Category: Democratic Party

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Stick A Fork In Republican Pennsylvania Governor Tom Corbett, He’s Done

A PPP survey released today shows that Republican Pennsylvania Governor Tom Corbett is doomed in his bid for re-election.

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Rasmussen Poll Finds Republicans Circling the Drain in GA Senate Race

A Rasmussen Poll released on Friday shows Democrat Michelle Nunn leading both her potential rivals in the Georgia U.S. Senate race.

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John Conyers Back on the Ballot!

Thanks to U.S. District Court Judge Matthew Leitman John Conyers, the second longest serving member of the House of Representatives, is back on the ballot for his Michigan seat.

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House Republicans Want to Limit School Lunch Program to Rural White Kids Only

The House Republicans released a proposed agriculture and food safety budget on Monday. The budget offers less in food program funding than President Obama requested, which comes as no surprise. However, one specific provision in the House proposal should raise eyebrows.

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GOP House Candidate Claims 99 Percent of Mass Shooters are Democrats

Arizona GOP candidate Gary Kiehne proclaims that Democrats are responsible for nearly all the mass shootings in the United States.

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Democratic Oregon Governor Performs Life-Saving CPR On Unconscious Woman

Oregon Governor John Kitzhaber (D) saw an unconscious woman along a city street and he jumped into action, performing CPR to save her.

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On Fox News Sunday, Democratic Congressman Fights Back Against GOP’s Benghazi Obsession

During Sunday’s broadcast of Fox News Sunday, host Chris Wallace had Sen. Kelly Ayotte (R-NH) and Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA) on to discuss both Benghazi and Ukraine. After letting Ayotte say her piece, Wallace turned to Schiff. The Congressman obliterated the GOP’s case.

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Polls Show Republicans Have Enthusiasm Edge but Nobody Agrees with Them

Democrats don’t run around with guns harassing people. But where the issues are concerned, the Republicans have issued themselves out of the running.

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Bogus ‘Moderate’ Susan Collins Plans to Vote Down Min Wage Increase

Maine GOP Senator Susan Collins plans not to support a proposed increase in the federal minimum wage to 10.10 an hour.

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Supreme Court Says Clean Air Trumps State’s Rights in Upholding EPA Rule

In a victory for environmentalists, the Supreme Court today ruled to uphold the Cross-State Air Pollution Rule set by Obama’s EPA in 2011.

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Missouri Republicans Seek to Impeach Democratic Governor For No Real Reason

MO Republicans seek to impeach Democratic Governor Jay Nixon for no clear reason other than because they do not agree with him.

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Students First: How Public Education Could Keep a Senate Seat Blue in North Carolina

In a toss-up Senate race, North Carolina Senator Kay Hagan has a great opportunity to retain her seat by showcasing failed Republican public education policies.

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Jimmy Carter Stands Up In Opposition To Keystone XL Pipeline

President Carter and nine other Nobel Laureates sent a letter to the President urging him not to approve construction of the pipeline.

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Democrats Surging As Latest Poll Shows Them Up 6 Points On GOP In Midterm House Race

In a poll released by McClatchy/Marist on Tuesday, 48% of registered voters stated that they’d vote for the Democratic candidate for Congress this November.

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Ted Nugent Loving Republican Tom Tancredo Getting Crushed in Colorado Governor’s Race

A newly released Public Policy Polling (PPP) survey shows John Hickenlooper crushing right-wing Republican Tom Tancredo by double digits.

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Forget Hillary Clinton For Now, Democrats Need To Be Ready For 2014

If Democrats wish to neutralize the Tea Party’s ability to harm the country, they cannot afford to wait until 2016 to mobilize.

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Conservative Leaning Poll Shows Governor Scott Walker On The Ropes In Wisconsin

Democrat Mary Burke and Republican Governor Scott Walker are tied at 45 percent in a newly released poll from Rasmussen Reports.

