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Midterm Ad Watch: Republicans Learn To Love Class Warfare

If you have been watching the midterm elections closely, you have seen how Republican candidates are leaning left in order to take control of the Senate, how they are hugging Social Security and avoiding actual policy proposals that would ruin any chance to win votes...

Progressive Breakfast

GOP Learns To Love Social Security Republican candidates suddenly embracing Social Security near Election Day. W. Post: "Cutting federal health and retirement spending has long been at the top of the GOP agenda. But with Republicans in striking distance of winning the...

Progressive Breakfast

GOP Agenda: No Jobs. More Voter Suppression "Chris Christie Just Exposed His Entire Party's Deceitful Voter Suppression Plan" says TNR's Brian Beutler: "'Would you rather have Rick Scott in Florida overseeing the voting mechanism, or Charlie Crist?' New Jersey...

Progressive Breakfast

Republican Governors In Trouble "The GOP Looks Surprisingly Weak in Midterm Governor Races" notes TNR's Sam Wang: "Ten incumbents are in danger of being turned out of office ... Five out of eight vulnerable Republican governors are running in states won by President...

Progressive Breakfast

Midterm Elections Tight Dead heat in KY. McClatchy: "The poll of 655 likely voters found McConnell leading Grimes 44 percent to 43 percent ... Wilma Allen, 80, of Breckinridge County, said there are lots of reasons why she and her three children will vote for Grimes....

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