PPP: National environment getting better for Dems

[Miles]

Article.

(Trendlines from late January)

Obama Approval- 43/51

Obama rollout- 39/56 negative (32/62)

Generic ballot- 43/40 D (42/40 R)

Should the the minimum wage be $10?
Yes- 56%
No- 38%

Though Democrats are starting to go after the Kochs, 47% don't know who they are.

[pbrower2a]

It's when Republicans get to know who the Koch family is that the GOP will have trouble.

[SWE]

B-b-but FL-13 means a 2014 GOP landslide

[Reaganfan]

B-b-but FL-13 means a 2014 GOP landslide

Well we sunk Sink and had a Jolly good time

[hopper]

It's when Republicans get to know who the Koch family is that the GOP will have trouble.

The Dems have their own Koch: Soros.

[hopper]

B-b-but FL-13 means a 2014 GOP landslide

Well one special election win does not tell the tale of one election cycle. The GOP won a Special US House Election in 2006 in CA. The Dems won a Special US House Election in PA in 2010. In 2006 the GOP and in 2010 the Dems got "shellacked".

[Miles]

It's when Republicans get to know who the Koch family is that the GOP will have trouble.

The Dems have their own Koch: Soros.

Net worth

Soros: $23 billion
Koch Brothers: $40 billion (each)

[Reaganfan]

It's when Republicans get to know who the Koch family is that the GOP will have trouble.

The Dems have their own Koch: Soros.

Net worth

Soros: $23 billion
Koch Brothers: $40 billion (each)

So what? Soros is a rich. Koch Brothers are rich. Good for them. Why obsess on wealth? Isn't wealth the top level in the game of Capitalism?

[Flake]

It's when Republicans get to know who the Koch family is that the GOP will have trouble.

The Dems have their own Koch: Soros.

Net worth

Soros: $23 billion
Koch Brothers: $40 billion (each)

So what? Soros is a rich. Koch Brothers are rich. Good for them. Why obsess on wealth? Isn't wealth the top level in the game of Capitalism?

Because if you have more money you have more political influence?

[badgate]

B-b-but FL-13 means a 2014 GOP landslide

Well we sunk Sink and had a Jolly good time

Pirate banter. I love it. If only there were an asian candidate with the surname "Ho," then I could go "Yo Ho!"

[Reaganfan]

B-b-but FL-13 means a 2014 GOP landslide

Well we sunk Sink and had a Jolly good time

Pirate banter. I love it. If only there were an asian candidate with the surname "Ho," then I could go "Yo Ho!"

That's racist. I'm deeply offended for those of Asian descent.

[FEMA Camp Administrator]

B-b-but FL-13 means a 2014 GOP landslide

Well we sunk Sink and had a Jolly good time

Pirate banter. I love it. If only there were an asian candidate with the surname "Ho," then I could go "Yo Ho!"

That's racist. I'm deeply offended for those of Asian descent.

Why should anyone, anywhere, care?

[Mordecai]

B-b-but FL-13 means a 2014 GOP landslide

Well we sunk Sink and had a Jolly good time

Pirate banter. I love it. If only there were an asian candidate with the surname "Ho," then I could go "Yo Ho!"

That's racist. I'm deeply offended for those of Asian descent.

I thought it was funny.

[pbrower2a]

It's when Republicans get to know who the Koch family is that the GOP will have trouble.

The Dems have their own Koch: Soros.

The Koch family is beginning to remind me of the Medici family in Florence -- huge patrons of the arts and sciences, but political thugs.

Let the Koch family get its way, and America becomes a Republic in Name Only. 

[Zioneer]

It's when Republicans get to know who the Koch family is that the GOP will have trouble.

The Dems have their own Koch: Soros.

The Koch family is beginning to remind me of the Medici family in Florence -- huge patrons of the arts and sciences, but political thugs.

Let the Koch family get its way, and America becomes a Republic in Name Only. 

I wouldn't go that far, but it's true that they're corrupting the democratic system beyond anything we've seen before.

[The Vorlon]

It's when Republicans get to know who the Koch family is that the GOP will have trouble.

The Dems have their own Koch: Soros.

The Koch family is beginning to remind me of the Medici family in Florence -- huge patrons of the arts and sciences, but political thugs.

Let the Koch family get its way, and America becomes a Republic in Name Only. 

I wouldn't go that far, but it's true that they're corrupting the democratic system beyond anything we've seen before.

