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Could Obama Want Democrats to Lose the House?
Tweet Share on Facebook July 14, 2010 Comment (24)The hypothesis sounds preposterous from the outset. Why would a sitting president be content with losing his majority hold on a house of Congress only two years following his historic presidential election that swept Democrats of all stripes into power in Washington?
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Lamar Alexander Could Be the Future of the GOP
Tweet Share on Facebook July 9, 2010 Comment (3)The other night I pulled up at a stoplight next to Republican Sen. Lamar Alexander, perched behind the wheel of his Toyota Prius hybrid. In Washington, a senator driving him or herself is a unique enough sight, but a conservative southern Republican in a “green” vehicle? [See who donated the most to Alexander.]
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Arizona Immigration Law Is Trouble for the GOP
Tweet Share on Facebook July 6, 2010 Comment (63)Almost every national poll indicates that a majority of Americans continue to support the controversial immigration law recently passed in Arizona. The Arizona state legislature and Governor Jan Brewer's swift signing of the bill upstaged a lethargic federal government and highlighted the ability of states to enact their own laws when dire situations so require. U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder announced that his Justice Department planned to file suit against the Arizona law, signaling the Obama administration’s willingness to continue to expand federalism to unprecedented levels.
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Governors Give GOP Strong Presidential Bench in 2012 and Beyond
Tweet Share on Facebook July 1, 2010 Comment (7)Quarterly finance reports released today revealed that the Republican Governors’ Association--the national party committee charged with assisting Republican candidates in their bids for the highest office in their state--raised a staggering $19 million dollars in the second quarter of this year alone.
