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Just Happy About This One In General
I was still out of the country when Eric Kleefeld reported this: but, hey, Chris Chocola, old TPM parody-nemesis, is taking over as the head of the Club for Growth, the right-wing pressure group that specializes in killing off moderate...
Count Chocola Returns!
An old TPM fave is back. Former Rep. Chris Chocola (R-IN), who lost his re-election bid in 2006, is taking over as head of Club for Growth, replacing Pat Toomey, who is expected to try to unseat Sen. Arlen Specter...
Now, that is satisfying. Rep. Chris "the Count" Chocola (R-IN) goes down to crashing defeat in Indiana. The moral balancing of the universe just notched back a bit in the right direction....
In the House: Republicans lose KY-03 (Northup), IN-08 (Hostettler), and IN-02 (Chocola). Dems need 12 more to take control of the House....
In Indiana, Dem Joe Donnelly takes a lead over GOP Rep. Chris “the count” Chocola, 59%-41%, with 26% precincts reporting....
TPM Reader KS writes in in distress from Count Chocola country ... The comments on TPM today about Social Security bamboolzement reminded me of a flyer I received in the mail from Chris Chocola's campaign last week. I am paraphrasing...
Another stem cell research ad. This one by Majority Action and aimed at Rep. Don Sherwood (R-PA), the one who's running on the strangle-your-mistress platform ... They've got it running against Sherwood, Drake (R-VA), Walsh (R-NY) and of course, how...
I don't know if the Democrats are going to win back the House this year. And I'd really caution people against falling under the false assumption that anything is in the bag at this point. But I am starting to...
More bad news for the Count? WSBT and the South Bend Tribune have commissioned another poll of the race in Indiana's 2nd district. That's the Chocola (R) - Donnelly (D) rematch. And it looks like Chocola is in deep trouble....
Curtains for the Count? A new poll out of Indiana's 2nd CD has Rep. Chris Chocola (R-IN), and a major Social Security bamboozler, down by 12 points. Challenger Donnelly has 52% to Chocola's anemic 40%....
You have to be really deep in the weeds to see it. But if you watch close, you can see it happening. What am I talking about? If you're a political junkie like me, every cycle you know of a...
GOP to Rep. Chocola (R-IN): You're on your own....
Dark days for the Count? This one's really music to my ears. Last night Charlie Cook moved Rep. Chris Chocola's (R-IN) 2nd District in Indiana from "lean-R" to "toss-up". We want to follow this race closely. So if you're in...
Down for the Count? If you're a long time reader of this site, you know there's no one we like more than Rep. Chris "the Count" Chocola (R-IN) from Indiana's 2nd congressional district, one of the premier Social Security bamboozlers...
President Bush pledges to try to phase out Social Security again after the November election. From his speech this morning (emphasis added) ... As you might recall, I addressed that issue last year, focusing on Social Security reform. I'm not...
Following up on the post immediately below, I think we're likely going to start tracking some positions here on Social Security, now that the president has announced he's going to take another stab at phasing out Social Security next year....
Rep. Chris "the Count" Chocola (R-IN) asks Democratic challengers if they'll help him stop Moveon from running ads about him....
What does your member of Congress think? Should the president release records of the meetings he and his staff held with Jack Abramoff? Or not? We want to put together a list of where members stand and you can help...
The Count down for the count? Those of you who were around for our Social Security coverage earlier this year will remember our many posts on Rep. Chris "The Count" Chocola (R-IN) and his serial Social Security bamboozlement. Now this...
Maybe the Count isn't a real congressman after all? Indiana United to Protect Social Security is sponsoring a Social Security townhall meeting downstairs at the St. Joseph County Public Library in South Bend at 6:30 PM next Tuesday, June 7th....
