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Pessimistic Voters Favor the GOP
Pessimistic Voters Favor the GOP The Washington Post writes : As polls across the country begin to close on the 2010 midterm elections, preliminary exit polling shows an American electorate is deeply dissatisfied with the direction of the country particularly with the state of the …
VA-5: Hurt Unseats Perriello
Updated: CNN has called VA-05 for Robert Hurt. With 99% of precincts reporting, it seems that 83,233 fewer people voted in 2010 than in 2008. Hurt also received 39,229 fewer votes then the GOP candidate did in 2008. Posted at 10:15 by Noah Kristula-Green CNN has just called VA-5 for …Google App Misleads Voters
Google App Misleads Voters Politico writes : Google can help you research candidates, watch their ads, poke fun at their gaffes and find out how they did on Election Day. But the site hasn’t exactly fared very well at getting voters to the right polling places. One of the …
FF Reader Election Forum
Join us tonight around F F 's virtual water cooler: debate, comment, and spout off in real time with FF contributors. Cursers and lunatics beware: Mrs. Frum is moderating... <a href="http://www.coveritlive.com/mobile.php/option=com_mobile/task=viewaltcast/altcast_code=94d49ce568" mce_href="h…GOP Takes Back House
Click here for up-to-the-minute liveblogging of the results and the races you care about by F F contributors. Up-to-the-minute liveblogging of the results and the races you care about by F F contributors. California Senate Noah Kristula-Green reports: Fox News is …
O'Donnell the Most Covered Candidate
O'Donnell the Most Covered Candidate Yahoo News writes : Senate candidate Christine O'Donnell didn't get too much national media coverage before upsetting the Republican establishment and winning the Delaware primary in September. But since then, O'Donnell's been all over the news— …
Murray Clings to Lead Over Rossi
UPDATED: Dino Rossi's bid to unseat Patty Murray could take a while: Washington votes by mail and results could take days to come in. Latest: Incumbent Republican Congressman Dave Reichert, WA-8, turned back another challenge from a retired Microsoftie, Suzan DelBene, whose sporadic voting …Bachmann Eyed for Leadership Role
Bachmann Eyed for Leadership Role Fox News writes : FOX has learned that there is a "draft Michele Bachmann " effort afoot among House conservatives (and prospective members) to move the Minnesota Republican into the leadership. Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-MN) founded the tea …
Dems Could Lose House for Decade
Dems Could Lose House for Decade The Washington Post writes : For Democrats facing the likely prospect of losing control of the House of Representatives for the next two years, there is an even scarier thought: losing it for the next decade. Republican wins in Tuesday's midterm …
Breibart's ABC Appearance Canceled
Breitbart's ABC Appearance Canceled Mediaite writes : ABC News appears to have rescinded their previous offer to include Internet mogul and controversial opinionater Andrew Breitbart in their election night coverage. As we reported earlier , the decision to invite the the Big …
Just Wait Until 2012
Looking ahead to 2012, the one thing we can be sure of is that, just as in this year, the pundits and experts will end up being surprised. Two years ago -- four years since the creation of the permanent Republican majority and following a second consecutive drubbing at the hands of Democrats -- it …Perriello Office Vandalized
Perriello Office Vandalized Politico writes : Rep. Tom Perriello’s Charlottesville, Va., office was vandalized last night — and the vandal posted a sign for the Democrat's opponent, Republican Robert Hurt, outside the building. The office was unoccupied early in the morning, …
Rand Paul Threatens Showdown with GOP Heads
Rand Paul has already started to make news, promising to "challenge" Sen. Mitch McConnell and the GOP leadership in the next Congress. Rand Paul has already started to make news before the polls have even closed in Kentucky with an interview he gave to CNN American Morning where he announced his …Pollwatching in Chicago: Where's the Corruption?
Chicago is a highly political city with a notorious party machine. But this year, my first as a pollwatcher, I was struck by how much has changed. Chicago is the home of Barack Obama, and a highly political city with a notorious machine, so it’s well worth comparing today’s voting behavior with …Can Obama Change Course?
Writing in National Journal, Ron Brownstein looks at Clinton after the 1994 GOP win and Obama in 2010. Can Obama reassess his governing as Clinton did? From Ron Brownstein's fascinating Clinton 1994/Obama 2010 comparison in the Oct 30 National Journal : More relevant to Obama after next …Paul: New GOP Class Will 'Challenge' McConnell
Paul: New Class Will 'Challenge' McConnell Politico reports: Rand Paul, the Republican Senate nominee in Kentucky, says that if he’s elected he would not be an automatic vote for the state’s senior senator, Republican leader Mitch McConnell, who did not back him in the …
Palin Records Robocall for Tancredo
Palin Records Call for Tancredo ABC News’ Huma Khan reports: Sarah Palin has once again bucked the Republican party and endorsed Tom Tancredo , the former GOP congressman-turned-American Constitution Party candidate who earned the ire of the establishment by waging his own third …
Yemen Charges U.S. Born Terror Imam
Yemen Charges U.S. Born Terror Imam The AP reports: Yemen put a U.S.-born radical cleric on trial in absentia Tuesday, accusing him and two other men of plotting to kill foreigners and being members of al-Qaida. It was the first formal legal action by Yemen against Anwar …
O'Donnell: NRSC Didn't Help My Campaign
O'Donnell: NRSC Didn't Help My Campaign Politico reports: Delaware Republican Senate nominee Christine O’Donnell complained Monday night that the National Republican Senatorial Committee did not give her the resources she needed to win. O’Donnell credited Republican National …