balloon-juice.com - 12/8/2008
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And just as in the case with Ted Stevens and the Republicans, the voters protect the Democrats and relieve them of any “tough” decisions :
Nine-term Democratic Rep. William Jefferson, who has been battling scandals and a federal indictment for the past three years, lost his bid ...
tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com - 12/7/2008
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Rep. "Dollar Bill" Jefferson (D-LA) has lost his
seat in tonight's Louisiana elections to Republican candidate Joseph...
Cao, giving the Dems their own case of Ted Stevens Syndrome -- that is, a safe and well-entrenched incumbent, who holds a seat that ...
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"Dollar Bill" Jefferson (D-LA) Loses Re-Election
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12/8: "Dollar Bill" Goes Down
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... declares: "Without Barack Obama on the ballot, the Democrats have little draw -- which is no surprise given the approval rating of Congress at the moment." For this reason, many righty bloggers are predicting big gains for the GOP in the 2010 midterms. Liberal bloggers, meanwhile, aren't too distraught about Jefferson's loss; many are declaring "good riddance" to the corrupt congressman. They're also ...
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