Gore spending $2,439 / month on his house's power

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Wednesday February 28, 2007 · 6:26 AM PST

2007/02/28 · 06:26

Did anyone see the CNN story that Gore is spending $2,439 per month on his house I mean mansion's power bill? His spokeswoman seems to be confirming that this is true, which is unfortunate.

That's 50 times as much power as the average American.

It's pretty depressing if it is true.

Info request on Kos's effort to organize churches

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Sunday November 05, 2006 · 5:39 PM PST

2006/11/05 · 17:39

Folks,

I believe in the book Crashing the Gates Kos mentions that he is working on a grass roots effort to organize churches, and members thereof, across the country. I am interested in joining this effort and recruiting other churchgoers to be point people in their respective houses of worship. Does anyone know the status of this?

This weekend the priest in my Catholic Church in Vermont requested that we all pray that "candidates who are pro-life be elected on Tuesday", which in Vermont mean Republicans. It pissed me off.

I'd really like to join an organized effort to turn back the incredible GOTV machine the GOP has via churches. More on the flip. Read More

(VT-AL) John McCain will be in Vermont on Sunday stumping for Rainville

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Thursday September 14, 2006 · 10:52 AM PDT

2006/09/14 · 10:52

Rainville will prove once again that she is, in fact, tied tightly to the Republican establishment, as John McCain will stump for her on Sunday. It's so weird that she thinks this is going to work in a small state: say I'm not a Republican, then fly in the usual suspects all season. I hope she keeps the same crappy campaign manager.

In other news, folks, the Bernie / Tarrant race is not even close, despite the fact that Tarrant would fill your entire house with direct mail if you could. It's a major blowout, with Bernie leading by about 25% points. The RNC is even refusing to be associated with Tarrant. So let's get all of our attention to helping Peter Welch...

(VT-AL) RNCC claims that their own candidate will reform Republicans. Huh?

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Wednesday September 13, 2006 · 5:39 PM PDT

2006/09/13 · 17:39

Whoa, get this. The RNCC in Vermont is running television ads for their puppet candidate Rainville claiming that Rainville is a Republican that will reform Washington? Tivo that. Yes, you heard it right. Vote for a Republican to reform Republicans - this message brought to you by Republicans.

The RNCC has just dumped $100,000 into the Vermont race to bring you this dumb-ass message.

Welch had a press conference this morning, after he won the Democratic primary (unopposed) yesterday. He outlined his six point plan for U.S. government reform and discussed the race with about 7-8 of the state's prominent reporters and news crews.

(VT-AL) Barbara Bush in Vermont stumping for Rainville

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Friday September 08, 2006 · 7:17 PM PDT

2006/09/08 · 19:17

Ok, this is amazing. All summer Martha Rainville has been claiming that she is independent of the wingnut Bushes in Washington. Look what happened at a Republican fundraiser on Wednesday:

Former First Lady Barbara Bush came to Vermont to raise money for Republican candidate Martha Rainville. She told the crowd that "the White House has asked her to come to show that the Bushes back Rainville."

That is a direct quote. I mean, Rainville just doesn't get that you can't have the Bushes running around in Vermont supporting you, and then deny it to the public. Does she really think we are that oblivious?

(VT-AL) Welch and people who work for a living

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Monday September 04, 2006 · 11:02 AM PDT

2006/09/04 · 11:02

Today is labor day, and thinking of all of the men and women in the U.S. who work to make a living makes me almost desperate to see Welch in Congress.

Every year when I do my federal personal and business taxes, I wind up thinking, "this tax code must have been written by a bunch of rich people." The wealthier you are, the more deductions there are.

There are a lot of economic arguments I could make here in favor of labor, higher minimum wages, unions, etc. But the situation has gotten so bad that, unlike most issues, I won't argue on an economic basis. The republicans in Congress are simply in the territory of being morally wrong when it comes to labor and distribution of wealth. It has gone beyond economics. It is a moral issue now. Read More

(VT-AL) Peter Welch and the ability to listen

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Saturday September 02, 2006 · 11:36 AM PDT

2006/09/02 · 11:36

One of Peter Welch's most striking characteristics is how well he listens. I suspect over time this one trait will lead him to the halls of greatness as a Congressman and perhaps Senator down the road (ok, ok, one race at a time...)

