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Stu on CNN: The Never-Ending Campaign

March 8, 2009 · 9:06 PM EDT

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New York 20: DCCC Starts TV Campaign

by Stuart Rothenberg March 7, 2009 · 7:36 PM EST

The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee is weighing into the special election in New York’s 20th district with a television ad buy.

According to knowledgeable sources, the buy is scheduled to start on Friday [March 6] and continue through March 31, the date of the special election.…

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Louisiana Senate: Vitter Breathes Easier?

by Nathan L. Gonzales March 5, 2009 · 11:05 PM EST

With a handful of potential primary and general election challengers taking a pass, Sen. David Vitter’s (R-La.) road to re-election in 2010 now looks a little clearer than it did last week.

Still, Vitter’s political rehabilitation after being tarnished by his ties to a prostitution scandal is…

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Have Republicans Found Their Floor in the House With 178?

by Stuart Rothenberg March 4, 2009 · 11:05 PM EST

Republicans hold a mere 178 seats in the House of Representatives, a number far smaller than they’ve held at anytime since the 1992 elections, when the party won only 176 seats.

Just two years later, of course, in the first midterm election after a Democrat (Bill Clinton) was elected to the…

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2009-2010 Gubernatorial Ratings

March 4, 2009 · 8:08 AM EST

Here are our latest gubernatorial ratings. We've updated Kansas to reflect Gov. Kathleen Sebelius appointment to the Obama cabinet. But since incoming Gov. Mark Parkinson (D) reiterated his decision not to run in 2010, the race remains a Lean Takeover for Republicans. 2009 races in italics.


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DCCC Ad Campaign on Stimulus Ignores Defectors

by Nathan L. Gonzales March 2, 2009 · 11:05 PM EST

The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee is trying to turn up the heat on a number of House Republicans who voted against the stimulus bill, while turning a blind eye to a handful of Democratic Members who voted the exact same way.

Over the past two weeks, the DCCC has sent out a series…

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If This Is Bank Nationalization, It’s Not What Marx Meant

by Stuart Rothenberg March 1, 2009 · 11:05 PM EST

Much of the talk about “nationalizing” our country’s banks borders on the ridiculous, with journalists and television celebrities more interested in getting attention than in explaining what is going on or might develop.

If you watch Sean Hannity on Fox News, you probably now believe that the…

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2010 Senate Ratings

February 28, 2009 · 6:10 PM EST

Here are our latest Senate ratings, reflecting President Obama's decision to pick Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius (D) to become the next secretary of Health and Human Services. The open Kansas Senate seat moves from Clear Advantage for the Incumbent Party to Currently Safe.



Lean Takeover (0…
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Obama Taps First Responders

by Nathan L. Gonzales February 26, 2009 · 11:05 PM EST

Apparently if you wanted to be in President Obama’s administration, you should have given a Democratic response to one of President Bush’s State of the Union speeches.

  • Commerce designee Gary Locke (2003)
  • Former Commerce designee Bill Richardson (2004 — Spanish response)
  • Former Health…
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Are Republicans Ready to Mount a Comeback in the Northeast?

by Stuart Rothenberg February 25, 2009 · 11:05 PM EST

It’s so widely accepted as a truth that the Republican Party is clinically dead in the Northeast that no warnings to the contrary would even get a second look. But like so many other sweeping generalizations with more than a grain of truth, the death of the GOP in the Mid-Atlantic and New England…

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