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10 Nov 2010 10:36

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Politics: Republicans fight amongst themselves over killing earmarks

  • agree House Republican leaders want a moratorium on earmarks in the next Congressional cycle. Jim “started the recession” DeMint and other Senators also want them.
  • disagree Many Republicans, however, disagree, arguing that it wouldn’t actually save money. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell is one of those guys. source
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05 Nov 2010 11:17

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Politics: Obvious from a mile away: Bob Etheridge’s career killed by dirty trick

  • lame A few months back, Rep. Bob Etheridge was caught on camera accosting some kid who had “a question” for him. Liberals suspected it was a dirty trick.
  • lamer This week, after all has been said and done and Etheridge lost his seat, Republican operatives basically admit it was a setup designed to make him lose. source
  • » Best part? His opponent who eventually beat him, Renee Ellmers, used the clip in an attack ad against him, but did not have any prior knowledge that it was a trick. Also, we’d like to note that we correctly called this back in June when one of our regular commenters got us into a huge flamewar over the whole incident. We almost forgot about that.
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02 Nov 2010 21:23

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Politics: Are the Republicans headed towards House control?

  • YES CNN is projecting it, which is kind of a big deal source
  • » What that means: That means CNN is projecting a bloodbath, and that the Democrats will lose at least fifty House seats. How bad will the bloodletting be? Let’s find out.
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01 Nov 2010 11:08

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Politics: Haley Barbour: GOP isn’t winning elections; Dems are losing them

  • We have to understand they’re not saying ‘Hey, we love you Republicans,’ but, ‘We’re not satisfied with this and will give you guys a chance.’
  • Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour • Explaining his reasoning of why the GOP will probably win big tomorrow: They’ll win in spite of themselves. The divisions this country has fostered over the last two years totally hint at it, and it’s something that GOP-leaning pollster Scott Rasmussen agrees with Barbour on: This election is a referendum on the Democrats, not a show of support to the Republicans. They have to earn it. source
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31 Oct 2010 11:33

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Politics: “Front groups” push negative ads on BOTH sides – not just GOP

  • lame Republican-leaning “front groups” have been pushing negative ads into campaigns across the country with little oversight. Democrats have loudly complained.
  • lamer Problem is, Democratic “front groups” also exist, and have been pushing negative ads into campaigns, too – most notably against Sharron Angle. source
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17 Oct 2010 10:34

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Politics: Christine O’Donnell wants it both ways with the GOP

  • We’re asking the National Republican Senatorial to help us shine a spotlight on my opponent’s negative record. We’re hoping that the National Republican Senatorial Committee will help us. But it’s two and a half weeks left, and they’re not.
  • Delaware Senate candidate Christine O’Donnell • Talking on ABC’s “This Week” about how she can’t get help from the national GOP in fighting Chris Coons. But the same day as the interview, she had this to say to a local rotary club: “If you want a senator who has had to fight her own party and is still fighting her own party, please vote O’Donnell for U.S. Senate.” Hmmmmmmmmm. One point to make here is that she’s kicking Coons’ butt when it comes to spending, including getting the maximum donation from the NRSC. But she’s still losing. source
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06 Oct 2010 11:25

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U.S.: Vice President isn’t ‘Biden’ his tongue

  • If I hear one more Republican tell me about balancing the budget, I am going to strangle them.
  • Vice President Joe Biden • In an interview with ABC News. Makes sense, given that the GOP position of extending the Bush tax cuts for the rich would cost the country about $830 billion. source
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02 Sep 2010 10:59

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Politics: Top political analyst Larry Sabato: The GOP will overtake the House

  • Given what we can see at this moment, Republicans have a good chance to win the House by picking up as many as 47 seats, net.
  • Larry Sabato • Predicting that the Republicans will take back the House in 2010. Sabato also thinks that the Senate could be close to a switch, too, but that the Democrats will still hold the upper-hand … as long as supermoderates Joe Lieberman and Ben Nelson don’t play turncoat. Sabato’s predictions in elections are important for one major reason: He’s usually right. Keep this in mind, kids. source
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31 Aug 2010 09:03

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Politics: “Republican candidate” looking pretty darn good this year

  • Gallup’s latest poll of generic candidates favors the GOP big time. While there’s a difference between John McCain and Sharron Angle, the fact of the matter is that the most recent result is the most extreme showing in the 69-year history of this particular poll. And the lead has doubled in recent weeks, too. Which leads one to think Democrats are going to be screwed in November.
  • 10% the lead over “Democratic candidate” in the latest poll
  • 7% the lead in the same generic poll as of two weeks ago
  • 5% the lead in the same generic poll as of one month ago source
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12 Jul 2010 22:46

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Politics: Just like health care, Ben Nelson is holding up financial reform

  • 56 number of Democratic senators who will vote for the final financial reform bill for sure
  • three number of Republican senators who will probably vote for the bill (including Scott Brown)
  • one number of Democrats named Ben Nelson who (once again) will make things tough source
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