2010 Election

Karl Rove-Backed Group Unveils Attack Ad

The Huffington Post | Lucia Graves | Posted 05.18.2012

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A new political ad is on the air in Nebraska attacking the state's former Democratic Sen. Bob Kerrey, who is running for his old seat again this year....

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Is Minority Voter Registration Really Declining?

Michael P. McDonald | Posted 05.07.2012

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To understand my contention that The Washington Post's analysis is flawed, I must explain how the voting and registration questions are asked.

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GOP Senator Gives $500,000 To Corporate Welfare Recipient's Super PAC

HuffingtonPost.com | Zach Carter | Posted 03.24.2012

WASHINGTON -- Sen. Jim DeMint (R-S.C.) on Tuesday led a conservative Senate bloc opposing a government loan program on the grounds that it functioned ...

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Is 'Feminism' Going Chapter 11?

Amy Siskind | Posted 08.30.2011

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The feminists once so eager to exclude conservative women from their clique won their battle; but, sadly, they lost the war. GOP women decided they didn't need to be "feminists" after all and are now leading the charge to put more women in power.

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New Job For Former Democratic Gov Candidate Of 'Shove It' Fame

AP | MICHELLE R. SMITH | Posted 07.04.2011

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PROVIDENCE, R.I. — The onetime Rhode Island Democratic candidate for governor who said President Barack Obama could "shove it" shortly before No...

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WATCH: Crist Apologizes In Settling Lawsuit Over Campaign Song

AP/The Huffington Post | Posted 06.12.2011

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TAMPA, Fla. -- Former Florida Gov. Charlie Crist has settled a lawsuit filed by Talking Heads singer David Byrne after Crist used one of the group's s...

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Sharron Angle...The Book?

AP/The Huffington Post | By CRISTINA SILVA | Posted 05.25.2011

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LAS VEGAS -- Tea party favorite Sharron Angle is spending thousands of dollars to self-publish an autobiography about her life and values. An Autho...

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Midterm Election Spending Thrusts Spooked Lawmakers Into Permanent Campaign Mode

Los Angeles Times | Tom Hamburger and Matea Gold, Tribune Washington Bureau | Posted 05.25.2011

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Several veteran Democrats accustomed to winning reelection by lopsided margins went down in defeat -- partly because of the anti-incumbent mood of ang...

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Politico Is Blinded By The Shininess Of Having Two Mormons Maybe Run For President

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 05.25.2011

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As far as I knew going into this day in my life, the first Presidential primary of any kind was going to take place in just about one year's time. Bu...

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Meg Whitman Will Mount A Second Terrible Political Campaign As Soon As She Figures Out Why The First One Was Terrible

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 05.25.2011

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I've been having a great time today, reading on the blogs about one of our favorite candidates of the 2010 cycle, failed California gubernatorial hope...

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Jimmy McMillan Got 40,000 Votes Yesterday

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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NEW YORK — Jimmy McMillan says he can't quit now – the rent is still "too damn high." The man who became the breakout star of New York's ...

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GOP Not Allowed to Talk About the "Will of the Public"

Cenk Uygur | Posted 05.25.2011

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You'll excuse me now if I'm not buying the sudden increased interest the GOP has in listening to the American people. They never for one second respected the results of the 2008 election.

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Miller Says He Won't Block Murkowski Senate Win

AP | BECKY BOHRER | Posted 05.25.2011

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JUNEAU, Alaska — Alaska's certification of results showing U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski winning re-election over Republican rival Joe Miller could c...

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Board Of Elections Director FIRED Over Primary Day "Screw-Up"

dnainfo.com | Posted 05.25.2011

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MANHATTAN -- The City's Board of Elections has voted to oust its executive director, George Gonzalez, one week before Election Day. The final vote ...

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Dems Fear Losing House Would 'Devastate California'

Los Angeles Magazine | Rick Jacobs | Posted 05.25.2011

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For most of the 20th century, California had virtually no role in congressional leadership. The all-powerful committee chairs were from the South, the...

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How the Democrats Have Lost Ohio and the Presidency

Bob Fitrakis and Harvey Wasserman | Posted 05.25.2011

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The likelihood of another Democrat being elected president in 2012 has become virtually nil. The reason? Partisan, private vendors control Ohio's nontransparent computerized voter registration books.

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Ousted Legislators Banished To 'Cubicle City'

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — Ben Smith has an item up about the sad state that outgoing members of Congress have been reduced to as they are ousted from their p...

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Daddy's Girl Versus Sarah's Boy: Maybe Lisa Wins, Maybe Lisa Doesn't

Donald Craig Mitchell | Posted 05.25.2011

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Four days before the August 24th primary election in which she was a candidate for the Alaska Republican Party's nomination for the seat in the United...

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Democratic Texas Congressman Concedes After 27 Year House Career

Posted 05.25.2011

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Nearly three weeks after the 2010 midterm elections, another Democrat has been swept out by the Republican wave. Rep. Solomon Ortiz (D-TX) conceded t...

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Frank Rich: Obama Election Strategy Must Focus On 'People Like You'

The New York Times | FRANK RICH | Posted 05.25.2011

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...what could give the Democrats even a slender reed of hope? If there's any plausible answer, it can be drawn from the single poll finding that is mo...

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Hustlers and Politics 101

Jayne Lyn Stahl | Posted 05.25.2011

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The infallible naivete of the American electorate never fails to disappoint. And, while I'm a longtime fan of columnist Robert Scheer, I can't help bu...

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Alaska Spelling Bee: Miller Sues To Enforce Exact Spelling Of 'Murkowski' In Senate Count

AP | BECKY BOHRER | Posted 05.25.2011

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JUNEAU, Alaska — Election workers will begin scrutinizing tens of thousands of ballots in the Alaska Senate race on Wednesday in a scene reminis...

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Nothing Seems to Work

Douglas Forbes | Posted 05.25.2011

I admire and enjoy Jon Stewart. But America is not a bumper sticker. Nor is it a race into a tunnel, a sketch comedy show or a manifestly partisan rally with a careful feel-good proclamation.

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Where's the Human Touch? A Congressional Candidate Laments the Loss of Personal Connection.

Patrick Kennedy | Posted 05.25.2011

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If I had to describe what it's like running for office for the first time, I'd explain it this way: Wait for a sunny day and seek out the tallest, thickest, nastiest tree you can find. Once there, strip naked and climb to the very top, wrap a blindfold around your eyes and jump into the thicket below.

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Midterm Stimulus Program: Campaigns Shower Billions On Companies

Washington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

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The 2010 election season was good for Design Cuisine of Arlington, which took in more than $500,000 in catering fees. The Bighorn Golf Club in Palm De...

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