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Government Employees Fear Pay-Freezes, Layoffs, with GOP Win
A major reason that Congressional Democrats are likely to be defeated en masse tomorrow is that they have recklessly expanded federal spending and hiring. Considering the extraordinary deficits the federal government will incur for the foreseeable future, it only makes sense to look at curbing this expansion. And indeed, that...
7 days until Nov. 2: Signs across America
As I started to write my daily countdown to November 2, I looked for a special message to write. Seven is a special number and it needed to be handled well and with great thought. I always do a little research first and let the powers that be lead me in what to write. As [...]
Poll Shows Dingell Trailing Challenger Steele
Today there is yet more evidence that the anti-big government, anti-big spending, anti-health care reform wave is still gathering strength. According to a just-released poll, Congressman John Dingell – who’s held office since 1954 – trails his political novice challenger: A new independent poll has the dean of the U.S....
Democratic Insiders: Pelosi May Be Done
National Journal conducts a regular weekly poll of influential Democratic leaders in Washington, DC. This week, the survey asks whether Speaker Pelosi will still be the Democratic leader if Democrats lose the majority in the House of Representatives. More than 60 percent believe that if that happens, Pelosi will be...
Poll: Raese Leads Manchin in West Virginia
When West Virginia Governor Joe Manchin announced that he would run in the state’s open-seat, special Senate election, most commentators thought the outcome was a foregone conclusion. Manchin is very popular in the state, and the Republican bench is thin. Once Representative Shelly Moore Capito announced that she would not...
Wrapping Up the Tuesday Primaries
In the most watched race of the evening, tea party favorite Christine O’Donnell upset Congressman Mike Castle to secure the Delaware Republican Senate nomination. O’Donnell will face Chris Coons in November, and has already been installed as a decided underdog in the race. (One pollster finds that most Castle voters...
Van Hollen Shifts on Taxes
This could turn out to be a very significant policy shift, indeed: U.S. House Democrat Chris Van Hollen said he would consider extending Bush-era tax cuts for wealthier Americans for a year if Republicans would agree to make the reductions permanent for “middle class” taxpayers. Republicans, including House Minority Leader...
Lanny Davis: Losing Congress Won't Be So Bad
Lanny Davis was special counsel to President Bill Clinton from 1996-1998 – so he’s seen up close how a president can rebound from a stinging political defeat. And in keeping with the theme of the week – the collapse of Democratic political fortunes – he’s now optimistic that President Obama...
Cook: Congressional Democrats Face Own Death Panel
Political analyst Charlie Cook was one of the first to warn Democrats that they face an extremely difficult election this year. He continues to stay one step ahead of others, by discussing the ramifications of the storm clouds on the horizon: The reality they’ll face is that Democratic Congressional Campaign...