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Rand Paul Supporter Stomps Head Of Female MoveOn Member Outside KY Debate (VIDEO) — Josh Green flagged an incident that occurred outside of the Rand Paul-Jack Conway debate in Lexington, Kentucky Monday night that's already dominating the news in Kentucky and could easily make headlines nationally.
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UNHINGED LEFTIST Who Lunged at Rand Paul Is Paid Far Left Activist — For the record... The Unhinged Leftist Who Lunged at Rand Paul Is a Paid Activist — MoveOn.org contract employee Lauren Valle stalked and lunged at Rand Paul outside the final debate last night.

MoveOn Supporter Brutally Attacked by Rand Paul Supporter — The Rand Paul-Jack Conway debate may have been staid, but things were not so outside the debate. A Kentucky reader sends word that according to the local Fox affiliate, a young woman affiliated with MoveOn.org was brutally attacked …


Apparent Rand Paul Supporter Stomps On MoveOn Member's Head (VIDEO) (UPDATED) — WHAT'S YOUR REACTION? … An ugly scene took place outside the Kentucky Senatorial debate Monday night as what appeared to be a supporter of Republican candidate Rand Paul was captured by a local news affiliate …
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New Footage Emerges Of MoveOn Activist Stomped By Rand Paul Supporter (VIDEO) — Just a quick update on the developing story out of Lexington, Kentucky, where a protester affiliated with MoveOn was dragged to the ground and stomped by Rand Paul supporters ahead of last night's Senate debate.
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The Impolitic, Salon and Daily Kos

Woman stomped outside Conway-Paul debate — Watch Video — LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB Fox 41) — Outside the Conway-Paul debate, a Rand Paul supporter pulled the woman's blonde wig off and stomped on her head. She was representing the liberal organization MoveOn.org and claimed to be presenting Paul with an award from RepubliCorp.
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Paul Supporter Who Wrestled Woman to Ground Identified as Mike Pezzano — A female Kentucky Tea Party activist who wishes to remain anonymous has identified the man who wrestled a female MoveOn.org activist to the ground after the debate last night. In an email to me and copied …
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Barefoot and Progressive

[Updated] Republican Rand Paul's Brownshirts Assault and Stomp …
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Paul pulls away
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Rand Paul Dismisses His Supporters' Assault On MoveOn Activist …
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The Impolitic

Woman attacked by Rand Paul supporters has concussion, sprained arm, MoveOn says

2 fights break out during Paul/Conway debate
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The Right Scoop, Hot Air, The Hill, National Review, Patterico's Pontifications and Confederate Yankee

Rand Paul's lame response: Won't condemn or disavow assault …
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MiamiHerald.com

CONDEMNING VIOLENCE SHOULDN'T BE DIFFICULT.... We talked earlier …
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The Moderate Voice


Voters Complain Of Problems At Polls — Election Registrar Says Election Fraud-Free — LAS VEGAS — Some voters in Boulder City said they are concerned about fraud at the electronic ballot box. — Voter Joyce Ferrara said when they went to vote for Republican Sharron Angle …
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Are Democrats Overachieving in the Senate? — It's looking increasingly likely that Democrats will hold the Senate but not the House, although upsets in either chamber remain possible. — In recent days, I've heard a lot of speculation about why this is so.
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Wake up America, Raw Story and Gallup
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G.O.P. Senate Odds Slip on Colorado, West Virginia Polls
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Emptywheel, Talking Points Memo, The Political Carnival, The Page and The Daily Caller


Poll: Webster Beats Down ‘Angry’ Grayson — Republican nears 50 percent mark in Central Florida's 8th Congressional District … Holding a steady 7-point lead over a controversial and increasingly malodorous incumbent, Republican Daniel Webster is poised to knock out U.S. Rep. Alan Grayson, a new Sunshine State News Poll shows.
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National Review, Patterico's Pontifications, Hot Air, Weasel Zippers, YID With LID, Beltway Confidential and HotAirPundit


