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Jim Greer has not yet begun to fight

12 hours ago ago from Select Your Vote

In response to the daily calls for him to resign, Republican Party of Florida state chairman Jim Greer has this to say: ain t happenin In a letter to state committee members, Greer writes: It is treason that for the sake of personal ambition that members of this party are airing dirty laundry. He also notes several key stats for Florida s GOP: A 26-14 lead in the state Senate, a 76-44 lead in the House and a 15-10 lead in U.S. ...

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For a Full Court Press -- 435 Democratic Congressional Primaries

9 hours ago ago from Antemedius - Liberally Critical Thinking

For a Full Court Press rev. 12/22/09 The Case The health care reform debacle is beginning to stink to high heaven, whether or not some rotted carcass labeled "reform" ever gets passed. Obama now proudly walks in the footsteps of Lyndon Johnson and George Bush as he ships 30,000 more troops to Afghanistan. Hopes of seriously regulating Wall Street have been dashed to bits by the Goldman Sachs economic team Obama has put ...

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Cat Fight! Jim Greer vs. Florida Republicans

14 hours ago ago from My Cats Are Democrats

By Sniffles So, embattled Florida GOP chairman Jim Greer has injected some startling venom into the holiday season, in the form of a 19-paragraph screed to his state committee members. Goodness gracious. We know that the pro-Marco-Rubio forces have been giving Greer a hard time lately, but as Scarlett O'Hara would say, Oh, Jim, how you do run on. But it's not just the length of the tome that has our suspicions heightened instead of ...

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Open Primaries Year End Appeal

18 hours ago ago from The Independent View

In early 2010, the legal team of independentvoting.org will be appearing in Federal Court as co-defendants in a lawsuit the Idaho Republican Party has brought against the State of Idaho. Sound boring? it's not. It's a crucial case that political insiders from Maine to California will be watching closely. And its all about independents. Idaho is a non-partisan registration and open primaries State. On primary day, any Idahoan can march ...

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Democratic Congressman defects to GOP

9 hours ago ago from The Policy Page

Politico is reporting that Rep. Parker Griffith (D-Ala) will announce that he is switching his party affiliation to the GOP. Anyone who has followed the first term congressman from Alabama cannot be completely surprised. Griffith has used every opportunity to express his displeasure with his party’s positions on every substantive piece of legislative  since his arrival to serve his first term in Congress, a short eleven months ago. ...

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Alabama Democrat, Vexed by Party's Agenda, Jumps to GOP

53 minutes ago ago from Wall Street Journal

An Alabama Democrat elected last year in a conservative-leaning House district said Tuesday he was changing parties as a difficult vote nears on President Barack Obama's health-care overhaul. Rep. Parker Griffith had been a harsh critic of the health plan and a near-certain no vote when the measure comes up for final passage in the House. But his switch to the Republican Party underscored the growing challenges facing Democratic leaders as ...

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Alabama House Democrat to Switch Parties - Washington Wire - WSJ

9 hours ago ago from Wall Street Journal

By Peter Wallsten Freshman Democratic Rep. Parker Griffith is switching parties and will make it official today during an afternoon announcement in his Alabama congressional district. The lawmakers switchfirst reported by Politico was confirmed to Washington Wire by a Republican source familiar with the decision. It is the latest blow to House Democrats following a string of recent retirements in conservative leaning districts that has ...

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