Van Hollen's path from political strategy to budget wonkery Washington Post A top lieutenant to House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, the Maryland Democrat had led his party's attacks on GOP candidates in 2008 and 2010. ¶ So some Republicans were surprised when Van Hollen proved to be a committed negotiator who tried to forge ...
Political Insiders Poll National Journal We seem to be mailing in Pennsylvania where we should have a top-tier candidate but don't, and Ohio is underperforming.” “The Democrats will have to battle on too many fronts.” “Republicans start with a huge lead in terms of opportunity.
Indiana Republicans Enact Right-to-Work Law The New American The 2010 election shifted 21 of these 98 chambers from Democrat to Republican and two chambers from Democrat control to partisan ties. This gain in state legislative power was complemented by Republicans capturing governorships. Pennsylvania, Ohio...
Strip-Club Spending Ban a Target of Lawmakers' Message Politics BusinessWeek “No one should be surprised this is going on,” said former Representative Martin Frost of Texas, who served in the House from 1978 to 2005 and once shaped party election strategy as head of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee.
Special Report: Bloomberg reloads in push for gun control Reuters "We have to face the fact that both Democrats and Republicans have for a while viewed this as the third rail of American politics," said John Feinblatt, who helps run MAIG as Bloomberg's chief advisor for policy and strategic planning.
Blue Dog Democrat Rep. Heath Shuler retires Fox News In a floor vote for Speaker of the House to start the 112th Congress, 11 Democrats voted in favor of Shuler over Pelosi. However, since Republicans control the House, Speaker John Boehner R-Ohio ultimately prevailed. In that tally, Shuler voted for ...
A Steubenville surprise, perhaps? Thomas Suddes Plain Dealer Except that Kasich is also sending a message by giving a message where he's delivering it -- a message about the 50-year rhetorical sore of Ohio politics and campaigns, state aid to local schools. Kasich will speak Tuesday at Steubenville City School ...
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