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Sorry GOP, Americans Support President Obama’s Calm Response to Ukraine Crisis

Lindsey Graham, John McCain, and the talking heads over at FOX News may think the president is weak, but the American people disagree.

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Republican Lie Dies as the Obama Economy Hits 48 Straight Months of Job Growth

For Bush’s entire 8 years, job growth was just 1.1 million. Yet under Obama, the private sector has had 48 straight months of job growth, with businesses adding 8.7 million jobs.

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Chris Christie Admits GOP is Fighting for the Koch Brothers at CPAC

In a bout of honesty, Chris Christie spoke the truth about what the Republican Party stands for at CPAC. They stand for the Koch brothers.

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Grimes Campaign Slams Millionaire Mitch McConnell for Name Dropping the Middle Class

The Alison Lundergan Grimes campaign hit Mitch McConnell for name dropping the middle class at CPAC, especially since he votes no on raising the minimum wage while his estimated worth increased 786% between 2004-2010.

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Wendy Davis Shows Democrats How to Stand With Their President in a Red State

When Wendy Davis was asked in an interview if she would shy away from photographs with the President, she said firmly, “No, I’m definitely not going to do that.”

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It’s a BFD: Joe Biden and Eric Holder Challenge Republicans To Fund Rape Kit Testing

Vice President Joe Biden and Attorney General Eric Holder pushed for funding to reduce the backlog of untested rape kits.

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Associated Press has ‘Dewey Defeats Truman’ Moment in Texas Senate Race

The Associated Press blundered by incorrectly declaring David Alameel the winner in the Democratic Senate primary.

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Foreign Policy the Obama Way: President Urges Dialogue in Call with Putin

In yet another example of President Obama’s diplomacy first approach to foreign policy, Obama urged Putin to e-escalate tensions and offered to participate in international discussion of Russia’s concerns.

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Alison Lundergan Grimes Shames Mitch McConnell Over His Vote Against Veterans

Since there are nearly 340,000 veterans in Kentucky, Alison Lundergan Grimes called out Mitch McConnell for his vote to kill Sanders’ veterans benefits bill.

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NC Republican Senate Candidate Is Getting Hammered Over Obamacare

In North Carolina, where Democrat Kay Hagan has taken a huge beating over Obamacare, the leading Republican opponent is now getting hammered for his stance on healthcare.

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Republicans Busted for Trying to Use Fake IRS Scandal To Protect the Koch Brothers

Rep. Sander Levin (D-MI) busted Republicans on Tuesday for trying to protect the secrecy of the Koch Brothers and Karl Rove.

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Democrats in Unique Position of United Comfort as Republicans Grapple with 2016 Dread

The presumed front runners of late 2013 (Democrats: Hillary Clinton, Republicans: Chris Christie) have experienced a seismic shift on the right side of the political spectrum.

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Lone Star Lunacy as ‘Obama=Hitler’ Candidate Leads Democratic Senate Primary

Kesha Rogers, a LaRouche supporter who equates Obama to Hitler and calls for his impeachment, is leading the Dem Senate primary in TX.

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Voters say Republican Governor Sam Brownback is ‘What’s the Matter with Kansas’

A new PPP poll finds that voters disapprove of Sam Brownback’s job performance. He trails Democrat Paul Davis in his bid for re-election.

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Gun Sense Prevails in Dixie as Open Carry Bill Shot Down in South Carolina Senate

An open carry bill that would have allowed citizens to openly carry firearms in public without a permit, was resoundingly rejected in SC.

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Bill Maher’s ‘Flip A District’ Should Focus On Getting Rid Of GOP Rep. Duncan Hunter

Back in late January, Bill Maher announced that he was going to use his show to affect this year’s mid-term elections and do a little activism of his own. We’d like to see Duncan Hunter go.

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Al Franken Drops the Hammer on the Comcast Time-Warner Deal

Senator Franken dropped the hammer on the Comcast Time Warner merger, saying that the deal needs careful scrutiny. He wants federal regulators to protect consumers.

