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Tuesday, September 28, 2010

Spending Game Intensifies for Parties

The next few weeks are critical in the chess match between the House campaign committees as they decide how to maximize their resources and where to spend millions in independent expenditure funds. Read More

Pelosi Puts Heat on Chairmen

Speaker Nancy Pelosi made a rare appearance before a meeting of Democratic committee chairmen last week to make a direct, pre-election appeal for cash. Read More

Castle Bid Likely to Boost O'Donnell

A new poll says a write-in bid by Rep. Michael N. Castle (R) for Delaware's open Senate seat could mean new life for GOP nominee Christine O'Donnell, the tea-party-backed pundit widely dismissed as too conservative to win the general election. Read More

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Final Stretch Is Not as Important as You Might Think

By Stuart Rothenberg

Most campaigns have only another week or two to change the likely outcome of their contests. Sure, the midterm elections are still five weeks away, but the combination of early voting in many states and the difficulty of cutting through the coming advertising clutter means that the best opportunity for campaigns to change voter attitudes is quickly coming to an end. Read more

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D.C. Decoder: Fear and Advertising

Be afraid. Be very afraid. That's the message of a lot of campaign advertisements you'll be seeing soon. Commentator Craig Crawford explains in this week's edition of "D.C. Decoder."

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