Hotline Sort: Steve Jobs' Warning To Obama
Welcome back to Hotline Sort. Rubio faces questions about the timing of his parents' exile from Cuba, the Senate rejects Obama's jobs bill once again, Congressional Democrats outraise Republicans in September, and Steve Jobs, just before his death, had a harsh warning for the president. Here's today's rundown:
8) Not a smart thing to tweet, especially if you are running for office: "Women, you increase your odds of keeping your men by being faithful, a lady in the living room and a whore in the bedroom." That's from New Jersey Republican state Senate candidate Phil Mitsch in September.
He finally apologized on Thursday, saying he was sorry and offered this explanation: 'My mother said in order to keep a man, you must be a maid in the living room, a cook in the kitchen, and a whore in the bedroom. I updated her quote with the fact that men should 'be faithful, a gentleman in the living room and a stud in the bedroom,' but looking back, I didn't update the original terminology enough to reflect 21st century sensibilities." We'll see how it's received on Election Day. The Philadelphia Inquirer has all the details.
7) The Huffington Post has some juicy tidbits on a forthcoming biography of the late Apple CEO Steve Jobs, who recently passed away from pancreatic cancer. According to the book, Jobs almost missed meeting President Obama in the fall of 2010 because he insisted that the president personally ask him for a meeting. Jobs told Obama that he was "headed for a one-term presidency."
6) The DSCC outraised the NRSC in September, bringing in $4.53 million to the NRSC's $3.42 million. The DSCC finished the month with $10.9 million in the bank, while the NRSC ended with $6.8 million and no debt. The DSCC did not disclose the level of debt it was carrying. The DCCC also comfortably outraised the NRCC in September, raising $6.64 million compared to the NRCC's $3.8 million.
5) A internal poll of likely Montana voters conducted earlier this month for the Democratic Governors Association shows that Democratic Attorney General Steve Bullock leads former GOP Rep. Rick Hill 42 percent to 38 percent -- within the margin of error. The survey, which was conducted by Project New West, shows the race is likely to be competitive. But there's a long way to go until November 2012 -- and many Montanans aren't familiar with the candidates' records. Another warning sign for the GOP: Hill faces a competitive primary, while Bullock has no serious competition on the Democratic side.
4) It's Election Day in Louisiana tomorrow -- but there only question is just how big GOP Gov. Bobby Jindal's blowout win will be. He never got a credible Democratic opponent and is near-guaranteed to win the 50 percent necessary for a second term.
3) Bluegrass Blowout: Kentucky Democratic Gov. Steve Beshear is cruising to reelection next month, according to a new poll released late Thursday by the local cable network cn|2. Beshear and his running mate, Louisville Mayor Jerry Abramson, lead the Republican ticket of state Senate President David Williams and state Agriculture Commissioner Richie Farmer, 54 percent to 26 percent.
2) The Senate once again rejected an effort to take up Obama's jobs bill on Thursday. Democratic Sens. Ben Nelson of Nebraska and Mark Pryor of Arkansas along with independent Sen. Joseph Lieberman of Connecticut, joined Republicans in voting against consideration of the bill for public employees, the New York Times reports.
1) A Washington Post review of records and documents shows that Sen. Marco Rubio's, R-Fla., account of when his parents left Cuba for the United States isn't 100 percent accurate. Documents show that Rubio's parents came to the United States and were admitted over 2 1/2 years before Fidel Castro's took power, not -- as Rubio's Senate biography states -- after Castro's takeover.
From Rubio's statement, in response: "To suggest my family's story is embellished for political gain is outrageous. The dates I have given regarding my family's history have always been based on my parents' recollections of events that occurred over 55 years ago and which were relayed to me by them more than two decades after they happened. I was not made aware of the exact dates until very recently."
The Miami Herald's Marc Caputo, an influential voice in Florida, comes to Rubio's defense, as did top St. Petersburg Times political scribe Adam Smith. It may turn out that the Washington Post will have as much explaining to do about the story as Rubio will about his parents' background.
Steven Shepard and Julie Sobel contributed
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