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Women Prepare Their Revenge for Mitch McConnell Voting Against the Minimum Wage 15 Times

Why do Kentucky women hold Mitch McConnell in such contempt? His favorables with them are a negative 26%, and Alison Lundergan Grimes leads him with women by 12 points.

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An Unknown Crazed GOP Congressman Appears To Be Sending Threats To House Republicans

Republican lawmakers have been receiving threats for the past few weeks over the debt ceiling vote, and the threats appear to be coming from another member or staffer.

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Sandy Levin Blasts Republicans For Not Passing Clean Debt Ceiling Vote the Last Time

Democrat Sandy Levin wasn’t quite ready to let Republicans forget what they cost the country the last time they refused to raise the debt ceiling.

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The Big Dog Bites Mitch: Bill Clinton to Campaign for Kentucky’s Alison Grimes

Signaling that they think Kentucky is winnable, Democrats are making President Bill Clinton’s first 2014 stop to campaign for Alison Lundergan Grimes.

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Democrats Demand To Know How Much The Republican IRS Witch Hunts Are Costing Taxpayers

Democrats Sandy Levin and Elijah Cummings demanded to know how much Issa’s IRS ‘investigations’ are costing the taxpayers. They suggest the total is “well into the millions of dollars.”

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Callous Republican Senators Kill Unemployment Benefits Extension

GOP Senators voted almost unanimously to block a three month extension on benefits for the long term unemployed.

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Alison Grimes Pressures Mitch McConnell to Extend Unemployment Benefits

Alison Lundergan Grimes pressured her Republican incumbent Mitch McConnell ahead of today’s vote on UI benefits by demanding that he do his job for the people and vote to extend them.

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Alaska Voters Reject Sarah Palin and Every Other Republican for US Senate

A newly released Public Policy Polling (PPP) survey from Alaska reveals how badly tarnished the GOP brand is even in the Last Frontier State. Mark Begich, the Incumbent Democratic Senator, leads all Republican opponents in the poll. Alaska voters are not thrilled with Mark Begich’s job performance. 43 percent of Alaska voters approve of…

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Women’s Rights Activist and Limbaugh Victim Sandra Fluke Poised For Congressional Run

A spokesperson for Sandra Fluke confirmed that the 32-year old attorney has filed with the California Democratic Party and is seeking their endorsement in the Congressional race to replace the retiring Rep. Henry Waxman (D-CA.)

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Obama’s Culture of Life: The Abortion Rate Has Fallen 13% Under This President

The abortion rate fell by 13% under Obama, according to a new study. The abortion rate peaked in 1981 and is at the lowest rate since 1973 under President Barack Obama.

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First Lady Michelle Obama Shows Her Love And Admiration For Nancy Pelosi

In her typically gracious manner, the First Lady made sure to give some real props to a true living legend of the Democratic Party, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), who was also in attendance.

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GOP House Candidate Calls Hillary Clinton the Anti-Christ and Passes out Bullets at Event

Montana US House Candidate Ryan Zinke (R) referred to Hillary Clinton as the anti-Christ before passing out bullets to his supporters.

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Utah School Officials Bully Children By Taking Their Lunches Away

School lunches were confiscated from dozens of grade school children at Uintah Elementary School this week.

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Real Republican Response to SOTU: President Obama is a ‘Socialist Dictator’

Congressman Randy Weber (R-TX) disrespectfully tweeted from the House floor that Obama was a Socialist Dictator shortly before the President’s State of the Union Address.

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Chris Christie’s Presidential Hopes Dry Up as His Popularity Continues to Plummet

A new NBC/Marist poll shows that Chris Christie’s net favorability ratings have dropped 23 percentage points since October 2013

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Regime Change in Virginia: New Attorney General Seeks to Overturn Gay Marriage Ban

AG Herring says Virginia’s ban on same-sex marriage is unconstitutional, and he has filed a legal brief asking a federal court to end it.

