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ELECTION FALLOUT

 Dems Torn: Too Much 
 Change, or Not Enough? 

Do voters want them to ditch presidential agenda, or complete it?

Nov 5, 09 9:15 AM CST
(Newser) - Democrats in Congress reading the tea leaves of Tuesday’s elections find themselves split: were the Republican wins in Virginia and New Jersey a vote of no confidence in the administration’s agenda, or frustration that it isn’t moving fast enough? Most agree on the first step going forward:... More »

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Senate • House of Representatives • health care reform • congressional Democrats • Democratic Party • Obama administration • gubernatorial races • Election 2010 • midterm elections • Election 09 • agenda

ELECTION DAY

 Christie Takes NJ for GOP 

First Republican to win a statewide race in a decade

Nov 3, 09 9:15 PM CST
(Newser) - Chris Christie scored the second big victory for the Republicans today, taking the governorship of New Jersey from incumbent Jon Corzine. Christie, 47, had 50% of the vote to Corzine’s 44% with nearly three-quarters of precincts reporting. He’s the first Republican to win a statewide race in more... More »

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Democrats • Jon Corzine • New Jersey • election • gubernatorial races • Republicans • Christopher Christie • Election 09

ELECTION DAY

Obama Is Minimal Factor in NJ, Va., Exit Polls Show

Majorities say president has no influence on vote

Nov 3, 09 8:17 PM CST
(Newser) - President Obama seems to have been a minimal factor in gubernatorial elections in New Jersey and Virginia, at least according to early exit polls. In Virginia, where Republican Bob McDonnell won, 55% said Obama wasn’t behind their vote; that figure was 60% in New Jersey, where the race was... More »

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Jon Corzine • New Jersey • Virginia • exit polls • gubernatorial races • President Obama • Creigh Deeds • elections • Christopher Christie • Bob McDonnell • Election 09

election 2009

 Robo-Palin Gets Into 
 Va. Gov's Race 

We didn't know about robocalls: McDonnell campaign

Nov 2, 09 2:20 PM CST
(Newser) - Virginia voters are getting recorded advice from Sarah Palin on how to vote in tomorrow’s gubernatorial election. The former Alaska governor’s robocall doesn’t mention GOP candidate Bob McDonnell by name—he’s been loath to accept support from the polarizing figure—but the message appears clear, CNN... More »

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Virginia • governor • robo-calls • election • Sarah Palin • gubernatorial races • Creigh Deeds • Bob McDonnell • Christian Coalition

SF Mayor Drops Out of Calif. Governor's Race

Newsom's decision makes Jerry Brown virtual lock for Dem nod

Oct 30, 09 6:20 PM CDT
(Newser) - Citing his responsibilities as San Francisco mayor and as a new father, Democrat Gavin Newsom withdrew today from the race to succeed Arnold Schwarzenegger as California governor. Despite the heavyweight endorsement of Bill Clinton, Newsom has had trouble raising money; his departure leaves state attorney general, and former governor, Jerry... More »

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California • San Francisco • Arnold Schwarzenegger • Bill Clinton • campaign fundraising • Democratic Party • Gavin Newsom • Jerry Brown • gubernatorial races

KARL ROVE

Obama Backlash Will Wallop Dem Candidates Next Week

GOP's chances looking good in Gov races as fallout builds

Oct 29, 09 1:21 AM CDT
(Newser) - America's dissatisfaction with Democratic rule just 9 months into the Obama presidency will be crystal clear after next week's elections, writes Karl Rove . Republican Attorney General Bob McDonnell looks set to defeat Democrat Creigh Deeds in Virginia's gubernatorial race on the back of anti-Washington, anti-Obama sentiment, Rove notes in the... More »

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Karl Rove • Jon Corzine • New Jersey • Virginia • Obama administration • gubernatorial races • Creigh Deeds • elections • Bob McDonnell • Election 09 • election day November 2009

