Businessman Set To Spend Big On Primary Challenge Against Stevens
Sen. Ted Stevens of Alaska is facing yet another bump in the road as he seeks re-election: A self-financing unknown who is about to spend a lot of money on a Republican primary challenge.
Businessman Vic Vickers has placed TV and radio ad buys totaling $410,000, in which Vickers will spend the next month until the primary hammering Stevens over the corruption scandals that have endangered the senior Senator's political career. "I bought everything that was available," Vickers told Roll Call.
Don't feel bad if you haven't heard of Vickers, as he hasn't been a big name in politics until tonight. I called up his campaign earlier this evening, and was told that his campaign Web site just went live today.
But I do expect we'll be hearing more from him. The first ad is set to air Wednesday -- the one-year anniversary of a federal raid on Stevens' home.
Who needs Stephen Colbert when there's real life?
July 29, 2008 12:57 AM | Reply | Permalink
Nice. I love when they eat their own for a change, instead of us eating our own.
July 29, 2008 8:27 AM | Reply | Permalink
"Nice. I love when they eat their own for a change, instead of us eating our own."
Sad that it's us against them when a crook is uncovered. Both the Republicans and Democrats rely on us to root for OUR crooks and hiss at THEIR crooks.
The crooks are crooks... they are ALL out to get their own desires met at the expense of our democracy and future...
I could care less if it is a republican, democrat, independent or whatever party... as long as the person has integrity and sense of patriotism, because these people would have other patriots working for them and not the scroundrels who are running our nation today... IMHO
July 29, 2008 9:59 AM | Reply | Permalink