TV ads for Congressman André Carson slated to run on Tuesday, Wednesday, and today did not air because of a failure to make the required advance payments.
Carson campaign manager Alex Zwerdling confirmed this afternoon that no payment was made. He, at first, suggested that that it was the result of a strategic decision, then changed his answer to, “No comment.”
If Carson is truly out of money and unable to purchase a sustained media buy in these closing three weeks of the campaign, that provided all the more incentive for him to swap endorsements with Sen. Barack Obama.
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Wow!
If Andre Carson is out of money at this point in his campaign, he is NOT who we want trying to assist with the national budget!
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Can some one call Melina Kennedy and see if she is doing her new job ?
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Interesting FACTS about the Carson-Obama connection:
"Twelve Clinton backers have given $19,000 to Carson since Jan. 1."
"Clinton’s congressional backers have given generously to the DCCC; 13 have given more than $1 million between them since the beginning of the year."
You can bet that Clinton backers will be
SUPPORTING ANYONE EXCEPT CARSON!
Maybe Obama will bail Andre Carson's campaign out of the red.
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If he is out of money it might indicate the big ole PACS are not betting on him any longer to win the election.....
This info is so inaccurate....it must be planted info probably by the Myers campaign which is spending money like a drunken sailor...think how Woody would spend our tax money.
From my observation the local media has treated Andre like a darling. If he sneezes they cover it like the Casson that carried Granny (Kennedy/Presidential Style). I have not ready Shella's Blog, but if he reports something about Andre then you can bank that it is true (the ads not being placed).
Bake sale and roofing party at Wilson's tomorrow. Bring a cake, hammer and your checkbook.
Andre promised us he wouldn't miss any votes. He has now broken that promise:
http://projects.washingtonpost.com/congress/members/c001072/votes/missed/
"André Carson has voted with a majority of his Democratic colleagues 98.2% of the time during the current Congress. This percentage does not include votes in which Carson did not vote."
Yea...I guess that's that CHANGE IN WASHINGTON that he promised so many times.
Maybe if he had not littered our houses with his propaganda mailers every single day during the special election campaign, he'd have some money left.
I'll never forget going to the Indiana Equality debate and seeing what appeared to be 100's of Carson yard signs as you entered.
It smacked of both insecurity and overkill.
Good riddance, Andre.
And thanks Bart Lies for the update that Andre Carson missed a vote in Congress. What a loser.
Obama's endorsement of Andre Carson really made me take pause about Obama. I was seriously thinking of voting democrat in the primary for Woody Myers to block Andre Carson and pick Obama while I was at it. Now I don't have to.
Obama's was a careless endorsement of Andre Carson when he runs commericials that claim he won't take big interest money. I guess that doesn't stop him from endorsing candidates that do.
Nothing to say, Wilson?
--Melyssa
P.s. I think it is ironic that you see more Andre Carson yard signs in abandoned lots than anywhere else.
The CHANGE everybody wants is away from George W Bush's "SPEND & BORROW" administration and the GOP's Iraq War Recession...
Melyssa,
You actually believed Obama's claim he wouldn't take "big interest" money??? Surely you jest.
WIlson, you are absolutely right. George W. is a bigger spender and bigger war monger than even the democrats.
See how much sense Ron Paul makes? He's anti-war, pro-constitution, pro personal freedom, and wall street loves him.
Also, anyone ever notice how Ron Paul doesn't lie to us?
However Wilson, since you cannot think for yourself, I would not expect you to realize that unless the democrats told you it was true.
And Flynn...yes, I can be gullible sometimes. And here I was thinking Obama had qualities like JFK.
Do you these Clinton backers want their money back now ?
Clinton’s congressional backers have given generously to the DCCC; 13 have given more than $1 million between them since the beginning of the year.
They have also rallied to the support of Rep. Andre Carson (D), who won a special election recently in Indiana. Twelve Clinton backers have given $19,000 to Carson since Jan. 1.
Wilson - I bet Andre wishes he had some spare change right now !
Shella used the word "Broke" about Andres coffers this morning on the radio and referred how his campaign had missed some other payments due.
Not how you want your second month on the job to look like.
Whatever happened to Jonathon Elrod?
I think he is pulling a McCain and just sitting back and waiting till the General elction stuff to pick up.
Let the Democrats beat up on each other.
Wish-TV is now on this story:
http://www.wishtv.com/Global/story.asp?S=8195370
Is the "nice surprise" that Carson refers to in the story the Obama support? Seems fitting. Barack is about to lose my vote, I feel.
~~Aryq~~
Number one, the Carson campaign is not out of money, and will have plenty to get the message out before the primary.
Number two, Congresswoman Carson proved that winning this district is not a question of cash. If it was, we would have had Congresswomen Delaney, Blankenbaker, Congressmen McVey, Hofmeister, etc., etc.
Number three, I don't recognize the cartoon character of Rep. Carson portrayed so often here. This is a very kind, very intelligent person who you all would like very much if you met him. Take the opportunity to do so sometime and I'm betting you'll like the man who will be our Congressman for some time to come.
I'm going to agree with CarsonSupporter on the point about Andre being a nice guy. I have told anyone who has ever asked that even when I worked for Andy Horning against Andre's grandmother in 2004 that Andre was always civil and friendly and he continued to be during the 2008 campaign.
I appreciate him not letting politics get too personal once the camera's and microphones are off.
The opposition so many have to Andre is based on beliefs about the proper role of government, the belief that he will continue to be a rubber stamp for anti-American, anti-free enterprise socialist Democrat policies and that we're not supposed to have "royalty" in the U.S. but politics has become very nepotistical.
As for Wilson's comment about Bush and borrow and spend. I was glad to see you oppose such disasterous fiscal policy. Now can we get you on board against "tax and spend" as well? ;-)
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