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Game On: Alison Grimes Launches a Jobs Missile at Mitch McConnell

Alison Lundergan Grimes has launched a missile of the jobs war at struggling Republican Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell with a new ad

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Special Election Victory By Democrat Jennifer Wexton Completes GOP Collapse in Virginia

In a battle to determine party control of the VA Senate, Jennifer Wexton (D) coasted to a resounding 53-37 victory over John Whitbeck (R).

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Hurricane Victims Held Hostage in Hoboken? Flood Gates Open on ‘Bridgegate’

Hoboken Mayor says members of the Christie administration threatened to withhold Sandy relief funds, unless she fast tracked their project.

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Houston Mayor Annise Parker Travels to California to Marry Her Longtime Partner

Houston Mayor Annise Parker married her 23-year partner Kathy Hubbard, Thursday evening in a private ceremony in Palm Springs, California. The two women chose the 23rd anniversary of their relationship together as the wedding date. Reverend Paul Fromberg, rector of St. Gregory of Nyssa Episcopal Church in San Francisco, and a former rector for Houston’s St….

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Nancy Pelosi Gives Republicans a Taste of Their 2014 ObamaCare Nightmare

Nancy Pelosi gave Republicans a taste of the 2014 ObamaCare nightmare today, calling it a pillar of security like Social Security and Medicare.

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Al Franken Is Running a People-powered Grassroots 2014 Campaign

Senator Al Franken’s (D-MN) office released his 4th quarter fundraising numbers today, and they show that Franken is truly running a grassroots operation, just like his office claims.

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Wealthy GOP Candidate For Illinois Governor Wants To Cut The State’s Minimum Wage

The leading Republican candidate for Governor in Illinois, multi-millionaire Bruce Rauner, thinks the state’s minimum wage is too high.

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Red State Dem Steve Beshear Busts the Media’s Anti-Obamacare BS By Predicting 2014 Win

Red state Democratic governor Steve Beshear believes that ObamaCare is going to be a winner for Democrats in November of 2014, in a red state or not.

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Watch Live as President Obama Puts the Pressure on Boehner to Renew UI

the pressure is on Speaker John Boehner to respond. Here to help the Speaker feel that pressure is your President.

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Al Franken Says Janet Yellen Will Help Address Growing Income Inequality

Senator Al Franken praised Janet Yellen’s focus on unemployment and growing income inequality after the Senate confirmed her today.

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Happy New Year: Minimum Wage Workers in 13 States Will Get Automatic Pay Raise

Minimum wage workers in over a dozen US states have something to celebrate as they ring in the new year — a pay raise.

How 2013 Gave Democrats a Blueprint to Retake the House

For Democrats to retake the House in 2013, they need to embrace key issues that they support and that are also supported by the American people.

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Democrats Need To Rally Around the Issue of Income Inequality in America

As sick as we might all be of partisan infighting, this is a battle we need to have. This isn’t a pointless test of ideological purity to source a base pleasing candidate.

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State Democratic Chair Weds his Partner as Dozens of Gay Couples Marry in Utah

In Salt Lake City, Utah State Senator and State Democratic party chair, Jim Dabakis marries his long time partner.

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Democrat Tim Sheridan Primed To Defeat Ken Calvert and Help Take Back the House in 2014

On Wednesday morning, I was able to speak with Tim Sheridan. Sheridan is a Democratic candidate for Congress who is looking to take out Rep. Ken Calvert in California’s 42nd District.

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Unpopular McConnell Can’t Shake Grimes, Another Poll Brings Bad News for Mitch

A newly released PPP poll shows MItch McConnell clinging to a one point lead over his Democratic opponent, Alison Lundergan Grimes.

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Now Donald Trump Thinks He Might Want to be New York’s Governor

Billionaire Donald Trump is apparently mulling a run for New York Governor against incumbent Democrat Andrew Cuomo.

