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2010 Elections

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

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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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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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Landscape Shift Means More Trouble for House Democrats In 2010: Rothenberg

Roll Call | Posted 10.19.2009 | Politics

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Already prepared to deal with challenging midterm turnout dynamics that favor the GOP, national Democratic strategists now find themselves looking at ...

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Congressional Campaign Accounts Invested In Stock Market Boosted By Wall Street Bounce

Roll Call | Alex Knott | Posted 10.17.2009 | Politics

Read More: Political Campaigns, Market-Surge, Wall Street Surge, Midterm Elections, Wall Street, 2010 Elections, Stock Market, Joe Barton, Spencer Bachus, Congressional Campaign Funding, Campaign Financing, Politics News

The recent surge on Wall Street has created a windfall for some Congressional campaigns that invested their political contributions in the stock marke...

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GOP Gaining Advantage In 2010

washingtonpost.com | Dan Balz | Posted 10.17.2009 | Politics

Read More: Midterm Elections, 2010 Elections, House Democrats, David Axelrod, The Democracy Corps, Senate Democrats, Democratic Party, Obama Democrats, Newt Gingrich, Election, Politics News

Three forces threaten Democrats in the 2010 elections: populist anger on the right, disaffection in the middle and potential disillusionment on the le...

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Let's Finish the Fight

Lee Fisher | Posted 10.15.2009 | Politics

Read More: Health Care Reform, Senate, Lee Fisher, Health Care, 2010 Elections, Ohio, Politics News
Lee Fisher

We can't just sit back and expect a perfect health reform bill to emerge -- we have to be ready to work for it. It's now up to us to make sure the health insurance industry doesn't convince legislators to oppose reform

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Bush Memoirs Coming Out In 2010 Will Haunt Election Season

POLITICO | Andie Coller | Posted 10.14.2009 | Politics

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For Republicans looking forward to the first Bush-free election in a decade, the book publishing schedule is the bearer of bad news: Between New Year'...

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Shake the System

Gavin Newsom | Posted 10.13.2009 | Politics

Read More: Politics, California, Gavin Newsom, 2010 Elections, Economy, Constitutional Conv, San Francisco, Jobs, Constitutional Convention, Constitution, Politics News
Gavin Newsom

If we're going to put California back on the leading edge, we have to fix our broken system. Please join me in supporting a California Constitutional Convention and help participate in shaping it.

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Winning Online in 2010: Tools, Time and Resources

Colin Delany | Posted 10.12.2009 | Politics

Read More: Technology News, Campaign Technology, 2010, 2010 Elections, Obama Campaign, Obama Technology, Politics News
Colin Delany

Political professionals trained in the broadcast era often have trouble adapting to the back-and-forth nature of online media, but the rewards for embracing it can be tremendous.

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Dems In 2010 Have To Fight Hard, Win Ugly: Strategists

New York Times | JOHN HARWOOD | Posted 10.12.2009 | Politics

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New Jersey Republicans complain that Gov. Jon Corzine, a Democrat, has turned nasty to gain ground in his re-election bid this year. Republicans elsew...

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WSJ: Nancy Pelosi Is Key To Republicans' 2010 Election Playbook

Wall Street Journal | By NAFTALI BENDAVID | Posted 10.11.2009 | Politics

Read More: Gop, House, Strategy, Election Strategy, National Republican Congressional Committee, Democrats, Nrcc, Afghanistan War, Pelosi, Mcchrystal, Nancy Pelosi, Wall Street Journal-NBC News Poll, Afghanistan, Republicans, 2010 Elections, Senate, Politics News

WASHINGTON -- Republicans are stepping up attacks on House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, deciding that a major part of their 2010 electoral strategy will be l...

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Rubber Chickens in Reading...

Joe The Nerd Ferraro | Posted 10.08.2009 | Politics

Read More: Arlen Specter, Joe the Nerd, Politics, Pennsylvania Democratic Party, 2010 Elections, Nerd, Efca, Sestak, Philadelphia, Democratic Party, 2010 Senate Races, Joe Sestak, Politics News
Joe The Nerd Ferraro

As I start to exhale, I am realizing, personally, that Specter is not right for Pennsylvania at this time.

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WSJ: It'll Be Hard For GOP To Party Like It's '94

Wall Street Journal | GERALD F. SEIB | Posted 10.08.2009 | Politics

Read More: Gop, Republicans, 2010 Elections, Republican Party, Politics News

A big question hangs over American politics: Could next year be 1994 all over again? That was the year a bitter debate over health care led to a disa...

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