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...worried about global warming. And he always arouses the ire of fundraising Republicans and Democrats alike by his campaign finance crusade, which produced not only real legislation but also, through his aggressive chairmanship of the Indian Affairs Committee, help bring to light the scandalous backroom dealings of Jack Abramoff, dealings which greatly contributed to the GOP drifting from their core values and losing the election...
...what appears to have mattered most was Congress' own behavior. Fully 74% of voters surveyed in exit polls ranked corruption and ethics as important in determining their votes; by comparison, 67% said that about Iraq. The lack of progress in Iraq helped nationalize the elections, but multiple scandals (Abramoff, Foley) appear to have driven home an urge for massive change. Mattis Goldman, who coordinated the campaign advertising for Democrat Sherrod Brown's successful Ohio Senate run, says that they chose to emphasize economic populism, change and fighting corruption. "If we had run a one-dimensional campaign just about...
EVERYONE WHO SMELLS LIKE ABRAMOFF Ew. Voters flushed a number of Congressmen tainted by (all together now!) disgraced superlobbyist Jack Abramoff, including Senator Conrad Burns and Representative Richard Pombo. We may soon find out whether it's possible to be viewed as too dirty to land a lobbyist...
...Burns, battling personal scandal with his links to convicted lobbyist Jack Abramoff as well as voter discontent with the Iraq war, congratulated Tester, a farmer and state legislator...
...probably was the angry, anti-Burns-motivated voter turnouts in those key Dem counties, following an especially nasty and costly (for Montana) broadcast and print campaign. Beginning in 2005, the Democratic Party ran TV ads linking Burns to Abramoff. Then Burns compounded matters by badmouthing wildland firefighters and remaining devoted to Bush and the Iraq war, which hurt his image among women and independents in the Democratic counties. Enough of Montana's independent voters showed their displeasure with Burns to squeak Tester...