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For Budget Deal, Paul Ryan Called the Jesus of the Republican Party

A senior Republican leadership aide called Ryan “the Jesus of our conference” because of the budget deal announced Tuesday by Ryan and Senator Patty Murray (R-WA)

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Maxey Scherr is the Only Democrat Worth Supporting for US Senate in Texas

Only one of the five Democratic candidates seems worthy of support from progressives, liberals and centrists interested in flipping the seat from red to blue. That candidate is El Paso attorney Maxey Scherr.

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Jerry Brown Soars to Record Approval Rating and Enormous Lead Over Republican Challengers

Yesterday’s California Field Poll is full of good news for Democratic Governor Jerry Brown. Republicans on the other hand, have little to celebrate, given that the poll shows the Republican gubernatorial field getting annihilated by Brown. Brown leads all three hypothetical Republican opponents combined by a 52-23 margin. While Brown tallies 52 percent support…

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GOP House Decides 2nd Amendment Has Limits, Approves Gun Control Measure

Second Amendment absolutists might be disappointed today upon discovering that the Republican controlled US House approved an extension of a gun ban.

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CO State Senator Resigns Preventing Recall and Preserving Democratic Senate Majority

Facing a potential recall effort for her vote to strengthen Colorado’s gun laws, State Senator Evie Hudak (D-Westminster) took one for the team and resigned today

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California Democrat James Kimber Looks to Take Out Duncan D. Hunter Next November

Mr. Kimber wanted to discuss with me why I might be wrong about thinking that it there was a ‘very low’ chance for the district to turn Blue.

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Senator Elizabeth Warren And The New Economic Populism

Will Senator Elizabeth Warren’s political economic populist movement change US economics and politics now and in the future?

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Taking Back the House, Vol. 23: Duncan D. Hunter and California’s 50th District

This is the twenty-third edition of a research project at PoliticusUSA known as Taking Back the House. The purpose of this project is to analyze each Republican Congressional district in the United States and see how likely the district can go ‘Blue.’

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Taking Back the House, Vol. 22: Ed Royce and California’s 39th District

This is the twenty-second edition of a research project at PoliticusUSA known as Taking Back the House. The purpose of this project is to analyze each Republican Congressional district in the United States and see how likely the district can go ‘Blue.’

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Taking Back the House, Vol. 21: Gary Miller and California’s 31st District

This is the twenty-first edition of a research project at PoliticusUSA known as Taking Back the House. The purpose of this project is to analyze each Republican Congressional district in the United States and see how likely the district can go ‘Blue.’

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Taking Back the House, Vol. 20: Jeff Denham and California’s 10th District

This is the twentieth edition of a research project at PoliticusUSA known as Taking Back the House. The purpose of this project is to analyze each Republican Congressional district in the United States and see how likely the district can go ‘Blue.’

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Taking Back the House, Vol. 19: John Campbell and California’s 45th District

This is the nineteenth edition of a research project at PoliticusUSA known as Taking Back the House.The purpose of this project is to analyze each Republican Congressional district in the United States and see how likely the district can go ‘Blue.’

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Taking Back the House, Vol. 18: Ken Calvert and California’s 42nd District

This is the eighteenth edition of a research project at PoliticusUSA known as Taking Back the House. The purpose of this project is to analyze each Republican Congressional district in the United States and see how likely the district can go ‘Blue.’

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Taking Back the House, Vol. 17: Kevin McCarthy and California’s 23rd District

This is the seventeenth edition of a research project at PoliticusUSA known as Taking Back the House. The purpose of this project is to analyze each Republican Congressional district in the United States and see how likely the district can go ‘Blue.’

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Taking Back the House, Vol. 16: Paul Cook and California’s 8th District

This is the sixteenth edition of a research project at PoliticusUSA known as Taking Back the House. The purpose of this project is to analyze each Republican Congressional district in the United States and see how likely the district can go ‘Blue.’

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Taking Back the House, Vol. 15: Tom McClintock and California’s 4th District

This is the fifteenth edition of a research project at PoliticusUSA known as Taking Back the House. The purpose of this project is to analyze each Republican Congressional district in the United States and see how likely the district can go ‘Blue.’

