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SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 2009
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Democratic candidates stories: 18 news summaries
OPINION

Kiss Dem Agenda Goodbye, Say Hello to Job Worries

Pelosi will try to ram health care through before Blue Dogs bolt

Nov 6, 09 9:22 AM CST
(Newser) - The Obama administration is running out of time in its race to enact its liberal agenda before Democratic candidates start caring more about their own re-election than the party line, writes Kim Strassel . Tuesday's results show that Obama's power is weakening, and will be the tipping point for many "... More »

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Nancy Pelosi • health care reform • congressional Democrats • Democratic candidates • Obama administration • 2010 election • President Obama • election day November 2009

PEGGY NOONAN

 Voters Punished Obama, 
 Dems for Going Deaf 

Election should be a wake-up call for out-of-touch White House

Nov 6, 09 5:19 AM CST
(Newser) - The Democratic Party should view its walloping in Tuesday's election as an opportunity to start listening before it's too late, writes Peggy Noonan . The Democrats have been focusing on the wrong issues since they gained power last year and that explains the huge swing to the Republicans in Virginia and... More »

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Jon Corzine • recession • Republican Party • health care reform • Peggy Noonan • Democratic candidates • Obama administration • President Obama • election day November 2009

ANALYSIS

 Obama Can't Save Democrats 

NJ, Va. votes show that president's popularity isn't catching

Nov 4, 09 4:17 AM CST
(Newser) - The message to Democratic candidates from yesterday's GOP wins in New Jersey and Virginia should be loud and clear: they're on their own, writes Dan McLaughlin . Jon Corzine and Creigh Deeds tied themselves as closely to possible to President Obama and lost, demonstrating that the president's continued personal popularity isn't... More »

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Jon Corzine • Democrat • Democratic Party • Democratic candidates • Blue Dog Democrats • President Obama • Election 2010 • Creigh Deeds • Election 09 • election day November 2009

 Prez to Paterson: 
 Get Out of NY Gov Race 

Obama fears Dem's unpopularity could hand race to GOP

Sep 20, 09 4:49 AM CDT
(Newser) - President Obama has told New York Gov. David Paterson not to run in next year's gubernatorial election, reports the New York Times. Obama's fear is that the unpopular Democrat could give otherwise listless Republicans incentive to storm the polls, sources say. That would be doubly true if former New York... More »

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Barack Obama • Eliot Spitzer • Andrew Cuomo • David Paterson • Democratic candidates

Bloggers, Unions Team Up
to Push Dems to the Left

Liberal coalition will fund competition for centrist incumbents

Feb 26, 09 1:38 PM CST
(Newser) - A new political action committee backed by liberal bloggers and labor unions aims to push the Obama administration and Democratic establishment to embrace more progressive politics, the New York Times reports. Called “Accountability Now” the group will recruit and promote liberal candidates to challenge centrists in Congress. Their goal... More »

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union • blogger • MoveOn.org • congressional Democrats • liberal • Service Employees International Union • Congressional incumbents • Democratic candidates • incumbents

 Pundits' 7 Worst 
 Campaign Blunders 

Missed calls, poor predictions

Oct 23, 08 1:16 PM CDT
(Newser) - Pundits make mistakes. And Salon has tallied the biggest whoppers of the presidential campaign:
  1. The “Palin bounce”—It fizzled and the Alaska governor has the highest negative approval ratings of a VP candidate in history.
  2. “Sergeant” Schmidt will right the USS McCain—Steve Schmidt’s
... More »

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Hillary Clinton • John McCain • pundits • Republican candidate • Election 2008 • Steve Schmidt • Democratic candidates

ANALYSIS

Obama Welcomes Mac Attacks as Signs of 'Flailing'

Drawing negative attention is gamble, but team thinks it can paint broader picture

Oct 22, 08 3:45 PM CDT
(Newser) - You wouldn’t expect a political campaign to circulate its opponent’s attack on its candidate—yet that’s exactly what Barack Obama’s media-relations team is doing, observes Andrew Romano for Newsweek. An email linking to stories on John McCain’s latest jabs is part of the “rapid... More »

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Barack Obama • John McCain • Republican candidate • attack ad • Election 2008 • Democratic candidates • political strategy

GOP Sees Smoother Ride
on Palin's Coattails

VP candidate has some in Congress worrying less about ugly November

Sep 12, 08 3:42 PM CDT
(Newser) - Congressional Republicans nervous about their own election chances are encouraged by the thought of a Sarah Palin-fueled boost to the GOP’s overall image, Real Clear Politics reports. Polls conducted since she was picked as John McCain’s running mate show a generic Republican congressional candidate trailing a generic Democrat... More »

