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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 2009
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congressional candidates stories: 6 news summaries
doug hoffman

 Conservatives to GOP: 
 Get Out of Our Way 

Upstate New York candidate wants liberal Republicans to sweat

Oct 27, 09 12:46 PM CDT
(Newser) - The conservatives' newest rising star has no qualms about his congressional race turning into a referendum on the GOP. "The establishment Republicans are beginning to panic," writes Doug Hoffman. They're worried that a victory by a true conservative like himself will hurt the party's political strength. But Hoffman—... More »

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Congress • Republican • conservative • candidate • congressional candidates • Doug Hoffman

 GOP Candidates 
 Hold Own Town Halls 

Republicans jump on Democrats' reluctance to host ugly meetings

Aug 30, 09 3:47 PM CDT
(Newser) - Republican candidates across the country are staging their own health care town halls in a bid to upstage Democratic incumbents, Politico reports. With many Democrats declining to host the rowdy events, GOP challengers have seized on town halls as easy tickets to voter connection and press coverage. “By the... More »

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health care • Republican Party • health care reform • Republican candidate • Democratic Party • town hall meeting • congressional candidates

GOP Fears Big Losses in Northeast

Dems likely to pick up
a dozen seats in Congress, parties say

Aug 14, 08 8:23 AM CDT
(Newser) - Up to a dozen Republican Congressional seats in the Northeast could fall to Democrats this November, and the New York Times looks at some of the tightest races in the region, where a well-financed Democratic party has won ever more supporters. "There could be a dramatic political realignment in... More »

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Northeast • New England • Republican Party • Republican candidate • Democratic Party • congressional candidates • congressional seat • Democratic candidates

Dems Fight
to Retake
the South

Party is running the most competitive Dixie campaign in 40 years

Aug 7, 08 10:21 AM CDT
(Newser) - Democrats are mounting a full-scale assault on Southern congressional seats, the Wall Street Journal reports. By fielding socially moderate candidates, Democrats look like they might do the unthinkable: reverse the “Great Reversal,” the civil rights-era shift of the South from a Democratic stronghold to a Republican one.... More »

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Congress • Democrat • Alabama • congressional candidates • Election 2008 • congressional seat • Democratic candidates • South • Bobby Bright

GOP Finds Hope in Last-Ditch
Fla. Candidate

Prisoner abuse scandal not impeding Congressional bid

Aug 4, 08 7:27 PM CDT
(Newser) - South Florida Republicans are thrilled with Congressional candidate Allen West. They see the black Army veteran as a potential GOP standard bearer. There’s just one problem: In 2003, West was accused of abusing an Iraqi detainee and violating the Uniform Code of Military Justice. But some Republicans actually see... More »

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Florida • Congress • GOP • Republican Party • South Florida • US Congress • congressional candidates • Republican strategy • congressional seat • Allen West

Blackwater Takes Aim at
NC Candidate

Security contractor calls on workers to 'run this goof out of Dodge'

Feb 1, 08 12:01 PM CST
(Newser) - A North Carolina congressional hopeful had some harsh words to say about Blackwater in an online forum, and now the security contractor, located in Marshall Adame’s district, is firing back in a big way, reports Mother Jones. “Private Armies represent the very things we despise,” Adame said.... More »

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Blackwater • North Carolina • congressional candidates • Iraq war

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