All posts tagged "Candidates"

Candidates vying for House seats in battleground districts are confounded by a new hot-button issue, according to a Politico report.

AI data centers are turning out to be a "political slog" for House hopefuls from both parties, according to Politico. About 1,500 data centers are planned or being built in 232 congressional districts, with a near even split among which are in Democratic and Republican territory, Politico reported.

"There's more political signs against AI in our region than for candidates in the upcoming races," Rep. Marcy Kaptur (D-OH), who's running to keep her seat, told Politico. "The public opposition that is arising, it's spontaneous combustion coming up from the grassroots."...

At the website for former Alaska governor and erstwhile Vice Presidential candidate Sarah Palin's political action committee, Sarah PAC, donors are assured that funds they give to the PAC will be "dedicated to building America’s future by supporting fresh ideas and candidates who share our vision for reform and innovation.” According to Politico, however, those funds are currently doing nothing of the sort.

If Republicans don't win in 2012, it'll be because all the best candidates stayed out.  Keep in mind that the only reason those are the best candidates is because they aren't running; if the field were flipped the same people who are currently in would be looked at as the excitement-generating candidates the primary was sorely missing.

Since I found myself alternately bored and squirming in angsty fury last night during the townhall debate, I'm siding with Lindsay---something has to be done about these terrible debates. I realize campaign people are risk averse, and so even when they have a much stronger candidate like Obama is over McCain, they tend to want a place where candidates can spout pre-packaged talking points rather than actually engage questions, but Lindsay's right. The format gives the loser a lot more breathing room.

It took all of a week for the media to decide that the shiny had worn off, and that both candidates were miserable failures at exciting their hearts and minds.