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Embattled Reid trying to avoid Daschle's '04 fate
usatoday.com - 25 days ago
Embattled Reid trying to avoid Daschle's '04 fate
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Jon Lauck, a senior adviser to Sen. John Thune , R-S.D., who beat Daschle in 2004, wrote a book about the race, Daschle vs. Thune: Anatomy of a High-Plains Senate Race . Not long after its 2007 release, Lauck got a hand-written note from Sen. Reid of Nevada , who wrote that the book "brought ...
thehill.com - 28 days ago
Reid reassures the left Lieberman is on board
— thehill.com — Joe Lieberman has reached a private understanding with Harry Reid that he will not block healthcare reform,... sources say. Read more... (more) Reid reassures the left Lieberman is on board

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thehill.com - 19 days ago
Reid puts House healthcare bill on Senate calendar
— thehill.com — Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) late Tuesday laid the groundwork for the Senate's healthcare reform debate... to start on Tuesday, Nov. 17. Reid received the healthcare reform bill passed 220-215 on Saturday and, under the Senate's Rule 14 ... (more) Reid puts House healthcare bill on Senate calendar

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Avoiding Daschle's Fate
Taegan Goddard's Political Wire — Chuck Raasch reports that Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) has literally read the book on the last Senate leader to go down to defeat in his re-election campaign. ...

Will Reid Be Daschled?
Blogs For Victory — I am sure that privately Democrats are worried about the possibility. Democrats reject any comparisons between Daschle’s electoral demise and Reid’s tough re-election challenge. But pollsters and political experts say Reid is in a tough fight to avoid being the second Democratic Senate leader in six years to be defeated. In some ways, Reid faces a more formidable re-election challenge than Daschle did. Nevada’s economy has been hit harder than most, with a 13.3% unemployment rate second only to Michigan. Reid trailed two possible ...

Your Abbreviated Pundit Round-up
Daily Kos — ... The share of independents who believe there is too much government regulation of business has jumped from 38 percent to 50 percent. Independents are in the position of a person who is feeling gravely ill at the same time he has lost faith in his doctor. This does not mean that independents are turning into Republicans. G.O.P. ratings are still in the toilet. But it does mean the Democrats have to fight to regain some of their most crucial supporters. Chuck Raasch (USA Today): Meanwhile, Republicans' most loyal supporters are ...

Democrats Can Do Well in 2010
RealClearPolitics - Homepage — ... November 6, 2009 Democrats Fall Back to Earth With a Thud Chuck Raasch, USA Today Republican wins in the Virginia and New Jersey governors' races Tuesday and recent polling and economic trends reveal a political landscape that has changed dramatically since the president's convincing election victory a year... ...

For Dems, What a Difference a Year Makes
RealClearPolitics - Homepage — RECOMMENDED ARTICLES November 6, 2009 Democrats Fall Back to Earth With a Thud Chuck Raasch, USA Today Republican wins in the Virginia and New Jersey governors' races Tuesday and recent polling and economic trends reveal a political landscape that has changed dramatically since the president's convincing election victory a year... ...

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