Posted on 01/29/2013 5:13:44 PM PST by Libloather
The pro-gun-control super-PAC bankrolled by New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg (I) is going after former Rep. Debbie Halvorson (D-Ill.) for her support of gun rights, a move that could badly damage her chances at returning to Congress.
Halvorson has clung to a tenuous lead in the Democratic primary so far because of her high name identification in the fractured field. But the deep-pocketed group could prove to be a major player in a district where gun control is highly popular.
The Feb. 26 Democratic primary will chose the party's nominee to contend in a March special election to fill the congressional seat vacated by former Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. In the highly Democratic district, winning the Democratic primary is seen as tantamount to winning the election.
The former congresswoman was endorsed by the National Rifle Association in her last election cycle and has refused to modify her positions since, even though she's now running in a district dominated by South Side Chicago and its nearby suburbs.
"In the race to replace Jesse Jackson, watch out for Debbie Halvorson. When she was in Congress before, Halvorson got an 'A' from the NRA. The NRA: Against comprehensive background checks, against banning deadly assault weapons, against banning high-capacity ammunition clips," the ad's narrator says. "Halvorson even co-sponsored a bill to allow some criminals to carry loaded hidden guns across state lines. Debbie Halvorson — when it comes to preventing gun violence, she gets an 'F.' "
The group is running an ad on both broadcast and cable television. A spokesman declined to say how large the buy was but described it as "significant;" the group spent more than $10 million in the last election on the issue.
I figured this would be a good district for Chels Clinton-Mezvinsky.
To be followed my Malia Obama-Shabazz in 12 yrs.
He is not content with just screwing over the people in the state that elected him, he seems to believe he has the right to control every ones life. It would be fitting if he suffered a stroke or other debilitating illness and his family completely jacked him over. That would be poetic justice!
Sure says a lot about what kind of scumbag Bloomhole is.
The man clearly thinks he should control national politics so I think its safe to say he will run for president at some point.
Momma and Daddy Bloomberg obviously never taught young Michael the lesson of “nunyabidness”
And the libs claim the Republicans are in disarray!
What do they call a dem running ads against another dem? I call it hilarious but that’s just me.
4 of Illinois’ last 7 governors went to prison
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Former Illinois Gov. George Ryan will be leaving prison and heading to a halfway house after serving more than five years for corruption. His departure from prison follows a rich, if ignominious, history in Illinois of ex-governors arriving in and departing from prison.
Of Illinois’ last seven governors, four have ended up going to prison. They are:
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130129/news/701299665/print/
Is Bloomberg trying to run for President in 2016?
He certainly is spending money in places he has no business being.
No guns? OK, Bloomie—YOU come out here to MY neck of the woods & stay up all night with a hoe to keep the coyotes away from the small animals. GOOD LUCK!!
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