ANALYSIS

 GOP Gov 
 Candidates 
 Shun Palin 
 as Polarizing 

She's too much herself to do anything but harm in NJ, Virginia

Oct 9, 09 9:56 AM CDT
(Newser) - Tough-fought GOP gubernatorial campaigns in New Jersey and Virginia have politely declined Sarah Palin’s offer of help. The political calculus is simple in New Jersey, where President Obama won by 15 points last November. The campaign is “not about the 2012 presidential race,” a Chris Christie adviser... More »

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New Jersey • GOP • Virginia • Republican Party • stump speech • Sarah Palin • gubernatorial races • political campaign • Christopher Christie • Bob McDonnell • Election 09

 NJ Gov's Ads Target 
 Opponent's Waistline 

Corzine spot says Christie 'threw his weight around'

Oct 8, 09 6:53 AM CDT
(Newser) - Jon Corzine, the New Jersey governor locked in an ugly race for reelection, is calling his opponent a big fat liar—with the emphasis on "fat." A new attack ad shows hefty Republican challenger Chris Christie in super-slow motion, his flesh jiggling in multiple directions, while an announcer... More »

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obesity • Jon Corzine • New Jersey • fat • overweight • governor • attack ad • gubernatorial races • Christopher Christie • Election 09 • election day November 2009

OPINION

Don't Apologize, Meg, Voting
Is Dumb

Whitman's ballot wouldn't have made a difference anyway

Sep 30, 09 10:42 AM CDT
(Newser) - Meg Whitman has taken heat for her, ahem, spotty voting record—the ex-CEO wasn’t even registered to vote until 2002—and, of course, she has apologized. But she shouldn’t have, writes Christopher Beam for Slate. Economists have long argued that, from an individual’s perspective, voting is irrational.... More »

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California • voting • statistics • Meg Whitman • governor • gubernatorial races • economists

Whitman Skipped Voting Due to 'Family Demands'

But that's no excuse, admits former GOP favorite for Calif. gov race

Sep 30, 09 5:51 AM CDT
(Newser) - Wanna-be California governor and former eBay CEO Meg Whitman says she skipped voting for 28 years because of her family and her hubby's work. "I was focused on raising a family, on my husband's career, and we moved many, many times," she told reporters. "It is no... More »

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California • Republican • eBay • voting • Meg Whitman • governor • gubernatorial races • Steve Poizner

Analysis

Meg Whitman Tests Media's
Celeb-CEO Myth

Calif. voters to decide
if ex-eBay honcho was
really a rock star

Sep 28, 09 3:09 PM CDT
(Newser) - For years Meg Whitman has benefited from the sycophantic business media’s lionization of the CEO. Throughout the boom years, “CEOs were pretty much automatically rock stars,” writes Simon Dumenco for Advertising Age. “If they banked a billion or more, the thinking went, they must have... More »

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media • California • eBay • CEO • Meg Whitman • media bias • gubernatorial races • Election 2010

Independents Threaten Dems in 2010

Gubernatorial races
will be 3-way tangos
in half-dozen states

Sep 28, 09 8:30 AM CDT
(Newser) - Independent candidates figure to play a major role in at least six states next year, threatening Democrats in an election where they already must defend 21 of their 28 governorships. In New Jersey, for example, independent Chris Daggett is trailing well behind Democratic Gov. Jon Corzine and Republican Tom Kean,... More »

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New Jersey • Vermont • Massachusetts • Maine • Minnesota • Rhode Island • independents • independent • third party candidacy • independent bid • gubernatorial races • Election 2010

ANALYSIS

Obvious Guy to Fix Calif.: Guy Who Broke It?

