Morning Briefing
For October 24, 2012
1. The Debate Dogs That Didn’t Bark
The debates are over. It’s worth taking a look at what they didn’t cover, which is sometimes as telling as what was said. In 2000 – as I noted in my first widely-read blog post a decade ago, and as Romney noted last night – the subject of terrorism was not even raised, although it would come to dominate Bush’s tenure in office. Some things got less play than you might expect; perhaps the single biggest surprise of last night was that nobody mentioned Benjamin Netanyahu by name, but there was plenty of discussion of Israel (if surprisingly little on the “peace process”). Others got downplayed for obvious reasons; there was discussion of Obamacare at the first debate in particular, but little direct controversy on the individual mandate, perhaps unsurprisingly given Romney’s record. . . . please click here for the rest of the post →
2. Texas Attorney General warns OSCE on Election Observations
Left-wing groups have gone to international organizations in the run up to this election, seeking to apply global governance to the United States. The results of this is that the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE, not the UN as is often reported) has announced it will send election observers, with the implication that Voter ID laws are a problem.
Now, the reason they’re only investigating Republican-run areas is that Republicans would never run to the OSCE or anyone else to interfere with American elections. But that said, we must not let the OSCE observers think they are above the law. The OSCE is a voluntary organization and it has no binding authority over anyone, which is why Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott has warned the OSCE that Texas laws will apply, including bars on unlawful entry of polling places. . . . please click here for the rest of the post →
3. Colorado Accountable Government Alliance Ups Funding And Election Involvement
The Colorado Accountable Government Alliance (CAGA) has accounted for a surge of liberal financial, organizational, and strategic support as the November elections approach, a Media Trackers investigation of campaign finance data reveals. Since October 11, the Tim Gill-backed Democratic political committee has channeled money into twenty-one different state level legislative races throughout Colorado.
CAGA dollars currently flood local campaigns, with the organization spending over $100,000 against several individual candidates within the last two weeks according to campaign filings with the Secretary of State. This is often more than the candidates’ own campaigns have raised over the entirety of the election cycle. . . . please click here for the rest of the post →
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