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2009 Elections

Frank Rich: White House Doesn't Seem To Understand Public's Wall Street Rage

New York Times | FRANK RICH | Posted 11.07.2009 | Politics

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The Obama administration does not seem to understand that this rage, left unaddressed, could consume it. It has pushed aside the entreaties of many --...

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The Blame Election

Mike Lux | Posted 11.05.2009 | Politics

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Mike Lux

The biggest surprise Tuesday wasn't in the gubernatorial or congressional races, it was Michael Bloomberg's remarkably close re-election.

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Budget Votes Prove Unsuccessful Throughout Colorado

The Denver Post | Jessica Fender | Posted 11.05.2009 | Denver

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The Mapleton Expeditionary School of the Arts will continue to operate in aging, asbestos-filled buildings. Aurora will close four of its seven librar...

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GOP's Internal Ideological Battles Remain After Victories

Washington Post | Philip Rucker and Perry Bacon Jr. | Posted 11.04.2009 | Politics

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A rebounding Republican Party savored victories in two states that President Obama won last year, but as it tries to build momentum toward what GOP Ch...

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Jason Linkins

Rove Criticizes White House Response To Elections: "A Contemptuous Gesture"

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 11.04.2009 | Media

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Karl Rove wasn't too happy about the way the White House dismissed the Most Important Off-Off-Year Elections In United States History, and amid a weir...

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The Right Campaign Metrics for Obama's Promises and Performance

Ari Melber | Posted 11.04.2009 | Politics

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Ari Melber

Even as the results from actual, live campaigns in Virginia and New Jersey roll in, the political and media establishment is fixated on the anniversary of Obama's election.

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How The East Was Lost: Tom Suozzi & Democrats Lose Long Island

B.D. Gallof | Posted 11.05.2009 | New York

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B.D. Gallof

Tom Suozzi's supposed easy ride to a third term blew out in embarrassing fashion as many voters were not seeing change or results.

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Why Your Representatives Should Make You Mad as Hell

John W. Whitehead | Posted 11.04.2009 | Politics

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John W. Whitehead

Congress should be America's representative body, yet too many of its members bear little resemblance to those they have been elected to represent.

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High Time!

Shan Wells | Posted 11.04.2009 | Denver

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Shan Wells

When even old George Will thinks Mary Jane is riding the Freedom Express, you know that national legalization can't be too far away.

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Sifting Through the Economic Messages From the Elections Last Night

Simon Rosenberg | Posted 11.04.2009 | Business

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Simon Rosenberg

It is the fundamental failure to make the economy the central issue of this Presidency that has left the door open for the Republicans. It is also a door that it easily closed next year by the President and his team.

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Deliver the Goods

Mike Lux | Posted 11.04.2009 | Politics

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Mike Lux

Republicans, conservative Democrats, and corporate lobbyists are all eagerly lining up to spin the losses as evidence that Democrats should go slower. That is the worst possible thing they could do right now.

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The Wrath of Suburbanites and Independents

Joseph A. Palermo | Posted 11.04.2009 | Politics

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Joseph A. Palermo

The election results show that no incumbent governor (or incumbent party) can escape the wrath of an electorate that continues to bleed while it watches tax dollars squandered on foreign wars and Wall Street fat cats.

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What Happened in Virginia?

Ben Tribbett | Posted 11.03.2009 | Politics

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Ben Tribbett

If this election serves as a reminder that pandering to right wingers is not a successful electoral strategy -- then Deeds will have done even more good for Democrats than if he had won today.

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Today's Alleged "Bellwether" Elections Aren't Bellwethers and Don't Say Much About Nat'l Politics

David Sirota | Posted 11.03.2009 | Politics

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David Sirota

While the Democratic Party certainly has its problems right now, these contests do a better job of illustrating severe Republican weakness than anything else.

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David Plouffe's Today Show Interview: Weighs In On 2009 Elections, Obama's Job Performance (VIDEO)

The Huffington Post | Posted 11.03.2009 | Politics

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Tuesday's elections are local races -- not measures of President Obama's ability to deliver or a referendum on the president's popularity, according t...

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Arianna Discusses Limbaugh, Obama And The Elections On Tuesday On Joy Behar Show (VIDEO)

Huff TV | Posted 11.02.2009 | Politics

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Arianna joined Katrina vanden Heuvel, editor and publisher of The Nation, on The Joy Behar Show tonight to discuss Rush Limbaugh slamming President Ob...

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How Important Are These Off-Year Races?

New York Times | ADAM NAGOURNEY | Posted 11.01.2009 | Politics

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At the very least, the results in the governors' races, if not predictive, are quite likely to drive the political narrative, bolstering or diminishin...

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Chris Christie's 'Macaca Moment' on Health Care

John R. Bohrer | Posted 09.29.2009 | New York

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John R. Bohrer

Christie is now on film, getting short with someone for daring to question the whims of the health care industry. 2009-09-28-Untitld1.jpg

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Brian Moran Takes the Lead Over Terry McAuliffe in Virginia

Joe Trippi | Posted 05.01.2009 | Politics

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Joe Trippi

This poll shows that despite how much McAuliffe thinks this race is all about the money, in Virginia money isn't everything.

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