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Charlie Cook Says Democratic Majority Likely to Hold
13 hours ago ago from Crooks and Liars
Campaign analyst Charlie Cook says so far, it's still unlikely that we'll see a Republican sweep in 2010: To put it another way, as things stand now, Republicans could win every competitive House race and still come up one seat short. That won't be the case, however, if there is further erosion in the ranks of the solid and likely Democratic seats. Although Democrats can take some solace from the fact that no party has ever lost every single ...
Related contentA righteous Democrat has had his fill: Congressman reregisters as Republican
23 hours ago ago from Seeing Red AZ
Democrat Congressman Parker Griffith , (AL) an outspoken opponent of the nationalized health care overhaul has announced he is switching his political affiliation and reregistering as a Republican, dealing another blow to Democrats ahead of the midterm elections. U.S. Rep. Griffith, a retired physician, said,” I believe our nation is at a crossroads and I can no longer align myself with a party that continues to pursue legislation that ...
Related contentHouse Democrats Smear Party Switcher
9 hours ago ago from Blogs For Victory
From The New Editor . Why are they doing it? Because they're nasty : Time magazine's Jay Newton-Small just told MSNBC's Chris Matthews on Hardball that aides in the Democratic Party House leadership's office are sending out to the press personal dirt on US House Rep. Parker Griffith, who yesterday announced that he was switching form the Democratic Party to the Republican Party. Time's Small postulated that this was an effort to ...
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15 hours ago ago from HolyCoast.com
They love Parker Griffith, they love him not : Time magazine's Jay Newton-Small just told MSNBC's Chris Matthews on Hardball that "aides in the Democratic Party House leadership's office" are sending out to the press personal dirt on US House Rep. Parker Griffith, who yesterday announced that he was switching form the Democratic Party to the Republican Party. Time's Small postulated that this was an effort to scare other House Dems who ...
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20 hours ago ago from DickMorris.com
Parker Griffith's decision to step out of line and refuse to drink the Democratic Kool-Aid illustrates the Achilles Heel of the Democratic regime in Washington: The radical reign of Pelosi and Reid is held up by pillars of moderate and conservative Democrats who come from districts that regularly vote Republican. To survive in these red precincts, Democrats must act like Republicans, advocating a balanced budget, opposing big spending, and ...
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Senators Settle a Wall St. Impasse
12 hours ago ago from The New York Times
WASHINGTON (AP) The top Senate Democrat and Republican negotiating new Wall Street regulation said Wednesday they expect to resolve their differences before the end of January, an optimistic outlook for a bill that had seemed mired in partisan conflicts. Senators Christopher J. Dodd and Richard Shelby issued a joint statement saying bipartisan negotiations have resulted in meaningful progress. The tone of the statement contrasted with Mr. ...
Related contentDemocrats Strip Griffith of Committee Assignments
17 hours ago ago from Politics Daily
Rep. Parker Griffith of Alabama announced yesterday that he has switched from Democrat to Republican. House Democrats announced today that Parker is as good as gone. On the floor of the House of Representatives, a clerk read from letters between House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and the chairmen of the House Transportation Committee, the House Small Business Committee, and the House Science and Technology Committee. Pelosi told the chairmen that ...
Related contentStupak Says White House Wants Him Quiet on Abortion
20 hours ago ago from Politics Daily
Rep. Bart Stupak (D-Mich.) told CNS News Tuesday that he will not compromise his principles on abortion funding for the sake of passing health care reform, and that the White House and House Democratic leaders have pressured him to remain quiet on the issue until it can be settled internally. "We're getting a lot of pressure not to say anything, to try to compromise this principle or belief," Stupak said. ". . . That's just not us. We're ...
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11 hours ago ago from Wall Street Journal
WASHINGTON -- With the Senate set to pass its health bill on Christmas Eve, President Barack Obama is planning to step up his involvement in the final health-care legislation, White House and congressional officials say. At the same time, Republicans have ratcheted up their attacks on the legislation and begun approaching conservative Democrats to switch parties, in the wake of this week's unexpected defection of Democratic Rep. Parker ...
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2 hours ago ago from Politics Daily
After nearly a year of negotiations, concessions, fits and starts, the U.S. Senate passed sweeping health care reform legislation in an early-morning vote Thursday, by a party-line tally of 60 to 39. The Christmas Eve vote was the first on record for the Senate in nearly a century, and marked the end of a grueling work session for the lawmakers, who had plowed through three working weekends since Thanksgiving, often voting into the early ...
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