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Bully Pulpit

The term "bully pulpit" stems from President Theodore Roosevelt's reference to the White House as a "bully pulpit," meaning a terrific platform from which to persuasively advocate an agenda. Roosevelt often used the word "bully" as an adjective meaning superb/wonderful. The Bully Pulpit features news, reasoned discourse, opinion and some humor.

Thursday, October 14, 2010

Why Is a Guy Who Won by 26 Last Time, in a D+8 District, Running Attack Ads?

(By Jim Geraghty, The Campaign Spot) - Rep. David Price is an 11-term Democrat who represents the Raleigh-Durham and Chapel Hill areas of North Carolina. His Republican opponent is B.J. Lawson, whom Price beat in 2008, 63 percent to 37 percent.

In his career, Price has won less than 56 percent precisely once in this D+8 district; he usually wins with more than 60 percent.

Price is now running attack ads against Lawson.

Perhaps Lawson’s ads, which show Price and Pelosi aging through the years together, have him nervous:


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