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White House downplays Virginia and New Jersey impact
politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com - 10/30/2009
White House downplays Virginia and New Jersey impact
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The Obama administration claims the gubernatorial elections aren't a statement on national issues. WASHINGTON (CNN) – The White House is continuing to downplay the notion that the Virginia and New Jersey gubernatorial races are referendums on President Obama as he heads into next year's midterm elections. "Whatever the results are I don't think they portend a lot in dealing with the future," White House spokesman Robert Gibbs told reporters in Friday's briefing. In ...
Rep. Foxx: Health care reform is a bigger threat than ‘any terrorist right now in any country.’
thinkprogress.org - 11/2/2009
Rep. Foxx: Health care reform is a bigger threat than ‘any terrorist right now in any country.’
— thinkprogress.org — Few Republican congressional members have served as a greater fount for hyperbolic and uninformed ranting about health... care reform as has Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC). As ThinkProgress previously documented, Foxx has claimed Democratic reforms would ... (more) Rep. Foxx: Health care reform is a bigger threat than ...

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thehill.com - 10/28/2009
Gibbs: Donors not given special WH perks
— thehill.com — Press Secretary Robert Gibbs on Wednesday stressed that sizable contributions to the president's 2008 campaign did not... guarantee those donors a visit to the White House. Responding to an article in The Washington Times this morning -- which charged ... (more) Gibbs: Donors not given special WH perks

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realclearpolitics.com - 10/29/2009
The Outlook for 2009
— realclearpolitics.com — 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 ... (more) The Outlook for 2009

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Tertium Quids:  Pay no attention to those election returns...

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Pay no attention to those election returns...
Tertium Quids — White House spokesmodel Robert Gibbs downplays the significance of next week's balloting in Virginia and New Jersey: "Whatever the results are I don't think they portend a lot in dealing with the future," White House spokesman Robert Gibbs told reporters in Friday's briefing. They don't, except when they do, in which case they become touchstones for the next couple of cycles. Will the results matter to the White House? Of course they will. For a time. But never, ever underestimate the ability of Republicans to fritter away whatever advantage they might gain.

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I think I'm okay with losing elections for a while. I mean, can it get any worse than O! in the white house and Congress in full on (D) control?! Let's purge the RINOs., Let's lose some elections dammit! Now, I know in the past I have resisted protest votes in anything but a primary. I have ...