NY, NY (July 31) – With the Senate summer recess fast closing in, and the Republican Party blocking all hopes of sustained economic growth, Senate races will determine whether the country continues to move forward, or fall back into the hands of the party that drove this country, economically speaking, into the ground.
With thirty-seven Senate seats up for grabs, this November election will be one of the most important elections in modern times. While the Democratic Leadership mourned the passing of Senator Kennedy (D-MA), and Senator Robert Byrd (D-WV), the Senate also lost their mandate allowing the GOP to obstruct forward progress with backwards thinking.
WorldNewsVine will be closely following the campaign trail of both, the Democratic and Republican Parties. The balance of power has shifted, equally over the last 50 years in the Senate with this year’s elections being crucial to maintaining economic stability, and growth.
One of the key races this election will be Connecticut. With the retirement of Senator Chris Dodd, the Senate seat is up for grabs. Election reports have the Democratic candidate, Attorney General Richard Blumenthal tossing his hat into the ring, with a double-digit lead.
Blumenthal is a very popular candidate that has been fighting hard for the people of his state for over twenty-five years.
On the Republican Side, Linda McMahon, Peter Schiff, and Rob Simmons are in a tight primary race. Simmons, a pro-Bush non-conformist, is a strong supporter of Bush era economic policies, setting up his state, and the nation for more confrontation regarding the nation’s recovery.
Schiff, along with former CEO of World Wrestling Entertainment Linda McMahon are pouring millions of their own monies into their campaigns. Nearly $50 million dollars is available to the McMahon campaign to which, they have already dumped millions into television advertisements.
Schiff, an executive with connections to conservative, Ron Paul has kept up his end of the campaign moving forward on monies spent out of his own pocket.
Meanwhile, a majority of the Republican candidates are running on a repeal of the new Health Care bill, passed this March and signed into law by President Obama. It would appear that the Senate Republican committee cannot come up with any new strategies aimed at moving the nation’s economy forward, simply pointing fingers and playing scare tactics with hopes of winning the support of the uninformed.
In other Senate news, the GOP successfully filibustered attempts to give the elections back to the majority and out of the hands of special interest groups whose interests, are not with the majority. Senate Republicans blocked cloture on the Disclosure Act, designed to prevent secret groups of wealthy corporate executives, and foreign entities from funneling unchecked campaign funds into national elections aimed at smearing all candidates that are not acting in the Republican Party’s best interest.
A bill such as the Disclosure Act would certainly impede the Republican Party’s ability to strengthen their grip on America’s working class. The bill would also, block the Republican Party from providing further free meal tickets to the nation’s top three percent earners in the form of tax cuts, bailouts, and along with ending further mandates to strengthen the Foreign Tax Credit that sent millions of American jobs overseas over the past 10 years.
Follow these stories, and more on WorldNewsVine as the nation heads towards an election year, which could permanently fix or break this nation’s economy.
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aksteve
August 1, 2010 at 2:50 pm
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You are wrong about Peter Schiff vs. McMahon.
Unlike McMahon who has spent 21 million and counting of her own money, and pledged to allocate 50 million of her own money to her campaign, Schiff has raised about 3.5 million with less than 1 million of his own money. His last “Money Bomb” had 2,200 contributors. He has more contributors in his pocket than all other candidates combined, by far.
When he does put in his own money, he calls upon his constituents to raise X amount, and then pledges to match it by X amount. His plan is not to “buy” the election and wants the peoples support.
McMahon on the other hand has spent more than any other candidate in CT history, AND, the primaries havent even happened yet.
Sadly, McMahon is still the Republican pick. That could all change come election time as Schiff has Ron Pauls, and Steve Forbes endorsement.
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admin
August 1, 2010 at 3:56 pm
There was no dollar figure placed on Schiff, only a reference he is spending his own cash…
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BillDiVita
August 1, 2010 at 7:37 pm
While it is correct there was no specific dollar figure placed on Schiff, the article falsely asserts that Schiff is using millions of his own money to fund his campaign.
“Schiff, along with former CEO of World Wrestling Entertainment Linda McMahon are pouring millions of their own monies into this campaign.”
Schiff is running a grass roots campaign and has used approximately 1 million dollars of his own money. The majority of his support comes from from thousands of supporters who contribute money, volunteer their time phone banking and knocking on doors to spread the word.
Peter Schiff predicted years ago how this current recession was going to come about. He warned about the misguided policies of George Bush and Alan Greenspan and continues to criticize the current administration for perpetuating the same misguided policies that have created unsustainable government deficits. Peter Schiff believes there is still time to avoid running this country off a cliff but it must be done soon. He has promised to serve only a single term in the Senate and then return to private life.
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admin
August 1, 2010 at 8:38 pm
So you agree that between the two they are pouring millions of their own monies into their campaigns…
Thank you for the great research for me, and appreciate you pointing out the GOP has located another candidate that has millions to spend on campaigns while, their counterparts in the Senate refuse assistance to Main Street America.
His statements are great campaign rhetoric, while we all know IF he were elected he would be nothing more that another GOP robot, supporting the Party of NO!!
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Michael P. Shipley
August 1, 2010 at 3:00 pm
The disclosure act is just another way for the feds to interfere with elections and suppress opposition to big government. There are already thousands of campaign rules on the books, more wont fix anything, it will only make it worse. We need less government, not more. Big gov is what ruined our country; government controls half of our economy now, what do you want, 100%? You really thing that’s the answer? Its government in collusion with the banks and big corps that has ruined our country. Time to break that collusion and shrink government to a max of 10% of the economy, not 100%.
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August 1, 2010 at 3:55 pm
You have the Republican Party to thank for that… the last time we had reduction in government was under the Clinton Administration, a time of prosperity only to move on to the elusion “For the People” translated into “For the Rich” under GOP rule in the White House
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Michael P. Shipley
August 2, 2010 at 9:15 am
First, I appreciate your replying to all the comments. Nice.
I’m a libertarian, I don’t support the Republican or Democrat party. They’re both for big government. Both Republicans and Dems want an empire with a huge military, and huge welfare state where everyone gets a free house and medical care. Bushes war in Iraq and Obama’s war in Afghanistan, along with Bushes prescription drug bill and Obama’s health care bill proves that.
As for Bill Clinton, what would of happened to the budget if Hilary had passed her health care bill? The budget would of sky rocketed and bankrupted us just like medicare, medicaid, and ss has only faster. Clinton is no balanced budget hero.
There has been no meaningful reduction in the size of government or how much the government controls of the economy since forever, it only goes up. In 1920 federal and state governments taxed and controlled 20% of the U.S. economy. Now it’s at 50%. Now we’re bankrupt. Do you see a pattern here?
Both sides are at fault. The only solution is to revoke the Federal Governments charter and be done with it, its just a magnet for scum and villainy on both sides and cannot be fixed. IMO.
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