time.com - 27 days ago
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Welcome to America's 2009 off-off year elections, in which partisans and analysts hope to turn the usual dictum on its head: today, they'll try to convince you, all politics is national
politicalnewslive.blogspot.com - 28 days ago
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The race for governor in both New Jersey
and Virginia has largely ignored President Obama - making...
it difficult to predict how either party will fare in 2010.
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Video: Obama not a focus of 2009 races
ballotbox.governing.com - 27 days ago
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posted by Josh Goodman While Virginia and New
Jersey are the only states with regularly scheduled legislative...
elections on Tuesday, several states have irregularly scheduled legislative elections. If you're getting frustrated clicking refresh on ...
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Legislative Races to Watch Tuesday
abcnews.go.com - 25 days ago
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The Note's Must-Reads for Tuesday, November 3, 2009
The Note —
... The Wall Street Journal’s Stu Woo: “California House Seat Tilts to Democrat” LINK
The Wall Street Journal’s Alex P. Kellogg: “Detroit Incumbent Is a Heavy Favorite” LINK
Bloomberg’s Jonathan D. Salant: “Online Bettors Make Corzine-Christie Race Too Close to Call” LINK
The Washington Times’ S.A. Miller and Sarah Abruzzese: “GOP Eyes Three State Sweep of Key Contests” LINK
Time’s Mark Halperin: “The Three Races to Watch on Election Day” LINK
Time’s Jay Newton-Small: “Virginia Race Gives Republicans A Blueprint For Success” LINK ...
ELECTION DAY
The Page by Mark Halperin —
Getty New Jersey and Virginia gubernatorials, NY-23 special and NYC mayoral all happening Tuesday . HALPERIN'S TAKE: Three races to watch .
Independents’ Day: GOP has high expectations, but indie energy may rule
The Note —
... Most such battles will get worked out in primaries: "While it is true that there is a tactical split in the Republican Party, the circumstances in this contest are unusual -- and unlikely to be representative of a broader pattern," Time's Mark Halperin writes. "Still, there will be cases next year in which right-wing forces may be emboldened to support primary challenges to more moderate candidates, potentially dividing the GOP." ...
Expectations Game
Swampland —
... Robocalling for Democrat Owens NJ Gov Poll: Christie With The Late Mo' Lazy TV Viewers to the Rescue! A Little Cold Water For Conservatives 20 Money-Saving iPhone Apps Doug Hoffman's Race to Lose? How Much Does Health Care Cost? 1,000 Words: Trick or Treat Edition Mad Men Watch: Where Were You When? Has Fame Spoiled the 'Slumdog Millionaire' Kids? Why Does the U.S. Want to Talk with Sri Lanka's Fonseka? The Three Races to Watch on Election Day Iran: New Opposition Battle on U.S. ...
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Election Day!
politicalwire.com 26 days ago — Voters head to the polls today in local elections across the country. Here are the voting hours (ET) in the states of the races we will be following closely.
Virginia : 6 a.m. to 7 p.m.
New York : 6 a.m. to 9 p.m.
New Jersey : 6 a.m. to 8 ...
Election Day 2009: Ten races worth watching around country
politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com 26 days ago — Embedded video from CNN Video
(CNN) - Tuesday's off-year election might not have the high stakes of the 2008 presidential election, but there are several significant races worth watching:
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WATCH: NJ, VA Gov Races
abcnews.go.com 10/27/2009 — GOP Strategist Kevin Madden discusses today's political headlines.
Obama Races for Cash
online.wsj.com 10/27/2009 — Official White House photo by Pete Souza President Barack Obama, right, and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid at a Las Vegas fund-raiser for the senator in May.
The 20 Most Exciting Senate Races of the Last 20 Years
swingstateproject.com 27 days ago — Every fall I get election fever. And when it comes to odd-numbered fall like this one, nostalgia gets the best of me and I get to remembering the dramatic moments of elections past. I got to thinking today of how many great Senate races I've ...
Election Day 2009
lawhawk.blogspot.com 26 days ago — Today marks another election day and while there are only a handful of important races around the country, the New Jersey governor's race is probably the one that should be most closely watched. President Obama has been to the state three times, ...
Election Night, 2009
blogs.abcnews.com 26 days ago — The White House insists that these are all local races and are not in any way a referendum on the president. Republicans – perhaps smelling some victories tonight – say this the first opportunity voters have had to register their...
Other National Races
elections.nytimes.com 26 days ago — Governor 99% reporting Virginia Governor Virginia Governor Candidate Party Votes Pct. Winner: Robert McDonnell Robert McDonnell Rep. 1,159,003 58.7% R. Creigh Deeds Dem. 815,343 41.3 Ballot Questions 86% reporting Maine: Reject Gay Marriage Law Do ...
Lessons learned from gov. races
politico.com 24 days ago — In an Ideas piece, Daschle says after bad elections you must learn from the results without dwelling on them.