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The Lessons of Election ‘09
The Lessons of Election ‘09
It's time to relearn what some of us seem to have forgotten.
Lessons from the 2009 election results
washingtonexaminer.com — By: Michael Barone Senior Political Analyst 11/04/09 3:08 AM EST My Wednesday Examiner column , written as... the 2009 election returns were coming in, stands up pretty well. But let me add some observations written as the course of the elections became ... (more) Lessons from the 2009 election results
Biden says NY-23 can teach conservatives a lesson
Biden says NY-23 can teach conservatives a lesson
politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com — Castle will make a run for Senate. (CNN) - Former Vice President Joe Biden challenged Republican voters... in New York's 23rd congressional district to teach conservative "absolutists" a lesson in the special House election Tuesday by ... (more) Biden says NY-23 can teach conservatives a lesson
Biden campaigning for Owens in NY 23
politico.com — The White House is sending Vice President Joe Biden to upstate New York to campaign for Democrat... Bill Owens, according to an administration source, in a last-minute push to help Democrats pick up the longtime Republican House seat. The Biden rally ... (more) Biden campaigning for Owens in NY 23
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Lessons Learned? Well, Maybe
The Moderate Voice — ... First, I’ll send you over to a longer column of mine which was just published over at PJM with some reflections on what we can take, if anything, from yesterday’s elections. In addition, though, I find myself pondering the alleged civil war in the GOP. The NY 23 special election was, after all is said and done, an aberration and a train wreck in the making pretty much from the beginning, and one which is unlikely to be repeated. The problem arose from New York State election law section 6-116 which dictates that in the event of a special election to fill a vacant ...

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