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Taking Back the House, Vol, 14: Tom Cotton and Arkansas’s 4th District

This is the fourteenth edition of a research project at PoliticusUSA known as Taking Back the House. The purpose of this project is to analyze each Republican Congressional district in the United States and see how likely the district can go ‘Blue.’

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Taking Back the House, Vol. 13: Steve Womack and Arkansas’s 3rd District

This is the thirteenth edition of a research project at PoliticusUSA known as Taking Back the House. The purpose of this project is to analyze each Republican Congressional district in the United States and see how likely the district can go ‘Blue.’

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Winners and Losers From Last Night’s Off-Off Year Elections

There were many winners and losers (and one who won and lost) in last night’s elections, but the biggest winner was liberalism.

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Taking Back the House, Vol. 12: Tim Griffin and Arkansas’s 2nd District

This is the twelfth edition of a research project at PoliticusUSA known as Taking Back the House. The purpose of this project is to analyze each Republican Congressional district in the United States and see how likely the district can go ‘Blue.’

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Taking Back the House, Vol. 11: Rick Crawford and Arkansas’s 1st District

This is the eleventh edition of a research project at PoliticusUSA known as Taking Back the House. The purpose of this project is to analyze each Republican Congressional district in the United States and see how likely the district can go ‘Blue.’

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Taking Back the House, Vol. 10: Trent Franks and Arizona’s 8th District

This is the tenth edition of a research project at PoliticusUSA known as Taking Back the House. The purpose of this project is to analyze each Republican Congressional district in the United States and see how likely the district can go ‘Blue.’

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Maine Governor Candidate: ‘Yes, I am gay…but why should it matter?’

Congressman Mike Michaud (D-ME) put rumors about his sexual orientation to rest today in an op-ed piece for the Bangor Daily News.

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Taking Back the House, Vol. 8: Matt Salmon and Arizona’s 5th District

This is the eighth edition of a research project at PoliticusUSA known as Taking Back the House. The purpose of this project is to analyze each Republican Congressional district in the United States and see how likely the district can go ‘Blue.’

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Taking Back the House, Vol. 6: Don Young and Alaska’s At-Large District

This is the sixth edition of a research project at PoliticusUSA known as Taking Back the House. The purpose of this project is to analyze each Republican Congressional district in the United States and see how likely the district can go ‘Blue.’

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Taking Back the House, Vol. 5: Spencer Bachus and Alabama’s 6th District

This is the fifth edition of a research project at PoliticusUSA known as Taking Back the House. You can check out the previous edition here. The purpose of this project is to analyze each Republican Congressional district in the United States and see how likely the district can go ‘Blue.’ To do this, I…

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Taking Back the House, Vol. 4: Mo Brooks and Alabama’s 5th District

This is the fourth edition of a research project at PoliticusUSA known as Taking Back the House. You can check out the previous edition here. The purpose of this project is to analyze each Republican Congressional district in the United States and see how likely the district can go ‘Blue.’ To do this, I…

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Taking Back the House, Vol. 3: Robert Aderholt and Alabama’s 4th District

This is the third edition of a research project at PoliticusUSA known as Taking Back the House. You can check out the previous edition here. The purpose of this project is to analyze each Republican Congressional district in the United States and see how likely the district can go ‘Blue.’ To do this, I…

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Taking Back the House, Vol. 2: Mike Rogers and Alabama’s 3rd District

This is the second edition of a research project at PoliticusUSA known as Taking Back the House. You can check out the previous edition here. The purpose of this project is to analyze each Republican Congressional district in the United States and see how likely the district can go ‘Blue.’ To do this, I…

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Taking Back the House, Vol. 1: Martha Roby and Alabama’s 2nd District

This is the first edition of a research project at PoliticusUSA known as Taking Back the House. The purpose of this project is to analyze each Republican Congressional district in the United States and see how likely the district can go ‘Blue.’ To do this, I will take a look at the overall demographics…

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