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Rahm Emanuel 2005: Our gubernatorial wins in NJ and Virginia are huge
Rahm Emanuel 2005: Our gubernatorial wins in NJ and Virginia are huge
Heh. No doubt the RNC response was to insist that they were merely local races signifying nothing about the national mood. [...] Read the rest »
WH today vs. Rahm in '05
firstread.msnbc.msn.com — From NBC's Mark MurrayOn MSNBC's "Andrea Mitchell Reports," White House adviser David Axelrod today argued that it... would be wrong to read too much into last night's GOP gubernatorial wins in New Jersey and Virginia -- and what they might mean for next ... (more) WH today vs. Rahm in '05
Lessons Learned in VA and NJ: Is Rahm Emanuel Orchestrating 2010 Democratic Massacre?
Lessons Learned in VA and NJ: Is Rahm Emanuel Orchestrating 2010 Democratic Massacre?
fdlaction.firedoglake.com — You're going down... with me. (photo by floyd brown) 1993: Rahm is the architect of NAFTA 1994:... Unions stay home after NAFTA. Democratic turnout poor, Democrats give up 54 seats in House . 2005: Rahm as head of DCCC recruits pro-war Dems , ... (more) Lessons Learned in VA and NJ: Is Rahm Emanuel ...
Election 2009: Test of Obama clout in NJ, Virginia      (AP)
Election 2009: Test of Obama clout in NJ, Virginia (AP)
news.yahoo.com — AP - President Barack Obama's political clout was on the line Tuesday as Virginia and New Jersey... chose governors in contests that served as warning signs for Democrats about the public's mood heading into an important midterm election year. (more) Election 2009: Test of Obama clout in NJ, Virginia (AP)
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Dem’s Spinning Away On Yesterdays Election Forgetting That Rahm Said VA & NJ Wins Were Huge In 2005
Flopping Aces — ... Obama carried with 60 percent. Costa is one of a handful of moderate House Democrats from relatively stable districts who aren’t yet on board with the health care bill and whose “no” votes could force colleagues in more marginal districts to cast offsetting — and potentially perilous — “yes” votes. But hey….it’s all good because the Dem’s won NY-23. Virginia and NJ are no big deal right? Blast from the past in 2005: (h/t Hot Air) [L]ooking back at First Read’s coverage the day after the 2005 New ...

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