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Democrats Face Donor Gripes

The Obama re-election campaign, now picking up the pace of its fund-raising, is responding to complaints from some Democratic donors and fund-raisers that they and their policy interests have been neglected since the president’s victory in 2008. WSJ Related articles … Continue reading

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Should Republicans be a party of yes, or no?

One after another, speakers stood before thousands of loyalists and denounced the Obama administration and congressional Democrats with extravagant contempt, lifting the audience from its seats with depictions of a president who overreaches at home while shrinking from America’s duties … Continue reading

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A Dark Horse for 2012?

Image via Wikipedia When the freshman Senate class of 2004 was sworn in, its most up-and-coming stars were two basketball aficionados born in 1961. One was Barack Obama. The other was South Dakota’s John Thune, who became that year’s political … Continue reading

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Mitt Romney says movement to repeal health care overhaul already under way

Romney, a 2008 presidential candidate who is widely expected to again seek the Republican nomination in 2012, said that President Barack Obama would call in favors and cut deals with fellow Democrats to squeak the controversial proposal through on a … Continue reading

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The polling memo everyone is reading

The basic argument is that health-care reform is becoming more popular as the president takes control of the process, and Obama and the Democrats are still more popular than the Republicans on this issue. WaPo Related articles by Zemanta WaPo … Continue reading

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Steve Hildebrand: Democrats risk slaughter in 2010 elections

Hildebrand, one of President Barack Obama’s top advisers during the campaign, told CNN in an interview aired Thursday morning that there is a “real shot” Democrats “are going to get slaughtered in elections this fall if we aren’t leading the … Continue reading

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