She is a darling of the Tea Party, but if Tom Petty has his way when it comes to music at her campaign events, Michele Bachmann may have to back down. It seems Tom Petty objects to her usage of his popular song “American Girl” at rallies and events. Petty’s management team is apparently getting ready to send a cease-and-desist letter to the Bachmann campaign regarding the tune. The video below shows Bachmann using the song during the tail end of her presidential announcement on Monday: This is not a new problem for Republican hopefuls. Back in 2008, Bon Jovi publicly decried the usage of his band’s song “Who Says You Can’t Go Home” at rallies for Sarah Palin. Likewise, the Foo Fighters came out that same year against John McCain’s usage of their song “My Hero, ” ditto for Van Halen and the song “Right Now.” The Talking Heads took it a step further, suing candidate Charlie Crist in 2010 for a cool million after his campaign used the song “Road to Nowhere” in a commercial. Crist recently settled, apparently on friendly terms. But the most ironic point of all? As Hot Air Pundit NBC notes, ( via Hot Air Pundit ), Petty never said a word when Hillary Clinton used the same “American Girl” song during her 2008 campaign. ( hat tip gawker.com )
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Meghan McCain offers her predictions for today: –Sharron Angle beating Harry Reid, followed by an uncomfortable and possibly bitter concession speech from Harry Reid. … –Charlie Crist, an independent beating Marco Rubio, throwing a wrench in the Tea Party and extreme right winners of the night. I think what will be more interesting than his likely win is how exactly the Republican purists and the rest of Washington will treat him. … –I am one of the few of the mind-set that Christine O’Donnell could actually pull this thing off. Followed by last week’s sexist “one night stand” story and the overwhelming media fascination (or horror depending on which way you look at it), I think people could come out in surprise numbers and actually elect this woman. A perverse side of me would like to see how she actually plays out as senator. But the logical side of me is more scared of the idea of a woman elected senator that is unfamiliar with the First Amendment… –Alaska is fascinating because it will either confirm or deny Sarah Palin’s reign as kingmaker. If I were putting money down on it in Vegas, my bet would be with Lisa Murkowski with the write-in win. If she does win, look for Sarah Palin to blame all media and, more than likely, a memorable concession speech from Joe Miller. She also offers such original commentary as: Whatever happens in the election, I believe it will be just as much a commentary on the disappointment of President Obama and the failed liberal policies of his administration as on the failure of the rest of Washington. And: Get your popcorn ready for tomorrow night, there will probably be more than a few upsets and memorable YouTube moments. Tomorrow night is the Super Bowl and the first real tangible backlash from the euphoria of the past that was the fantasy of “hope and change.” Makes you want to rush out and buy her book, doesn’t it?
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Florida Gov. Charlie Crist, running as an independent U.S. Senate candidate, will align himself with Democrats if he wins the election, a close adviser said.
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Crist Would Align With Democrats, Adviser Says
This is beautiful poll analysis. The poll — which comes on the heels of revelations that former President Bill Clinton last week reportedly urged DemocratKendrick Meek to get out of the race — shows the Republican Rubio leading the field with 45 percent, followed by Gov. Charlie Crist at 28 percent and Meek at 21 percent. Only 6 percent of voters in the Mason-Dixon Polling & Research Inc. poll said they were undecided. “There is simply no mathematical formula by which Crist or Meek can approach Rubio's 45 percent support level,” said Mason-Dixon managing director Brad Coker. Even if Meek were to bow out now, Coker said, the math isn't there. Early votes have already been cast and Meek's name would remain on the ballot. “It was a pipe dream to begin with and if they were doing it, it should have been done a month ago,” Coker said. “In three days how do you convince every Democrat who was going to vote for Meek that Crist is the guy?” And just think how this race looked back in September 2009 . . . Yes, he can, and he is right on the verge. Jim Geraghty
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Mason-Dixon: ‘The Math Isn’t There’ for Anything But a Rubio Victory
We will know whether this poll is on the mark in a matter of days, but Quinnipiac's latest results in Florida seem a little odd to me: In the Florida U.S. Senate race, Republican Marco Rubio leads Gov. Charlie Crist, who is running as an independent, 42 – 35 percent among likely voters, while Democratic U.S. Rep. Kendrick Meek gets 15 percent, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released today. In the hotly-contested governor’s race, State Chief Financial Officer Alex Sink, the Democrat, has 45 percent to 41 percent for Republican Rick Scott, the independent Quinnipiac University survey, conducted by live interviewers, finds.
AP – A new poll shows Republican Senate candidate Marco Rubio is leading in Florida by a wide margin over independent Gov. Charlie Crist and Democrat Kendrick Meek.
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Poll: Rubio leads Crist big in Florida Senate race
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I’ve shared many stories about being a minority conservative with you. We’re reviled by the Left for our “betrayal” of our supposed tribes — accused of being Uncle Toms , Aunt Tomasinas , House Niggas , puppets of the White Man , Oreos, Sambos , coconuts, bananas , sellouts, and whores. This is how the ethnic tribalist left rolls. But fiercely individualist and equipped with mighty thick skin, most fellow minority conservatives I know rise above the plantation mentality and brush off liberal crabs in the bucket viciously trying to hold onto dissenters “of color.” In Florida, GOP Senate candidate Marco Rubio has been subjected to the Uncle Tom and coconut smears. That’s par for the course. What’s remarkable now is that pathetic “independent” loser Charlie Crist is actually bragging about an endorsement from an organization that defines people solely by their ethnicity. (Hat tip: Terry Ann Online ) From Crist’s website: La Gaceta Endorses Charlie Crist for U.S. Senate Friday, October 8th, 2010 Prominent Trilingual Newspaper Endorses Charlie Crist for U.S. Senate, urges Florida voters to unite against Marco Rubio LA GACETA This is a most unusual race that is drawing national attention. Former Florida Speaker of the House Marc Rub (we have stripped Marco Rubio of his Hispanicness and the vowels from his name) is the Republican nominee and faces Congressman Kendrick Meek, who is the Democratic nominee, and both are being challenged by Governor Charlie Crist, who is no party’s nominee. Let’s also not forget the other 10 candidates. Their names are irrelevant. This race draws national attention because of its national importance. A Rub win here could change the balance of the Senate. It would give the Tea Partiers a big win with their most mainstream candidate. It also could set the direction of Florida for years to come. If Rub wins, he’ll get 12 years in the Senate which he’ll parlay into eight years as governor and then a run for the White House. His unbridled ambition and no-moral-constraints policy positions make Marc Rub one dangerous hombre. What bothers us the most about Rub is that he’s turned his back on his Hispanic family, and that’s unacceptable. The endorsement goes on to tediously refer to “Rub” and attacks him for taking policy positions contrary to the “Hispanic family” mob. Let’s hope Florida resoundingly rejects such identity politics demagoguery and lets Crist sink to the bottom of the crab bucket. It won’t come soon enough. *** Commenter Lockstein13: This “La Gaceta” endorsement – when translated into Standard English – sounds a lot like “They want to take away our seat.” Gee, I dunno why, but that sounds sooooooooooo familiar. Yes. *** Latest poll: Rubio up … In the Florida U.S. Senate race, Republican Marco Rubio is running away with a commanding 44 – 30 percent likely voter lead over Gov. Charlie Crist, running as an independent, with Democrat U.S. Rep. Kendrick Meek third with 22 percent, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released today.
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Liberal minority mobsters and Crist’s latest shameful endorsement; Update: Rubio widens lead
