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2008: Another Democratic wave year?
It definitely could be. The latest Democracy Corps poll finds that: In the battleground of the 70 most competitive congressional district...

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AK-AL: Rep. Young caught in corruption probe
Another corrupt Republican: Rep. Don Young of Alaska, the former chairman of the House Transportation Committee, now is the subject of a continui...

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House Passes College Cost Reduction Act
With a 273-149 vote, the House passed the College Cost Reduction Act of 2007 today. The bill will provide the single largest increase in c...

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Second Quarter Fundraising Reminder
Yesterday I asked for this community to come together and join with Swing State Project and MyDD readers to make sure that Blue Majority candidates Charlie Brown and Donna Edwards get at least 100 contr...

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AK-Sen, AK-AL: Stevens’ and Young’s numbers dropping
Being corrupt doesn't endear you to voters, apparently. And as such, Alaska's Rep. Don Young and Sen. Ted Stevens are seeing voter support pl...

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CA-04: enlisting with Lt. Col. Charlie Brown
One of the most beautiful congressional districts in the nation, CA-04 lives in the northeastern corner of California, straddling the Sierra foothills. It is a solidly Republican district, w...

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Book Review: Naftali Bendavid’s “The Thumpin’”
The Thumpin' How Rahm Emanuel and the Democrats Learned to Be Ruthless and Ended the Republican Revolution Doubleday New York, 2007 Often t...

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It’s not just the DSCC anymore
The DSCC has been crushing its Republican counterpart since last cycle. Now, the DCCC is joining the fun. The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee ...

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ID-Sen: LaRocco to Announce Next Week
Most Idaho observers suspected a Senate race was on Larry LaRocco's radar when he took on the unlikely race for lieutenant governor in '06, an...

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Rove’s target list
Howie Klein dug into that GSA powerpoint presentation to ferret out the GOP's big targets for 2008: Lampson (TX-22) Mahoney (FL-16) McNerney (CA-11) Space (OH-18) Hill (IN-09) Car...

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TX-Sen: Insider vs Outsider battle brewing?
The Texas netroots is working hard to draft State Sen. and Lt. Col. Rick Noriega into the Senate race against unpopular incumbent Republican (a...

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