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20 hours ago ago from Cracker Squire
William M. Daley, secretary of commerce in the Clinton administration and chairman of Al Gore's 2000 presidential campaign, writes in The Washington Post : The announcement by Alabama Rep. Parker Griffith that he is switching to the Republican Party is just the latest warning sign that the Democratic Party -- my lifelong political home -- has a critical decision to make: Either we plot a more moderate, centrist course or risk electoral ...
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16 hours ago ago from No Hidden Magenta
More and more people are starting to talk about it : The announcement by Alabama Rep. Parker Griffith that he is switching to the Republican Party is just the latest warning sign that the Democratic Party my lifelong political home has a critical decision to make: Either we plot a more moderate, centrist course or risk electoral disaster not just in the upcoming midterms but in many elections to come. Rep. Griffith's decision makes him ...
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20 hours ago ago from If Liz were Queen | Heads would roll and the people would have more to eat than table scraps tossed to them by the rich!
December 26, 2009 By: admin Category: 2011 BLUE DOG PASTURE , 2011 Republican Pasture , Obama , Obama Administration , class war Obama is the President of Wall Street, and not the President of Main Street, he is losing not only the left but the center. It's a myth that the path to winning the popular center in American politics is moving to the corporate center. The hopes of millions of Obama campaign workers and voters that the Age ...
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15 hours ago ago from race42008.com
Erick Erickson, over at Red State, fights back against critics who say that he's shrinking the Republican tent by calling for Parker Griffith to be primaried. He points out that William Daley of the Chicago Machine agrees with him that the GOP is growing independents are turning against Obama, they provided the margin of victory for Chris Christie and Bob McDonnell, and besides, Democrats are turning Republican see Griffith but not ...
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23 hours ago ago from Seeineye's Blog
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No president gets a fresh start after just one year on the job. But given the size of the problems President Obama inherited and the battles he chose to take on during his first year, 2010 could provide an opportunity for something close to hitting the reset button -- if he and his team are prepared to seize the opening. The long and acrimonious legislative fight over health-care reform is nearing an end. Barring unforeseen circumstances, ...
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