GOP Senate Candidate Ken Buck: ‘I Disagree Strongly With The Concept Of Separation Of Church And State’ — During a debate last week, Senate candidate Christine O'Donnell (R-DE) repeatedly questioned whether the First Amendment laid out a separation between church and state.
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Fiorina in hospital — (CNN) - California Republican Senate candidate Carly Fiorina is in the hospital for an infection related to reconstructive surgery after her battle with breast cancer, Fiorina's campaign announced. — Statement from campaign:
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Aide fired over Florida debate foul — Tampa (CNN) - Alex Sink's campaign violated rules Monday evening at the CNN/St. Petersburg Times Florida gubernatorial debate when her make-up artist delivered a message during a television break. — Sink, the Democratic nominee …

No Second Thoughts — When times get tough, it's really important to believe in yourself. This is something the Democrats have done splendidly this year. The polls have been terrible, and the party may be heading for a historic defeat, but Democrats have done a magnificent job of maintaining their own self-esteem.
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Jon Stewart's march is no laughing matter — I don't know about you, but my heart sank when I read about Jon Stewart's Million Moderate March, planned for the Mall next weekend. My heart sank further when I learned that liberal groups, lacking any better ideas, have decided to take this endeavor seriously.


EXCLUSIVE: Aide to Harry Reid Lied to Feds, Submitted False Documents About Sham Marriage — An aide to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid repeatedly lied to federal immigration and FBI agents and submitted false federal documents to the Department of Homeland Security to cover …

Fox News Polls: Dems Make Gains as Republicans Hang Tough in Battleground States — With just seven days until Election Day, Democrats are picking up support on their home turf, as Republicans look to hang on to deliver upset wins. — The latest surveys were conducted on Oct. 23 by Pulse Opinion Research for Fox News.
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The Daily Caller and TPMDC

GOP Wants Insiders to Staff Outsiders — Leaders Recruiting Top Aides for New Members — In anticipation of major GOP gains in next week's elections, House Republican leaders have put together a list of experienced Washington hands to help fill top staff positions for the surge of newly elected outsiders.
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Politics Daily and RedState
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No ‘party’ on election night for GOP
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Why I Support Legal Marijuana — We should invest in effective education rather than ineffective arrest and incarceration. — Our marijuana laws are clearly doing more harm than good. The criminalization of marijuana did not prevent marijuana from becoming the most widely used illegal substance …
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Bad news for Dems: Rain in the forecast for 2010 Election Day — In more bad news for Democrats, rain is in the forecast for much of the country on Election Day. — Weather tracking websites, including weather.com and The Old Farmer's Almanac, are calling for rain in the Midwest …
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Taylor Marsh, Wake up America, JammieWearingFool and Washington Monthly

U.S. slips to historic low in global corruption index — (Reuters) - The United States has dropped out of the “top 20” in a global league table of least corrupt nations, tarnished by financial scandals and the influence of money in politics, Transparency International said on Tuesday.
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Joy Behar On Sharron Angle: “She's Going To Hell, This Bitch!” — The ladies of The View were up in arms today over Sharron Angle's campaign ad depicting a group of threatening Latinos menacing some white students. It is the same ad Rachel Maddow called “most overtly racist ad of this campaign season” on Meet the Press this weekend.
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National Review, Taylor Marsh and Freedom's Lighthouse


I Wonder What It's Like To Work With Richard Cohen? — Amanda Hess points to this terrible blog post from Washington Post columnist Richard Cohen rationalizing Anita Hill's charges of sexual harassment against Clarence Thomas: … From Hill's testimony:
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Informed, Engaged Voters Lead to Quality Public Leadership — Public service is the essence of a free people, an open society, and a vital democracy … Democracies and institutions of self-governance work because of responsible citizenship. Politics is the framework and elections the process that democracies use to choose leaders.
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