NASHVILLE, TN - With Barack Obama’s support in rural Tennessee drying up, Tennessee Democrats are getting desperate to save the campaigns of local Obamacrats like Becky Ruppe by launching an attack ad against Republican state Senate candidate Ken Yager.

The ad falsely depicts Yager as tax-raiser, even though the Roane County property tax rate was lower, the county’s credit rating was higher, and its economy humming when Yager left office after 24 years as County Executive than it was when he first entered the office - thanks to Yager’s responsible fiscal management and his success in economic development.

(more…)

NASHVILLE, TN – The Tennessee Republican Party raised more than $400,000 at its annual Statesmen’s Dinner fundraiser, attended by more than 700 people Saturday night at the Nashville Convention Center.

(more…)

Washington, D.C. (February 1, 2008) — Republican Jewish Coalition Executive Director Matt Brooks responded today to the recent comments made by Sen. Barack Obama in an interview with Paris Match (January 31, 2008).

As reported by Reuters, Sen. Obama said in this interview: “Once I am elected, I want to organize a summit in the Muslim world with all the heads of state, to have an honest discussion about ways to bridge the gap that grows between Muslims and the West… I want to ask them to join our fight against terrorism. We must also listen to their concerns.”

(more…)

Articles blah