The Fix: June 11, 2006 - June 17, 2006
The Friday Line: Signs of Hope for GOP in Governors Races
Political analyst (and Fix friend) Stu Rothenberg has made the point that with the national environment so favorable to Democrats, Republicans will only win races in states where there are special circumstances that trump the national dynamic. Interactive Campaign Map:...
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June 16, 2006; 6:00 AM ET |
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George Pataki's Iowa Mojo
Summer's official start is just around the corner, but New Yorkers are ice cold when it comes to Gov. George Pataki, who leaves office at the end of 2006 after three terms in Albany. Faltering poll numbers for the governor...
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June 15, 2006; 4:31 PM ET |
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Virginia Senate: Webb's Uphill Battle
The 24 hours after Jim Webb won the Virginia Democratic Senate primary Tuesday night were filled with a classic war of political spin. Sen. John Kerry showed up to personally congratulate Jim Webb, right, for his win in Tuesday's Virginia...
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June 15, 2006; 12:29 PM ET |
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Dean Defends the 50-State Strategy
Borrowing a page from his goal-oriented fundraising during his bid for the Democratic presidential nomination (who can forget the bat?), Democratic National Committee Chairman Howard Dean launched a two-week cash-collection campaign, Wednesday, aimed at answering critics of his 50-state strategy....
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June 14, 2006; 4:45 PM ET |
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Parsing the Polls: A Zarqawi Bounce for Bush?
It's been a rough spring for Republicans. For months, they have been looking for an upward bounce in public approval ratings regarding how President Bush and the GOP in general are managing the war in Iraq. It's been thin gruel...
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June 14, 2006; 12:00 PM ET |
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Va. Senate: Winners and Losers
Jim Webb won the Democratic primary in Virginia last night, defeating former technology lobbyist Harris Miller to earn the right to challenge Sen. George Allen (R) in the fall. Here's a look at who benefits most from Webb's victory: WINNERS...
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June 14, 2006; 8:23 AM ET |
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Campaigning in the Kos Primary
Anyone wondering whether the netroots will influence who winds up as the Democratic Party's 2008 presidential nominee need only have looked at the attendees at last weekend's Yearly Kos convention in Las Vegas. Four potential White House candidates attended in...
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June 13, 2006; 5:17 PM ET |
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Conn. Senate: Will Lieberman Jump Ship?
One of the biggest surprises coming out of last weekend's Yearly Kos convention in Las Vegas was just how much the so-called "netroots" dislike Joe Lieberman, the Connecticut senator who just six years ago was the Democratic nominee for vice...
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June 13, 2006; 1:33 PM ET |
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Primary Primer: Virginia, South Carolina and Maine
It's primary day -- again. Although there are fewer races on the ballot than last week, several interesting intraparty fights will be resolved today. Interactive Campaign Map: More Election Data and Analysis. The highest profile race of the day is...
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June 13, 2006; 8:30 AM ET |
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Va. Senate: Kerry and Webb Mend Fences
Sen. John Kerry and Virginia Senate candidate Jim Webb put more than 30 years of ill will behind them today as they appeared together at an Arlington, Va., rally on the eve of the state's congressional primary. Jim Webb speaks...
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June 12, 2006; 6:09 PM ET |
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McCain's Call for Fiscal Sanity
Attempting to further bolster his conservative credentials, Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) today railed against entitlement spending and sought to link economic security with national security during a speech to the Economic Club of New York. Can Sen. McCain win over...
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June 12, 2006; 1:40 PM ET |
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John Edwards's Iowa Surprise
Most Democrats involved or interested in the early moves of the 2008 presidential chess game spent the weekend focused on the Yearly Kos convention out in Las Vegas, where progressive bloggers and activists from across the country gathered to hear...
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June 12, 2006; 6:00 AM ET |
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Sunday's Post: More From Yearly Kos and What's Wrong With the Dems?
The Fix's Chris Cillizza adds a few more details about the Yearly Kos conference in the The Post's Sunday Politics column. Take a read here: "Conservative Mormon a Darling of the Kos." Meanwhile, Post reporter Dan Balz weighs in with...
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June 11, 2006; 12:36 PM ET |
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