October 31, 2008

ACORN (The Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now), together with its partner Project Vote, has collected 1.3 million voter registration applications across 21 states for the upcoming election. ACORN has now turned its sights to fighting voter suppression and getting out the vote on November 4. The massive drive employed 13,000 workers and ACORN anticipates that nearly one million citizens will be able to vote on Election Day as a result. Many of the voter registration applications the groups collected were from low-income Blacks and Latinos and others who are traditionally disenfranchised. Full release

Missouri Victory today announced that former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani will lead a Victory rally in Maryland Heights, Missouri on Saturday, November 1. The Mayor will be joined by Senator Kit Bond (R-MO) and Republican candidate for Governor, U.S. Representative Kenny Hulshof (MO-09). Full release

The Republican National Committee (RNC) today launched a new Web video, titled "Stooges." The video highlights the antics we can expect in Washington from the unbalanced liberal trifecta of Nancy Pelosi, Harry Reid, and, if elected, Barack Obama. The Democrats' unbalanced government would lead to higher taxes and spreading the wealth around, and there's nothing funny about that. Full release

On November 4th, voters in seven states will be able to choose a president but not a bottle according to the Distilled Spirits Council of the United States (DISCUS). Seventy-five years after the Repeal of Prohibition, archaic Election Day alcohol sales bans continue to inconvenience consumers and hurt small businesses in a handful of states across the country. The only states that still cling to statewide Election Day sales bans of alcohol at restaurants, bars and package stores are Kentucky, Indiana and South Carolina. Utah and West Virginia still ban the sale of alcohol at package stores on Election Day. Alaska and Massachusetts also ban Election Day alcohol sales, except that local governments are authorized to provide an exemption from the ban. Full release.

The Heritage Foundation's attorney, Alan P. Dye, contacted TV stations to stop airing a false and misleading ad from the Obama Campaign. Earlier this week, The Heritage Foundation [1] formally requested that the Obama campaign stop misrepresenting its views in ads touting the candidate's tax plan. [2] The ad implies The Heritage Foundation supports Obama's tax plan even though [3] neither Heritage nor analyst Rea Hederman said what is quoted in the ad. Full release,

The following op-ed by Rich Lowry from National Review Online is being issued today by the Republican National Committee: "John McCain is keying off Barack Obama's comment to Joe the Plumber about "spreading the wealth around," and his 2001 rumination in a Chicago Public Radio interview about the Supreme Court "redistributing the wealth." Cautious even then, Obama didn't commit himself on whether the Court should force "redistributive change," but his use of the R-word was enough to make it his moniker at McCain events." Full release.

In an online survey conducted by ApartmentSmart.com, Democratic Presidential candidate Barack Obama has an overwhelming lead over candidate John McCain among low-income renters. Seventy-two percent (72%) of low-income renters plan to vote for Barack Obama while eighteen percent (18%) intend to vote for John McCain. This group, who many would say the American Dream has left behind, is clearly responding to Obama's message of change. Full release.

The Republican National Committee (RNC) today added a new friend update to its social networking Web site, http://www.BarackBook.com. The most recent friend update includes Barack Obama's notable associations with Minha Husaini, the current Muslim outreach coordinator for the Obama campaign who attended a meeting last month with two controversial Muslim leaders. Full release

The following is an excerpt from an article by David Espo and Ben Feller from The Associated Press, and is being released today by the Republican National Committee: From The Associated Press: Barack Obama's campaign has approached Illinois Rep. Rahm Emanuel about possibly serving as White House chief of staff, officials said Thursday as the marathon presidential race entered its final, frenzied stretch with a Democratic tilt. ... The Democrats who described the Obama campaign's approach to Emanuel spoke on condition of anonymity, saying they were not authorized to be quoted by name. ... Full release

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