Repukes going balls out to defeat Independent Angus King in Maine (Senate candidate)
The surest sign that King will caucus with dems? Repukes are attacking him fiercely and spending big money to do it.
It's almost a sure bet for a Dem Senate pick-up in Maine.
US Chamber of Commerce launches ads targeting Maine independent, Democrats in Montana, Ohio
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Chamber of Commerce is hammering Maine independent candidate Angus King and Democratic incumbents in Montana and Ohio in a new round of ads designed to help Republicans grab control of the Senate.
The ads, which begin airing Tuesday, focus on King’s fiscal record as governor, criticize Montana Sen. Jon Tester on health care and energy and weigh in against Ohio Sen. Sherrod Brown for his votes on energy. Tester and Brown have been top targets of the Chamber for months as the nation’s largest business lobbying group has spent tens of millions of dollars in some eight Senate races and dozens of House contests.
King, seen as likely to side with Democrats if he wins, was the subject of a Chamber ad in July.
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http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/us-chamber-of-commerce-launches-ads-targeting-maine-independent-democrats-in-montana-ohio/2012/09/18/d5ebfecc-015b-11e2-bbf0-e33b4ee2f0e8_story.html
Bill Nemitz: GOP fires more silly stuff at Angus King
David Sorensen reminds me of the kid who murders both of his parents and then asks the judge for mercy because he's an orphan.
AIRING IT OUT
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Sorensen, in case you don't know him yet, is the new communications director for the Maine Republican Party.
His primary job between now and Nov. 6 is to think up new and ingenious ways to knock heavily favored independent Angus King off stride in his battle with Republican Charlie Summers and Democrat Cynthia Dill to become Maine's next U.S. senator.
So what has Sorensen done lately?
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http://www.kjonline.com/gop-fires-more-silly-stuff-at-angus-king_2012-09-14.html
GOP-linked super PAC runs ad urging backing of Dem
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — An ad urging Democrats to stick with their candidate, Cynthia Dill, over independent Angus King is on the airwaves in the U.S. Senate race in Maine courtesy of a super PAC with ties to the Republican Party.
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http://www.boston.com/news/local/maine/2012/08/24/gop-linked-super-pac-runs-urging-backing-dem/4nvb9nobEChYAe3z4MZFbJ/story.html
