Your update on the right-wing candidates running for US Senate for 9/22-9/29.
Government: Angle and her husband are both covered by government health care plans (Alternet, 9/28).
Health Care: Criticized for mocking “Autism” coverage (The Plum Line, 9/27).
Fundraising: Comedian Dennis Miller to raise money for Angle (LVRJ, 9/28).
House: Angle’s unpopularity may hurt Nevada’s GOP House candidates (The Hill, 9/28).
Poll: One poll shows Reid leading Angle by 5%, other finds a tie (Las Vegas Sun 9/25, LVRJ 9/28).
Poll: DSCC poll shows Buck trailing Bennet by 2% (Politico, 9/29).
GOP: Senators McConnell and Cornyn host fundraiser for Buck (AP, 9/28).
Right-wing: Tries to portray himself as more moderate after primary (RCP, 9/24).
Corporate: Rightwing Koch brothers take interest in Fiorina’s campaign (LA Times, 9/25).
Outside groups: Chamber of Commerce and FreedomWorks to bolster Fiorina (LA Times, 9/28).
Poll: Trails Boxer by 8% in new poll of California voters (San Jose Mercury News, 9/25).
Ad: New ad labels Boxer as “arrogant” (The Atlantic, 9/23).
Government: Expresses support for increased spending for public health and education in 2004 survey (KTUU, 9/24).
Controversy: Classified himself as “low-income” on hunting license application (Anchorage Daily News, 9/27).
Outside groups: Tea Party Express to help Miller against McAdams, Murkowski (Daily News-Miner, 9/28).
Finances: CREW looks into O’Donnell’s poor financial record (News Journal, 9/29).
Science: Declares evolution “a myth” on Politically Incorrect (Huffington Post, 9/25).
Controversy: Falsely claims she attended Claremont McKenna and Oxford for graduate school (Mediaite, 9/29).
GOP: Shames Republican leadership for not supporting complete repeal of Health Care Reform (ABC News, 9/28).
Ad: Blasted for supporting $2,000 Medicare deductible (Herald Leader, 9/29).
Right-wing: Member of ultraconservative medical group (Courier Journal, 9/24).
Poll: Leads Conway by just 2% in latest poll of Kentucky voters (TPMDC, 9/27).
Economy: Speaks out against raising taxes on wealthy (Huffington Post, 9/27).
Controversy: BIAW fined for illegally supporting Rossi’s gubernatorial campaign (Seattle PI, 9/24).
Ad: CommonsenseTen hits Rossi on housing crisis (Politico, 9/24).
Controversy: Releases Spanish-language ad despite support for English-only policies (Florida Independent, 9/29).
Social Security: Reverses himself on Social Security privatization (St. Petersburg Times, 9/28).
Finances: New questions about Rubio’s expenses flare (Orlando Sentinel, 9/24).
Poll: Toomey holds slight lead, but one-third of Pennsylvania voters still undecided (WPVI, 9/29).
GOP: Distances himself from spending under Bush Administration (AP, 9/27).
Right-wing: Columnist examines Toomey’s far-right beliefs while leading Club for Growth (Inquirer, 9/26).
