AUSTIN, Tex. -- Republican governors Thursday urged GOP candidates competing in 2010 elections to not harshly attack President Barack Obama, citing polls that show his personal popularity remaining strong despite unease over his policies. The warning capped a two-day meeting in ...Read More
The one-two punch of Tuesday’s elections and Friday’s unemployment numbers has reframed the policy debate in Washington. To quote Democratic campaign guru James Carville: “It’s the economy, stupid.” That’s as true now as it was in 1992, when he first ...Read More
'We don't look at either of these gubernatorial races . . . as something that portends a lot for our legislative efforts," insisted White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs on Tuesday, as New Jersey and Virginia voters gave Democrats a ...Read More
WASHINGTON - The 2009 gubernatorial elections provided a much-needed momentum boost for Republicans after back-to-back election cycle drubbings. But the GOP victories in New Jersey and Virginia don’t necessarily tell us all that much about how the party will fare in ...Read More
MADISON, Wis.—Pushing for a link between student test scores and teacher pay, President Barack Obama on Wednesday dangled $5 billion in federal grants to states willing to undertake a top-to-bottom overhaul of their schools in support of the White House's ...Read More
President Obama's top advisers closed ranks around their boss Wednesday, declaring themselves unconcerned by Tuesday night's Democratic losses as they attempted to insulate the president from any political damage to his reputation and his legislative agenda. White House Press Secretary Robert ...Read More
(CBS)Election wins in the New Jersey and Virginia gubernatorial races show the GOP has "found its voice again," the Republican party's chairman said Wednesday.
During an appearance on CBS' "The Early Show", Michael Steele touted the victories of New Jersey's Chris ...Read More
(CNN) -- Voters across the country headed to the polls Tuesday for a series of elections deemed by some analysts as the first major referendum on President Obama's young presidency.
The direction of a sharply divided GOP may be at stake. ...Read More
Heated referendums over same-sex partnership laws in Maine and Washington powered voter turnouts today in an off-year election that included closely watched races in New Jersey, Virginia and New York. Pundits were debating what the results could mean for President Obama, ...Read More
The Democrats seem to be positioning themselves for two and maybe three big losses in today's off-year elections. Late polls suggest that the Republicans could sweep the gubernatorial races in New Jersey and Virginia and the special congressional election in ...Read More
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