Capitol Briefing Archive: 2010 Campaign
New campaign targets Democrats for health vote
By Ben Pershing A conservative seniors' group is launching a seven-figure ad campaign against House Democrats who voted for the party's health-care reform bill Saturday, accusing them of cutting Medicare and saddling future generations with hefty deficits. The 60 Plus Association -- an advocacy group that calls itself the...
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November 11, 2009; 2:04 PM ET |
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NY-23 and the blame game
NRCC Chairman Pete Sessions couldn't keep NY-23 in the red column. (AP Photo/LM Otero). By Ben Pershing As top Republicans busily gloated Wednesday over the party's convincing victories in New Jersey and Virginia, there was one GOP leader who wasn't holding any press conferences -- Rep. Pete Sessions (Texas). As...
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Ben Pershing
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November 4, 2009; 3:00 PM ET |
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Tuesday's other House race
John Garamendi is very likely headed to Congress. (AP Photo). By Ben Pershing With the special election contest between Democrat Bill Owens and Conservative candidate Doug Hoffman in New York's 23rd district drawing so much attention, it's easy to overlook the fact that a second new member of Congress will...
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November 3, 2009; 4:55 PM ET |
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Reid's summer fundraising taps Democrats and Republicans
By Sarah Lovenheim Third-quarter FEC filings illustrate the importance that Democrats -- and a few Republicans -- are placing on Majority Leader Harry Reid's (D) 2010 reelection campaign. Reid, in his fourth term in Congress, could face a tough race due to Nevada's struggling economy and doubts about the economic...
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Sarah Lovenheim
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October 20, 2009; 7:09 PM ET |
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RNC outraises DNC, but GOP trails overall
Updated 8:20 p.m. By Ben Pershing The Republican National Committee outraised its Democratic counterpart in September for the second month in a row, but House and Senate Democrats more than made up for the discrepancy with bigger cash hauls than the congressional GOP. The RNC announced Tuesday that it had...
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Ben Pershing
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October 20, 2009; 2:59 PM ET |
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Ad Hits Reid at Home on Public Option
By Ben Pershing Juggling health-care negotiations in Washington and a tough reelection race in Nevada, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D) will get a televised warning shot this week from the Left. The Progressive Change Campaign Committee is launching an ad in Nevada urging -- or warning -- Reid...
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Ben Pershing
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October 19, 2009; 2:09 PM ET |
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