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Palin: Dems will apply abortion mind-set to elderly

Palin rallied thousands of abortion opponents at a fund-raising banquet of Wisconsin Right to Life. Photo: Reuters WEST ALLIS, Wisc. – Sarah Palin rallied thousands of abortion opponents Friday night with a a stark warning that the same ...

From JONATHAN MARTIN, The Politico,  7 Nov 2009

Related Topics: U.S. Republican Party,  U.S. Congress,  Sarah Palin,  Peter King

Deeds memo damning in hindsight

Back in June, pollster David Petts was the man with the answers. His candidate, Virginia Democrat Creigh Deeds, had just won a thumping, come-from-behind primary victory to win his partyâs nomination for governor. Petts sent a memo laying out in ...

From JONATHAN MARTIN, The Politico,  7 Nov 2009

Related Topics: U.S. Democratic Party,  U.S. Republican Party,  Barack Obama,  Creigh Deeds,  Tim Kaine

Focus on House wins, counsels Kaine

Denial isn't a river in Egypt. 5 for 5 wins for the House since the POTUS came in. What have the Republicans accomplished since Hussein arrived? All focus will be on getting rid of the democratic leadership in congress in just shy of a year. I don't ...

From JOHN F. HARRIS,JONATHAN MARTIN, The Politico,  6 Nov 2009

Related Topics: White House,  Barack Obama,  U.S. Democratic Party,  U.S. Republican Party

Dems see lessons in defeat of Deeds

Faced with the choice of running as an unapologetic Democrat in a state trending toward his party or keeping his distance from Washington in the fashion of a generation of Southern Democrats, Creigh Deeds tried to do both. The result: the worst ...

From JONATHAN MARTIN, The Politico,  6 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Barack Obama,  U.S. Democratic Party,  Democratic National Committee,  U.S. Republican Party,  Creigh Deeds

'12 GOP hopefuls call Manchester (NH) mayor-elect

“I don’t know who is running for president but I don’t mind telling you who has called,” Manchester Mayor-elect Ted Gatsas told ABC News at 5:15 pm ET on Wednesday. “I have gotten a couple of calls during the course of the day. Mitt Romney called ...

From JONATHAN MARTIN, The Politico,  4 Nov 2009

Related Topics: U.S. Republican Party,  Ted Gatsas,  Mitt Romney,  Tim Pawlenty

The second-guessing game: What if?

I guessed right the first time . Repugnicans and rat party politics are wrecking this great country . âIf the party had gotten behind [Conservative nominee Doug] Hoffman from the beginning he would have won going away,â carped Rush Limbaugh on his ...

From JONATHAN MARTIN, The Politico,  4 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Barack Obama,  U.S. Republican Party,  U.S. Congress,  Rush Limbaugh,  U.S. Democratic Party

TPaw gets boost from conservative celebs

Voight is expected to speak about a simple message about Pawlenty in that the country "is at a clear crossroads." Grammer cannot attend the event, but will call in to address the crowd by speaker phone. post a comment Back to top He may be still ...

From JONATHAN MARTIN, The Politico,  4 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Jon Voight,  Kelsey Grammer

Dems, incumbents get wake-up call

RICHMOND, Va. — Eager to drain the 2009 elections of drama and import, White House press secretary Robert Gibbs claimed Tuesday night that President Barack Obama was “not watching returns.” You can be sure that he is studying them closely now: The off- ...

From JOHN F. HARRIS,JONATHAN MARTIN, The Politico,  4 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Barack Obama,  U.S. Democratic Party,  U.S. Republican Party,  White House,  Robert Gibbs

Christie tops Corzine in New Jersey

EAST BRUNSWICK, N.J. – Republican Chris Christie’s victory over Gov. Jon Corzine Tuesday came despite an all-out Obama administration push to salvage the one race that seemed winnable in an uphill year for Democrats. But even with the White House ...

From JONATHAN MARTIN, The Politico,  3 Nov 2009

Related Topics: U.S. Republican Party,  Barack Obama,  U.S. Democratic Party,  White House,  Christopher J. Christie

Five things to watch in New Jersey

PATERSON, N.J. — The tight New Jersey governor’s race, likely the most competitive of the three most closely-watched contests in the nation Tuesday, is a rare test of which electoral factor is more decisive—an incumbent’s unpopularity or the structural ...

From JONATHAN MARTIN, The Politico,  3 Nov 2009

Related Topics: U.S. Democratic Party,  U.S. Republican Party,  Barack Obama,  Jon Corzine,  Christopher J. Christie

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