COMMON PEOPLES SOURCE for News » 2010 Mid-Term Elections

2010 Congressional General Election

OldMan1 — Sat, 28 Aug 2010 22:22:11 +0000

August 28, 2010

The Old Man has put together a list of opponents for the upcoming 2010 General Elections to be held on November 2. Of course, all the Primaries haven’t been held yet, so a few names are missing. However, as those elections are held, the party winners’ names will be added.

During [...]

Campaign Spending Kicks Into High Gear

OldMan1 — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 01:22:02 +0000

CORRECTION: August 11, 2010

The correct total for the period stated below is not $100 million. The total should have been $17 million. Sorry for the “scarey” information.

August 9, 2010

Just a short post to mention the accelerating increase in campaign spending for the 2010 Congressional race. Over the past 3 days contributions [...]

Other Interesting Headlines – Week of July 26, 2010 – And Before

OldMan1 — Sun, 01 Aug 2010 20:05:19 +0000

Note: Due to post format, links will open in a new window.

August 1, 2010

Well, well, well! Here we go again — opposition to the new health care bill is still dropping. Within 4 weeks of signing the new health care reform bill polls were showing the public was warming to it. Now a [...]

What Vehicle To Political Victory – A Platform Or Assassination

OldMan1 — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 02:25:01 +0000

Will the two major political parties tell us in writing what they intend to do if put in charge of Congress, or will they just try to point out to us what we already know - that neither of them are fit to govern? [...]

Other Interesting Headlines – Week of July 12, 2010

OldMan1 — Sat, 17 Jul 2010 21:01:41 +0000

Note: Due to post format, links will open in a new window.

CORRECTION: The Old Man quoted Goldman Sachs earning $550 million in just three days, when in fact it takes about 2 weeks for Goldman to earn those kinds of profits. Sorry for the error.

July 17, 2010

There’s been much ado about [...]

Other Interesting Headlines – Week of June 5, 2010

OldMan1 — Sun, 13 Jun 2010 15:25:06 +0000

What else happened during the week of June 5, 2010 [...]

Where Is John Roberts’ Supreme Court Leading Us?

OldMan1 — Sat, 12 Jun 2010 22:14:14 +0000

John Roberts and those who support him want to lead us down a path to eventual slavery where only the wealthy prosper and the rest exist only to serve them. [...]

Voter Hypocrisy Strikes Again

OldMan1 — Wed, 09 Jun 2010 20:51:47 +0000

Once again, the hypocrisy of the tea party (and the voters) come gallaping forward. [...]

Campaign Money Arriving By Supertanker

OldMan1 — Sun, 23 May 2010 19:26:10 +0000

How much money will be contributed to the 2010 Congressional campaign? [...]

‘Quite’ GOP Platform Set Aside in Lieu Attacking the Opponent

OldMan1 — Wed, 19 May 2010 23:43:59 +0000

May 19, 2010

Advertising the importance of marriage. Shifting Medicare recipients to private insurance companies. Big tax cuts.

Republicans have quietly spent the past year crafting [these] policies.

Of course, the only specified beneficiary for tax cuts is “parents”, but we all know where the big cuts will go: corporations, Wall Street and, of [...]