A Specter Of Things To Come From Alexander?

By Kleinheider Posted on April 19, 2009 at 8:23 pm

Our senior U.S. Senator seems to have the back of one of the bodies most liberal Republicans:

The five-term Pennsylvania Republican, who faces a tough primary challenge from conservative former Rep. Patrick J. Toomey, received donations from 10 Republican senators in the first three months of this year.

The pro-Specter senators, who donated from either their candidate committees or their leadership PACs, include Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky; John Cornyn of Texas, the chairman of the National Republican Senatorial Committee; and Lamar Alexander of Tennessee, the Senate GOP Conference chairman.

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Lamar Alexander’s “Acts”: The Middle Reliever

By Kleinheider Posted on October 15, 2008 at 7:40 pm

Following up on the theme present in the political ad opus “Find the Good and Praise It” from earlier in the year, Lamar Alexander has released a new political ad called simply “Acts.” The ad will replace “Good” currently running statewide and will be replaced with an as yet unannounced “closer” ad that will take the Alexander campaign through election day.

Created by frequent Republican admeister Fred Davis of Strategic Perception, “Acts” will run starting tomorrow until the 26th of this month. The buy is said to be “at-least 1,000 points.”

The ad, voiced by Alexander, is meant to remind Tennesseans that while things may be bad out there sometimes, there’s still a lot to feel good about.

“We sense an eagerness out there by people to be reminded of the good by our public officials,” said Tom Ingram, Alexander’s Chief-of-Staff, regarding the ad.

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Find The Lamar And Have Steve Cropper Praise Him

By Kleinheider Posted on October 4, 2008 at 11:58 pm

Bob Tuke’s campaign for U.S. Senate has long asserted that one of its hidden advantages in its long shot bid to defeat Lamar Alexander was that many voters in Tennessee were either not born or not in Tennessee while Lamar Alexander was Governor.

Tuke’s assertion was that while many Tennesseans see Lamar as an icon who transcends party, there was a large swarth of new voters who really don’t know who Lamar Alexander is who are open to suggestion.

Well, starting Monday, the Alexander for Senate Campaign is gonna drop some coin to go ahead and get those voters, too. Ya, know just to see if they can’t just completely run up the score.

The ad was produced by McCain creative director “Hollywood” Fred Davis of “Celeb” ad fame and narrated by legendary guitarist Steve Cropper.

Erik Schelzig has more on the ad which continues Alexander’s “Find the Good and Praise It” theme from earlier in the cycle.

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One Road To Pacifism

By Kleinheider Posted on April 18, 2008 at 1:25 pm

Independent Senate candidate Chris Lugo explains how he went from a son of a Vietnam Vet to a rabid peace activist:

I am proud of my father and his service to my country. When I was a teenager, going to private Catholic school, I was approached by military recruiters. I was encouraged to join the military and to enlist in the ROTC program, much like my father had been. For whatever reason, I declined. I was not yet a peace activist like I became after the first gulf war, but something in my instincts told me that I could not serve in the military the way my father had served.

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