September 2010
September Primaries: Republican Establishment + Trump emerge victorious
Kelly Ayotte defeated Ovide Lamontage in the key New Hampshire primary by 41 percent to 36 percent. In Delaware, in the closest contest of the season, Mike Castle narrowly defeated Christine O'Donnell by a margin of 214 votes. In New York, Donald Trump dominated the primary, defeating his nearest challenger by 24 percent, and winning every county and borough except for a few very conservative counties upstate. Trump hailed this as showing the voice of moderate voters, saying "Corporate Gillibrand Democrats hate my candidacy, Conservatives hate my candidacy, but the moderates love me and that's what will allow me to win!" Shortly following the primary, a group of blue dog democrat NY legislators endorse Trump. In their endorsement, they cite Hillary's statement that Obama is the worst president since Hoover (and thus should not be given a mandate with the election of Gillibrand), and use the fact that the most conservative counties refused to back Trump in the primary as evidence that Trump is a moderate leader "who will make New York great again!"
Republicans viciously attack Democrats on immigration bill
The immigration bill finds itself under vicious attack throughout September. The most popular attack focuses on the failure to include sanctions on sanctuary cities in the bill, but another noteworthy attack is using the fact that Senator Mary Landrieu voted No to attack the other 59 dems who all voted Yes. The line for the Colorado race is: "Even Extreme Obama Liberal Mary Landrieu voted No on Obama's amnesty bill. But Senator Michael Bennett supported it. He's just too liberal for us." The attack on it being a "partisan sham" is also used. By the end of the month, Obama's approvals have plunged from 51-46 to 47-51, and the bill has become unpopular among a majority of americans.
Looking forward to hopefully seeing a Senator Trump
