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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2009
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2010 election stories: 32 news summaries

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Pa., NY Dems Ignore Obama, Ready Senate Primary Bids

Renegades take aim
at Specter, Gillibrand

Jun 15, 09 10:01 AM CDT
(Newser) - Two House Democrats look ready to stage Senate primary challenges in 2010—even if the White House doesn’t like it, Politico reports. Joe Sestak of Pennsylvania says a presidential intervention wouldn’t change his mind about a run against Arlen Specter; New York’s Carolyn Maloney is “way... More »

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Congress • Senate Democrats • primary • Arlen Specter • incumbents • 2010 election • President Obama • Carolyn Maloney • Kirsten Gillibrand • Joe Sestak

Clinton Stumps for Wife's Loyal Backers

He's boosting allies for 2010, but refuses to help one loyalist

Jun 13, 09 3:05 PM CDT
(Newser) - Bill Clinton has quietly jumped into the 2010 election fray, helping just about anyone who was loyal to his wife’s presidential campaign, Politico reports. Though the media has focused mostly on his full-throated support for Terry McAuliffe’s failed gubernatorial run, Clinton has held events for half a dozen... More »

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Bill Clinton • Clinton 2008 • Terry McAuliffe • Clintonites • 2010 election • Joe Sestak

 Porn Star 
 Eyes Move 
 on Vitter's 
 Senate Seat 

Stormy Daniels launches 'listening tour' across Louisiana

May 4, 09 6:43 AM CDT
(Newser) - Louisiana Sen. David Vitter has been tied to the DC Madam, but an election challenger with an even more compelling sexual history is deciding whether to get serious in going after his Senate seat. Politico reports that Stormy Daniels, a porn star whose credits include Operation Desert Stormy, is launching... More »

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entertainment • Senate • pornography • Louisiana • David Vitter • 2010 election • Stormy Daniels

Specter: I'm Not 'Automatic 60th Vote' for Dems

GOP colleagues 'stunned,' angered by senator's party switch

Apr 28, 09 3:14 PM CDT
(Newser) - Newly minted Democrat Arlen Specter said he will not blindly toe the party line, Politico reports. “I will not be an automatic 60th vote,” the veteran Pennsylvania senator said, pointing out recent opposition to a unionization bill. “If the Democratic Party asks too much, I will not... More »

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Congress • RNC • Senate • Senate Democrats • Arlen Specter • Pennsylvania • Senate Republicans • John Cornyn • senator • 2010 election • Michael Steele • switching parties

ANALYSIS

The Stimulus
Battle Is Just Getting Started

Succeed or fail, look for it to be the focus of the 2010 elections

Feb 16, 09 12:21 PM CST
(Newser) - At $790 billion, the stimulus package that Barack Obama signs into law this week carried enormous economic risks. But as the Washington Post reports, the political stakes of the stimulus are nearly as large. By denying the president a single vote in the House, the GOP is betting that the... More »

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Barack Obama • economic stimulus package • House Republicans • Obama administration • Eric Cantor • 2010 election • financial crisis

(Newser) - Florida's GOP Gov. Charlie Crist is mulling a 2010 Senate run that would put him within range of the Oval Office in 2012, the Washington Post reports. But he faces a crowded field when one-term Sen. Mel Martinez steps down: A host of state lawmakers have tossed in... More »

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Florida • Congress • Republican • Senate • Charlie Crist • Mel Martinez • governor • vacancy • 2010 election • Election 2012

Analysis

GOP Faces Uphill Battle for Senate in 2010

Wave of retirees in competitive states leaves party open

Jan 13, 09 2:02 PM CST
(Newser) - The 2010 election isn’t looking any better than the past two for Senate Republicans, CNN reports. When two-term Ohio Sen. George Voinovich threw in the towel yesterday, he became the fourth Republican incumbent to step down and leave a potentially competitive race. Democrats have lost only Hillary Clinton and... More »

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Sam Brownback • Senate • GOP • Senate Republicans • George Voinovich • Jeb Bush • 2010 election

Frist Declines Run for Tenn. Governor

Ex-majority leader says he'll sit out 2010 race, focus on health care

Jan 5, 09 9:58 AM CST
(Newser) - Bill Frist was widely considered the Republican to beat in Tennessee’s 2010 gubernatorial election, but yesterday the former Senate majority leader announced that he wouldn’t even be in the running. “I have decided to remain a private citizen for the foreseeable future,” said Frist, who likewise... More »

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Senate • Bill Frist • Tennessee • Republican Party • governor • 2010 election • gubernatorial races

Palin Focuses on Future at Glum GOP Event

Ex-VP candidate cites 2010 governors races as party's next chance

Nov 13, 08 12:07 PM CST
(Newser) - Breaking from presidential-campaign habits with a press conference, Sarah Palin thanked supporters, mentioned Joe the Plumber, and dodged the obvious question about 2012 today at the Republican governors confab in Miami, the New York Times reports. “The future is not that 2012 Presidential race, it’s next year and... More »

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John McCain • Tina Fey • Republican Governors Association • Election 2008 • Sarah Palin • 2010 election

OPINION

 GOP Will Bounce Back: Rove 

Democratic wave was aberration caused by unusual factors

Nov 13, 08 9:50 AM CST
(Newser) - Voters didn’t so much choose liberalism or the Democratic Party as they did Barack Obama, writes Karl Rove in the Wall Street Journal. And that’s potentially good news for the GOP in the 2010 midterm elections, Rove says: “In politics, good years follow bad years. Republicans... More »

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Barack Obama • John McCain • Karl Rove • Republican Party • voter turnout • Election 2008 • George W. Bush • the religious vote • 2010 election

Feinstein Weighs Run for Calif. Governor

Sen. says 2010 campaign hinges on how Dems fare in Nov.

Aug 29, 08 1:25 PM CDT
(Newser) - Sen. Dianne Feinstein is considering a run for governor of California in 2010, the San Francisco Chronicle reports. The chairwoman of the Rules Committee, who was forced to skip this week’s Democratic convention in Denver because of a broken ankle, said her decision will hinge on how... More »

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California • Dianne Feinstein • governor • Gavin Newsom • Jerry Brown • US Senate • 2010 election

Reid Takes
the Long View

Senate majority leader points toward 2010, looking to avoid Daschle's fate

Aug 12, 08 8:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - Harry Reid has positioned himself among the Democratic elite in Washington, but that doesn't mean the Senate majority leader is taking his eye off of the 2010 election in his home state of Nevada, reports Politico. Reid is maintaining his power position in the Senate while discreetly launching a campaign... More »

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Democrats • Republican • Harry Reid • Nevada • Tom Daschle • senator • Senate majority leader • 2010 election

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