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Dean: Dems 'In Deep Trouble' On Health Care, The Only Options Are A Bad Bill Or 2010 Losses

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 11.23.2009 | Politics

Read More: Dean 2010 Elections, Public Option, 2010 Elections, Dean Public Plan, Dean Deep Trouble, Howard Dean, Health Care Legislation, Howard Dean Health Care, Howard Dead Health Care Reform, Politics News

One of the leading progressive champions of health care reform is pessimistic about the state of the debate in the Senate, saying he sees virtually no...

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Tea Parties Organizing, Training For 2010 Under The Radar

Dawn Teo | Posted 11.23.2009 | Politics

Read More: Eric Odom, Tea Party Protests, Rush Limbaugh, Sean Hannity, 2010 Elections, Sarah Palin, Glenn Beck, Tea Party, Republican Party, Politics News
Dawn Teo

For some, Tea Parties are a reaction against a floundering Republican Party. For others, Tea Parties are a Republican Renaissance.

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Communicating with 'A Woman's Nation'

Amy Gershkoff | Posted 11.19.2009 | Politics

Read More: Elections, Women's Issues, 2010 Elections, A Woman's Nation, The Shriver Report, Women Voters, Campaign Ads, Working Women, Women and Politics, Maria Shriver, Politics News
Amy Gershkoff

How should political campaigns communicate with working women? They are an electorate that is increasingly difficult to reach, but upon which all elections now hinge.

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Latinos Poised to Shake Up 2010 Census, Politicians Beware

Frank Sharry | Posted 11.19.2009 | Politics

Read More: Latinos, Census, Immigration Reform, Congress, Latino Voters, 2010 Elections, Janet Napolitano, Immigration, Demographics, Barack Obama, Politics News
Frank Sharry

The 2010 Census will have a profound effect on the U.S. political landscape. An astonishing number of states will owe new Congressional seats, in large part, to their new Latino constituents.

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Winning the 2010 Elections

Mike Lux | Posted 11.18.2009 | Politics

Read More: Bernie Sanders, Banking Industry, Big Banks, 2010 Elections, Too Big to Fail, Economic Populism, Politics News
Mike Lux

If Democrats shed their caution and become fighters, for jobs and health care and the middle class, they can pull off the same kind of surprise in 2010 that we pulled off in 1998.

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Sam Stein Talks Jobs, 2010 Elections On The Ed Show With Ed Schultz (VIDEO)

Huff TV | Posted 11.18.2009 | Media

Read More: Unemployment Numbers, 2012 Elections, White House, Unemployment, Public Option, Democratic Party, 2010 Elections, Health Care Reform, Ed Show, Jobs, Obama, Democrats, Tea Party, Media News
Huff TV

Huffpost political reporter Sam Stein appeared on The Ed Show Wednesday and weighed in on the nation's high unemployment rate and what it could mean f...

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Winning Online: 10 Tips for 2010 Campaigns (Part II)

Matt Dunn | Posted 11.17.2009 | Technology

Read More: Interactive, New Technology, Online Advertising, 2010 Elections, Online, Email, Campaign Strategy, Democrats, Online Organizing, Obama Technology, Technology News
Matt Dunn

The reality is that Election Day 2010 is one year away. It's time for campaigns to start gearing up, and interactive needs to play a bigger role than it did in 2008 or 2009.

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10 Reasons Why the Stupak-Pitts Amendment Has to Go

Nancy L. Cohen | Posted 11.13.2009 | Politics

Read More: Bart Stupak, Abortion, Stupak-Pitts Amendment, The Family, Democratic Party, 2010 Elections, Antiabortion, C Street House, Politics News
Nancy L. Cohen

Even if some Democrats who voted for the amendment did so because of deep convictions, the main thrust of the measure is to condemn women for being sexually active.

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GOP Under Mounting Pressure From Underdogs' Senate Bids

Wall Street Journal | Peter Wallsten | Posted 11.12.2009 | Politics

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Underdogs trying to ride a wave of anti-establishment fervor are mounting challenges to the Republican Party's hand-picked Senate candidates in severa...

