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2010 Race of the Day: Heat in Central Florida
https://townhall.com/columnists/brianwalsh/2010/05/28/2010_race_of_the_day_heat_in_central_florida
– Over the past year, the DCCC, the NRCC’s Democrat counterpart, has been working hard to shore up their preferred candidate, Lori Edwards … Polk County Supervisor of Elections Lori Edwards to their “Red to Blue” program - which the Democrats’ main offensive program for House … After an endorsement from the House Blue Dog Coalition, which is supposedly made up of “Conservative Democrats”, Edwards claimed that…
Blumenthal's Blunders Jeopardize Dem Seat
https://townhall.com/columnists/donaldlambro/2010/05/27/blumenthals_blunders_jeopardize_dem_seat
– The longtime liberal Democrat, who would be a guaranteed vote for Barack Obama's entire agenda, "is no longer the heavy favorite he … allowed him to pursue a graduate fellowship in Great Britain, work for the Washington Post's publisher and take a job in the White House
Sestak/White House Bribery Scandal Ends Badly However You Slice It
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/meredithjessup/2010/05/27/sest…kwhite_house_bribery_scandal_ends_badly_however_you_slice_it
– Joe Sestak and the Obama White House to come clean about the alleged bribery scheme surrounding Sestak's Senate campaign.  … If the White House is telling the truth, Sestak is a liar. … Sestak and the White House are left with two options: come clean or drag it on. …
A Weekend To Remember and Contribute
https://townhall.com/columnists/hughhewitt/2010/05/27/a_weekend_to_remember_and_contribute
– My friend Geraghty the Indispensable has charted 99 House races in which Republicans are competitive in the fall. … on to six "open" seats in New Hampshire, Florida, Kentucky, Ohio, Missouri and Utah, and must win 10 seats currently held by a Democrat
Down in the Polls, Dems at War With Themselves
https://townhall.com/columnists/michaelbarone/2010/05/27/down_in_the_polls,_dems_at_war_with_themselves
– Arlen Specter, supported by the Obama White House, in favor of Rep. … Democrats showed impressive party discipline in jamming cap-and-trade through the House in June and the health care bills in the House … Now the House Democrats are throwing up their hands on passing a budget resolution. Party stalwarts like Rep.…
The GOP "Listening Tour"
https://townhall.com/columnists/calthomas/2010/05/27/the_gop_listening_tour
House Republicans announced on Tuesday a new Website (www.americaspeakingout.com). … Given the toxic nature of our politics, what makes anyone think that a good idea from a Democrat would be accepted by a Republican…
Modern Civil Rights: Cockfighting and Same-Sex Proms
https://townhall.com/columnists/anncoulter/2010/05/26/modern_civil_rights_cockfighting_and_same-sex_proms
– Or they could talk to the only current member of the Senate to vote against it, Democrat Bob Byrd. … In the House, 80 percent of Republicans supported the law, compared with only 63 percent of Democrats.…
Look Who's Behind the White House/Sestak Stonewall
https://townhall.com/columnists/michellemalkin/2010/05/26/look_whos_behind_the_white_housesestak_stonewall
– On Sunday, White House spokesman Robert Gibbs glibly asserted that "lawyers in the White House and others have looked into conversations … You see, on March 10, Issa also sent a letter to Bauer, the White House counsel to the president, requesting specifics: Did White House … Did White House Deputy Chief of Staff Jim Messina (whom another Democrat, U.S.…
Puerto Rican Statehood, EPA Regulations Pick Up Steam in Senate
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/townhallcomstaff/2010/05/25/pu…rto_rican_statehood,_epa_regulations_pick_up_steam_in_senate
– -W.V.) in the politician unemployment line after losing his primary for the Pennsylvania Democrat nomination. … The House passed this legislation last month 223-169 after adding an amendment to allow the people of Puerto Rico more options on what … The House-passed legislation authorizes Puerto Rico to have a vote on whether the people want to retain the present form of political…
House Dems Pad War Funding Bill
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/meredithjessup/2010/05/25/house_dems_pad_war_funding_bill
– From the AP:Democrats controlling the House are seeking to pad President Barack Obama's war funding request with $23 billion to help … Obviously we need more border security, but Democrats should have to be confronted with the issue separately, and no politician--Democrat
No Obama Coattails for 2010
https://townhall.com/columnists/armstrongwilliams/2010/05/25/no_obama_coattails_for_2010
– Arlen Specter’s defeat last Tuesday, he became the fourth Democrat in less than seven months to lose a race where Obama became personally … went so far to claim Specter’s defeat was perhaps the worst outcome, with the president’s pick losing to another, more liberal Democrat … “[I] still think the House is in play," Rothenberg said.…
Race of the Day: Taking Back Arkansas
https://townhall.com/columnists/brianwalsh/2010/05/25/race_of_the_day_taking_back_arkansas
Democrat retiree Vic Snyder’s support of the Obama-Pelosi big-government agenda of more spending and less jobs has only accelerated … As a result, House Republicans are poised to make big gains in Arkansas this fall, particularly in the Second Congressional District … Attorney, and small businessman, Democrat voters remain split in their decision, calling attention to their party’s ongoing internal…
EPA Jackboot Tactics and the Obama Agenda
