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• MacGinnitie Announces Support For Bill To Ease Military Voting

  
  Peach Pundit — Authority: 531
  Because I need a break from the fire hydrant of news coming out of the goat rope that is the Georgia House of Representatives, I bring you a reminder that there will actually be bills voted on in the Georgia Legislature in about 30 days. And apparently, Doug MacGinnitie likes to stay “on message”. From a press ...
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• Handel Makes Ethics Proposal

  
  Peach Pundit — Authority: 531
  Jim Galloway brings us the details : Last week, Handel was the only Republican candidate for governor to call for the resignation of House Speaker Glenn Richardson. Within the last few minutes, her campaign issued a press release that included the following: “We are fortunate to have many dedicated members of ...
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• Democrats proposing new presidential nominating process

  
  swimming freestyle — Authority: 437
  Besides nominating the first black presidential candidate to represent a major political party, the Democratic Partys 2008 primary season was noteworthy for one, the battle over primary dates and the resulting controversy over seating delegates from Michigan and Florida and two, the kingmaker role " superdelegates " ...
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• Rand Pauls early lead a sign of party division

  
  Stupidica — Authority: 177
  Republican Elliot Polach is disenchanted with his partys leaders inWashington, many of whom voted for a bank bailout and other big-ticketspending bills in the past year.These days, hed rather be called a conservative than a Republican.Polach, the 18-year-old founder of the TEA (Taxed Enough Already) Party inPaducah, ...
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• How to deal retrospectively with Wall Street crash? ‘Cut the taxes; cut the spending’

  
  Colorado Independent — Authority: 633
  In a moment that recalls Senate Minority Leader Josh Penry kicking off his gubernatorial campaign by declaring he would have rejected federal stimulus funds even as the state budget was tanking, we have GOP Texas Gov. Rick Perry, in a primary race, saying the whole TARP bailout program was a bad idea. What would he ...
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• How Dark is Barack Obama?

  
  Blogs — Authority: 162
  During the 2008 primaries, the Clinton campaign was accused of altering footage of Barack Obama to darken his skin tone. Supposedly, this would activate negative stereotypes of Americans towards Black people; possibly following the same logic that Time magazine applied in 1994 when it darkened the face of O.J. ...
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• Party Time Inside The Beltway Tomorrow-- Bring Your Own Alpo

  
  DownWithTyranny! — Authority: 627
  Or, you might want a different kind of candidate from one who isnt even in Congress yet and already selling her ass to K Street whores who represent Countrywide Mortgage and Morgan Stanley. How about making a donation today to the grassroots candidate for the seat, Doug Tudor? You can do it here . By the way, if you ...
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• Attention Oxendine Sock Puppets

  
  Peach Pundit — Authority: 531
  I would like to return your attention to this comment : Icarus October 20, 2009 at 10:52 am When Kasim Reed wins the mayors race, please remember that he spent most of his campaign in 3rd place among the three major candidates. Just don’t try to tell the Ox folks that polls a year out or even 2 months out ...
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• Charlie Crist’s Problems Continue

  
  Let Freedom Ring — Authority: 138
  Try as he might, Charlie Crist’s problems persist. Although I disagree with a couple points in this Orlando Sentinel article , the article is right that Crist is in trouble. Here’s one thing where I think they’re wrong: His sunny disposition; Crist has famously described himself as a “live-and-let-live ...
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• Palin particularly popular among fans of Limbaugh and Beck

  
  Stupidica — Authority: 177
  Sarah Palin may or may not run for president in 2012, but she is already the overwhelming favorite in the Rush Limbaugh and Glenn Beck primaries. In a new Washington Post poll, Palin beats other GOP leaders on two questions: who best represents the partys core values, and who Republicans would vote for if the ...
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• Republicans United Against Obama but Unsure About Their Own Leaders

  
  Politics Daily — Authority: 793
  Filed under: Republicans , John McCain , Mitt Romney , Mike Huckabee , Primaries , Health Care , Polls , Sarah Palin , Obama Administration , 2012 President , Poll Watch , Congress , Conservatives , News Media , Newt Gingrich While Republicans are strongly united -- and many of them angry -- in ...
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• ANAMBRA 2010 : Signs Ominous, Says Achebe – The Guardian

  
  Nigerian Bulletin! — Authority: 149
  Barely two months and a week to the February 6, 2010 governorship election in Anambra State, all does not seem well for the exercise that may shape the outcome of the 2011 general elections in the country.This is the verdict of literary icon and international statesman, Professor Chinua Achebe Ñ the David and ...
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• DNC Change Commission # 3 – Caucuses

  
  DemRulz — Authority: 118
  The 2008 caucus process generated an unusual amount of attention and controversy, largely because far more people participated in these processes than had ever done so in the past.  Those who favor having caucuses instead of primaries in their states argue that a mix of caucuses and primaries is appropriate, ...
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• Tarryl vs. Dr. Reed = Tarryl TKO

  
  Let Freedom Ring — Authority: 138
  After reading this post , I’m pretty certain that Maureen Reed isn’t a serious challenger. Listen to this worn-out spin: “Bachmann claims her rally is to remind Congress of the town hall meetings over the summer, but those meetings were orchestrated by insurance companies opposed to meaningful reform from ...
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• Libertarian-Republican’s New Kentucky Home

  
  On the Western Banks of the Shenandoah — Authority: 136
  I predicted a few days ago that Kentucky’s Republican primary would be one to watch. The race is to fill the seat of outgoing Senator Jim Bunning. Bunning is known for two things. One is his stellar baseball career. He is one of eighteen players to ever pitch a perfect game (read: no opposing players ever got to ...
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• DNC Change Commission #2 – Super Delegates

  
  DemRulz — Authority: 118
   Or, more accurately, automatic unpledged party leader and elected official delegates (“AUPLEOs”).  In 2008, nearly 20% of national convention delegates were super delegates – Distinguished Former Party Leaders (DFPLs, e.g., former DNC Chairs), Governors, Senators, members of Congress, and DNC members.  The ...
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• Californians To Decide On Open Primary Amendment

  
  Stupidica — Authority: 177
  Californians To Decide On Open Primary Amendment The Top Two Primaries Act would require that candidates run in a single primary open to all registered voters, with the top two vote-getters meeting in a runoff. By Jean Merl November 26, 2009 Last spring, two seasoned politicians squared off over a rare open ...
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• Climategate: The final nail in the coffin of ‘Anthropogenic Global Warming’?

  
  Conservative Central — Authority: 118
  Climategate: the final nail in the coffin of ‘Anthropogenic Global Warming’? By James DelingpoleIf you own any shares in alternative energy companies I should start dumping them NOW. The conspiracy behind the Anthropogenic Global Warming myth (aka AGW; aka ManBearPig) has been suddenly, brutally and quite ...
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• 4 Vie for Kennedy’s Seat, but Only 3 Seek His Mantle

  
  NYT > Theater — Authority: 902
  Martha Coakley, who leads in the polls, is less inclined than her rivals to invoke the memory of Senator Edward M. Kennedy.
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• Thompson Is Said to Mull a Run Against Gillibrand

  
  Stupidica — Authority: 177
  ALBANY — City Comptroller William C. Thompson Jr., weighing his options in the wake of a surprisingly close loss in the mayoral race, is seriously considering challenging Senator Kirsten E. Gillibrand in next year’s primary elections, according to people who have spoken to Mr. Thompson and his advisers. Challenging ...
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