ALERT: New Polling Data
Michelle Foster here of CCC PAC and I want to tell you: "I'm sorry!"
I'm
sorry we've been sending out a high number of emails on the key Senate
races for these 2014 Midterm Elections. And I'm also sorry that some of
them contained bad/worrisome news. One of our supporters wrote to me
and said 'you people keep sending these emails to scare us so we'll
donate more.' The woman who sent that email was basically correct.
The
past couple of weeks Democrats and their allied liberal interest groups
(unions, environmental groups, abortion groups, and organizations like
MoveOn.org) have aired millions of dollars of TV and radio ads smearing
our Republican Senate candidates in the key election battles. That
deluge of negative ads against Republicans has made an impact in the
polling numbers, and unfortunately, it's not been the best week for GOP
candidates in the polls.
It's
not all bad news - as you can see from the map below, Republicans still
hold the lead in several important races, but we have definitely lost
ground in the past week. Here's the headline from Politico this morning
reflecting the surge in the polls for the Democrats in several key
races:
Below
is our latest CCC PAC Election Target map, and you can see where things
stand in some of the key races based on the most recent polling data:
One
thing you will note from the map above: in some cases Republicans are
running stronger in the polls in traditionally Democratic states than
they are in "swing states." The reason for this is that the Democrats
have focused their millions of dollars in negative ads on those
competitive states, meaning that Republican candidates in non-swing
states haven't been smeared in an endless deluge of Democrat negative TV
and radio ads.
We
are targeting just over one-dozen U.S. Senate races where we have a
chance to win. In some we are favored to win, in others, we will have
to give it our all and hope that outside factors break in our favor.
Our top Senate Election Targets include:
ALASKA
- Democrat incumbent Senator Mark Begich won this Senate seat in the
2008 elections. He beat his Republican opponent by a razor-thin 47.8% -
46.5% margin, during the year Democrat turnout was exceptionally high
given the excitement surrounding Barack Obama's presidential campaign.
We are now well positioned to bring this dark chapter in Alaska to an
end and - Defeat Mark Begich.
ARKANSAS
- The Arkansas Senate race has been called the most competitive
election of the 2014 MIdterm Elections. Democrat incumbent Senator Mark
Pryor won election in 2002 and was re-elected in 2008. Polls show
Pryor in a razor-close election with our Conservative Republican
candidate, Tom Cotton. This race is all going to come down to turnout -
in 2012 Mitt Romney managed to win the popular vote in Arkansas over
Obama by a 60.5% - 36.9% margin. If we can turn out Republican and
Independent voters we will be successful in our efforts to Defeat Mark Pryor. COLORADO
- Democrat incumbent Senator Mark Udall entered the 2014 election cycle
considered to be relatively 'safe' in his re-election efforts. But
then the ObamaCare fiasco was inflicted on the American people, and
Udall's office was caught deliberately lying about how many health
insurance policies were being canceled for Colorado residents because of
ObamaCare. The latest polls show our Republican candidate, Cory
Gardner, has taken the lead and Bill Clinton just announced he was
canceling a fundraising appearancance for Udall. Colorado has been
trending more Democratic in recent elections, so we still have a lot of
work to do, but if we keep up our efforts we will - Defeat Mark Udall. GEORGIA
- This became an "open" Senate seat when Republican Saxby Chambliss
announced he was retiring. So we must win this Senate race, or else
Democrats will add a seat they did not already hold, and it would make
it much harder for Republicans to obtain a GOP Majority in the U.S.
Senate. Democrats nominated Michelle Nunn to be their Senate candidate
in Georgia, knowing that voters hold former U.S. Senator Sam Nunn in
high regard. Michelle Nunn has been running as a 'conservative'
Democrat given the heavy Republican tilt in Georgia. The strategies by
Democrats have worked to some extent for them, as the most recent polls
showed Republican David Perdue with only a 1% - 4% lead and the last WSB
TV poll actually had Democrat Michelle Nunn ahead by 3%. Our Republican
nominee is businessman David Perdue who has made cutting the deficit
and repealing ObamaCare two of his top campaign issues. This race is
too close for comfort and we need your help to - Defeat Michelle Nunn.
ILLINOIS
- One of the surprises this election cycle has been the U.S. Senate
race in Illinois where incumbent Democrat Dick Durbin looks increasingly
vulnerable. Fox News reports that recent polling has Republican Jim
Oberweis within 7% of Durbin in the polls. Durbin has mobilized
opposition to his re-election bid through a series of controversial and
heavy-handed moves. Durbin called on the IRS to intimidate conservative
non-profit groups, tried to silence Rush Limbaugh and other
conservative talk radio hosts through re-imposition of the Fairness
Doctorine, and was recently accused of bullying the Walgreens drug store
corporation which is based in Illinois. A Durbin loss would be
devastating to Democrats - Durbin is the 2nd highest ranked Democrat in
the Senate after Majority Leader Harry Reid and we are working hard each
day to - Defeat Dick Durbin.
IOWA
- Like Colorado, Iowa was considered a state where Democrats were set
to thrive in 2014, but the reality has been much different. Liberal
Democrat Senator Tom Harkin is retiring and Democrats nominated Bruce
Braley, who got himself in a world of trouble when he was caught on
camera mocking Iowa farmers. In contrast, our Conservative Republican
candidate, Joni Ernst, has stunned political analysts with an inspiring
campaign. An Iowa Republican State Senator, Ernst has also served for
21 years in the U.S. Army Reserves and Iowa National Guard. Almost
every single poll taken in the past two months have shown this race
deadlocked, and we need your help to Elect Republican Joni Ernst.
