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article.nationalreview.com - 23 days ago
The Myth of '08, Demolished -- By: Charles Krauthammer
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S ure, Election Day 2009 will scare moderate Democrats and make passage of Obamacare more difficult. Sure, it makes it easier for resurgent Republicans to raise money and recruit candidates for 2010. But the most important effect of Tuesday’s elections is historical. It demolishes the great ...
Democrats in Congress Say Election Gives New Urgency to Their Agenda
nytimes.com - 24 days ago
Democrats in Congress Say Election Gives New Urgency to Their Agenda
— nytimes.com — WASHINGTON — Blaming election setbacks on a drop in voter enthusiasm, Congressional Democrats said Wednesday that losses... in governors’ races in Virginia and New Jersey — and a striking House win in New York — should give new urgency to their ... (more) Democrats in Congress Say Election Gives New Urgency to ...

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blogs.reuters.com - 25 days ago
‘Permanent Democratic majority’ begins to unravel
— blogs.reuters.com — Voter revulsion at trillion-dollar deficits and impatience about unemployment is creating a toxic environment for the Obama... White House and congressional Democrats. Major legislative items like healthcare, energy and financial reform are already ... (more) ‘Permanent Democratic majority’ begins to unravel

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washingtonpost.com - 23 days ago
Charles Krauthammer on the realignment myth of 2008
— washingtonpost.com — Comments that include profanity or personal attacks or other inappropriate comments or material will be removed from... the site. Additionally, entries that are unsigned or contain "signatures" by someone other than the actual author will be removed. ... (more) Charles Krauthammer on the realignment myth of 2008

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The Myth of 2008 -- By: NRO Staff
The Corner on National Review Online — Krauthammer today:  Exactly a year later comes the empirical validation of that skepticism. Virginia — presumed harbinger of the new realignment, having gone Democratic in ’08 for the first time in 44 years — went red again. With a vengeance. Barack Obama had carried it by six points. The Republican gubernatorial candidate won by 17 — a 23-point swing. New Jersey went from plus 15 Democratic in 2008 to minus 4 in 2009. A 19-point swing. What happened? The vaunted Obama realignment vanished. In 2009 in Virginia, the black vote was down by 20 percent, ...

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realclearpolitics.com 10/29/2009 — Stuart Rothenberg, Roll Call We are still a few days away from Election Day, but party strategists, operatives and local activists are already blaming their own nominees for their defeats.The clearest evidence that the Virginia gubernatorial race is ...
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Health-Care Reform's Hidden Taxes (BusinessWeek) — Yahoo! News: Politics News 23 days ago
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Health reform gets boost before vote — Reuters: Politics 23 days ago
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - With a close vote looming in the House of Representatives, President Barack Obama's push for healthcare reform was boosted on Thursday by the support of powerful lobbies representing doctors and seniors.