Tag Archives: Morning Score

NH Dems Pick On Mr. Pickup

As former Sen. Scott Brown (R-Elsewhere) Hamlets the Granite State, the New Hampshire Democratic Party has cooked up a little something to help voters make up their minds. Via Politico’s Morning Score: The New Hampshire Democratic Party, seizing on the … Continue reading

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MA 5th Candidate Carl Sciortino Jr. Makes His Mark(ey) In TV Spot

Political newcomer Carl Sciortino Jr., who is running in the Democratic primary for Ed Markey’s vacated Massachusetts 5th District Congressional seat, has made quite a splash with his first TV spot. From Politico’s Morning Score: MASSACHUSETTS SPECIAL: COMING OUT: This week … Continue reading

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Let The Wild Sequester Rumpus Begin! (Bankrupting America Edition)

Now that the dreaded sequester is starting to feel like the New Normal, the airwaves are starting to fill up with ads trying to position it as the New Abnormal. First shot (via Politico’s Morning Score): Bankrupting America, a project … Continue reading

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Did Romney Get Rooked?

Among the many mistakes Mitt Romney’s presidential campaign made was his “unusual in-house ad strategy,” described by Politico this way: Unlike other presidential campaigns, which typically outsource their ad reservations and placement to specialized firms with large teams that know … Continue reading

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Let The Whatever-Billion-Dollar Rumpus Begin! (You’re A Liar! No, YOU’RE A Liar! Edition)

Here’s what the 2012 presidential race has come down to: One campaign releases a lying ad (Exhibit A); the other campaign releases a lying response to the lying ad (Exhibit B). From Politico’s Morning Score: ROMNEY RERELEASES “AMERICA DESERVES BETTER”: The … Continue reading

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Hey – Does This Validate The People’s Pledge?

The hardworking staff has been bird-dogging the People’s Pledge to keep independent expenditure groups out of the U.S. Senate race between incumbent Scott Brown (R-Have You Met My Wife?) and challenger Elizabeth Warren (D-Indian Giver). Yet another indication that it’s … Continue reading

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Bad News o’ the Day (Wall Street Nobama Edition)

Tough sledding on Wall Street for Pres. Obama. No snow. From Politico’s Playbook: THE MONEY, HONEY — “Wall Street’s vote: Romney by a landslide,” by Abby Phillip and Kenneth P. Vogel: “Mitt Romney’s presidential campaign and the super PAC supporting it … Continue reading

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Is The People’s Pledge Actually Working?

The agreement between incumbent U.S. Sen. Scott Brown (R-Not Native American) and his likely challenger Elizabeth Warren (D-Likely Not Native American) to curb independent political expenditures from their campaigns – a.k.a. the People’s Pledge – has met with skepticism across … Continue reading

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Hey – Does This Violate The People’s Pledge? (V)

The liberal Super PAC American Bridge has released a web video – to coincide with Fenway’s 100th Birthday Bash – that whacks Sen. Scott Brown (R-Fenway Franking Privilege) for purportedly pushing to ship the Sox to Foxborough back in 2001. … Continue reading

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Daddy Mittbucks

Anemic Democratic Super PAC Priorities USA Action claims it’s spending $688,000 on this ad in Ohio, Florida, Iowa, and Virginia, according to Politico’s Morning Score:   The hardworking staff’s favorite image:   Maybe Priorities USA Action is actionally spending that much … Continue reading

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