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Palin: GOP Should Fight It Out
Take that Newt Gingrich. Two weeks ago, the former Speaker warned that more NY-23-style fights in the GOP family would re-elect President Obama and make Nancy Pelosi “Speaker for Life.” But on Rush Limbaugh today, Sarah Palin said these primary fights are the way to win over swing voters. Mary Bruce was listening… Speaking to Rush Limbaugh today, Sarah Palin supported the idea of a third, independent party, but said America wasn't quite ready for it.The sands are running out for Democrats up for election in 2010
Hello, Tipping Point The Obama presidency was always a race against time. Kim Strassel (WSJ) 'We don't look at either of these gubernatorial races . .3 Contests on Election Day Could Signal Political Winds
In this supposedly quiet off-year election, three contests taking place Tuesday are filling the void. Voters in New Jersey and Virginia will elect governors, while voters in upstate New York are filling a vacant House seat in a race with national implications. Here are some things to look for as the results come in.Who Killed California?
by Troy Senik http://nationalaffairs.com/publications/detail/who-killed-california My apologies for having nothing originally in this post. The text was here but didn't show up. Apparently this article is too long to be printed here, at about 11 pages. It is nevertheless worth reading, unless, as someone has already done, you have made your mind up what to believe before reading.Bottom line on public insurance plan gets blurry
Bottom line on public insurance plan gets blurry By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR WASHINGTON (AP) - The Obama administration's bottom line on a government health insurance option blurred Sunday as White House officials stressed support but stopped short of calling it a must-have part of an overhaul. As President Barack Obama prepares for a Wednesday night speech to Congress in a risky bid to salvage his top domestic priority, no other issue is so highly charged. Obama's liberal supporters consider the proposal for a public plan to compete with private insurers do-or-die.Lobbyists Ramp Up Efforts On Health Care Changes
Morning Edition, May 12, 2009 Long before President Obama sent out the invitations for Monday's meeting on health care, major players in the debate were already lobbying on the issue. Health care executive Rick Scott says he has put down $1.1 million of his own money this month so TV viewers across the country can see an ad from Conservatives for Patients' Rights. The ad from the group Scott founded says Americans want to choose their own doctors, have competition and know prices and performance upfront.Clinton wins Ohio; Texas still too close to call
N.Y. senator also takes Rhode Island, NBC projects; Obama wins Vermont
Voters lined up to vote Tuesday in Chillicothe, Ohio. So many Ohioans turned up for the Democratic primary that some counties ran out of ballots, delaying the reporting of returns.
Results from Dixville Notch: Obama Victorious
http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/11/03/dixville.notch/index.html DIXVILLE NOTCH, New Hampshire (CNN) -- Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama emerged victorious in the first election returns of the 2008 presidential race, winning 15 of 21 votes cast in Dixville Notch, New Hampshire. People in the isolated village in New Hampshire's northeast corner voted just after midnight Tuesday. It was the first time since 1968 that the village leaned Democratic in an election.Western Swing
!!!***PUBLIC POST***!!! By BEN FELLER, Associated Press Writer Ben Feller RENO, Nev. – In a scramble to lock up the West, Democrat Barack Obama mocked John McCain on Saturday for trying to distance himself from fellow Republican President Bush.Democrats, Republicans, Liberals, Moderates, Consevatives think on this
By COLLIN LEVY Washington "Barack totally gets it . . .
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