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Specter: Loyal Opportunists

Paul Jenkins | Posted 06.08.2009 | Politics

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Paul Jenkins

There is little doubt that the country has made a political left-turn, leaving opportunistic moderates from both parties scrambling to find their cherished middle.

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Tom Ridge On GOP: "We're Too Doggone Shrill" (VIDEO)

The Huffington Post | Rachel Weiner | Posted 06.07.2009 | Politics

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Former Pennsylvania Governor Tom Ridge went on MSNBC's "Hardball" Thursday evening to discuss his decision not to run for the Senate in 2010. He refus...

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GOP's Shrinking Minority Status Causing Top Recruits To Decline Runs?

Mark Nickolas | Posted 06.07.2009 | Politics

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Mark Nickolas

Tom Ridge is just the latest in a string of prominent Republican recruits to decline runs for the Senate and House next year -- a very ugly dynamic for the GOP.

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Ridge Won't Challenge Specter For Senate Seat

AP | KIMBERLY HEFLING | Posted 06.07.2009 | Politics

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WASHINGTON — Former Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Ridge says he's not going to challenge Sen. Arlen Specter next year. Ridge is a moderate Republican w...

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Specter Backs Himself into the Corner Again -- This Time with Democrats

Mark Nickolas | Posted 06.05.2009 | Politics

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Mark Nickolas

Until this weekend, I was generally supportive of Specter as the Democratic nominee next year. Now, after twice giving Democrats the finger in 48 hours, my feelings are rapidly evolving.

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Ridge Vs. Specter: Ex-Gov. May Run For Senate In 2010

Washington Post | Chris Cillizza W | Posted 06.05.2009 | Politics

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Former Pennsylvania governor Tom Ridge (R) is seriously considering a 2010 bid for the Senate seat held by Republican-turned-Democrat Arlen Specter a...

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Sam Stein

Specter Can Read A Poll: Democrat Trounces Toomey In Latest Survey

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 06.04.2009 | Politics

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Arlen Specter freely acknowledges that his switch from Republican to Democrat was driven by politics as much as principles. "I am unwilling to have my...

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Tom Ridge: US Was Wrong Not To Give Terror Detainees Due Process

United Press International | Posted 03.24.2009 | Politics

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Former U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge says the United States was wrong not to give terror suspects due process protections. Speaking on t...

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Obama's Team Needs to Drop Phobia Towards Arab-Americans and Muslims

Steve Clemons | Posted 12.01.2008 | Politics

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Steve Clemons

America needs Arab-Americans and Muslim-Americans in positions of responsibility in our government -- and not just dealing with Arab-American and Muslim issues.

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Ridge: Race Would Be Different If I Was VP Pick

Pittsburgh Tribune-Review | Posted 11.24.2008 | Politics

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Former Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Ridge said today that John McCain can't become president without carrying Pennsylvania and that the race would be differe...

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Seth Colter Walls

Second McCain Robocall Paints Obama As Terrorist Sympathizer

HuffingtonPost.com | Seth Colter Walls | Posted 11.23.2008 | Politics

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The McCain campaign has launched a second robocall campaign painting Barack Obama as terrorist sympathizer and a potential threat to national security...

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Obama's Reverse Coattails

Andy Rosenberg | Posted 11.03.2008 | Politics

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Andy Rosenberg

An interesting thing has happened in the months since the primary. For a variety of reasons, it is Obama who is being helped by a strong down ticket surge in pivotal regions across the country.

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Obama, McCain on National Security and Nuclear Proliferation

Eliza Margarita Bates and Cara Zwerling | Posted 10.18.2008 | Home

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Eliza Margarita Bates and Cara Zwerling

Where do Obama and McCain stand on these issues? To start, McCain, the nominee of what used to called the "small government party," wants to create two entirely new government organizations.

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Jason Linkins

Tom Ridge Sums Up The McCain Platform

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 10.05.2008 | Politics

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Well, that's the end of the Republican National Convention. Quite a night! Quite a message! That's a lot to absorb, but let's let Tom Ridge summari...

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I have Palinitus

Bil Browning | Posted 10.04.2008 | Politics

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Bil Browning

Wow. Sarah Palin. Hurricane Gustav. Mitt Romney. The Republican convention. Tom Ridge. The plane circling LA with a broken wheel. John McCain. ...

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John McCain Hands the Democrats a Gift

Matt Littman | Posted 10.03.2008 | Politics

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Matt Littman

McCain makes fun of Obama for being a celebrity -- McCain just pulled off the political equivalent of Britney Spears' wedding to Jason Alexander.

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Sarah Palin: You're No Dan Quayle -- and That's Not a Compliment!

Michael Russnow | Posted 09.30.2008 | Politics

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Michael Russnow

John McCain sold his soul in the bleakest of hopes that he could convert angry Hillary voters to his cause.

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What We Will Learn About John McCain

Mark Joseph | Posted 09.28.2008 | Home

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Mark Joseph

If he picks Pawlenty, he's thinking long term, wanting to leave a legacy behind after he's gone, by picking a young, malleable guy who is conservative enough and will carry McCainism into the future.

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Obama's Pick Creates GOP Opportunity

Michael Smerconish | Posted 09.24.2008 | Politics

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Michael Smerconish

I know that some pundits, including Rush Limbaugh, are saying McCain can ill afford to alienate the right by selecting an abortion-rights advocate as a running mate. I disagree.

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NYT's Bob Herbert Says Pro-Choice is THE Issue on Countdown

Scott Swenson | Posted 09.23.2008 | Politics

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Scott Swenson

Undecided women voters are the key, and pro-choice values are a significant advantage in 2008, according to New York Times columnist Bob Herbert.

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Pro-Choice Catholic Biden Fits with New Poll of Catholic Voters

Scott Swenson | Posted 09.23.2008 | Politics

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Scott Swenson

Biden understands the American value of separating personal faith from public duty in our democracy, and his positions on sexual and reproductive health issues demonstrate that clearly.

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The Ridge/Lieberman Fake-Out

Adele Stan | Posted 09.20.2008 | Politics

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Adele Stan

I so hate to bust up this party, but do listen up: It ain't gonna happen. No way, no how. McCain is borrowing a technique from a guy named George W. Bush.

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Memo to Netroots: Stop Tearing Down Obama's VP Shortlist

Erik Ose | Posted 09.19.2008 | Politics

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Erik Ose

If the left is ever going to get serious about winning elections, we need to stop insisting on 100% ideological purity from our candidates. News flash: politics is about assembling winning coalitions.

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McCain VP Candidate Ridge: Republicans Would Accept Pro-Choice VP (VIDEO)

AP | Posted 09.17.2008 | Politics

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Former Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Ridge said Sunday he thinks Republicans would accept a vice presidential candidate who supports abortion rights. But, he...

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The New Olympic Sport: McCain Takes the Gold in Freestyle Flip-Flopping

Elizabeth Shipp | Posted 09.15.2008 | Politics

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Elizabeth Shipp

Why the latest McCain flip-flop on a pro-choice running mate? Look no further than McCain's diminishing support among a key voting bloc: independent women. He needs them to win in November.

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