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Hagan Defeats Dole;
Dems Flip 5 Seats So Far


ABC News ABC News Nov 4, 08 11:01 PM CST
(Newser) - Kay Hagan defeated Elizabeth Dole in North Carolina and at least four other Democrats captured Republican seats in the Senate as the party inched toward a filibuster-proof goal of 60 seats, ABC News reports. It's going down to the wire. Democrats now have 56 seats, and four races remain undecided, including Al Franken's in Minnesota. Republicans got help with victories from Mitch McConnell in Kentucky and Roger Wicker in Mississippi. More »

More about:  Election 2008 • Congress • Senate • Democrats • Ted Stevens • Al Franken • Norm Coleman • Mitch McConnell • Saxby Chambliss • Elizabeth Dole • Mark Warner • Mary Landrieu

Dole's Foe Set
to Sue Over
'No God' Ad

Democrat Hagan, critics blast NC senator for attack on faith

Charlotte Observer Charlotte Observer Oct 31, 08 4:45 PM CDT
(Newser) - Kay Hagan, the North Carolina Democrat challenging Elizabeth Dole for her US Senate seat, has launched a defamation suit, and counter-ad, against the incumbent after a Dole spot questioned Hagan’s belief in God, the Charlotte Observer reports. The ad showed Hagan, a Sunday-school teacher, while another woman’s voice intoned, “There is no God.” Hagan accuses Dole of “bearing false witness against fellow Christians.” More »

More about:  Election 2008 • lawsuit • Senate • North Carolina • political advertising • attack ad • defamation • Elizabeth Dole • Kay Hagan

OPINION

 10 Senate Races to Watch 

Dems could pick up 8 seats; GOP could oust Landrieu in La.

Washington Post Washington Post Oct 31, 08 3:11 PM CDT
(Newser) - With 35 Senate seats up for grabs Tuesday, Chris Cillizza, in the Washington Post , predicts Democrats will flip eight. Two more are close calls for the Dems, while the GOP has one hope for a pickup. Starting with the most likely: Virginia is in the bag for Mark Warner; he might even get 60% of the vote. New Mexico will fall easily to Tom Udall... ...while his cousin, Mark Udall, has pulled away in Colorado . More »

Senate Contests Ringing Up Record Ad Tabs

Some races tipping $30M mark, inundating voters with 'cacophony'

Washington Post Washington Post Oct 28, 08 10:05 AM CDT
(Newser) - Senate races in 11 hotly contested states are drawing record sums in spending on TV advertising, the Washington Post reports. Both parties stick to repeated attacks: Democrats and their backers tie Republicans to Bush and aid for big corporations, while GOP supporters say Democrats will tax and spend freely. “It's very difficult for anybody to get a message across” amid the cacophony, says one campaign manager. More »

More about:  Election 2008 • Congress • Senate • political advertising • campaign advertising • Al Franken • Senate race • Elizabeth Dole • Bob Schaffer

ANALYSIS

Dems Wield Cash in Battle for Southern Senate Seats

Unseating McConnell, Dole, others possible with funds high, GOP popularity low

The Hill The Hill Oct 17, 08 11:46 AM CDT
(Newser) - With a huge fund-raising edge allowing for wide advertising blitzes, Democrats are pushing hard for Senate seats in red states even recently thought unwinnable, Alexander Bolton writes in the Hill . In North Carolina, Dems see a chance to unseat Elizabeth Dole; in Georgia, Saxby Chambliss; in Mississippi, Roger Wicker; and in Kentucky, Republican leader Mitch McConnell. More »

Once a Shoo-In, Dole Faces the Race of Her Life

NC senator falls back amid GOP doldrums, Democratic onslaught

New York Times New York Times Oct 16, 08 7:03 AM CDT
(Newser) - In 2002, Elizabeth Dole easily claimed the rock-solid Republican seat in North Carolina once held by Jesse Helms. But in 2008, Dole's seat has become a prime target for a Democratic pick up, reports the New York Times , and the party's senatorial fund has spent more there than in any other race. Once up by double digits, Dole now faces defeat at the hands of Kay Hagan, a relatively unknown state politician. More »

More about:  Senate • North Carolina • Republican candidate • Senate race • Elizabeth Dole • Kay Hagan

OPINION

 Don't Pity 
 This Woman 

Palin deserves our scorn, and that's it

Salon Salon Sep 30, 08 1:03 PM CDT
(Newser) - The media seems to be lining up to feel sorry for poor Sarah Palin, forced to endure these deer-in-headlights interviews. “I guess I’m one cold dame,” Rebecca Traister writes in Salon , because “when you stage a train wreck of this magnitude…I don’t feel bad for you.” To her, Palin isn’t some wilting victim, she’s a governor who doesn’t care enough about her country “to cram effectively for the test.” More »

ANALYSIS

Palin Effect Reinvigorates GOP Slate

Enthusiasm for VP pick may help limit damage in Senate, House races

Washington Post Washington Post Sep 19, 08 2:09 PM CDT
(Newser) - The Sarah Palin factor has energized Republican donors and campaign volunteers, giving the party a boost in the fall’s congressional races, the Washington Post reports. Everyone agrees the GOP won't be able to win back the House or Senate, but it looks like the Democrats won't get to a filibuster-proof 60 Senate seats, either. More »

More about:  Election 2008 • Sarah Palin • Senate • House of Representatives • Republican Party • Elizabeth Dole

OPINION

Putting Helms' Name on
AIDS Bill the Ultimate Insult

Blogger outraged at move by Sen. Dole to link measure with anti-gay Republican

Pandagon Pandagon Jul 16, 08 7:35 PM CDT
(Newser) - A move by Sen. Elizabeth Dole to honor former Republican colleague Jesse Helms by adding his name to a bill that would combat AIDS has Pandagon blogger Pam Spaulding seeing red. "Dole spits in the face" of gay activists, Spaulding writes, by attaching the stridently anti-homosexual Helms to a measure that could save thousands of lives. More »

More about:  AIDS • Elizabeth Dole • Jesse Helms • Kay Hagan

ANALYSIS

Senate Seats Most Likely to Flip (Only 1 to GOP)

New Dems from VA, NM, CO likely

Washington Post Washington Post Jun 13, 08 1:51 PM CDT
(Newser) - The GOP's best case-scenario sees the party losing only three Senate seats this fall. Washington Post blogger Chris Cillizza runs down the races most likely to flip a vote: Mississippi: Trent Lott replacement Roger Wicker has never been elected statewide, and Barack Obama's coattails should draw in the large black population. Minnesota: Al Franken remains promising, but he's no sure thing, thanks to back taxes and Playboy bylines. More »

More about:  Barack Obama • George W. Bush • Senate • Al Franken • Trent Lott • Elizabeth Dole • Mark Warner • Jeanne Shaheen • Mary Landrieu • Tom Udall • Jeff Merkley • Mark Udall • Roger Wicker

Congress' Feminine Mystique May Wane in '08

Despite success of Clinton, Pelosi, drop likely in women office-holders

Wall Street Journal Wall Street Journal Aug 15, 07 3:57 PM CDT
(Newser) - If Hillary Clinton is elected president next year, she could be deilvering her State of the Union before a dwindling number of women, the Journal reports. Many female governors and congresswomen face either tough re-election campaigns or term-limit boundaries in 2008, and after a surge in the early 1990s, the number of female office-holders could tumble. More »

More about:  Hillary Clinton • Iraq war • Congress • women • Nancy Pelosi • female politicians • Elizabeth Dole • Mary Landrieu • Kathleen Blanco • Susan Collins

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