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Tuesday, October 05, 2010

DCCC Still Holding Funds For Late TV Push

House and Senate Republicans kicked off October with several aggressive independent expenditure moves aimed at putting Democrats further on the defensive with just weeks to go before Election Day. Read More

GOP Eyes Potential Defectors

House Republicans are already examining which Democrats might want to switch parties after Nov. 2 and are mapping out a strategy for how to persuade them to make the leap. Read More

2012 Hopefuls Provide 2010 Boost For New Hampshire GOP

The Granite State is used to visits from presidential aspirants but the influx of out-of-towners means more this year for state Republicans seeking a November sweep in the swing state that could play prominently in Capitol Hill's balance of power. Read More

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Race Fundamentals Are Telling For Vulnerables

By Stuart Rothenberg

Democrats are pushing back with polls and political scenarios, trying to change the national narrative and force handicappers onto the defensive. There is a Democratic mini-surge going on, we are told, as some campaigns produce polls showing they have been prematurely written off as, well, dead. Read more

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Liberal Rally Focuses on Elections

Thousands of people lined up along the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool with signs that addressed many issues on the liberal agenda: "Health care not warfare," "Bring our troops and war dollars home now," and "A jobless recovery is not a recovery."

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