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Campaign ad: “Wake Up Minneapolis”

Not sure if this is actually going to get Jeff Wagner elected mayor of Minneapolis (even with his promises of ‘not going to the strip clubs anymore), but it’s sure a way to get attention on the interwebs.

I did laugh when he takes his coffee and heads back into his lagoon…

Don’t you love campaign ads?

(h/t Towleroad)

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Ready For Hillary PAC website launches

The Ready For Hillary PAC website launched today!

Squee!!!

Nothing is for sure but the site does have the disclaimer “Not Authorized by any Candidate or Candidate’s Committee.”

Here’s what USA Today has to say:

The super PAC launched in late January and says it now has more than 100,000 supporters. Veterans of Clinton’s campaign, including Ready for Hillary executive director Adam Parkhomenko and spokesman Seth Bringman, are also on board as staff. Black campaigned for Clinton in 14 states in 2008.

“While the 2016 presidential campaign is more than three years away, early public opinion polls already show support for Clinton. A Quinnipiac Poll released last month showed Clinton would lead Republicans such as New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, Florida Sen. Marco Rubio and Wisconsin Rep. Paul Ryan by strong double digits.

“Clinton has not discussed her political future, but her recent declaration in support of same-sex marriage was viewed by some political observers as a sign she may be a presidential candidate in 2016.

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Report: Political support for marriage equality not so “career-ending”

From Third Way comes a new report today indicates that supporting marriage equality is not quite the “career-ending move” Brian Brown of the anti-gay NOM would have you believe.

Of the 196 legislators who voted for marriage equality in either New York or Washington, 191 kept their jobs.

Crunching the numbers that works out to a 97% reelection rate.

Historically, 10% of incumbents usually lose reelection, so if anything marriage equality appears to help make the case.

(via the Advocate)

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Final numbers released for President Obama’s reelection campaign

The Obama campaign released its final fundraising figures in front of an audience of top campaign donors and bundlers Saturday, announcing that the total combined fundraising efforts brought in $1.1 billion during the 2012 cycle.

Out of 4.5 million donors, 2.9 million were new donors who did not contribute in 2008. According to reports, the average donation was $65.89.

Online fundraising brought in $525 million, bundling and high dollar fundraising brought another $286 and direct mail brought in about $229 million.

(via Politico)

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Mitt Romney – wrong on auto industry – AGAIN

First Mitt Romney said “let Detroit go bankrupt.” Then he said he deserved credit when the auto industry was saved.

Now he’s falsely saying Jeep is “outsourcing” jobs to China. In fact, Jeep is building cars in China to build the market there BUT also adding 1,100 new jobs to the auto industry in Ohio.

Man – this guy can’t stay on either side of the fence long. Or get the truth straight.

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President Obama and the Pizza man

This AP photo is making the rounds on social media today. HuffPo has the story:

In Florida for his bus tour on Sunday, President Barack Obama made an unannounced stop at Big Apple Pizza and Pasta in Ft. Pierce. There, the shop’s owner, Scott Van Duzer, lifted the president off the ground: Obama entered the shop saying, “Scott, let me tell you, you are like the biggest pizza shop owner I’ve ever seen,” according to a White House pool report.

Van Duzer, 46, is a big guy: He is 6′ 3″ tall and weighs 260 pounds. After Obama was lifted up, he said “Look at that!” Man are you a powerlifter or what?” He continued, according to the pool, talking about Van Duzer’s big muscles. “Everybody look at these guns,” he said. “If I eat your pizza will I look like that?”

According to the above-linked story, Van Duzer is a lifelong registered Republican who voted for Obama in 2008 and plans to do so again.

(h/t JoeMyGod)