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Even After GOP Gains, Unbending Obama Won't Adjust Like Clinton
https://townhall.com/columnists/michaelmedved/2010/11/03/even_after_gop_gains,_unbending_obama_wont_adjust_like_clinton
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The fact that White House aides tell the press that Obama will never preside over such a transition, or emulate Bill Clinton’s ideological … Newt Gingrich and the “Contract with America” GOP captured 53 Democratic House seats, and 8 Democratic seats in the Senate. … “If the House falls into Republican hands, they say, Obama will not repeat the Clinton governing script of 1995,” she writes.…
Take Your Olive Branch and Shove It, Democrats
https://townhall.com/columnists/michellemalkin/2010/11/03/take_your_olive_branch_and_shove_it,_democrats
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"Young and old, rich and poor, Democrat and Republican, black, white, Hispanic, Asian, Native American, gay, straight, disabled and … Univision.Democratic leaders have taken their cue from Team Obama's persistent politics of polarization.House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and House…
Election Cycle One Long, Teachable Moment
https://townhall.com/columnists/marybethhicks/2010/11/03/election_cycle_one_long,_teachable_moment
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(If you’re over 40 or have no young people around the house, you’ll just have to Google it. Sorry.) … The conventional wisdom is that this vote is a rejection of President Obama and the radical Democrat agenda. … With such a vital lesson to learn, it’s been one continuous teachable moment around our house.…
Democrat Manchin Takes W. Va. Senate
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/jillianbandes/2010/11/02/democrat_manchin_takes_w_va_senate
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Democrat Joe Manchin won West Virginia Senate race, running a headstrong campaign featuring Manchin shooting the cap-and-trade bill … He was also bogged down by fact that his family owned a large house in Florida, leaving questions about his residency.Manchin managed … But he'll still be a Democrat.…
Memo to GOP: Govern, Don't Goad
https://townhall.com/columnists/armstrongwilliams/2010/11/02/memo_to_gop_govern,_dont_goad
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They didn't make John Boehner the Speaker of the House to simply goad and get even. … The basic idea is the House Speaker will not move any bill to the House floor unless that measure can win with a Republican- or Democrat-only … Former House Speaker J. Dennis Hastert practiced it. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi tried to perfect it.…
Illinois Hardball Politics: "Democrats Are Prepared to Steal This Election"
https://townhall.com/columnists/guybenson/2010/11/02/illinoi…dball_politics_democrats_are_prepared_to_steal_this_election
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Republican Mark Kirk leads Democrat Alexi Giannoulias by a very small margin in most polls and is narrowly favored to win. … perhaps the tightest Senate race in the country — and one where the Democratic candidate and his advisers have friends in the White House … It won’t just be [Giannoulias] who will benefit from this slush fund -- although that’s definitely the race that the White House is…
More Cataclysmic Polling For Democrats
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of Likely Voters nationwide plan to vote for their district’s Republican congressional candidate, while 39% are opting for the Democrat … “If and when this is passed, Democrats will run aggressively on this.” — White House communications director Dan Pfeiffer in The New…
"It Sucks"
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Democratic operative angst: “It sucks,” said Dave Beattie, a Florida-based Democratic pollster who is working on a slate of competitive House … is ahead by a few points will lose because of the GOP wave,” said one party media consultant who is involved in a wide array of House … As Carol mentioned last night, Democrat insiders have ample cause for glumness.(h/t: Allahpundit)…
If This Guy Can Pull It Off, the GOP Has Nothing to Worry About Tomorrow
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Those Democrats benefited from a Democrat at the top of the ticket in Gov. … President Bill Clinton and House Minority Leader John Boehner also joined the party, with rallies in or around the 6th district within…
Shift in Washington State Boosts GOP Senate Hopes
https://townhall.com/columnists/dickmorrisandeileenmcgann/2010/11/01/shift_in_washington_state_boosts_gop_senate_hopes
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Only in West Virginia has the Democrat, Gov. Joe Manchin, gained in recent days. … Less visible is the trend going on at the House level. … Our own efforts through Super PAC for America are bearing fruit, and the poll data from the 24 House races in which we are working…
End of the Pelosi Era of Irresponsibility
https://townhall.com/columnists/luritadoan/2010/11/01/end_of_the_pelosi_era_of_irresponsibility
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outcome of Tuesday’s election, the close of the 111th congress punctuates Nancy Pelosi’s tenure as, arguably, the worst Speaker of the House … Pelosi has promoted mediocre Democrat statesmen from obscurity to prominence. … Her place in history, as the first female Speaker of the House, is secure. Unfortunately, Mrs.…
2010 Race of the Day UPDATE: Sending Allen Boyd on Permanent Vacation
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Of all the races this cycle, the campaign in Florida’s Second Congressional District is perhaps the best example of a Democrat being … The district has been represented by a true supporter of big government, Democrat Allen Boyd. … Boyd has supported the president and his House ally, Speaker Nancy Pelosi, on many of their major initiatives including the failed…
Can Arizona Save America?