From 2006 to 2011, the top 5 Unions spent 1.4 Billion on political activities.

The $20,000,000 the Koch brothers spend is a drop in the bucket compared to big labour

Political Expenditures - 2006 to 2011

SERVICE EMPLOYEES- $320,174,659
STATE COUNTY & MUNI EMPLS AFL-CIO - $316,958,887
AFL-CIO -$282,401,199
NATIONAL EDUCATION ASN IND - $238,948,778
TEACHERS AFL-CIO -$138,087,803
SERVICE EMPLOYEE - $105,069,027

http://online.wsj.com/news/interactive/LABOR20120710?ref=SB10001424052702304782404577488584031850026

[Miles]

From 2006 to 2011, the top 5 Unions spent 1.4 Billion on political activities.

The $20,000,000 the Koch brothers spend is a drop in the bucket compared to big labour.

Thats what AFP spends in a single state in a single year. They said they're willing to spend $30 million just in NC this this year.

[True Federalist (진정한 연방 주의자)]

The $20,000,000 the Koch brothers spend

I don't usually consider you a kool-aid drinker, but boy did you buy that spin hook line and sinker.  Unlike the Kochs, unions have to actually make public the money they spend on politics, so it doesn't readily show up in the campaign spending databases.

Try this link for a rebuttal to the premise that the Kochs are being horribly misrepresented by Democrats in search of a bogeyman.  http://www.thenation.com/blog/178743/koch-brothers-spent-twice-much-2012-election-top-ten-unions-combined

[Badger]

The $20,000,000 the Koch brothers spend

I don't usually consider you a kool-aid drinker, but boy did you buy that spin hook line and sinker.  Unlike the Kochs, unions have to actually make public the money they spend on politics, so it doesn't readily show up in the campaign spending databases.

Try this link for a rebuttal to the premise that the Kochs are being horribly misrepresented by Democrats in search of a bogeyman.  http://www.thenation.com/blog/178743/koch-brothers-spent-twice-much-2012-election-top-ten-unions-combined

Yeah, I may be a Republican, but even I see a distinction between the spending buy several unions with a combined membership in the millions vs. TWO brothers who are fortunate enough to be billionaires.

Jeez, Vorlon, you really disappointed here.

[Brittain33]

The $20,000,000 the Koch brothers spend

I don't usually consider you a kool-aid drinker, but boy did you buy that spin hook line and sinker.  Unlike the Kochs, unions have to actually make public the money they spend on politics, so it doesn't readily show up in the campaign spending databases.

Try this link for a rebuttal to the premise that the Kochs are being horribly misrepresented by Democrats in search of a bogeyman.  http://www.thenation.com/blog/178743/koch-brothers-spent-twice-much-2012-election-top-ten-unions-combined

Yeah, I may be a Republican, but even I see a distinction between the spending buy several unions with a combined membership in the millions vs. TWO brothers who are fortunate enough to be billionaires.

Jeez, Vorlon, you really disappointed here.

Most statistics classes teach the importance of doing an apples to apples comparison, rather than drawing a connection between two incomparable data sets. I would expect an approach based on an annual, per capita basis to provide more insight than the comparison drawn here. What do others think?

[© tweed]

It's when Republicans get to know who the Koch family is that the GOP will have trouble.

The Dems have their own Koch: Soros.

The Koch family is beginning to remind me of the Medici family in Florence -- huge patrons of the arts and sciences, but political thugs.

Let the Koch family get its way, and America becomes a Republic in Name Only. 

I wouldn't go that far, but it's true that they're corrupting the democratic system beyond anything we've seen before.

From 2006 to 2011, the top 5 Unions spent 1.4 Billion on political activities.

The $20,000,000 the Koch brothers spend is a drop in the bucket compared to big labour

Political Expenditures - 2006 to 2011

SERVICE EMPLOYEES- $320,174,659
STATE COUNTY & MUNI EMPLS AFL-CIO - $316,958,887
AFL-CIO -$282,401,199
NATIONAL EDUCATION ASN IND - $238,948,778
TEACHERS AFL-CIO -$138,087,803
SERVICE EMPLOYEE - $105,069,027

http://online.wsj.com/news/interactive/LABOR20120710?ref=SB10001424052702304782404577488584031850026

the Koch brothers are two people.  those unions represent millions if not tens of millions of people.