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Hollywood in Mourning After Rough Night
Nov 5, 2014 15:38:28   #
ldsuttonjr Loc: ShangriLa
 
Hollywood Democrats in Mourning After Rough Night
Tuesday, November 4, 2014 09:22 PM

By: Ted Johnson

California polls will close at 8 p.m. PT, when Democrats are expected to have a host of victories including the re-e******n of Jerry Brown as governor. But before that, Hollywood progressives are braced for a rough few hours which could see the Democrats lose their Senate majority.

The most ominous sign was the early projection of Mitch McConnell as winner in a hard fought re-e******n battle against Alison Grimes. Jeffrey Katzenberg led the effort among industry Democrats to unseat the Senate minority leader, and it showed in stats: Grimes collected more money from showbiz than all other congressional candidates, just over $700,000, according to the Center for Responsive Politics.

Katzenberg hosted a number of events for the candidate, the most recent in September, even as McConnell and Kentucky Republicans tried to tar her as beholden to the Hollywood liberal elite, pegging her in ads with Barbra Streisand and even Woody Allen. The DreamWorks Animation CEO also gave $450,000 to the Senate Majority PAC, which backed Grimes, and last month hosted an event that raised $2.1 million for the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee.

But it's unlikely that Grimes' embrace of Hollywood support would prove to be much of a factor in v**ers' decisions, as those attacks from McConnell paled compared to others aimed at her and the unpopularity of President Obama in the state.

One prominent industry Democratic activist pointed to the leadership of the Democratic National Committee and the lack of key operatives working on midterm campaigns. "How we lost Kentucky, with all the money that went into that race ..." the activist said. The irony is that Kentucky has actually embraced Obamacare even though it is offered by another name and Democrats have tried to avoid it as an issue.

"Twenty years from now, Republicans will accept Obamacare as a success but they won't call it Obamacare," the activist said. "They will call it something else. He won't get the credit."

Other races being watched were in Louisiana, North Carolina, Arkansas, New Hampshire, Colorado and Georgia. A bright spot may be in Minnesota, where Al Franken has maintained a lead in the polls for a second term in the Senate.

Katzenberg issued a statement on Grimes' campaign: "I'm immensely proud to have supported Alison. She ran a strong campaign. I'm certain she has a great future ahead of her in Kentucky politics." Katzenberg has learned well from his usurper and handlers!!!

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Nov 6, 2014 19:35:00   #
kerrye
 
It absolutely thrills and delights me to think about all of the piles of money that the Hollywonks, Union Thugs, and other libtards pumped into this e******n and wasted it.

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