theplumline.whorunsgov.com - 4/3/2009
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MoveOn has a message for Harry Reid , Harry Reid , Harry Reid , Harry Reid , Chris Van Hollen , and anyone else who may want the group to stop pressuring moderate Dems to support the President's agenda: Forget about it.
whiskeyfire.typepad.com - 3/27/2009
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whiskeyfire.typepad.com —
Two Harry Reid stories. One . Senate Majority
Leader Harry Reid said Friday that liberal groups targeting...
moderate Democrats with ads should back off, saying pressure from the left wing of his party won't be helpful to enacting legislation. "I ...
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Harry Reid, Man of Insight and Perspicacity
dccc.org - 4/1/2009
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dccc.org —
Chairman Van Hollen's Statement on the NY-20 Special
Election DCCC Chairman Chris Van Hollen released the following...
statement on the special election in New York's 20 th Congressional District:"From 21 points down to securing a majority of the vote ...
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Chairman Van Hollen
weeklystandard.com - 3/28/2009
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weeklystandard.com —
At a briefing with reporters this morning, Harry
Reid said that Republicans attempted to "ruin our country"...
when some tried to change Senate rules so that only a simple majority would be needed to confirm judges, a legislative maneuver dubbed the ...
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Reid: Nuclear Option for Me But Not for Thee
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MoveOn isn't backing off
Political Animal —
... warned of a "circular firing squad," adding, "We believe people should be focusing their efforts on expanding the Democratic majority -- and that should be their singular focus." The groups see things differently . MoveOn officials privately told people close to Van Hollen that they will keep targeting moderate Dems with ads, calls, and emails when circumstances warrant, according to a source familiar with their discussions. [...] In MoveOn's first public response to Reid and Van Hollen, MoveOn's executive director, Justin Ruben, politely rejected their admonitions and ...
Midday Open Thread
Daily Kos —
Chris Dodd says that horrible poll numbers won't change his plans for 2010: “No, I’m running. I’m running. OK?” He added that no leaders in the Democratic Party have asked him to step aside. MoveOn tells Harry Reid and Chris Van Hollen that they won't back off from criticism of moderate Democrats. Via Americablog, a good summary of today's decision from the Iowa Supreme Court on same-sex marriage. On Monday, Defense ...
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