No clear frontrunner has emerged in the race for the Republican nomination, but Minnesota Congresswoman Michele Bachmann is winning the all-important Glenn Beck demographic. On his radio show yesterday, the conservative pundit announced his support for Congresswoman Bachmann. She responded by sending a statement to her supporters boasting about being backed by Mr. Beck. “I’m thankful for my friend Glenn Beck,” Congresswoman Bachmann wrote. Read More
Manhattan State Senator Liz Krueger sent out a fundraising email earlier this week that features what may be called an “anti-Host Committee.”
On the space on the invite where it is usually listed which high rollers are putting it on, Ms. Krueger writes:
“Please do not join: The Koch Brothers, Karl Rove, Pedro Espada, Carl Paladino, Rudy Giuliani, Herman Cain, Eric Cantor, Rush Limbaugh, Dick Cheney, Michelle Bachmann, Pat Robertson, Rick Perry, Dean Skelos, Grover Norquist, Rand Paul, Glenn Beck, Ron Paul, Sarah Palin, Hiram Monserrate and all members of Rupert Murdoch’s family”
If nothing else, this invite shows what low esteem Sen. Krueger has for her former Senate Democratic colleagues Hiram Monserrate and Pedro Espada; this may be the first time the former Amigos have been included in the same breath as the Koch brothers and Sarah Palin. Read More
