theamericanscene.com - 12/9/2008
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We all know that Cao will have a very hard time, i.e., an impossible time, holding William Jefferson’s seat — Dan Rostenkowski was defeated by Republican Michael Patrick Flanagan , and he was soundly defeated by the squeaky-clean Rod Blagojevich in the next cycle — but I think ...
politico.com - 12/8/2008
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politico.com —
Is there a lesson to be learned from
the defeat of William Jefferson, an incumbent indicted on
bribery charges and found with $90,000 in cash in a freezer? Sure: Don't get indicted, and don't get caught with $90,000 in cash in your freezer. But ...
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Boehner: 'The future is Cao'
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Mr. Cao Goes To Washington
Ross Douthat —
... - I hope that we can all agree with an over-the-moon Reihan that the world would be a better place if the Republican minority included many more politicians ...
GOP Goes Ga-Ga for Cao
Weekly Standard Blog —
... reforming government:
"This election is going to boil down to character," he told a local TV program in November. He said the government should address the economic crisis by helping people "renegotiate the terms of their mortgages ... have the people invest money back into the system rather than having the government bailing out the banks and the large industries."
Some are already despairing that--without the unique advantages Cao had this year ...
Caopublicans
The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan —
... is not going to rebuild its majority by running extraordinary candidates in deep-blue districts that will vote them out in another two years. They need instead to start recruiting decent candidates in marginal districts. It is telling that essentially no one in the party hierarchy was backing Cao and they didn’t even know who he was, which means that the most outstanding Republican House candidate this cycle was the one not actively supported by his party. Reihan and Ross are also worth reading. ...
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cbsnews.com 12/9/2008 — (The Politico) Is there a lesson to be learned from the defeat of William Jefferson, an incumbent indicted on bribery charges and found with $90,000 in cash in a freezer? Sure: Don't get indicted, and don't get caught with $90,000 in cash in your ...
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