Congressional Elections

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Reclaiming Conservatism

Mickey Edwards | Posted May 15, 2008 | Politics


Mickey Edwards

Americans will soon vote in one of the most important elections in the nation's history. And it will not involve Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, or John McCain.

This is the reality of American "exceptionalism," a unique form of divided powers in which a president is the nation's "head of...

Building the Progressive Movement with SNAP

John Riley | Posted April 8, 2008 | Politics


John Riley

Not all PACs deserve a bad name. Here at Yale University, a student run political action committee in its second electoral cycle is actually trying to expand grassroots field operations, unlike many of its corporate brethren. Students for a New American Politics PAC, founded in 2005 by students in the...

Political "Earthquake" in Hastert's Illinois CD Boosts Case for Obama

Robert Creamer | Posted March 9, 2008 | Politics


Robert Creamer

Last Saturday a political "earthquake" struck in the ex-urban Republican leaning 14th Congressional District of Illinois. Democrat Bill Foster won the special election to replace retired former House Speaker Dennis Hastert who had represented the district for two decades. The district voted heavily for George Bush both in 2000 and...

Allegations Of Underperformance Prompt Primary Challenges To Kucinich

James Freedman | Posted February 4, 2008 | Off The Bus


James Freedman

Congressman Dennis Kucinich (D-OH) was still running for president two weeks ago, despite polling in the single-digits and being excluded from debates. Then, on January 25th, he formally ended his campaign, citing his determination to stay focused on Cleveland, "the community that is first in my heart."

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HuffPost Interview: Rep. Chris Van Hollen

HuffingtonPost.com   |  Sam Stein   |   December 1, 2007 10:47 AM


As chairman of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, Rep. Chris Van Hollen, D-MD, is charged with one vital overarching task: to ensure that the gains made by Democrats in 2006 grow further in 2008. As part of the job, he...
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Schumer Takes Aim At Senate's Top Republican

HuffingtonPost.com   |  Sam Stein   |   October 31, 2007 06:36 PM


Reflecting an increasingly aggressive strategy for the 2008 election cycle, Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-NY, acknowledged on Wednesday that the Democrats are gunning for the seat of Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-KY. Schumer cited McConnell as a Democratic target for...

 

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