KANSAS
- Kansas was never supposed to be a competitive state for the 2014
Midterm Elections. As Democrats realized that they were struggling in
states they thought would be relatively "safe" wins for them, they began
to look for opportunities to cushion their losses. In Kansas,
Democrats recruited Greg Orman to run as an "Independent" and then got
their Democrat nominee to drop out of the race so as not to split the
vote. Our investigation has revealed that Orman is not "independent" at
all, but is a Democrat political donor to Barack Obama, Hillary
Clinton, Al Franken, Harry Reid and other top Democrats. In 2008, Orman
filed to run for this very same Senate seat as a Democrat. Orman
supports stronger gun control measures, refused to support the XL
pipeline, and is spending millions of dollars of his own money to try
and fool Kansas voters and hide his true liberal Democrat background.
It is essential that we Stop Greg Orman.  LOUISIANA
- Democrat incumbent Senator Mary Landrieu has been considered one of
the more vulnerable Democrat incumbents up for re-election in 2014.
Louisiana's electoral process is a bit different from other states.
They will hold a 'Jungle Primary' on November 4th where the top two
vote getters will advance to a January runoff election, where we will
ultimately learn who will be the next U.S. Senator from Louisiana - will
Landrieu be re-elected, or will she be defeated by a Republican
challenger? As of now the two leading Republicans are Bill Cassidy
(favored by many in the Republican establishment) and Rob Maness
(favored by most grass roots conservatives and endorsed by Gov. Sarah
Palin, Tea Party Express, Conservative Campaign Committee, and countless
other conservative leaders and groups). Bill Cassidy has been dogged
by his liberal past, contributing to countless Democrat politicians.
Most ironic, Cassidy contributed to Senator Mary Landrieu's campaign,
which would surely undermine his case to voters were he to emerge as the
Republican candidate. We have a much better choice in Air Force
veteran and businessman Rob Maness.
MICHIGAN
- This was another state Democrats felt comfortable about early in the
2014 election cylce - and now things have completely changed. Liberal
Democrat Senator Carl Levin (a longtime fixture in Michigan politics) is
retiring this year and the battle for the Senate seat he held has come
down to Liberal Democrat Congressman Gary Peters vs. Conservative
Republican Terri Lynn Land, who served as Michigan's Secretary of State.
Democrat Gary Peters has been running as an unabashed liberal,
appearing at campaign events with Barack Obama and Joe Biden. That
tactic might have backfired as in this most recent week Rasmussen
Reports and Real Clear Politics have both moved this race from "Leans
Democrat" to "Toss Up." If we can raise enough money to keep
Republican Terri Lynn Land competitive we can win this race and Defeat Gary Peters. 
MINNESOTA
- In 2008 Al Franken 'won' his election to the U.S. Senate by just 312
vote margin in an election many observers believe was "stolen" from
Republican Norm Coleman. The incredibly close margin in the election
has made this Senate campaign a closely-watched race among national
political observers. Recent polling showed our Republican candidate,
businessman Mike McFadden had surged to within single digits of Al
Franken. Our job is to inform voters of how out of touch Al Franken's
record has been and if we can raise enough money to make a strong
impression with TV and radio ads we can - Defeat Al Franken.
NEW JERSEY
- One of the big surprises of the 2014 Midterm Elections has to be the
U.S. Senate race in New Jersey. Liberal Democrat incumbent Cory Booker
won his seat last year in a closer-than-expected Special Election.
Voters in the Garden State have yet to embrace Cory Booker, and new
polling shows only 42% of voters support Booker's re-election and only
36% approve of Barack Obama's job performance. This has created the
opportunity for our Republican candidate, Jeff Bell, to win this
election in what would be the upset of the year. With enough money, an
aggressive ground game, and the right political climate and we could - Defeat Cory Booker.
NEW MEXICO
- The New Mexico Senate election is shaping up to be a potential
competitive state. Incumbent Democrat Senator Tom Udall is the cousin
of Colorado Democrat Senator Mark Udall. Udall is a liberal, voting for
Barack Obama's agenda 94% of the time. Our Republican candidate, Allen
Weh, is a true American hero. Weh is a Colonel in the U.S. Marine
Corps Reserves (Ret.) and president of an Albuquerque-based small
business. Weh graduated from the University of New Mexico. Perhaps
most impressively, Weh is a highly-decorated veteran, serving two tours
of duty in the Vietnam War, and was activated three times for duty
during the Persian Gulf War. Weh has earned the Silver Star, Legion of
Merit, Bronze Star, two Purple Hearts with two gold stars, and the
Meritorious Service Medal. The latest polling data had Weh surging 5%
to narrow the gap with Democrat Tom Udall and with a modest TV and radio
advertising blitz, we might be able to narrow the gap further and
attract national support for our campaign effort to - Defeat Tom Udall.
NORTH CAROLINA
- In 2008 Kay Hagan rode the Obama political wave of support to victory
over Republican U.S. Senator Elizabeth Dole. Hagan won by promosing
North Carolina voters she would be a moderate voice who would be
independent of party politics. That was of course an absolute lie. Kay
Hagan has voted for Barack Obama's agenda more than 96% of the time,
and has been an active cheerleader for initiatives by both Barack and
Michelle Obama. Republican Thom Tillis is being badly outspent by
Democrats, and 10 of the last 10 polls have shown Hagan with a lead.
Recent polling has that lead within 2% - 3%, and with your support we
will be able to wage an effective campaign to - Defeat Kay Hagan.
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We will keep you updated on the important developments in these races. You can make a contribution to our CCC PAC Independent Expenditure Fund online - HERE. You can contribute any amount from as little as $5 up to the maximum allowed contribution of $5,000.
If you
prefer you can also mail in a contribution to our headquarters:
Conservative Campaign Committee
P.O. Box 278855
Sacramento, CA 95827
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