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Whites Leaving Democratic Party

Ron Brownstein looks at the 2010 exit polls and concludes that President Obama’s path to re-election is to gin up turnout in states with large minority populations. Fully 60 percent of whites...

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Michael Steele RNC Re-Election Likely?

Michael Steele is substantially behind some guy I’d never heard of until last week, and who seems to be known mostly for having a really funny name.  Nonetheless, a report for The Hill argues, he’s...

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More on the Politics of Civility

Apropos of James Joyner’s post this morning is the following from Joe Scaraborough’s Politco column (Moving past right-wing rhetoric): Presidential-year elections are driven by a completely different...

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Lisa Murkowski: Getting Back at Tea Party? Or Vindicating Them?

Under the headline “MAYBE THEY SHOULD HAVE BEEN A LITTLE NICER TO MURKOWSKI,” Steve Benen catalogs Lisa Murkowski’s spate of votes as the lone Republican siding with Democrats:  gays in the military,...

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Quote of the Day – Alcohol and Politics Edition

“After the election, I sat down with my consultants, and their names were John Walker, James Beam and Jose Cuervo, my Hispanic consultant. When I finished with them I was done with that consultation.”...

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Quote of the Day, Ryan Plan Politics Edition

“No one could have predicted that 4 trillion in tax cuts for the rich while gutting Medicare and doing nothing to balance the budget would have been unpopuar with the public. It’s a mystery!” — John...

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So Much For “Repeal And Replace”

Politico notes that the Republican health care agenda of “repeal and replace” is pretty much dead: House Republicans haven’t held a floor vote on a bill or amendment trying to repeal, defund or even...

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The GOP Is Now Controlled By Its Conservative Base

As part of a long article about why the GOP has found it hard to compromise on fiscal issues, both during the ongoing debt ceiling negotiations and during the FY 2011 negotiations earlier this year,...

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Former Congressman’s Defamation Suit Against Pro-Life Group To Proceed

Last December, Steve Driehaus, an Ohio Congressman who had been defeated in the 2010 elections filed a civil claim for defamation against the Susan B. Anthony List, a pro-life group who had spent...

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From Our “Gee, Do Ya Think?” File, Christine O’Donnell Edition

In her new book, former Delaware Senate candidate Christine O’Donnell calls the infamous “I’m Not A Witch” ad the lowest point of her 2010 campaign: Christine O’Donnell reveals in her new book that the...

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We Won’t Have Christine O’Donnell To Kick Around Anymore

Tea Party darling, and spectacularly disastrous 2010 candidate for Senate in Delaware, Christine O’Donnell is saying she has no desire to run for office again: Christine O’Donnell, the 2010 tea...

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Top Senate Democrat: Democrats Should Not Have Focused On Obamacare in 2009,...

The Number Three Democrat in the Senate says that his party made a mistake five years ago when it turned its attention away from taking steps to continue stimulating the economy and toward the...

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FEC Sues Christine O’Donnell Over Campaign Irregularities

Christine O’Donnell has largely been out of the news since losing the 2010 Delaware Senate race to Senator Chris Coons, but the Federal Election Commission didn’t forget about her: Once upon a time...

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John Boehner’s Parting Words For His Critics Are Spot-On

In his first interview yesterday after Friday’s surprise retirement announcement, House Speaker John Boehner let lose on the critics and those inside the Republican Party who have hounded him virtually...

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Tea Party Support At All-Time Low, Even Among Republicans And Conservatives

A new poll indicates that support for the Tea Party has hit its lowest point since the movement came into existence: WASHINGTON, D.C. — Americans’ support for the Tea Party has dropped to its lowest...

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