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Barack Obama • Congress • John McCain • Republican • GOP • Election 2008 • Sarah Palin • Democratic candidates

 Franken Wins Minn. Primary 

Funnyman sees off challenger who turned his own jokes against him

Sep 10, 08 7:19 AM CDT
(Newser) - Al Franken won Minnesota's Democratic Senate primary last night, the Hill reports. The former funnyman had almost 70% of the vote with two-thirds of precincts reporting. The state party-endorsed Franken saw off a late challenge from attorney Priscilla Lord Faris, who used some of Franken's crude jokes of the past... More »

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Democrat • Minnesota • Al Franken • Senate race • Democratic candidates

Clinton Fans
Say Her Support for Obama Tepid

Her Florida speech seems lackluster, worrying partisans

Aug 22, 08 9:06 AM CDT
(Newser) - Yesterday Hillary Clinton gave a speech in Florida, site of her uncontested primary victory, and urged Democrats to vote for Barack Obama in November. But as the New York Times reports, many at the rally found her support for the presumptive nominee lukewarm at best. In a room full of... More »

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Florida • Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • Democratic Party • Hillary Clinton supporters • Florida voting • Democratic 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

Webb Officially Pulls Out of Veepstakes

Senator says he told Obama last week he wouldn't run

Jul 7, 08 7:25 PM CDT
(Newser) - Jim Webb withdrew his name from Barack Obama's VP shortlist today, squelching rumors he might bring military and foreign policy experience to the ticket, Chicago Tribune reports. The freshman Virginia senator has long denied interest, but says he bowed out officially last week. "I believe I am best equipped... More »

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Barack Obama • Jim Webb • vice presidential sweepstakes • Election 2008 • Democratic candidates • vice presidential candidate

GLOSSIES

 Clinton Wins by Losing 

Her campaign made her an Evita, but where does she go from here?

Jun 16, 08 2:46 PM CDT
(Newser) - Hillary Clinton won big by losing narrowly, shedding her toxic image and escaping her husband's ambiguous legacy to become a lionized figure for women, the left, and even some Republicans, John Heilemann writes in New York. "Although in the end she may wind up being dwarfed by Obama, for... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • Hillary Clinton supporters • Democratic candidates

 Did Rush's
 Dittoheads
 Tilt Indiana
 for Hillary? 

Limbaugh's 'Operation Chaos' may have had a tangible effect

May 8, 08 1:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - Despite what has been hailed as a strong showing by Barack Obama in Indiana, his campaign claims he would’ve done better but for the sabotage of Rush Limbaugh, the Washington Post reports. Under his “Operation Chaos,” the conservative radio host urged Indiana Republicans to vote for Clinton... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • primary • Rush Limbaugh • GOP • Indiana • Indiana primary • Democratic candidates

Charlotte Observer Endorses Obama

Wants voters to 'send a message to the world'

May 4, 08 3:28 PM CDT
(Newser) - Just ahead of North Carolina’s critical Tuesday primary, the Charlotte Observer has endorsed Barack Obama, calling on readers to "send a powerful message to the world."  The paper brushes off the inexperience of "one of the most powerful, effective speakers to seek the presidency in... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • North Carolina • Democratic campaign • Barack Obama supporters • North Carolina primary • Democratic candidates

Dems Score 'Safe' GOP Seat in Louisiana

Special vote costs Republicans House spot held since 1974

May 4, 08 5:46 AM CDT
(Newser) - A Democrat snagged a Louisiana congressional seat long held by Republicans yesterday, strengthening Dems’ grip on the House, the AP reports. A special election followed the resignation of 20-year incumbent  Richard Baker and awarded the seat to Don Cazayoux after over 30 years of GOP control. Cazayoux took 49% of... More »

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Congress • Democrats • Republican candidate • congressional seat • Democratic candidates

'Colbert Bump' Real,
at Least for Dems

Candidates see boost in funds after Report appearances

Apr 19, 08 11:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - Stephen Colbert and his fans often point to a “Colbert bump”—a boost for politicians who appear on his show—and research shows there’s truthiness to the claim, LiveScience reports. A scientist found that Democrats appearing on the Colbert Report raised 44% more funds afterward. Republicans, however,... More »

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television • Hillary Clinton • late night talk show • Stephen Colbert • Republican candidate • The Colbert Report • Election 2008 • Democratic candidates

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