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Hold the Hofstadter: Why the GOP Is Winning 2010

John R. Bohrer | Posted 11.12.2009 | Politics

Read More: Michael Steele, Unemployment Rate, New Deal, 2010 Elections, The Death of Conservatism, Mike Pence, Tea Parties, Gross Domestic Product, Democrats, Barack Obama, Everett Carll Ladd, Richard Hofstadter, 2010, Unemployment, Lyndon B. Johnson, Great Society, Gdp, Lyndon Johnson, Republicans, Tea Party, Republican Party, One Year Later, Sam Tanenhaus, Politics News
John R. Bohrer

Over the last few months, a number of prominent political columnists have pointed to historian and social critic Richard Hofstadter to explain what is happening to the Republican Party. Here's why they shouldn't.

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Scott Tipton Will Challenge John Salazar In The CD3... Again

Posted 11.11.2009 | Denver

Read More: Scott Tipton, John Salazar, Colorado's Third Congressional District, Martin Beeson, Bob McConnell, 2010 Elections, Denver News

Tis the season to announce your campaign to challenge incumbent Democrats in the state of Colorado. State Rep. Scott Tipton R-Cortez officially an...

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Armando Gutierrez's Campaign To Unseat Grayson Sparks GOP Concern

The Hill | Aaron Blake | Posted 11.11.2009 | Politics

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A brash, young political newcomer is causing a fuss in GOP circles in the race against Rep. Alan Grayson (D-Fla.). And what else would you expect in ...

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Post-Election Lessons for Progressives

Page Gardner | Posted 11.10.2009 | Politics

Read More: Unmarried Women Voters, Rising American Electorate. U.S. Electorate, 2009 Elections, 2010 Elections, Politics News
Page Gardner

The Rising American Electorate now constitutes a majority of the voting-eligible population in America. And it goes without saying that if they stay home in 2010, the chances for progressive reforms will drop.

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Jason Linkins

Rachel Maddow Urges Democrats To Be 'Aggressive' In Fighting Unemployment

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 11.09.2009 | Politics

Read More: Rachel Maddow, Economic Stimulus, Economic Stimulus Package, Unemployment, 2010 Elections, Politics News

If Democrats have deeply-held convictions on how to act to bolster the economy and stem the downward trend in unemployment, they ought to act on them and put some real leadership behind the effort.

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Fix The Problem: What Tuesday's Election Means for Climate Legislation

Heather Taylor-Miesle | Posted 11.05.2009 | Green

Read More: NRDC Action Fund, Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act, 2010 Elections, Elections, Climate Change, Green News
Heather Taylor-Miesle

In the three big races of Election Day, the incumbent party lost. In order to turn around the country's anti-incumbency mood, our elected officials are going to have to start tackling the issues.

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2010 Looms: Democrats Crash and Burn in Virginia, New Jersey

Dave Lindorff | Posted 11.05.2009 | Politics

Read More: Democratic Congress, Obama Off-Year Elections, 2010 Elections, Obama Administration, Politics News
Dave Lindorff

What we're seeing is that having Obama in the White House, and Democrats "in control" of Congress doesn't get you much in the way of progressive change.

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Winning Online: 10 Tips for 2010 Campaigns

Matt Dunn | Posted 11.02.2009 | Politics

Read More: Corzine Christie, Chris Christie, Jon Corzine, Campaign, Campaigns, 2010 Elections, Barack Obama, Politics News
Matt Dunn

The political world is in a state of confusion right now because technology is accelerating everything. Election Day 2010 is one year away. It's time for campaigns to start gearing up.

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How Important Are These Off-Year Races?

New York Times | ADAM NAGOURNEY | Posted 11.01.2009 | Politics

Read More: Polls, Mcdonnell, 2010 Elections, Corzine, 2010 Election, Christie, John Corzine, Obama, Incumbent, Creigh Deeds, Approval Ratings, Virginia, Rnc, White House, New Jersey, Governors Races, Analysis, Bill Owens, Incumbents, Chris Christie, Third Party Candidates, Doug Hoffman, Scozzafava, Dede Scozzafava, 2009 Elections, Elections, Governors Race, Independents, Mid-Term Elections, Gubernatorial, Dnc, Deeds, Politics News

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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Rove's Misread of Tuesday's Elections

Joe Trippi | Posted 10.30.2009 | New York

Read More: Virginia, Karl Rove, New Jersey, Democratic Party, Republican Party, 2010 Elections, New York, New York News
Joe Trippi

Voters are increasingly seeing themselves as "us" and both parties in Washington as "them." The results next Tuesday will likely demonstrate the voter's frustration with those in power, regardless of party.

