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Florida's 16th District: Rep. Foley Drops Out

Rep. Mark Foley (R-Fla.) today resigned from Congress, putting his congressional seat up for grabs just 39 days before the election. Foley has represented the 16th District since 1994 and has regularly been mentioned as a potential candidate for statewide...

By Chris Cillizza | September 29, 2006; 6:36 PM ET | Permalink | Comments (251)
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Wrapping up the Ohio River Ramble

After logging a thousand road miles, Chris, Jim, and Chet returned Thursday night from the Ohio River Ramble, driving back to Washington from West Virginia in a fierce thunderstorm. As the Ramblers rest comfortably, we are left to contemplate what...

By washingtonpost.com Editors | September 29, 2006; 10:20 AM ET | Permalink | Comments (0)
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Video: Legal Pork or Personal Profit?

Chris and Jim wrap up the final day of the Ohio River Ramble and talk about the race in West Virginia's District 1, where a debate has broken out over whether the Democratic incumbent has used his position for personal...

By washingtonpost.com Editors | September 28, 2006; 5:25 PM ET | Permalink | Comments (0)
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Lieberman Leads in Connecticut

As the Ramble nears its end (whew!), we turn our attention back to our favorite race of this election cycle -- the Connecticut Senate contest. A new Quinnipiac poll out this morning shows Sen. Joe Lieberman, who is running as...

By Chris Cillizza | September 28, 2006; 10:22 AM ET | Permalink | Comments (0)
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Video: GOP May Be Writing Off Ohio 6

Chris and Jim talk about how the Democratic candidate seems to be dominating the Ohio District 6 race and wrap up Day 8 of the Ohio River Ramble. On Thursday the Ramblers will be in West Virginia District 1. Click...

By washingtonpost.com Editors | September 27, 2006; 4:22 PM ET | Permalink | Comments (0)
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"Softer Voices" for Santorum

Posted byChris Cillizza» About Chris MORGANTOWN, W.Va. -- One of the highlights of the Ramble so far has been the chance to see the variety of campaign ads running in various districts throughout the Ohio River Valley. Last night...

By Chris Cillizza | September 27, 2006; 2:01 PM ET | Permalink | Comments (0)
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Video: The First Lady Comes to Ohio 18

In their wrap-up of Day 7 of the Ohio River Ramble, Chris Cillizza and Jim VandeHei discuss the race in Ohio's 18th District, where Joy Padgett (R) and Zack Space (D) are running to fill the seat being vacated by...

By Chet Rhodes | September 26, 2006; 11:34 PM ET | Permalink | Comments (0)
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Ohio's 18th: Voters Consider Ethics Scandals

Posted byChris Cillizza» About Chris GRANVILLE, Ohio -- Your Ramblers spent the morning at a fundraiser for state Sen. Joy Padgett, the Republican candidate for the 18th district seat being vacated by Rep. Bob Ney (R), who announced in...

By Chris Cillizza | September 26, 2006; 4:04 PM ET | Permalink | Comments (43)
Categories: Ohio River Ramble
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Politics and the Price of Gas

Posted byChris Cillizza» About Chris GRANVILLE, Ohio -- The price of gas is an ongoing story on the Ramble. As we've driven from district to district, we've kept a close eye out to see how low gas will go....

By Chris Cillizza | September 26, 2006; 9:56 AM ET | Permalink | Comments (0)
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Video: Immigration Impacts Ohio District 1

Chris and Jim talk about how the immigration issue is impacting the Ohio District 1 campaign and wrap up Day 6 of the Ohio River Ramble. On Tuesday the Ramble trio will be in Ohio District 18. Click on the...

By Chet Rhodes | September 25, 2006; 9:01 PM ET | Permalink | Comments (12)
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Touring Congressional Campaign HQs

Posted byChet Rhodes» About Chet Today I took tours of the campaign headquarters of both Ohio District 1 candidates, Incumbent Rep. Steve Chabot (R) and challenger John Cranley (D). Elsewhere on the Ramble we've seen campaign headquarters in trailers...

By washingtonpost.com Editors | September 25, 2006; 5:38 PM ET | Permalink | Comments (1)
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Immigration Roils Ohio Race

Posted byJim VandeHei» About Jim CINCINNATI -- You would think we are on the Rio Grande Ramble by the amount of talk about immigration problems in this big-city district (Ohio 1). Republican congressman Steve Chabot is running ads accusing...

By washingtonpost.com Editors | September 25, 2006; 3:00 PM ET | Permalink | Comments (50)
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Audio: Recapping Kentucky's 4th District

Cillizza and VandeHei were on Washington Post Radio this morning to discuss their weekend reporting in Kentucky's 4th District and Indiana's 9th. Listen to the audio here. Read their latest newspaper article on the trip: "In Kentucky's 4th, Democrats Are...

By washingtonpost.com Editors | September 25, 2006; 7:31 AM ET | Permalink | Comments (13)
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