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National Republican Senatorial Committee stories: 9 news summaries

Jim DeMint Becomes Hill's Top Tea Partier

South Carolina senator throws weight behind conservative insurgents

5 hours, 7 minutes ago
(Newser) - Jim DeMint has thrown his lot in with the hyper-conservative tea party movement, backing far-right candidates against party favorites in several key 2010 races. In the process, the South Carolina senator’s picked up a pile of enemies in the party leadership, but he’s also grown his influence. Even... More »

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primary • conservative • National Republican Senatorial Committee • Jim DeMint • Tea Party • Senate Conservatives Fund

Disaffected Right, Left Close Purse Strings to Parties 

Miffed at election behavior, partisans boycott DCCC, NRCC, etc.

Nov 12, 09 9:42 AM CST
(Newser) - Frustrated voters are letting Congressional Democrats and Republicans know how they feel—by opening their mouths and closing their pocketbooks. One Dem blogger, miffed at the DNC for perceived inaction in the Maine gay marriage fight, has proposed a boycott on donations to the national committee: “Clearly, money talks.... More »

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Congress • voters • Republican Party • Democratic National Committee • blogger • boycott • Democratic Party • political donations • National Republican Congressional Committee • Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee • National Republican Senatorial Committee • midterm elections

GOP Raises More Cash Than Dems in Aug.

Unusual spike gives minority party $1.7M more for the month

Sep 24, 09 10:27 AM CDT
(Newser) - Republican campaign committees got a big fundraising bump in August, pulling in $1.7 million more than Democrats, despite being the minority party. “Republicans have been able to tap into some of the anger against Democrats in power and translate that into fundraising,” one analyst tells USA ... More »

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Republican • campaign fundraising • political donors • fundraising • National Republican Senatorial Committee • Republican National Committee

Beltway GOP
Dumps Palin—Again—as Headliner

Opts for Gingrich to give speech at fundraiser

Jun 8, 09 6:19 AM CDT
(Newser) - After twice inviting Sarah Palin to speak at its fundraiser tonight, the GOP's congressional wing has again withdrawn its offer, Politico reports. The confusion began months ago when the National Republican Congressional and Senatorial Committees announced the Alaska governor as the event's headliner. Palin didn't commit, so organizers picked Newt... More »

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Newt Gingrich • GOP • Republican Party • fundraiser • Sarah Palin • National Republican Congressional Committee • National Republican Senatorial Committee

Romney: Don't Wish Failure on Obama

Ex-gov urges GOP to remember president isn't always wrong

Apr 2, 09 6:17 AM CDT
(Newser) - Opposing President Obama shouldn't be a reflex response for Republicans, Mitt Romney told party members at the Republican Senatorial Committee’s spring dinner last night. The former Massachusetts governor spent most of his speech laying into Obama's policies, but also had some words of praise for the president's actions on... More »

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Mitt Romney • Republican Party • President Obama • National Republican Senatorial Committee

 Recession Dents Party Coffers 

Fundraising unusually low for this point in the cycle

Mar 27, 09 10:17 AM CDT
(Newser) - With recession raging and without a campaign to attract attention, donations to both political parties have fallen, reports the Washington Post. Donations to the six major party committees are off 26% from the same period 2 years ago. “People are feeling it,” an energy executive told Rep. Chris... More »

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RNC • recession • John Cornyn • Democratic National Committee • campaign fundraising • National Republican Congressional Committee • Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee • Chris Van Hollen • National Republican Senatorial Committee • Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee

Palin May Not Show for Dinner She's Headlining

GOP advertising her, but spokesman says governor is undecided

Mar 17, 09 1:04 PM CDT
(Newser) - Congressional Republicans were getting ahead of themselves when they announced that Sarah Palin would headline June's Senate-House dinner in DC, one of the biggest GOP powwows of the year, the Anchorage Daily News reports. In reality, Palin hasn’t even decided if she’s attending, her spokesman said yesterday. “... More »

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Alaska • Republican • Sarah Palin • National Republican Congressional Committee • National Republican Senatorial Committee

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

 Franken to 
 Be Declared 
 Winner Today 


But GOP vows to fight on

Jan 5, 09 3:21 AM CST
(Newser) - Funnyman-about to-turn-Sen. Al Franken is expected to be officially declared the winner of the marathon recount in the US Senate race in Minnesota today—but don't expect incumbent Norm Coleman to quietly accept the decision. His campaign will challenge the result in court, and Senate Republicans will oppose Franken being... More »

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Saturday Night Live • Norm Coleman • Minnesota • Al Franken • recount • US Senate • Cullen Sheehan • Air America • canvassing board • National Republican Senatorial Committee • Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee

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