Special Election

First Democrat Enters Race To Replace Gabrielle Giffords

HuffingtonPost.com | John Celock | Posted 02.01.2012

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An openly gay Arizona lawmaker has become the first Democrat to enter the special election to succeed Rep. Gabrielle Giffords in Congress. Matt He...

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Friday Talking Points -- Ads Obama Should Run

Chris Weigant | Posted 11.16.2011

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Obama should run a few ads right now which do not even mention the election. Instead of saying "vote for me!" these ads should say "pass my jobs bill" in as many creative ways as possible.

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White House Tries To Distance Itself From Special Election Loss

Politico | Posted 11.14.2011

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President Barack Obama’s political team kept a blast-zone distance from Democrat David Weprin in the days leading to his defeat in New York’s spec...

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Early Voters Cite Spending, Social Security As Big Issues In NY-9

Forest Hills, NY Patch | Matthew Hampton Email the Author | Posted 11.13.2011

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Polls have been open in the Ninth District and across Forest Hills since 6 a.m., and already, thousands of people have visited their local polling pla...

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Dem Deserves to Lose Race for Anthony Weiner's Old Seat But ...

Dan Collins | Posted 11.12.2011

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Democratic Assemblyman David Weprin deserves to lose the race for this Brooklyn-Queens congressional seat on general principles, but nothing good can come of his defeat.

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Turning Red: Republican Bob Turner Leading The Way To Replace Weiner's Seat

Posted 11.09.2011

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Bob Turner, the Republican candidate vying to replace former representative Anthony Weiner, is currently leading in polls, according to new data relea...

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Democrats Nervous About Race to Replace Anthony Weiner

Dan Collins | Posted 10.24.2011

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If Democrat David Weprin loses, the message will be that President Obama was wrong in the recent national debt debacle and the Republicans were right. Period.

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Could Today's Election Be CA's 'Scott Brown Moment?'

AP | MICHAEL R. BLOOD | Posted 09.11.2011

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LOS ANGELES — Democrat Janice Hahn took an early lead over Republican Craig Huey in early returns in a hotly contested race to decide who will f...

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Democrats Choose Candidate For Weiner's Old Seat

Forest Hills, NY Patch | Posted 09.06.2011

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According to published reports at New York 1 and the New York Times, Assemblyman David Weprin has been chosen by the Queens County Democrats to run fo...

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Special Election Set To Fill Weiner's Seat

AP/The Huffington Post | Posted 08.31.2011

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ALBANY, N.Y. — New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has set special elections for former Rep. Anthony Weiner's congressional seat and six vacant seats in the ...

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Craig Huey's Scam-dalous Past

Joe Trippi | Posted 08.30.2011

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It's no coincidence that the most insulting ad I've ever seen in politics was made in support of Craig Huey.

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Spinning Hochul's Special Election Win

Chris Weigant | Posted 07.25.2011

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It's hard to deny that Democrats are feeling good about yesterday's election victory up in Buffalo. There's a certain wind-in-our-sails feeling about the whole strategy of hammering Republicans on the Ryan plan to voucherize Medicare.

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New Poll Gives Democrat Edge in NY-26

HuffingtonPost.com | Mark Blumenthal | Posted 07.21.2011

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WASHINGTON -- A new poll released Saturday by the Siena (College) Research Institute on the upcoming special election in New York's 26th Congressional...

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New York House Race Becomes Medicare Battleground

HuffingtonPost.com | Michael McAuliff | Posted 07.16.2011

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WASHINGTON -- If the race to fill a vacant western New York House seat is offering a preview of 2012, it's going to be a bruising affair, with Medicar...

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Jerry Brown's Big Gamble

Charles Feldman | Posted 05.25.2011

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Brown is smart and no doubt right that without the extension of the higher tax rates, the state is fiscally doomed. But it will likely be a hard sell.

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The Lame Duck Window

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.25.2011

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Democrats have the choice of making a final push to see some of their agenda items pass before Republicans take over the House, or they can shrug their shoulders and not even try.

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Jenny Oropeza Wins California Election Despite Being Dead

Posted 05.25.2011

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Jenny Oropeza died last month, but her political career lives on. The deceased California Democrat won re-election to the State Senate by a comfort...

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Lame Duck Senate Worries

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.25.2011

While most incoming members of Congress will get sworn in on the traditional timeline, there are a handful who will be sworn in immediately. This could alter the balance of power between the parties for the "lame duck" session.

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Illinois Senate: Special Election Likely, Candidates Unclear

Posted 05.25.2011

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Following a court ruling, it appears increasingly likely that Illinois voters will vote twice for U.S. Senator in November. One vote will be in the g...

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Brunner and Hanabusa: Great Female Candidates Ignored and Rejected

Sam Bennett | Posted 05.25.2011

Strange winds are blowing from Washington to Ohio to Hawaii. Why do national committees continue to tilt the playing field in favor of male candidates, without clear justification?

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Tom Graves, Lee Hawkins Win Georgia Special Election For U.S. House Seat: Runoff June 8

Posted 05.25.2011

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ATLANTA (AP) -- A pair of former state legislators, including one backed by the tea party, will face off in a June 8 runoff for a north Georgia congre...

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Obama Poll Watch -- February, 2010

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.25.2011

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The president's approval and disapproval numbers are within kissing distance. When will Obama turn this around? Will he turn this around?

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Obama Poll Watch -- January, 2010

Chris Weigant | Posted 02.03.2010

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After taking a look at Obama's numbers for the month, we continue our march backwards through history, this month serving up a comparison between Obama and Richard Nixon's term-and-a-half.

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Reading the Tea(bagger) Leaves From Next Week's New York State Assembly Special Elections

David A. Singer | Posted 05.25.2011

Two Assembly races can be viewed as harbingers of whether the New York State Senate will revert to Republican control, or whether the bare Democratic majority will increase.

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The "Let Obama Be Obama" Moment

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.25.2011

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It's about time to start fighting for the little guy and against the fat cats. It's about time to start fighting, when it comes right down to it.

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