rollcall.com - 11/5/2008
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After picking up at least five seats Tuesday, Senate Democratic leaders might claim a mandate to push an aggressive legislative agenda in the 111th Congress, but with a filibuster-proof 60-vote margin just out of reach, bipartisanship will still be at a premium.
campaignsilo.firedoglake.com - 11/6/2008
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campaignsilo.firedoglake.com —
Reid and Lieberman won't say what happened in
the meeting. My guess? Reid told him he can...
stay in the caucus if he steps down from his committee chairmanship (a campaign we started shortly after the 2006 election, thanks to everyone ...
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Lieberman After Meeting with Reid - Video
pageonekentucky.com - 10/31/2008
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pageonekentucky.com —
AFSCME has released what could have been an
amazing radio ad attacking Mitch McConnell. It goes on...
and on about everything Mitch has done to ruin the world and then brings up his military record. A deep and ominous-voiced announcer says:“Now, people ...
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Worst Anti-McConnell Ad Ever
hotlineblog.nationaljournal.com - 11/11/2008
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hotlineblog.nationaljournal.com —
The final Diageo/ Hotline survey of the 2008
political season shows that 66% of voters are very...
or somewhat confident that Barack Obama will bring real change to Washington. Meanwhile, proving that voters are indeed expecting a measure of bipartisan ...
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Diageo/Hotline Poll: O Is For Optimism
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Ensign: GOP shouldn’t focus on abortion or gay rights.
Think Progress —
... With Democrats expanding their control of the Senate to a solid majority, National Republican Senatorial Committee Chairman John Ensign (R-NV) is arguing that Senate Republicans need to “re-establish what the Republican Party is all about.” Calling for a return to a “big tent Republican Party,” Ensign says that issues like abortion and gay rights “should not be at the core of the party“: ...
The inevitable GOP factional warfare
Political Animal —
... It's a safe bet that encouraging the Republican Party to moderate its image and embrace a more mainstream agenda will not be on the to-do list. What bears watching, though, is how the party responds to the demands. In reality, Republicans ended up in this mess by following the dictates of the right-wing base. But to hear the party's activists tell it, Republicans ended up in this mess by not following the dictates of the right-wing base enough . Some party leaders seem to be getting antsy . National Republican Senatorial Committee Chairman John Ensign (Nev.) argued that ...
The Whiffy GOP
Shakesville —
... With Democrats expanding their control of the Senate to a solid majority, National Republican Senatorial Committee Chairman John Ensign (R-NV) is arguing that Senate Republicans need to “re-establish what the Republican Party is all about.” Calling for a return to a “big tent Republican Party,” Ensign says that issues like abortion and gay rights “should not be at the core of the party“: ...
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