Wednesday, July 28, 2004

Senate Campaign News 20040728 Television ads and the 2000 election were the dominant topics today in the newspaper articles pertaining to the Senate races. As posted ysterday, Mel Martinez released a statewide ad, which shows him with the President. The Orlando Sentinel and Tampa Tribune both wrote about the complaints that the Doug Gallagher campaign has about the ad. They believe that it violates a provision of McCain-Feingold and also point out that it implies that President Bush has endorsed Martinez, when he has officially maintained neutrality in the race.  The articles also mention the ad released by the Peter Deutsch campaign that shows his plan for universal health care. That ad is not posted online yet, but when it is, I'll provide the usual links and text.  Martinez Ad Debut Riles Up Opponent in U.S. Senate Race (Tampa Tribune) Martinez ad draws fire from GOP rival (Miami Herald, registration required) Senate hopeful Martinez highlights Bush ties in first tv ad (Daytona Beach News-Journal) Senate race heats up with statewide television spots (St. Petersburg Times) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- As mentioned in an earlier post, Peter Deutsch joined Representatives Corrine Brown and Alcee Hastings in introducing HR 4867, a bill that would allow a single representative to object to the certification of a state's electoral votes. Michael Moore has apparently heard about this. According to the St Pete Times, Moore called Deutsch "the man of courage who's on the ballot and is going to stand up for all the people of Florida". The Gainseville Sun says Moore also praised U.S. Rep. Peter Deutsch, a Democrat from Pembroke Pines, for his efforts in exposing problems with Florida’s voting process. He insisted he wasn’t endorsing Deutsch, who is running for the U.S. Senate in the Aug. 31, primary, but he said: ‘‘I think my words speak loud and clear about how I feel about Congressman Deutsch.’’ This morning he apparently had a press availability session with Deutsch and Brown. That'll undoubtedly be in the papers tomorrow. Michael Moore to tackle voting rights issues in Florida (St Petersburg Times) Michael Moore to turn camera to Florida's elections (Gainesville Sun) Reps. Deutsch, Brown, and Michael Moore to Address Problems With Election Certification Moore Commends Lawmakers Efforts (Peter Deutsch for Senate) LATER:  The Gallagher campaign had a pretty fiery press release about the Martinez ad. MARTINEZ DOES NOT LAUNCH TV ADS TODAY Instead Martinez launches State & Federal election law abuse Florida Senate Campaign, Politics comment []6:23:37 PM   trackback []