https://townhall.com/columnists/jamesallen/2010/10/31/can_arizona_save_america
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, Arizona has the chance to be an important part of the Republican take-back of Congress, providing the opportunity to flip five House … with the Blue Dog Democrat being shown to be little more than a myth, his opponent’s appeal should be weakened. … If victory prevails Arizona will at least take 5 seat back to the house with Strong Republican Governor still in office.…
Preparing for the Obama Blame Game
https://townhall.com/columnists/austinhill/2010/10/31/preparing_for_the_obama_blame_game
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it late last week, “the polls and pundits are all in alignment now,” and it seems to be a foregone conclusion – even at the White House … – that the Obama Democrat party is going to suffer a severe rebuke.…
America Not Losing Its Religion
https://townhall.com/columnists/kathrynlopez/2010/10/30/america_not_losing_its_religion
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They're hoping that terrifies voters enough to vote Democrat. … As Carl Anderson points out in his important new book, "Beyond a House Divided," most of us share many of the same values, despite…
GOP Eyes Sweep of Close Virginia House Races?
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He told me he's just seen private polling data from all four competitive House races in the state that should encourage conservatives … The four contests he mentioned are:VA-02: Incumbent Democrat Glenn Nye vs. Republican Scott Rigell. … VA-11: Incumbent Democrat Gerry Connolly vs. Republican Keith Fimian. …
Quick shot: Some Dems oppose Pelosi
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more interesting stories of this election is that several congressional Democrats are actively campaigning against Nancy Pelosi as House … Let's go back to 1994 -- does anyone remember a single Democrat saying they opposed Tom Foley as speaker?…
Fun Rumor of the Day: Pelosi Considering Quitting Congress if GOP Wins House
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/guybenson/2010/10/29/fun_rumor…e_day_pelosi_considering_quitting_congress_if_gop_wins_house
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have little interest in being Minority Leader -- and may start preparing to leave Congress altogether -- if Republicans win the House … But Democratic sources say they have a hard time imagining the 70-year-old, independently wealthy California Democrat would want to…
Florida Intrigue: Meek Agrees to Drop Out and Endorse Crist, Reverses Decision and Stays in Race?
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/guybenson/2010/10/29/florida_i…p_out_and_endorse_crist,_reverses_decision_and_stays_in_race
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The White House, Democrats said, had knowledge of the plans and viewed them as a path to capturing the Senate seat, but did not initiate … seen as a quitter was more important than stopping someone who was so opposed to what you and your party had stood for,” said one Democrat…
Colorado: Ritter to release budget details on election day
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Bill Ritter, a Democrat, will do just that, but not until late that evening. … before the election and hurt Democratic lawmakers seeking re-election or the Democratic’s party’s chances of retaining the state House…
Independents Breaking Hard for Republicans
https://townhall.com/columnists/townhallcomstaff/2010/10/29/independents_breaking_hard_for_republicans
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week away, a new CBS News/New York Times poll finds that Republicans continue to hold an advantage over Democrats in the generic House … Forty-six percent of likely voters say they plan to vote Republican, while 40 percent say they will vote Democrat. … Forty-seven percent of independent likely voters say they plan to vote Republican, while just 32 percent plan to vote Democrat.…
The Party Crashers: Behind the New Republican Revival
https://townhall.com/columnists/townhallcomstaff/2010/10/29/the_party_crashers_behind_the_new_republican_revival
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Barack Obama had just been elected President with more than 53% of the vote — a huge number for a Democrat, the biggest in more than … They now occupied 54 more seats in the House and 12 more in the Senate than they had held a mere 28 months earlier.…
ON THE ROAD: Bloody Votes For Kasich In Ohio
https://townhall.com/columnists/jillianbandes/2010/10/29/on_the_road__bloody_votes_for_kasich_in_ohio
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referencing himself and Kasich, before tucking into family-style plates of fried meats and green salad at Sterle’s Slovenian Country House … [Democrat] Ted Strickland couldn’t get a job working for Lehman brothers,” said Voinovitch.…
Mike Keown v. Sanford Bishop in GA-02
https://townhall.com/columnists/brianwalsh/2010/10/28/mike_keown_v_sanford_bishop_in_ga-02
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Locked in perhaps the toughest reelection battle of his career, longtime incumbent Democrat Sanford Bishop is trying to pull out all … Republicans in Georgia’s Second Congressional District have a prime opportunity to retire Sanford Bishop and take back a seat in the House…
Draining the Swamp: RANGEL CONVICTED
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/guybenson/2010/11/16/draining_the_swamp_rangel_convicted
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BREAKING NEWS (per CNN):Washington – A House ethics subcommittee found Rep. … Charlie Rangel, D-New York, guilty Monday on multiple violations of House rules. … The committee will then make a recommendation to the House.…