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Maryland: Club For Growth

Tue, 10/28/2008 - 14:32

Club for Growth continues 1st District investment

By Danny Reiter, PolitickerMD.com Reporter

The Club for Growth PAC is extending its buy of on-air television ads against Democrat Frank Kratovil beyond the initial  $100,000 ad campaign they launched earlier this month.

Kratovil, the Queen Anne's County state Attorney, is currently running against state Sen. Andy Harris (R-Cockeysville) for the open 1st Congressional District seat. The Club for Growth has championed Harris since the primaries, sending millions of dollars his way.

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Thu, 10/23/2008 - 10:37

Club for Growth sends another $100K via PAC

By Danny Reiter, PolitickerMD.com Reporter

The Club for Growth plans to extend its ad buy of on-air attack ads against Frank Kratovil beyond the $200,000 they launched earlier this month.

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Thu, 10/09/2008 - 14:06

Club for Growth: Kratovil's no moderate

By Danny Reiter, PolitickerMD.com Reporter

The Club for Growth is blasting Democrat Frank Kratovil, calling him "extremely liberal" and the wrong choice for Maryland's 1st Congressional District.

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Wed, 09/24/2008 - 12:02

Kratovil claims Harris ‘looking to profit' from economic crisis

By Danny Reiter, PolitickerMD.com Reporter

Frank Kratovil claims his Republican opponent isn't just offering the wrong solutions for America's economic crisis, he's trying to make a profit off the mess he helped create.

"We are in an economic ditch right now, and Andy Harris and the Club for Growth only have one solution: Keep digging," Kratovil said in a statement

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Mon, 07/28/2008 - 09:41

Kratovil: Harris’ voting record ‘demonstrates extremism’

By Danny Reiter, PolitickerMD.com Reporter

ROYAL OAK - Speaking at a weekend fundraiser where he tried to stress a bipartisan political approach, state's Attorney Frank Kratovil (D-Stevensville) accused his Republican opponent of being outside the political mainstream and practicing "politics as usual."

"If you look at my opponent's background, he thinks things are going great in this country," Kratovil said of state Sen. Andy Harris (R-Cockeysville). "He believes we don't need change and I believe we do."

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Sat, 04/26/2008 - 20:23

Van Hollen highlights attendees at Kratovil fundraiser

By Kevin Agnese

[img_assist|nid=1945|title=Rep. Chris Van Hollen|desc=|link=none|align=left|width=420|height=235]Rep. Chris Van Hollen (D-Kensington), the chairman of the 2008 Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC, was the honorary host of a fundraiser held on behalf of congressional candidate and State's Attorney Frank Kratovil (D-Stevensville) at Cottingham Farm in Easton, this evening.

Kratovil will face Andy Harris (R-Cockeysville) in the November election in Maryland's First Congressional District.

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Fri, 02/01/2008 - 14:55

Pipkin condemns special interest money

By Politicker Staff

Response To Harris Release Against GilchrestState Senator E.J. Pipkin's campaign took a swipe at his main First District GOP rivals, saying theirs is "the only viable candidate for Congress ... who has not been tainted by special interests."

Pipkin attacked state Sen. Andy Harris and Rep. Wayne Gilchrest for accepting contributions from political action committees and outside groups spending money on communications toward voters.

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Fri, 02/01/2008 - 13:29

Club for Growth attacks Gilchrest

By Politicker Staff

[img_assist|nid=817|title=Club for Growth ad|desc=|link=popup|align=left|width=105|height=78]$250K Ad Buy Ignores PipkinThis morning, the Club for Growth Political Action Committee announced another major ad buy on television and radio targeting First District Rep. Wayne Gilchrest.

Backed by a $250,000 buy, the ads decry Gilchrest’s 18-year record for being “too liberal for too long,” blaming him for tax increases, the infamous Alaskan ‘bridge to nowhere,’ and pay increases.

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Thu, 01/31/2008 - 12:57

PACs battle in the First

By Politicker Staff

The Club for Growth, a conservative political action committee (PAC) backing state Sen. Andy Harris in the First District Republican primary, are denouncing a major television ad-buy by another PAC, Republicans Who Care, in support of Rep. Wayne Gilchrest.

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Wed, 01/16/2008 - 18:13

Braswell defends FEC complaint

By Kevin Agnese

[img_assist|nid=638|title=James Braswell|desc=|link=none|align=right|width=100|height=155]Former Gilchrest Intern, Pipkin Supporter Helps Friends

Pasadena attorney James Braswell smells something fishy about the relationship between state Sen. Andy Harris and the political action committee (PAC) the Club for Growth.

Braswell spoke with PolitickerMD.com this afternoon about the official complaint that he filed today with the Federal Election Commission (FEC) against Harris' congressional campaign and the conservative PAC.

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