Tag Archives: 2014 elections

Tea Party hero Rep. Paul Broun (R-GA) made headlines in 2012 when he declared that evolution is “a lie from the pit of hell” and that the earth is only 9000 years old. Today a reporter tried to ask Broun why he’s paying Michele Bachmann’s former top aide over $33K to train him in “rhetorical skills.” Because when you want …

Scott Lively appeared on Bryan Fischer’s radio show today to flog his laughably doomed bid for Massachusetts governor and to denounce pro-gay companies for dropping their sponsorships of St. Patrick’s Day parades. According to Lively, Americans are “at the breaking point” regarding the “homosexual agenda” and are “on the verge of a revolution.”

The Arizona constitution limits governors to two consecutive terms, but Brewer has long talked about challenging that law in court because she first assumed office without election upon the appointment of former Gov. Janet Napolitano to the Obama cabinet. Via Arizona Central: Gov. Jan Brewer announced Wednesday she will not seek another term in office, an effort that would have …

Santa Fe has elected its first openly gay mayor. With his two young daughters and other family members by his side, Javier Gonzales, 47, was greeted by a mob of cheering supporters when he walked into a packed ballroom at the Hotel Santa Fe, many of whom he hugged and kissed as he made his way to the stage. “This …

Crackpot teabagger US Rep. Steve Stockman (R-TX) today suffered a humiliating defeat in his GOP primary bid to unseat US Sen. John Cornyn, taking only 17% of the vote. You might recall that last fall Stockman gave every member of Congress a World Net Daily-published book which calls for the impeachment of President Obama. In 2012 Stockman mailed his supporters …

Anti-gay GOP Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott and Democratic state Sen. Wendy Davis today both coasted to easy wins in their respective primary bids to succeed Gov. Rick Perry. Abbott clinched the Republican nomination for governor and Davis locked up her party’s selection, thereby making official a showdown poised to become a record-shattering arm’s race of fundraising in a Texas …

Remember the Texas state senator who became the laughingstock of Twitter due to his accidental gladz post? Here’s his campaign ad for Texas lieutenant governor. (Tipped by JMG reader Wilson)

They love this at Twitchy, of course.

American Idol runner-up Clay Aiken yesterday filed the paperwork to officially become a candidate for the US House. The Charlotte News-Observer reports: The performer, a Democrat, turned in his paperwork at the State Board of Elections to seek the 2nd District seat currently held by Republican Renee Ellmers. Aiken, who lives in the Raleigh-Durham area, announced his bid three weeks …

“This is an issue on which there are good, well-meaning people on both sides. And, as the lower court acknowledged today, it’s an issue that will ultimately be resolved by a higher court. Texas will begin that process by appealing today’s ruling to the Fifth Circuit. Because the judge has stayed his own decision, his ruling has no immediate practical …

The Gay & Lesbian Victory Fund, which endorses and backs many LGBT candidates, has declined to give their thumbs-up to homocon GOP candidate for the US House, Carl DeMaio. DeMaio this month became the first congressional candidate from either major party to include a same-sex partner in campaign advertising. He is trying to unseat first-term Democratic Rep. Scott Peters. DeMaio …

Smith is running for governor.

“After reviewing all legal options, the National Organization for Marriage has decided not to bring litigation seeking to allow voters to have the right to vote on the marriage amendment in 2014. While we believe a strong legal case can be made that the amendment could appear on the ballot this year, we think that the time and expense of …

Brian Brown has written a curiously homoerotic denouncement of the US House candidacy of San Diego homocon Carl DeMaio. It begins: Dear Marriage Supporter, It’s a beautiful summer day in southern California. Throngs of people line streets as paraders march by. They include transvestite brides (men in wedding gowns) who strut their stuff. Nearby a float with bare-chested, heavily muscled …

Raw Story reports: Responding to criticism from CNN’s Wolf Blitzer about his use of Nazi rhetoric when talking about President Barack Obama, rocker Ted Nugent lashed back at Blitzer today stating that, if Wolf Blitzer is a journalist, he is a ‘gay pirate from Cuba.’ According to Oliver Willis at Media Matters, Nugent is denying that he has a history …

This morning I spaced out on whether Sen. Mitch McConnell’s seat is in play this year (it is) and that reminded me that we haven’t yet taken a look at the 2014 Senate elections map. USA Today this week wrote about what it will take for the Democrats to hold the majority. Democrats currently enjoy a 55-45 advantage in the …

This nut is is actually running against Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) and not McConnell. But he wants you to know that McConnell looks like a turtle. And his dog agrees. Rifle, dog, pickup truck – it’s the teabagger trifecta.