Afternoon Thread
by Chris Bowers, Tue Jan 24, 2006 at 03:57:47 PM EST
Maybe I'm getting lazy, but I'm really getting into posting these threads that offer quick-hitters on a number of topics. Here we are for today:
- Help out Francine Busby. This is clearly a seat that we can win come April 11th.
- Remember to visit the three new Open Letter blogs: Chris Mathews, Tim Russert, and The Washington Post.
- From what I have heard, right now the "no" votes on Alito are somewhere in the range of 44-47, and the filibuster votes are somewhere in the range of 37-40. In other words, we are close, but not there yet. Unfortunately, I have no idea who the weak Senators are on the filibuster vote, so I can't give you any information which contacts would be best to make.
- Well, the conservatives are finally the largest party in the Canadian parliament, outnumbering Liberals 124-103. The Bloc has 51 seats, and the NDP has 29. With one independent and 155 needed for a majority, the conservatives will have to heavily rely upon the Bloc in order to maintain a government. When the Bloc decides it is time for new elections, the Bloc will get its wish.
- Check out Harry Reid's speech at the Center for American Progress today.
- The MyDD poll will be finished, and the data sent to me, on Thursday night. We are working on a pre-SOTU release strategy.
- Speaking of Thursday night, pickup up a copy of Get This Party Started, as Thursday will mark the start of our conversations with authors of different essays in the book. The first such as is me! You can also find the book physically located in Barnes and Noble.
This is also an open thread.
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