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Virginia Governors Race

The GOP "Comeback" is Really a Throwback

Nathan Daschle | Posted 11.19.2009 | Politics

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Nathan Daschle

American voters will reward the party that optimistically puts forth a concrete plan to return prosperity. And while the jury on the new administration is still out, the case against the GOP has long been closed.

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The Right-Wing Media's Election Analysis Just Ain't That Good

Karl Frisch | Posted 11.09.2009 | Media

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Karl Frisch

Back in 2001, conservative media figures were adamant. Democratic Party victories at the ballot boxes during the off-year elections had little national significance.

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Obama Referenda

David Parker | Posted 11.07.2009 | Comedy

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David Parker

Any time an American does anything at all, it is a demonstration of his or her support for, or opposition to, the President and his policies. Paying attention, Russia? That's how democracy works.

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Enough with the Electability Test

Peter Henne | Posted 11.06.2009 | Politics

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Peter Henne

Deeds was nominated because he seemed "electable." Then he lost to McDonnell. This "electability test" has a damaging effect on political discourse and ultimate electoral success.

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A Lesson for Barack Obama From the Harold Washington Playbook

Rebecca Sive | Posted 11.05.2009 | Chicago

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Rebecca Sive

Chicago Mayor Harold Washington never did move away from his people; he stuck with them; he delivered for them. The result: They stuck with him.

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As Goes VA, So Goes CO? Not So Fast, My Friend

Laura Chapin | Posted 11.05.2009 | Denver

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Laura Chapin

What, if anything, does the Republican red swing in Virginia mean for fellow swing state Colorado? Not as much as the Republicans would like to think.

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2009 Election: Young Voters Who Helped Obama Stayed Home

AP | DENA POTTER | Posted 11.04.2009 | Politics

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RICHMOND, Va. — Last year, 23-year-old Rashida Hill watched the presidential debates, visited the college political party meetings and put a Bar...

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Four Lessons for Democrats in Tuesday's Elections

Robert Creamer | Posted 11.04.2009 | Politics

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Robert Creamer

Notwithstanding Republican victories in the N.J. and Virginia governor's races, let's not forget that a lower percentage of Americans now self-identify as Republicans than at any other time in a quarter-century.

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The Power of Fear and the Obligation to Hope

Emma Ruby-Sachs | Posted 11.04.2009 | Politics

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Emma Ruby-Sachs

It was not surprising to learn that New Jersey and Virginia both elected Republican Governors. But I could not have predicted the loss in the tiny, liberal, free state of Maine.

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Palin's Boob a Fake: Hoffman Loses

Shannyn Moore | Posted 11.04.2009 | Politics

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Shannyn Moore

The only thing Sarah Palin can really take credit for is New York's House District 23 electing a Democrat for the first time since before The Civil War.

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Virginia Governor's Race 2009: McDonnell Beats Deeds

AP | LIZ SIDOTI | Posted 11.04.2009 | Politics

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WASHINGTON — Independents who swept Barack Obama to a historic 2008 victory broke big for Republicans on Tuesday as the GOP wrested political co...

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What Happened in Virginia?

Ben Tribbett | Posted 11.03.2009 | Politics

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Ben Tribbett

If this election serves as a reminder that pandering to right wingers is not a successful electoral strategy -- then Deeds will have done even more good for Democrats than if he had won today.

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Political Espionage in Virginia: A Facebook Funny or Critical Breach?

Dawn Teo | Posted 10.26.2009 | Politics

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Dawn Teo

While the idea of a candidate bragging on his Facebook page about his unethical escapades is a little funny at first (ok, it's hilarious), there may be more serious implications.

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Sam Stein

Democrats Whack McDonnell For Hiding Climate Change Skepticism

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 10.16.2009 | Politics

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As the Virginia gubernatorial campaign enters its final weeks, the contest is turning into a dispute over the perils of climate change. The topic wa...

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McDonnell Cites "Porn Makes You Gay" Staffer In Controversial Thesis

The Washington Independent | David Weigel | Posted 11.22.2009 | Politics

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Blogger Lowell Feld notices that Michael Schwartz -- the longtime conservative activist-turned-Hill staffer whom I heard wax poetic about the gay-maki...

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McDonnell On Gays: Robert McDonnell's Comments On Gays Resurface After Thesis Uproar

Washington Post | Amy Gardner | Posted 11.09.2009 | Politics

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As chairman of the House Courts of Justice Committee, McDonnell sat at the head of the proceedings, with his Senate counterpart next to him and commit...

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Creigh Deeds Distances Himself From Dem Leadership: "I'm Sure They Wouldn't Know Me"

Washington Post | Anita Kumar and Rosalind S. Helderman | Posted 11.08.2009 | Politics

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BUENA VISTA, Va., Sept. 7 -- Virginia's political candidates joined high school cheerleaders, pint-size beauty queens and Shriners driving miniature c...

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Virginia Women: Get Back in That Chastity Belt!

Cecile Richards | Posted 10.19.2009 | Politics

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Cecile Richards

Meet Bob McDonnell, Republican candidate for governor in the state of Virginia. He's a true believer -- railing against legalized birth control, public schools, childcare and, believe it, working women!

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Jason Linkins

No, Virginia, This Is Not A "Macaca Moment"

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 10.19.2009 | Politics

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Lots of people think that Bob McDonnell's college thesis "The Republican Party's Vision for the Family" may prove to be his undoing. And lots of those people seem to be working for the Washington Post.

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I Am a Woman for Deeds

Jody Wagner | Posted 10.17.2009 | Politics

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Jody Wagner

Single mothers. Child care providers. Working mothers. Feminists...Four types of women that Bob McDonnell called in his thesis "materialistic," "detrimental to family," and the cause of a "breakdown of society."

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VA Governor's Race Erupts Over McDonnell's Right-Wing Thesis

Washington Post | Amy Gardner, Rosalind S. Helderman and Anita Kumar | Posted 10.17.2009 | Politics

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The Virginia governor's race ignited Monday over Republican Robert F. McDonnell's 20-year-old graduate thesis: Democrats assailed him in e-mail blasts...

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VA Governor's Race Erupts Over Candidate's Homophobic, Sexist Graduate Thesis

Washington Post | Posted 10.17.2009 | Politics

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The Virginia governor's race ignited Monday over Republican Robert F. McDonnell's 20-year-old graduate thesis: Democrats assailed him in e-mail blasts...

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Confederate Flag Seen At Virginia Republican's Campaign Booth

Not Larry Sabato | Posted 09.11.2009 | Politics

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THE OFFICIAL MCDONNELL BOOTH AT A GUN SHOW IN RICHMOND HAS A CONFEDERATE FLAG UP!...

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McDonnell's Misguided Transportation Plan

Kitty Boitnott | Posted 08.23.2009 | Politics

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Kitty Boitnott

Given the problems that Bob McDonnell's proposed transportation plan would cause Virginia's public schools, I feel compelled to speak out.

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Poll: Democrat Deeds Rockets Ahead Of GOP's McDonnell In VA Governor Race

The Washington Post | Posted 07.13.2009 | Politics

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The first post-primary poll in Virginia, from Rasmussen, gave Democrat Creigh Deeds a 47-to-41 percent lead over showed over Republican Bob McDonnell....

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