Despite one ruinous turn as governor, Jerry
Brown is front-runner

Sep 26, 09 5:16 AM CDT
(Newser) - California is a financial mess, hamstrung by some late-1970s leftovers: some ill-considered “low-impact liberalism” and a ballot measure that makes raising taxes nearly impossible. Both came during the governorship of Democrat Jerry Brown, he of the motto “Maybe by avoiding doing things you accomplish quite a lot”—... More »

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California • Arnold Schwarzenegger • Democrat • Jerry Brown • budget deficit • attorney general • gubernatorial races

White House Throws
Weight Into State Races

Some Democrat's fret about administration's increasingly partisan direction

Sep 22, 09 6:15 AM CDT
(Newser) - The Obama administration is becoming increasingly assertive in trying to influence state-level elections around the country, the New York Times reports. White House chief of staff Rahm Emanuel and other top political strategists have made it plain that they're willing to play hardball to strengthen the Democratic ticket where necessary—... More »

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Karl Rove • Arlen Specter • partisanship • Rahm Emanuel • governor • David Paterson • Obama administration • 2010 election • gubernatorial races • Michael Bennet • Joe Sestak

Clinton Boosts Newsom
in Calif. Gov Race

Bill's support for SF mayor viewed as Jerry Brown payback

Sep 17, 09 2:52 AM CDT
(Newser) - Bill Clinton's support for Gavin Newsom in the race to succeed Arnold Schwarzenegger as California governor has put the spotlight on the San Francisco mayor's campaign, the Christian Science Monitor reports. Clinton's support has given Newsom a much-needed boost.  But some analysts believe it has more to do with... More »

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California • Dianne Feinstein • Bill Clinton • mayor • governor • Gavin Newsom • Jerry Brown • Ben Francisco • gubernatorial races

Tech Tycoons to Battle for California's Top Job

Silicon Valley vet Steve Poizner preparing to take on Whitman in GOP primary

Sep 12, 09 6:45 AM CDT
(Newser) - Ex-eBay boss Meg Whitman is the early favorite to win the GOP nomination for California governor but another tech billionaire is looking like an increasingly serious contender, the Wall Street Journal reports. Silicon Valley veteran Steven Poizner is currently third, behind former Congressman Tom Campbell, but his pockets are much... More »

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California • eBay • Arnold Schwarzenegger • Meg Whitman • governor • gubernatorial races • Steve Poizner • Tom Campbell

GOP Hopeful: I Was Kidding About Hunting Obama

At event, would-be Idaho governor said he'd buy 'Obama tags'

Aug 27, 09 8:53 PM CDT
(Newser) - A Republican gubernatorial candidate is under fire tonight for an offhand remark that he’d buy a license to hunt President Obama, the Twin Falls Times-News reports. Asked at a GOP event Tuesday about “Obama tags,” Rex Rammell replied, “Obama tags? We’d buy some of those.... More »

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Idaho • hunting • governor • gubernatorial races • President Obama • Rex Rammell • hunting license

 Rudy Weighs NY Governor Race 


Aug 25, 09 6:34 AM CDT
(Newser) - Less than two years after crashing and burning in the race for the White House, Rudy Giuliani is weighing another return to politics—as governor of New York. Last week Giuliani asked the state's GOP chairman to step aside, and the New York Times reports that he has discussed a... More »

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Rudy Giuliani • Republican • New York • Republican candidate • governor • David Paterson • gubernatorial races

Hutchison Kicks Off Bid
for Texas Governor

Texas senator says Rick Perry has had his chance

Aug 17, 09 5:03 PM CDT
(Newser) - Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison announced her bid for Texas governor today and began a 5-day string of stumping appearances around the state, the Dallas Morning News reports. Talking at her old high school, Hutchison attacked fellow Republican Gov. Rick Perry for allowing property tax rates to rise and for failing... More »

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Republican • Texas • primary • GOP • Rick Perry • fiscal conservatives • economic stimulus package • Kay Bailey Hutchison • gubernatorial races

Democrats Still Harping on Bush in Gov Races

State elections will test if Dubya-bashing
works in Obama age

Aug 3, 09 1:24 AM CDT
(Newser) - George Bush is out of office, but it's hard to tell from watching current gubernatorial contests. In Virginia, Democratic candidate R. Creigh Deeds has slammed incumbent Robert McDonnell for praising the effect of Bush tax cuts on the economy. In New Jersey, John Corzine is hoping to quash a bid... More »

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Democrats • New Jersey • GOP • Virginia • governor • George W. Bush • gubernatorial races • election day November 2009

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