she urged both the church and party faithful to help her combat the ad.
The ad was paid for by the Virginia-based Republican State Leadership Committee, which is headed by Ed Gillespie, chairman of the Republican National Committee under President George W. Bush. Karl Rove, the chief political strategist in the George W. Bush White House, also is affiliated with the organization.
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Mass. Republican AG Candidate Gets Police Union nod
Last Updated on Friday, 22 October 2010 01:19 Written by rslcpol Friday, 22 October 2010 01:19
From telegram.com:
Republican candidate for attorney general James P. McKenna stopped by the Worcester Police Department yesterday to pick up the endorsements of the department’s two officers unions, and to criticize incumbent Attorney General Martha Coakley for what he characterized as lax prosecution of public corruption and illegal immigration.
Police Officers Local 911 and Worcester Police Officials Local 504 held a brief press conference in front of the station, with officers pointing out that the department worked with Mr. McKenna when he served as an assistant district attorney for former Worcester District Attorney John J. Conte.
“He has successfully prosecuted public corruption and organized crime cases,” Officer Thomas Daly said. “He’s the most qualified for the job of attorney general. We know his work ethic and integrity.
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NY: Democrat AG Candidate and his “Corrupt Crew”
Last Updated on Friday, 22 October 2010 01:17 Written by rslcpol Friday, 22 October 2010 01:17
From the New York Post:
The AEG deal unraveled after the Lottery Division deemed the firm “unlicensable.” Ultimately, the agency picked Genting New York to run the video casino.
Gov. Paterson and Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver also had a hand in the debacle, of course. But the bulk of the chicanery was in the Senate, according to Fisch.
So Senate Democrats, who run the joint, need to pay a price for that next month.
That goes for Schneiderman, too.
By contrast, his opponent, Staten Island DA Dan Donovan, is unencumbered by ties to Albany’s business-as-usual bunch.
The choice for New York’s chief law-enforcement officer couldn’t be more vital — or clear.
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DAGA Backed Group Breaking Law in AZ AGs Race
Last Updated on Friday, 22 October 2010 12:53 Written by rslcpol Friday, 22 October 2010 12:53
A group funded by the Democrat Attorneys General Association is running misleading attack ads in Arizona.
From the Arizona Guardian:
A mysterious political group appears to be paying big money for a hard-hitting attack ad that started airing this week against Tom Horne, the GOP candidate for state attorney general.
A group calling itself the Committee For Justice and Fairness paid for a 30-second commercial accusing Horne of rehiring a teacher who was caught looking at child pornography on school time.
The commercial, which is running on local and cable television stations, also says Horne opposed tougher penalties for rape when he was a state lawmaker.
Little is known about the organization since it hasn’t registered with the Secretary of State’s Office as required by law. An Internet search turns up nothing.
Horne denied the accusations and claims the group is a front for the partisan Democratic Attorneys General Association.
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RSLC on the Air: Oklahoma Attorney General Candidate Scott Pruitt – Battle Tested
Last Updated on Friday, 22 October 2010 09:52 Written by rslcpol Friday, 22 October 2010 08:54
Check out the latest RSLC ad running in Oklahoma:
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Iowa: AG Candidate Outspends Incumbent 2-1
Last Updated on Thursday, 21 October 2010 05:05 Written by rslcpol Thursday, 21 October 2010 05:05
From DesMoinesRegister.com:
Republican candidate for Iowa attorney general Brenna Findley entered the final two weeks of the campaign having outspent Democratic incumbent Tom Miller 2-to-1 in the past three months.
Findley also raised $513,000 more than Miller, and had a cash balance of almost $85,000 larger than his, thanks to a large infusion of cash from Iowa’s Republican Party.
The Republican Party of Iowa contributed seven checks that added up to $547,500 to Findley from July 15 through Oct. 14. The money helped finance a steady advertising presence for Findley, a 34-year old lawyer from Dexter. Miller has been attorney general since 1979, except for 1991 to 1995, after running unsuccessfully for governor.
Findley outspent Miller $661,251 to $298,603 during the period, mainly as a result of advertising. Findley spent just short of $564,000 on advertising, while Miller spent $225,000 on advertising, according to reports filed Tuesday with the Iowa Ethics and Campaign Disclosure Board.
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CA: Republican AG Candidate Winning Fundraising Battle
Last Updated on Monday, 25 October 2010 03:34 Written by rslcpol Thursday, 21 October 2010 05:02
From California Watch:
Steven Cooley’s campaign coffers swelled last week as the Republican nominee for California attorney general cashed checks for more than $300,000.
Cooley, Los Angeles district attorney, received $111,966 on Thursday alone. Chipping in were Wal-Mart Stores Inc. ($6,500), Bechtel Corporation’s chief executive and his wife ($13,000), poultry farmers ($4,500) and a handful of energy companies, data from the California Secretary of State shows.
The campaign finance disclosures indicate that Kamala Harris, the Democratic nominee and San Francisco’s top prosecutor, is falling further behind in the money race. Harris trailed Cooley by more than $300,000 at the start of October.
Since then, Cooley has out-raised Harris in large donations ($1,000 or higher) $634,559 to $400,570.
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