I've met many state and federal politicians over the years, and few really want to listen and learn as much as Welch does. It is very commendable. If you haven't met him, I suggest trying to do so in the next sixty days if you are from the area.

Because of this strength, even if you don't agree with Welch on every issue, you feel like he is at least hearing your point. This is especially important as we try to move the Democratic Party away from single-issue advocacy. It makes it much easier to support leaders who don't always agree with us if we at least feel like they are careful listening to our arguments. Read More

(VT-AL) Welch and Douglas are both going to win

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Wednesday August 30, 2006 · 7:09 AM PDT

2006/08/30 · 07:09

My prediction is that a lot of Vermonters who vote for Welch are also going to vote for Douglas, the Republican incumbent governor. Why am I predicting this, beyond the obvious fact that a lot of people know Douglas?

Having talked to probably 100 people in the state, this is what I hear from people consistently across demographic groups (in order) 1. They are tired of Vermont's high and uncompetitive taxes 2. The job situtation isn't great in the state. 3. Gas prices. Note that they are all economic pocketbook issues.
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(VT-AL) Exclusive Kos Interview: Middlebury Professor comments on Welch race (Part II)

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Monday August 28, 2006 · 7:24 PM PDT

2006/08/28 · 19:24

Part II of my talk with Professor Eric Davis, a political science professor at Middlebury. These are notes from the discussion:

Sanders and Leahy in relation to Welch
Bernie Sanders will win big, and the only question is whether he will break 60%. But he needs to focus, and cannot spend much effort helping Welch because he has to worry about his opponent outspending him 2-1.

Senator Leahy will be a bigger help to Welch, and has cancelled some overseas trips this summer to help him. Leahy is the biggest vote-getter in Vermont, and does have coattails even when he isn't formally running. In addition, Carolyn Dwyer, who ran Leahy's 2004 campaign, is Welch's campaign manager. This type of experience will really prove its value in the next 70 days or so.
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(VT-AL) Exclusive Kos interview: Middlebury professor comments on Welch race (Part I)

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Friday August 25, 2006 · 1:09 PM PDT

2006/08/25 · 13:09

This morning I interviewed Eric Davis, professor of political science at Middlebury College, about the Welch / Rainville race. Professor Davis has been at Middlebury since 1977 and really knows the Vermont political tundra. He is not endorsing either candidate. The following is a rough transcription of his thoughts on the Welch race.

Here is Prof. Davis's prediction for the VT-AL seat:

50% probability Welch narrow win
30% probability Welch wins big
20% Rainville narrow win

Is Vermont the most worrisome democratic seat?

No, not according to Davis. The most worrisome to the Democrats are:
1. IA-03, Leonard Boswell, is most troublesome democratic seat.
2. OH-06, the seat that Ted Strickland is vacating.

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(VT-AL) Senator Dodd stumps for Welch / Special event coming tomorrow

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Thursday August 24, 2006 · 7:55 AM PDT

2006/08/24 · 07:55

I just got back from a breakfast event/fundraiser hosted by Welch, featuring Senator Dodd. Dodd was a fluent speaker who really had his facts down. Here are a few interesting ones from his talk:

-- The estate tax cuts that the Republicans wanted to tie to the minimum wage bill would have given $756 Billion to only 8,000 families in the United States over the course of their existence.

-- The GOP-controlled Senate has given itself salary raises per senator totaling $31,000 over the past ten years, yet hasn't risen the minimum wage once. Read More

Rainville finally talks about some issues (sort of)

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Tuesday August 22, 2006 · 7:38 PM PDT

2006/08/22 · 19:38

One of the most interesting things to date about the Welch / Rainville campaign is that Rainville refuses to debate Welch in public. She claims she can't while running in the Republican primary. Interestingly, her Republican opponent, Mark Shepard, has managed to show up.

Rainville keeps saying that she wants to run a campaign based on the issues, and an open conversation with Vermonters, yet she wouldn't even attend these "debates on the green." Vermont is not a big media market - sometimes the only way to reach constituents is the old fashioned way - in person.
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