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Independent Voters Deciding Election
Independent Voters Deciding Election The Wall Street Journal reports: In American politics, people tend to think of "radicals" as those on the ideological fringes of the left or right. But what happens when the radicals are smack in the middle of the political spectrum? That may …
Barbour Pushed to Run for RNC
Barbour Pushed to Run for RNC Politico reports: A handful of well-known Republicans plan to go to Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour after Nov. 2 and urge him, for the good of his party, to run for chairman of the Republican National Committee rather than the party’s nominatio…
80% of Tea Party will vote Republican
80% of Tea Party will vote GOP Bloomberg reports: Tea Party activists, once on the fringe of the Republican mainstream, are fueling the party’s momentum in the midterm elections, a Bloomberg National poll shows. Four of five Tea Party supporters who say they plan to vote in …
Sestak Trails in PA Senate Race
Sestak Trails in PA Senate Race Rasmussen reports: Republican Pat Toomey now holds a 10-point lead over Democratic Congressman Joe Sestak, the widest gap between the candidates since early April in Pennsylvania’s U.S. Senate race. A new Rasmussen Reports telephone survey of …
The GOP Throws Away a Senate Seat
After Delaware's Senate debate, I can only marvel at how easy this race would have been had the GOP not nominated an incompetent candidate. I'll admit I was too obsessed with the Chilean mine story to watch the Delaware debate live. Belatedly caught up with it this morning. Having watched Chris …Bartlett: A History of Political Gridlock
Bartlett Looks at Political Gridlock Bruce Bartlett writes : With the likely prospect that we will have divided government once again starting in January, I was curious about how often we have had unified government control or divided control throughout our history. I compiled the …The FaceButt Generation
Listen up, young people. This modern desire to share every aspect of your lives on the internet for no reason? Nothing good will come of it. The past news cycle has generated a couple of My-Face-My-Butt-Social-Web-Virtual-Web-Engineering-Not-Real-Site-related stories. Or whatever. First is …
O'Donnell: GOP Abandoned Me
O'Donnell: GOP Abandoned Me Politico reports: Delaware GOP Senate nominee Christine O’Donnell claims the national Republican Party has abandoned her. At a post debate party at an Irish pub, O’Donnell called out the National Republican Senatorial Committee for not helping her …
Barton Will Fight for Energy Chair
Barton Will Fight for Energy Chair Politico reports: Republicans don’t even have the House majority yet, but Rep. Joe Barton is already making a play for a chairmanship his leadership is highly unlikely to give him. In his quest to lead the Energy and Commerce Committee, the …
Blumenthal Lead Grows in Conn. Senate Race
Blumenthal Has Double Digit Lead Politico reports: Democrat Richard Blumenthal has opened up a double-digit lead in the Connecticut Senate race, rebounding from a virtual tie with Republican Linda McMahon, according to the latest poll. Blumenthal leads McMahon, 54 percent to …
A Miracle in Chile
Great calamities like the Chilean mine disaster often bring out the best in us. A disquieting yet reassuring reality of our human species is that great calamities bring out the best in us. A classic example of the moment is the Chilean mine disaster. An apparent hopeless disaster when it …GOP Should Sign On to Daniels' Social Truce
With Rep. Mike Pence reviving the fight over federal abortion funding, social conservatives should reconsider Mitch Daniels’ call for a truce on social issues. Earlier this year, The Weekly Standard reported Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels as opining that the next president will “have to call a …All 33 Chilean Miners Rescued
Last Trapped Miner is Rescued CNN reports: After 69 days and a cost as high as $20 million, 33 miners have finally been extracted from the bowels of the earth. To roaring applause, Chilean President Sebastian Pinera placed a metal cap on top of the rescue hole early Thursday morning -- …Rice: Newt's Comments "Not Helpful"
Rice: Newt's Comments on Obama 'Over the Top' The Huffington Post reports: In an interview with MSNBC's Andrea Mitchell on Wednesday, former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice took aim at incendiary comments made by former House Speaker Newt Gingrich about President Obama last …
Rubio Leads in Poll
Rubio Leads in Poll Quinnipac poll reports: In the Florida U.S. Senate race, Republican Marco Rubio is running away with a commanding 44 - 30 percent likely voter lead over Gov. Charlie Crist, running as an independent, with Democrat U.S. Rep. Kendrick Meek third with 22 percent, …
Rove Group Raises Money off Criticism
Rove Group Gets Funding Boost after WH Criticism Caroline May reports: American Crossroads, a Republican organization founded with the encouragement of Karl Rove and former RNC chief Ed Gillespie, is reaping the benefits that come with receiving criticism from an administration …
Pelosi: Blame the Senate, not the House
Pelosi: Blame the Senate, not the House The Huffington Post reports: House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Wednesday urged progressives and pundits alike not punish House Democrats in the 2010 elections for the lethargy and shortcomings of the Senate. In a conference call with online …
O'Donnell and Coons Hold Debate
Delaware Debate: O'Donnell Calls Coons "Marxist" Politico reports: She pinned her opponent to the wall on his tax record, but flubbed a question about current Supreme Court cases. She argued her instinct to shake up the establishment would help her cut through the partisan …
GOP Unique in Denying Climate Change
GOP Unique in Denying Climate Change National Journal reports: When British Foreign Secretary William Hague visited the U.S. last week, he placed combating climate change near the very top of the world's To Do list. "Climate change is perhaps the 21st century's biggest foreign-pol…