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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2009
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NEWS ABOUT: Election 2010

Election 2010 stories: 52 news summaries

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(Newser) - The AIG bonus scandal has battered Connecticut Democrat Chris Dodd’s Senate reelection chances, the Hartford Courant reports. A new poll shows the five-term incumbent trailing GOP challenger Rob Simmons by 16%, a deficit one analyst calls “staggering.” Overall, Dodd’s approval is at 33%. And since AIG,... More »

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Congress • Connecticut • Chris Dodd • Senate race • Quinnipiac University • opinion polls • Election 2010 • Rob Simmons

(Newser) - Republicans have found a glimmer of hope for the 2010 elections and it’s all thanks to one man: Barack Obama. In assembling his high-powered Cabinet, the president has plucked rising Democratic stars out of several now-competitive races, the LA Times reports. Ken Salazar’s appointment throws his Colorado... More »

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Barack Obama • Ken Salazar • Tom Vilsack • Kathleen Sebelius • Janet Napolitano • Obama administration • Obama Cabinet • Election 2010

(Newser) - Harry Reid is at the height of his power, possibly the most influential man in the Senate and in Nevada political history—all of which makes him a prime target for Republicans in 2010, the LA Times reports. The GOP already has run an ad attacking the “super-spending... More »

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Harry Reid • Nevada • Senate majority leader • Election 2010 • Bill Maher Grid

Bunning Is the GOP's Burris

Despite electoral peril and party pressure, gaffe-prone Kentucky senator won't retire

Mar 6, 09 7:05 AM CST
(Newser) - Senator Jim Bunning, a former Hall of Fame pitcher, may have absorbed too much “quitters never win” talk while still an athlete: The New York Times reports that the erratic Kentuckian won’t go away, despite his Republican colleagues’ best efforts. Bunning barely held his seat in 2004 after... More »

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Senate • Ruth Bader Ginsburg • Kentucky • Senate Republicans • John Cornyn • Senate race • Jim Bunning • Election 2010 • National Republican Senatorial Committee • Bill Maher Grid

In Bid to Be Calif. Guv, Whitman Still Figuring It Out

Ex-eBay chief positions just to the right of Arnold

Feb 11, 09 1:22 PM CST
(Newser) - Former eBay chief Meg Whitman is officially running for governor of California, but she still has some details to work out, reports the LA Times. She’s studied up on issues, but isn’t yet a master of political positioning (on hot-topic school vouchers: “I don't know the answer... More »

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California • Arnold Schwarzenegger • Meg Whitman • governor • Pete Wilson • Election 2010

(Newser) - Louisiana GOP Senator David Vitter will meet a substantial opponent in his 2010 bid for re-election: porn star Stormy Daniels, CNN reports. A grass-roots “Draft Stormy” campaign, unaffiliated with the state’s Democratic Party, has encouraged the buxom blond to run on a platform of the economy, women’s... More »

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Congress • Senate • DC Madam • pornography • Louisiana • David Vitter • adult films • Baton Rouge • Election 2010 • Stormy Daniels • porn star

ANALYSIS

Strong Candidates Give GOP Hope for Open Senate Seats

No dearth of Republican recruits for 2010 races in Fla., Mo., Ohio

Jan 14, 09 10:40 AM CST
(Newser) - Don’t let the stories about how grim 2010 looks for the Senate Republicans fool you. The spate of retirements in swing states is no boon, to be sure, but, Politico reports, the GOP will have no trouble coming up with good candidates in Florida, Ohio, and Missouri. A state-by-state... More »

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Florida • Ohio • Rob Portman • Senate Republicans • Missouri • Jim Talent • Mel Martinez • George Voinovich • Senate race • Roy Blunt • US Senate • Election 2010 • Marco Rubio • Kit Bond • Sarah Steelman

(Newser) - Jeb Bush put an end to feverish political speculation today and announced that he will not seek Mel Martinez’s Florida Senate seat in 2010, the Chicago Tribune reports. The former Florida governor was widely reported to be considering a run—even his father had publicly encouraged the idea.... More »

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Congress • Senate • GOP • Mel Martinez • Jeb Bush • Election 2010

New Colo. Sen. Bennet Kicks Off 2010 Campaign

Newcomer to campaigning could struggle in midterm election year

Jan 5, 09 12:04 PM CST
(Newser) - Talk about hitting the ground running: Less than 24 hours after he was named to replace Colorado Sen. Ken Salazar, schools superintendent Michael Bennet was already staffing up for the 2010 campaign, reports the Rocky Mountain News. Says a former Barack Obama operative, “I had just unpacked my bags... More »

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Senate • Colorado • Ken Salazar • Election 2010 • Michael Bennet

 Fla. Sen. 
 Martinez 
 Won't Run in '10 

Florida senator opens seat for fierce race

Dec 2, 08 12:46 PM CST
(Newser) - Florida's Sen. Mel Martinez won't be running for re-election in 2010, leaving open a senate seat that's sure to attract big money and fierce partisan competition. The first-term Republican was a sure Democrat target anyway, given that his constituency is split on whether he deserved another shot in Congress. Martinez... More »

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Florida • Congress • Republican • Senate • Mel Martinez • Senate race • Election 2010

ANALYSIS

 In Franken's Run, 
 Cautionary Tale for Matthews 

MSNBC host's celebrity isn't all that, and Franken didn't exactly win, either

Dec 1, 08 1:46 PM CST
(Newser) - Chris Matthews seems determined to run for a Senate seat in Pennsylvania in 2010, but beating Republican Arlen Specter isn’t his only problem, Steve Kornacki writes in the New York Observer. The MSNBC host is a cipher to 60% of the electorate, and there are other qualified, ambitious Democrats... More »

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Hillary Clinton • Congress • Senate • Bill Clinton • Arlen Specter • Pennsylvania • Chris Matthews • Minnesota • Al Franken • Election 2010

Matthews Rounds Up Staff
for Senate Run

MSNBC host denies deals with Obama aides for 2010

Nov 28, 08 5:42 PM CST
(Newser) - Chris Matthews is lining up a top-notch staff to manage his campaign for the Pennsylvania Senate seat held by Arlen Specter, FiveThirtyEight reports. Multiple sources say the MSNBC host has made deals with seasoned Obama aides to run the 2010 campaign. Polls already show that Matthews, running as a Democrat,... More »

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Senate • Arlen Specter • Pennsylvania • Chris Matthews • campaign staff • Obama campaign • Election 2010

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