Subject: How a Controversial Super-PAC Is Pushing Blacks and Latinos to Vote GOP

POLITICAL MOJO FROM DAVID CORN, KEVIN DRUM, AND THE NEWS TEAM
MOTHER JONES October 10, 2014 TOP STORY How a Controversial Super-PAC Is Pushing Blacks and Latinos to Vote GOP By Molly Redden As Republican Gov. Scott Walker fights a tough reelection battle in Wisconsin, a controversial Iowa-based super-PAC has begun a campaign to persuade minority voters to support the embattled incumbent. The group, America's PAC, plans to spend up to $200,000 to air thousands of one-minute radio ads in Wisconsin urging black and Latino voters, who traditionally support Democrats, to turn out for Walker, and it has the financial backing of a prominent tea party millionaire. But the PAC's message is not always syncing up with Walker's homestretch effort to distance himself from far-right social conservatives. [READ MORE] MOST READ If These 35,000 Walruses Can't Convince You Climate Change Is Real, I Don't Know What to Tell You It Takes HOW Much Water to Grow an Avocado?! Is Your Dentist Ripping You Off? Science Says You Can Split Infinitives and Use the Passive Voice TOP IN SOCIAL MEDIA Top on Facebook: Elizabeth Warren: The Feds Are Far Too "Cozy" With Wall Street No. 2 on Facebook: Happy 90th Birthday, Jimmy Carter Top on Twitter: If These 35,000 Walruses Can't Convince You Climate Change Is Real, I Don't Know What to Tell You No. 2 on Twitter: Science Hates Grammar Nazis ADVERTISEMENT	IN OTHER NEWS Here's How Nigeria Beat Ebola By Alex Park Ebola first arrived in Lagos, Nigeria—one of the largest cities in the world—on July 20. Global health officials feared the worst, warning that the disease could wreak untold havoc in the country. But it hasn't turned out that way. To date, Nigeria has reported only 20 confirmed or probable Ebola cases in a nation of 174 million people. Equally remarkable, there have only been eight deaths—about half the fatality rate experienced by other countries involved in the current outbreak. In fact, Nigeria could be declared Ebola-free as early as October 12. So how did the country do it? [READ MORE] THIS WEEK'S NEWS ROUNDUP Republicans Are Trying to Make Sure Minorities and Young People Don't Vote This November The GOP is still trying to make voting a lot harder for minorities and young people as the November elections draw nearer. In Wisconsin, courts upheld a strict law requiring people to present ID before voting, and North Carolina also kept its tough voting laws on the books. Japanese scientists were awarded the Nobel Prize for their blue LED lights, which reduce energy consumption. Unsurprisingly, several politicans released misleading ads this week, including Maine Sen. Susan Collins, who claimed she voted against the government shutdown, and Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker, who pretended he wasn't against abortions in all cases, though he has confirmed he is. Meanwhile, as the first US Ebola patient died this week, Republicans are still spinning crazy conspiracies about the disease. Democrats are pushing for a hearing about whether budget cuts hampered the United States' ability to respond to Ebola and enterovirus. In Syria, ISIS is battling Syrian Kurds for control of the border town of Kobani, where refugees are spilling out into Turkey. [READ MORE] CHART OF THE WEEK: Chart: As Top Tax Rates Dropped, Top Incomes Soared [READ MORE] QUOTE OF THE WEEK: Scott Walker Wants to Totally Outlaw Abortion. In This Sneaky New Ad, He Pretends He Doesn't. [READ MORE] Become a fan of Kevin Drum on Facebook. Follow Kevin Drum on Twitter Follow David Corn on Twitter
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