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Weathering the 2010 Storm

Dylan Loewe | Posted 12.07.2009 | Politics

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Dylan Loewe

The best thing that can happen to the Democrats for the long-term in 2010 is to lose just enough seats that a) it won't impact their majority, but that b) the Republicans will think they won big.

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Sam Stein

Clinton: There Won't Be A Repeat Of '94 Elections (VIDEO)

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 11.27.2009 | Politics

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***SCROLL DOWN FOR VIDEO*** Bill Clinton predicted on Sunday that Democrats in Congress would avoid the political bloodbath during the 2010 elections...

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When "Yes We Can!" Meets "No We Won't!"

Mitchell Bard | Posted 08.31.2009 | Politics

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Mitchell Bard

If the Democrats in Congress don't find a way to become co-advocates with the president on these important issues, their future political problems will be the least of it.

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Why Are Congressional Democrats Giving in to Bush on the Auto Bailout?

Mitchell Bard | Posted 01.10.2009 | Politics

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Mitchell Bard

You would think that winning the White House and overwhelming majorities in both houses of Congress would instill some backbone into Democrats on Capitol Hill. You would, of course, be wrong.

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Sam Stein

Pelosi Mocks McCain: He Was For Me Before He Was Against Me

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 11.28.2008 | Politics

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As the threat of Democrats controlling both houses of Congress and the White House creeps its way into nearly every GOP attack, some leaders on the Hi...

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Democrats Set To Win 20 Or More Seats In The House

AP | JULIE HIRSCHFELD DAVIS | Posted 11.24.2008 | Politics

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WASHINGTON — A rush of Republican retirements has positioned Democrats to pick up 20 or more seats in the House and transform what might otherwi...

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Congress Gets Better Approval Ratings From Republicans Than Dems

TPM Media | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics

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Now this is curious. In the latest Gallup poll, more Republicans approve of the job Congress is doing than there are Democrats who approve. According ...

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