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Nancy Pelosi's Political Balancing Act

Sherry Bebitch Jeffe | Posted 10.27.2009 | Politics

Read More: 2010 Elections, Alben Barkley, President Barack Obama, Nancy Pelosi, Politics News
Sherry Bebitch Jeffe

Pelosi's first priority is to maintain her speakership, and that means protecting her Democratic majority through the 2010 elections -- even if it means bucking her own party's president.

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2010: The Year Main Street Sticks It to Wall Street and Washington

Don McNay | Posted 10.27.2009 | Business

Read More: Mid Term Elections, Upheaval, Congress, Kentucky Guardianship Administrators, Hank Paulson, Lobbyists, Bailouts, Consumer Spending, Big Money, Roger Ailes, Lawrence Summers, Arianna Huffington, State Legislature, Cnbc, Economic Pain, Unemployed, Lexington KY, Spending Cuts, Wall Street-Washington, Andrew Ross Sorkin, Timothy Geithner, Kenneth Feinberg, Inside the Beltway, McNay Settlement Group, Incumbants, Republican National Committee, City Council, High Unemployment, Ky, Willie Stark, Democratic National Committee, Pay Czar, Fox Business News, Clu, Anger, Louisville, Million Dollar Round Table, Ben Bernanke, Alan Greenspan, Bonuses, Czars, Jefferson Airplane, Small Business, President Obama, Congressional Elections, 2010 Elections, Washington, Main Street, donmcnay.com, Tea Parties, Msnbc, Unemployment, Tea Baggers, All the Kings Men, Rural Journalism, Financial Crisis, Housing Crisis, Running for Office, President Bush, Richmond, American College, Incumbant Politican, Personal Finance, Msfs, Chfc, Small Towns, Kentucky, Don McNay, www.mcnay.com, Structured Settlements, Layoffs, Wall Street Bailouts, Wall Street, Vanderbilt University, Robert Penn Warren, Self Dealing, Eastern Kentucky University, Fox News, Certified Structured Settlement Consultant, Glenn Beck, Cssc, Too Big to Fail, Bill O'Reilly, Business News
Don McNay

If anyone has ever dreamed of being an office holder, 2010 is the year to do it. There are going to be several situations where voters elect a complete unknown, just to express their anger about the incumbent.

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GOP Candidates Targeting Black Voters In Illinois Gubernatorial Primary

Chicago Sun-Times | LAURA WASHINGTON | Posted 10.26.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Illinois Governor Race, Illinois Republican Party, Illinois Republican Primary, Illinois Governor, Dan Proft, Bill Brady, Illinois Governor 2010, Illinois GOP, 2010 Elections, Proft, Brady, Chicago News

Two unusual suspects have stepped off the treadmill and caught my eye. Republican candidates Dan Proft and state Sen. Bill Brady are Going Where No Re...

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Health Care Reform: Dems Push For Key Benefits To Start In 2010

Politico | CARRIE BUDOFF BROWN | | Posted 10.26.2009 | Politics

Read More: Health Care Bill, Health Care Reform 2010, Health Care Bill Midterm Elections, 2010 Elections, Health Care Reform Benefits 2010, Health Care Reform, Health Care Reform Benefits, Politics News

Democrats are pushing Senate leaders and the White House to speed up key benefits in the health reform bill to 2010, eager to give the party something...

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Winning in 2010: Online Outreach

Colin Delany | Posted 10.20.2009 | Politics

Read More: Online Marketing, Campaign Technology, 2010, Voter Outreach, 2010 Elections, Obama Technology, Politics News
Colin Delany

Once a campaign has the basic technology in place, it can begin to take full advantage of the internet's ability to deliver donors, volunteers and voters.

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Youth Vote 2010: Millennials Demand Clean Energy Economy

Jessy Tolkan | Posted 10.20.2009 | Green

Read More: Evan Bayh, Unemployment, Green Jobs, Copenhagen 2009, Afghanistan, 2010 Elections, Joblessness, Claire McCaskill, Green News
Jessy Tolkan

Will our representatives lead by example in the fight against harmful pollution or cover their tracks with vague promises on the campaign trail next year?

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