From Ezra Klein: As we edge closer and closer to the midterms and people like me keep saying that the main thing that matters is the economy; both its absolute performance over the past 14 months and its apparent trends. But why say it when you can graph it? With the help of Dylan Matthews, [...]
wrightandleftreport’s candidate for the sixth congressional district in Minnesota, Dr. Maureen Reed, speaks at the Senate District 14 Convention. Dr. Reed is challenging incumbent Republican congresswoman Michele Bachmann.
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To me, there is no scenario whatsoever that changes this thorn bush into a bed of roses for Democrats. Others seem to have found some sunlight amidst the clouds: If Brown wins, the House has to pass the Senate version. We all know how colossally stupid congressmen can be but they cannot be that colossally [...]
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WTF???!!!? Now I’m even more pissed off: Lauer: From page 363, it says, and I’m combining two quotes here, in judging Palin, ‘was relying on vetting so hasty and haphazard it barely merited the name.’ ‘No one had interviewed her husband, no one had spoken to her political enemies, no vetters had descended on Alaska.’ [...]
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This is unexpected. And very welcome! Good job ATLiens! Courtesy of Blog For Democracy: To say that I’m pleasantly pleased with the turnout today is an understatement. Voter turnout is rocking this morning. I’m tracking 45 key precincts for the Aaron Watson campaign (Post 2 At-Large). MORE
We’re down to the wire in the race to elect Atlanta’s new mayor. Both candidates– Kasim Reed and Mary Norwood–are winding down their campaigns in this most contentious race. As of this writing, the race between the two is a statistical dead heat, with State Senator Reed making up a good amount of ground in [...]
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Emily Cadei: Minnesota state Sen. Tarryl Clark has gained early front-runner status over physician Maureen Reed in their contest for the Democratic nomination to challenge Republican Rep. Michele Bachmann, one of Congress’ most outspoken conservative firebrands. But Reed, who officially unveiled her full campaign team Friday, is ceding no ground to Clark in the 6th [...]
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