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10 most interesting showdowns in 2010

OK, OK. So Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid’s reelection isn’t a replay of former Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle’s unsuccessful 2004 campaign. Different state dynamics; weaker opposition; and lessons learned. But it’s still likely to be the ...

From CHARLES MAHTESIAN, The Politico,  10 Nov 2009
Related Topics: U.S. Republican Party,  White House,  Harry Reid,  Tom Daschle,  Arlen Specter

The 'No' list: 30 Democrats so far

With just hours remaining until an historic vote on a sweeping health-care reform measure Saturday evening, at least 30 Democrats have said they will vote against the bill as of 5:30 p.m., according to a POLITICO analysis.  Just 10 more “no” votes ...

From CHARLES MAHTESIAN,PATRICK O'CONNOR, The Politico,  7 Nov 2009
Related Topics: U.S. Democratic Party,  John McCain,  U.S. Republican Party,  Bart Gordon,  Collin Peterson

Winning Dede: How Dems got her nod

On Sunday Dede Scozzafava bucked her own party and issued a statement supporting Bill Owens. Photo: AP Fearful that the party had almost no chance of winning the Nov. 3 New York special election after Republican nominee Dede Scozzafava ...

From CHARLES MAHTESIAN,JONATHAN MARTIN, The Politico,  1 Nov 2009
Related Topics: U.S. Democratic Party,  U.S. Republican Party,  Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee,  White House,  Bill Owens

Scozzafava bows out of NY-23 race

Republican Dede Scozzafava announced Saturday that she is suspending her campaign in the Nov. 3 House special election in New York Photo: AP "In recent days, polls have indicated that my chances of winning this election are not as strong ...

From CHARLES MAHTESIAN, The Politico,  31 Oct 2009
Related Topics: National Republican Congressional Committee,  U.S. Republican Party,  Bill Owens,  Pete Sessions,  Michael Steele

Senators who could lose in 2010

The 2010 Senate landscape is almost evenly split down the middle: Republicans will be defending 18 seats, while the Democrats will be defending 19 seats, including the January special election in Massachusetts. Click here for the full watch list. Chris ...

From CHARLES MAHTESIAN, The Politico,  9 Oct 2009
Related Topics: U.S. Republican Party,  Christopher Dodd,  Harry Reid,  U.S. Democratic Party,  Barack Obama

Sestak big winner in Netroots straw poll

PITTSBURGH—Progressive online activists prefer Rep. Joe Sestak (D-Pa.) over Sen. Arlen Specter (D-Pa.) by a landslide margin, according to results of a Netroots Nation straw poll released Saturday. The poll also showed significant resistance to passing ...

From CHARLES MAHTESIAN, The Politico,  15 Aug 2009
Related Topics: Sarah Palin,  Democratic National Committee,  U.S. Congress,  Joe Sestak,  Arlen Specter

Grayson: My foe hired from Hooters

PITTSBURGH—Speaking at a Netroots Nation convention event Friday, Rep. Alan Grayson (D-Fla.) had fun at the expense of the Republican incumbent he ousted in 2008. The first-term congressman told an audience of progressive activists that he wasn’t ...

From CHARLES MAHTESIAN, The Politico,  14 Aug 2009
Related Topics: U.S. Republican Party,  U.S. Democratic Party,  Ric Keller

Bill: 'New era of progressive politics'

Former President Bill Clinton told an audience of liberal online activists Thursday evening that the nation has “entered a new era of progressive politics” that could last for decades if Democrats can pass ambitious measures such as health care reform ...

From CHARLES MAHTESIAN, The Politico,  14 Aug 2009
Related Topics: Bill Clinton,  U.S. Congress,  U.S. Democratic Party,  Barack Obama

Democratic dangers mount ahead of 2010

Democrats giddy with possibilities only six months ago now confront a perilous 2010 landscape signaled by troublesome signs of President Barack Obama’s political mortality, the plunging popularity of many governors and rising disquiet among many ...

From CHARLES MAHTESIAN,JOSH KRAUSHAAR, The Politico,  29 Jul 2009
Related Topics: U.S. Republican Party,  U.S. Democratic Party,  Barack Obama,  U.S. Senate,  George W. Bush

Stealth war: Obama sabotages GOP

Tuesday’s announcement of Rep. John McHugh (R-N.Y.) as President Barack Obama’s nominee for Army secretary makes perfect sense from a policymaking standpoint. It’s hard to find a member of Congress who’s more well-respected or more steeped in military ...

From CHARLES MAHTESIAN, The Politico,  3 Jun 2009
Related Topics: Barack Obama,  U.S. Republican Party,  Ray LaHood,  Jon Huntsman, Jr.,  Arlen Specter

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