https://townhall.com/columnists/nathantabor/2010/05/24/epa_jackboot_tactics_and_the_obama_agenda
– Congressional Democrats know that passing so-called environmental legislation will be a tough sell to the American people, the White House … For example, New York's Democrat Senator Kirsten Gillibrand's office told the Washington Times editorial page writers that she stands … While in the House of Representatives, Sen.…
A New, Emerging Black Leadership
https://townhall.com/columnists/starparker/2010/05/24/a_new,_emerging_black_leadership
– Pastor Meeks, the spiritual leader of one of Chicago’s largest black churches, is also a Democrat senator in the state legislature. … Meeks’ bill got through the Illinois state senate but then hung up in the House where, with a handful more Republican votes, it would…
Open Season on Democrats: Titus Should 'Reid' the Writing On the Wall
https://townhall.com/columnists/jillianbandes/2010/05/24/ope…eason_on_democrats_titus_should_reid_the_writing_on_the_wall
– Voter registration leans Democrat, but in a throw-the-bums-out year, anything goes. … That momentum could easily filter down to the House races. 52 percent had an unfavorable opinion of Reid, 33 percent had a favorable…
Race of the Day: Massa's Open Seat
https://townhall.com/columnists/brianwalsh/2010/05/24/race_of_the_day_massas_open_seat
– Now, on a path to victory against Democrat Matt Zeller, Reed offers voters a strong voice that understands what is best for job creation … He lives in the same house his grandfather built and continuously gives back to the local community. …
Obama Exporting Chicago's Misery to a City Near You
https://townhall.com/columnists/luritadoan/2010/05/24/obama_exporting_chicagos_misery_to_a_city_near_you
– Senator Dick Durbin, Democrat Party Whip, White House Chief of Staff, Rahm Emanuel. … Valerie Jarrett and other Chicagoans occupy key positions in the Which House. …
The Gathering Revolt Against Government Spending
https://townhall.com/columnists/michaelbarone/2010/05/24/the_gathering_revolt_against_government_spending
– their bids for re-election -- a Republican senator from Utah, a Democratic congressman from West Virginia and a Republican-turned-Democrat … So is the decision, shocking to many Democrats, of House Appropriations Committee Chairman David Obey to retire after a career of 41 … The Democrat who won the Pennsylvania 12 special election opposed the Democrats' health care law and cap-and-trade bills.…
Muddied Waters
https://townhall.com/columnists/salenazito/2010/05/23/muddied_waters
– Senate race, incumbent Republican-turned-Democrat Arlen Specter could not overcome everything going against him as he faced off with … challenges included being the incumbent in a year when voters are not keen on those, being a stranger in a strange land – as a Democrat … In fact, this same House race will be closely contested again by Republican Tim Burns – and Critz’s term as a congressman could be…
Over the Rainbows
https://townhall.com/columnists/jonahgoldberg/2010/05/21/over_the_rainbows
– He ran as a pro-life, pro-gun, anti-ObamaCare right-wing Democrat who (dishonestly) denounced his GOP opponent as a tax hiker. … The White House desperately wants the story to be "Voters Mad at Washington," not "Voters Mad at Democrats" or, heaven forbid, "Voters … Because as far as this White House is concerned, nothing is ever Obama's fault and everything is proof of how much we need him.…
Economic Recovery Is All Greek to Me
https://townhall.com/columnists/matttowery/2010/05/21/economic_recovery_is_all_greek_to_me
– Admittedly, the Democrat had special advantages. … The Republicans don't seem to realize that too many people still remember that the GOP had the White House not long ago -- and also … Had the Republicans done those two things when they had the White House and the majority in Congress, the runaway spending we're now…
The Shady ShoreBank Bailout
https://townhall.com/columnists/michellemalkin/2010/05/21/the_shady_shorebank_bailout
– (In addition, Illinois Democrat Rep. Jan Schakowsky has been crusading for a state-level bailout of the beleaguered bank.) … The laggardly House Ethics Committee is still investigating Democrat California Rep. … House Financial Services Committee ranking minority member Spencer Bachus, R-Ala., has demanded that the White House cough up documentation…
Race of the Day: Liberal-Cipher Vulnerable in WV-01
https://townhall.com/columnists/brianwalsh/2010/05/21/race_of_the_day_liberal-cipher_vulnerable_in_wv-01
– Although this district was represented by liberal Democrat Alan Mollohan for nearly three decades, it has trended increasingly Republican … Democrat candidate Mike Oliverio is a career politician looking to jump up another rung on the political ladder. … David answered the call to public service and served in the West Virginia House of Delegates in the 1980s and early 1990s, where he…
The Pauline Overreach
https://townhall.com/columnists/michaelgerson/2010/05/21/the_pauline_overreach
– Even Democrat Mark Critz, the winner of this week's House special election in Pennsylvania, campaigned in opposition to health care…
Carly Fiorina, Woman For the Future
https://townhall.com/columnists/larrykudlow/2010/06/09/carly_fiorina,_woman_for_the_future
– woman, pointing not only to Fiorina and Whitman in California, but to Sharron Angle in Nevada, Nikki Haley in South Carolina, and Democrat … In Arkansas, for example, Blanche Lincoln stands a good chance of losing her Senate seat to Republican House member John Boozman.…
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