Daily Political Wire

George Wenschhof


Representative Todd Akin (R-Mo.) Asks For Forgiveness in New Ad - don't look for a lot of sympathy to result from this ad released for the Republican Senate candidate.  Republican leadership is pushing for Akin to withdraw from the race.  The deadline for withdrawal is 5:00 PM today.

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Romney Campaign Leads Obama Campaign in Cash On Hand - with less than three months to go until the election, the Romney campaign reported having $185.9 million cash on hand as of the end of July.  The Obama campaign reported having $123.7 million cash on hand.  You can read more here.

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Only 36% Support Ryan's Medicare Proposals - in more bad news for the Republican Party, a recent survey by Public Policy Polling shows 45% of registered voters oppose Representative Paul Ryan's proposed changes to Medicare.  You can read more here.

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Obama Travels To Ohio and Nevada Today - the President will speak at two college campuses and focus on education.  You can read more here.

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Georgia Primary Runoff and Wyoming Primary Today - Politico.com will have the results here.

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Conservative Group ALEC behind Voter ID Laws - the American Legislative Exchange Council has been tied to more than half of the 62 state voter ID laws introduced in 37 states over the last two years.  You can read more here.

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