Tag Archives: Midterms

29 Million Obama Voters from 2008 Didn’t Show Up

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Thursday, November 4, 2010 ABC News political analyst Gary Langer, and founder of Langer Research Associates crunched Tuesday’s numbers. President Obama had 29 million “no-shows.” Ouch. One way to look at yesterday’s election is to say that about 29 million … Continue reading →

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Angry Gay Voters Could Punish Obama and the Democrats

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Monday, October 25, 2010 As President Obama roams the country in the days before the November 2 midterm election, desperately trying to rally support from nation thoroughly disenchanted with his administration, the president and the party have lost the support … Continue reading →

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Obusha Accused of Ginning Up Terror Threat for Political Gain

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Thursday, October 7, 2010 Hysterical U.S. terror alert issued this week about al-Qaeda plots to attack targets in Europe are politically motivated and not based on credible new information, this according to European intelligence officials and reported to the U.K. … Continue reading →

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Hometown Newspaper Refuses to Endorse Barbara Boxer

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Monday, September 27, 2010 In what can only be described as extremely unusual, the San Francisco Chronicle, Sen. Barbara Boxer’s hometown newspaper, has refused to endorse the senator’s bid for reelection. But the paper also refused to endorse Boxer’s Republican … Continue reading →

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USA Today/Gallup Poll: Only 18% Approve of Congress

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Monday, September 20, 2010 With Congress back at work this week for an abbreviated session after another long vacation, voter approval of the job they’re doing has fallen to historic lows. Only a 18% of the Americans people give them … Continue reading →

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A Disastrous Midterm Awaits Congressional Democrats

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Tuesday, September 7, 2010 According to a new Washington Post/ABC News poll, a disastrous midterm election awaits Congressional Democrats, with little time left to reverse their fortunes. · Republicans hold a slight edge on the economy for the first time, … Continue reading →

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Democrats Should be Afraid, Very Afraid

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Tuesday, August 31, 2010 According to the latest Gallup poll, Republicans lead Democrats 51% to 41% among registered voters in the latest weekly tracking of 2010 Congressional preferences. The 10-percentage-point lead is the GOP’s largest so far this year and … Continue reading →

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Poll: Nearly 6-in-10 Oppose War in Afghanistan

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Saturday, August 21, 2010 According to a new Associated Press-GfK poll, a majority of Americans see no end in sight to the war in Afghanistan, and nearly six-in-10 oppose the nine-year-old war just as President Obama sends tens-of-thousands more U.S. … Continue reading →

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With Tanking Poll Numbers, Obama Reaches Out to Bill Clinton

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Sunday, July 18, 2010 With his poll numbers tanking, President Obama is forging a partnership with his once bitter adversary from the 2008 presidential race — former President Bill Clinton, hoping to drag his presidency out of the doldrums and … Continue reading →

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Quote of the Day

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Tuesday, July 13, 2010 “I think that this war, if it goes on and if it escalates, has the potential to destroy this presidency and to destroy the Democratic majorities in Congress.” – Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) Raw Story interview

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Bye Bye Bayh

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Monday, February 15, 2010 Indiana conservadem, Sen. Evan Bayh, today announced he will not run for re-election, a decision that apparently shocked Democrats and Republicans alike. Bayh cited excessive partisanship that makes progress on public policy difficult to achieve as … Continue reading →

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Bad News for Democrats

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Wednesday, January 6, 2010 The 2010 midterm election year is barely a week old but already, dire consequences exist for the razor-thin majority held by senate Democrats. Two Democratic senators and one governor will announce they’re not running for reelection … Continue reading →

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From the Left New Year Edition

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Friday, January 1, 2010 Happy New Year to everyone! 2009 was a year marked by renewed idealism with the election of President Obama, tempered by the realities a stubborn recession, record unemployment, and a huge setback on gay marriage in … Continue reading →

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No DOMA Repeal in 2010, Says Nadler

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Friday, December 11, 2009 Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) says he doesn’t think there will be enough support to repeal the viciously homophobic, Clinton-era Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) this year, or in 2010. Nadler, who sponsored of the DOMA repeal … Continue reading →

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