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2010 elections
"[D]espite lofty predictions that a broad-based Democratic constituency would be activated by the bill's passage, the bill has been an incontrovertible disaster."
Says a Washington Post column — by pollsters Douglas E. Schoen and Patrick H. Caddell — titled "How the Democrats can avoid a November bloodbath…
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2010 elections
The "risk in over-learning" the lesson that Presidents can win reelection after getting slammed in the midterms.
Nate Silver writes: Mr. Clinton and Mr. Reagan, though they are two recent examples, are nevertheless just two examples, and they were both once-in-a…
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2010 elections
2010 elections
2010 elections
"I did not want to run as a black candidate; I did not want to run as a military candidate..."
"... I wanted to run as an American candidate and win the respect of the people." Allen West, one of the 2 new members of Congress who are …
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2010 elections
"... Republicans won an even higher percentage of Senate races than House races..."
"... they won 65 percent of the 37 Senate races, versus approximately 56 percent of the 435 House races."
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2010 elections
"[D]espite lofty predictions that a broad-based Democratic constituency would be activated by the bill's passage, the bill has been an incontrovertible disaster."
Says a Washington Post column — by pollsters Douglas E. Schoen and Patrick H. Caddell — titled "How the Democrats can avoid a November bloodbath…
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2010 elections
A 1933 Washington Post headline: "Present Lame Duck Session Will Be Last."
David A. Fahrenthoid explains the 20th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution: The trouble with lame-duck sessions began in 1801, when the outgoing Feder…
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2010 elections
"[F]or Axelrod to plead with liberal bloggers for their help turning out the base, only to get accused of 'hippie punching,' is an iconic moment in Campaign 2010."
Interesting. .. but what the hell is "hippie punching"? That tension burst out into the open when [Susan Madrak of Crooks and Liars] direct…
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2010 elections
"Could you say 'senator' instead of 'ma'am? It's just a thing. I worked so hard to get that title."
It's just a thing! And another thing is that a sharper, abler... ma'am is eager to undo all the hard work : U.S. Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-Calif…
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2010 elections
2010 elections
"Russ Feingold received a suspicious package on his doorstep in Middleton Saturday, which police deemed a prank..."
It turned out to be a board game and a letter signed "Thomas Jefferson." The Dane County Bomb Squad searched the package... Although the se…
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2010 elections
What's this election about?
An amazing number of words are spoken in this 9 seconds — mostly by Bob Wright — but it's Mickey Kaus who's answering the question:
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2010 elections
"A conscious decision was made by certain groups to destroy this presidency the minute it started."
"People say it was the health care bill – no, it wasn’t. I go to every county every year and hold a town meeting. Within days of the president b…
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2010 elections
Who called Meg Whitman a "whore"? And who cares?
"The person who said that word is someone who can't be fired... Jerry's wife can't be fired" — according to an anonymous sourc…
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2010 elections
"While the president has been on a trip to Asia for the past 10 days, all but a few of his top aides stayed behind to figure out what went so wrong and what to do about it."
WaPo reports: One adviser said they spent the past dozen days "soul-searching." Another said that, around the White House, "people are…
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2010 elections
Things you may have missed if you didn't hang out here over the weekend.
1. "Witch! Whore!... Nazi!" How evil is it for a candidate to play the role of a Nazi in war reenactments? How evil is it for a journalis…
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2010 elections
Is Hillary setting herself up for a 2012 challenge to Barack Obama?
"There is a subtle distancing going on...."
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2010 elections
Waking up in a red state.
Good morning, from Wisconsin. My fellow Americans, our long national nightmare is over.... Or maybe just... The dream is over...And so, dear friends,…
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2010 elections
"The Democratic disaster scenario would make absolute sense if it did not also require that the Republicans do something right."
"The whole world is expecting a cataclysm for the Democrats in November," Gail Collins concedes . But she notes what is obvious: You can…
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