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Charles Djou. Does that name ring a bell?

Unless you live in Hawaii, you probably have no idea who he is. But if you follow politics, you’ll soon be hearing the name a lot more.

First, to be clear, Honolulu Councilman Charles Djou (R) has an extremely uphill battle for the seat in Hawaii’s 1st Congressional District. The district is heavily Democrat as far as voters go, and it’s been about two decades since a Republican held the seat.

But thanks to Democratic Rep. Neil Abercrombie, who is now running for Governor, the seat is vacant. There are a few things (more…)

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Obama’s record on assisting candidates has been, to date, downright terrible.

In late 2009, Obama was pulling heavy for New Jersey’s embattled Corzine, and Republicans stomped the Democrats. That same day, Bill Owens won in the special election for NY-23.

Bill Owens won without a visit from Obama.

Then, in January of 2010, in a special election for the open U.S. Senate seat in Massachusetts, Obama heavily stumped for (more…)

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Amazing. Debra Medina, candidate for Texas Governor, was gaining significant traction in the Republican primary… until today.

I just heard Debra Medina on the Glenn Beck radio show, and she really messed up badly. Glenn Beck said that people had accused her of being a 9-11 truther. Beck asked her straight up if she thought the government was in any way involved in 9-11 and the towers coming down.

She would not deny it. I expected her to say, “absolutely not. It’s absurd.” But she didn’t. She said that she didn’t have enough information and that there was a lot of things we don’t know.

You can listen to the clip via the following (more…)

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Oh boy… New Gingrich appears poised to step in some nasty RINO sludge again. This time in Utah.

For immediate release-February 4, 2010

Fresh Off NY-23 Humiliation, Gingrich Gives Bennett “Kiss of Dede”
In Utah, Former Speaker Endorses Another Big-Government Republican

WASHINGTON – The Club for Growth PAC today responded to comments by
former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich, who yesterday attacked the
non-partisan Club for not blindly supporting all Washington Republican
incumbents. At an event in Utah yesterday, Gingrich endorsed Senator
Bob Bennett and criticized the Club PAC for opposing the three-term
incumbent, sponsor of the Wyden-Bennett government health care takeover
bill, and advocate of the Bridge to Nowhere and the Wall Street bailout.

“Last fall, as conservatives around the country rallied to help Doug
Hoffman in New York’s 23rd district special election, Newt Gingrich
supported the ultra-liberal Dede Scozzafava, right up to the day she
dropped out of the race and endorsed the liberal Democrat,” said Club
President Chris Chocola. “Newt has proven time and again that he will
support any Republican, regardless of policies and principles. That’s
his right, but the Club for Growth PAC puts principles over party.”

“Newt was wrong about New York-23, and he’s wrong about Utah,” Chocola
said. “And pretty soon, Bennett will wish Newt never gave him the kiss
of Dede.”

The Club for Growth PAC announced last month that it opposes Sen.
Bennett’s re-nomination for a fourth term in the U.S. Senate, citing the
Utah Republican’s history of troubling votes on economic issues.
Specifically:

* Bennett voted for TARP, the $750 billion Wall Street bailout;

* Bennett voted for the disgraceful “Bridge to Nowhere” earmark;

* Bennett refused to block funding for any further bailouts of
auto manufacturers;

* Bennett voted against redirecting wasteful Defense earmarks
toward improved health care for disabled veterans;

* Bennett voted against a resolution stating the Senate had a
“moral obligation” to cut spending;

* Bennett’s health care proposal would impose an
unconstitutional individual mandate, increase federal taxes and spending
by hundreds of billions of dollars, and force Americans to pay their
insurance premiums through the IRS.

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PAID FOR BY CLUB FOR GROWTH PAC AND NOT AUTHORIZED BY ANY CANDIDATE OR
CANDIDATE’S COMMITTEE. 202-955-5500.

Press release via Club for Growth PAC… obviously.

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Not likely, but RCP has a good analysis on how close it will be and what the chances are.

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At this point, we have to wonder what kind of conversations are happening behind closed doors within the ranks of the Democrats. First it was Vic Snyder, now it’s Marion Berry.

Fox has learned that six-term Rep. Marion Berry (D-AR) will retire at the end of this term.

Berry is the latest in a long list of both House Democrats and Republicans who have decided to step aside at the end of this Congress. But Berry’s retirement could prove to be particularly vexing for Democrats.

Just last week, Rep. Vic Snyder (D-AR) announced his retirement. And Sen. Blanche Lincoln (D-AR) is expected to face one of the toughest re-election campaigns for any Senate Democrat in the country. This shows a vulnerability for Democrats in the south. And a special weakness in Arkansas, where Snyder and Berry may have seen troubled waters ahead statewide with Lincoln at the top of the ballot.

Senator Blanche Lincoln is in big trouble. And with two house seats now in full play, Arkansas could see a major shift this year.

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We’re here on Bloggers Row broadcasting live via Ustream. Right now there are about 10 bloggers, with another 10 or so expected to join here shortly.

The excitement level is starting surge. There is media from all over the world. We’re right next to Radio Row and Fox News Radio is broadcasting from a few feet away.

There is no question that regardless of what happens tonight, this campaign is setting a new standard. New media has played a commanding role in covering this race.

From Michelle Malkin, to Erick Erickson and the gang at RedState, to the live broadcasts and blog coverage provided here locally throughout the past few days, a major portion of the narrative within the movement has originated online.

The bloggers here at the Brown Victory Party “Bloggers Row” are all credentialed. We have press passes, but we also have blogger passes that score us access to other areas and people.

The Brown campaign raised millions and millions of dollars online. They ran a “Voter Bomb” campaign that put tens of thousands of extra folks in the GOTV effort.

We’re now streaming live with some 450 live viewers and more than 3,600 unique viewers in the past 3 hours.

For new media minded political junkies, this is what we’ve all been waiting for. A campaign that embraces the online realm and does everything it can to give us the red carpet at the biggest event of the race.

Take note folks… this is how it’s done.

-Eric Odom

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