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2010 Right Wing Candidates Weekly Update 9/29

Your update on the right-wing candidates running for US Senate for 9/22-9/29.

Sharron Angle (link is external)

Government(link is external): Angle and her husband are both covered by government health care plans (Alternet, 9/28).

Health Care(link is external): Criticized for mocking “Autism” coverage (The Plum Line, 9/27).

Fundraising(link is external): Comedian Dennis Miller to raise money for Angle (LVRJ, 9/28).

House(link is external): Angle’s unpopularity may hurt Nevada’s GOP House candidates (The Hill, 9/28).

Poll(link is external): One poll shows Reid leading (link is external)Angle by 5%, other finds (link is external)a tie (Las Vegas Sun 9/25, LVRJ 9/28).

Ken Buck (link is external)

Poll(link is external): DSCC poll shows Buck trailing Bennet by 2% (Politico, 9/29).

GOP(link is external): Senators McConnell and Cornyn host fundraiser for Buck (AP, 9/28).

Right-wing(link is external): Tries to portray himself as more moderate after primary (RCP, 9/24).

Carly Fiorina (link is external)

Corporate(link is external): Rightwing Koch brothers take interest in Fiorina’s campaign (LA Times, 9/25).

Outside groups(link is external): Chamber of Commerce and FreedomWorks to bolster Fiorina (LA Times, 9/28).

Poll(link is external): Trails Boxer by 8% in new poll of California voters (San Jose Mercury News, 9/25).

Ad(link is external): New ad labels Boxer as “arrogant” (The Atlantic, 9/23).

Joe Miller (link is external)

Government(link is external): Expresses support for increased spending for public health and education in 2004 survey (KTUU, 9/24).

Controversy(link is external): Classified himself as “low-income” on hunting license application (Anchorage Daily News, 9/27).

Outside groups(link is external): Tea Party Express to help Miller against McAdams, Murkowski (Daily News-Miner, 9/28).

Christine O’Donnell(link is external)

Finances(link is external): CREW looks into O’Donnell’s poor financial record (News Journal, 9/29).

Science(link is external): Declares evolution “a myth” on Politically Incorrect (Huffington Post, 9/25).

Controversy(link is external): Falsely claims she attended Claremont McKenna and Oxford for graduate school (Mediaite, 9/29).

GOP(link is external): Shames Republican leadership for not supporting complete repeal of Health Care Reform (ABC News, 9/28).

Rand Paul (link is external)

Ad(link is external): Blasted for supporting $2,000 Medicare deductible (Herald Leader, 9/29).

Right-wing(link is external): Member of ultraconservative medical group (Courier Journal, 9/24).

Poll(link is external): Leads Conway by just 2% in latest poll of Kentucky voters (TPMDC, 9/27).

Economy(link is external): Speaks out against raising taxes on wealthy (Huffington Post, 9/27).

Dino Rossi (link is external)

Controversy(link is external): BIAW fined for illegally supporting Rossi’s gubernatorial campaign (Seattle PI, 9/24).

Ad(link is external): CommonsenseTen hits Rossi on housing crisis (Politico, 9/24).

Marco Rubio (link is external)

Controversy(link is external): Releases Spanish-language ad despite support for English-only policies (Florida Independent, 9/29).

Social Security(link is external): Reverses himself on Social Security privatization (St. Petersburg Times, 9/28).

Finances(link is external): New questions about Rubio’s expenses flare (Orlando Sentinel, 9/24).

Pat Toomey (link is external)

Poll(link is external): Toomey holds slight lead, but one-third of Pennsylvania voters still undecided (WPVI, 9/29).

GOP(link is external): Distances himself from spending under Bush Administration (AP, 9/27).

Right-wing(link is external): Columnist examines Toomey’s far-right beliefs while leading Club for Growth (Inquirer, 9/26).