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Texas – Rick Perry and Kay Bailey Hutchison launched the first television commercials of their fractious primary fight today, each side claiming the conservative high ground aimed at winning Republican voters. The head-to-head TV war, which some observers...
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Creigh Deeds lost his campaign for governor because he was unable to energize his base, falling into a Republican trap that led him to shrink from the president and his policies. In a meeting with editors and reporters of The Washington Post, Kaine (D)...
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If last night’s outcome of the two Governor’s races in New Jersey & Virginia in which Republicans scored huge wins signals anything, it is that Americans are not satisfied with the direction or the tax & spend agenda that this administration...
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Republican Gov-elect Bob McDonnell smiles at a news conference with transition members, Phil Cox, left, and Lt. Gov. Bill Bolling, right, in Richmond Nov. 4. (AP Photo) One day after crushing his Democratic opponent in the Virginia governor's race, Republican...
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Republicans seized the governorships of Virginia and New Jersey on Tuesday, giving the GOP a psychological boost heading into next year's midterm elections. The two parties were also battling in a pair of House races in New York and California. Republicans...
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Democrats hoped to stave off a Republican sweep Tuesday of three off-year elections that could signal an early wave of discontent with the governing party's performance in Washington. In governor's races in Virginia and New Jersey and a special congressional...
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The White House has again used its official blog to attack the media, this time with a combative post directed at an automotive outlet that posted data showing that taxpayers were on the hook for $24,000 for each car sold under the government's Cash for...
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But to win elections, your candidates had better look like middle-of-the-road problem-solvers. Those are the two outstanding lessons from the campaigns for next Tuesday’s governors’ races in New Jersey and Virginia. Both parties would be smart to...
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White House aides have dissed the struggling campaign of Democrat R. Creigh Deeds, as his Republican opponent has built a double-digit lead in the race to be governor of Virginia. But President Obama appeared Tuesday at a Norfolk rally with Deeds, who...
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Creigh Deeds sought to regain momentum in the race for Virginia governor Monday night by aggressively attacking Republican Robert F. McDonnell on transportation, women's issues and several other fronts during their first prime-time debate, while McDonnell...
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