The Fix: October 8, 2006 - October 14, 2006
The House Line: Incumbents in Trouble
As we approach the final three weeks of the 2006 midterms, it's becoming increasingly clear that a handful of Republican incumbents may well be beyond saving. In this week's House Line, Reps. John Hostettler (Ind.), Don Sherwood (Pa.) and Deborah...
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October 13, 2006; 9:06 AM ET |
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Warner's Out: Winners and a Loser
The shocking news that former Virginia Gov. Mark Warner will not seek the presidency in 2008 has drastically reshaped the political landscape for the Democratic nomination. (Read Warner's statement.) Many Democrats believed Mark Warner was one of the few politicians...
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October 12, 2006; 12:42 PM ET |
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Eight Big Issues That Will Decide the Election
With one month to go before the midterm elections, we've made some changes to the Post's Bellwether Project -- our attempt to define the issues and factors that will decide the election. We've added a few late movers, dropping some...
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October 12, 2006; 9:35 AM ET |
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Clash of the Titans: McCain vs. Clinton
For anyone who thinks it's too early to talk about the next presidential election cycle, we give you Tuesday's back and forth between 2008 frontrunners John McCain and Hillary Rodham Clinton. Sen. Hillary Clinton smiles with attorney general candidate Andrew...
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October 11, 2006; 2:00 PM ET |
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Parsing the Polls: The Voters' Party Impressions
There's so much polling being done these days that The Fix could parse a different survey every day. On Tuesday alone four major news partnerships released surveys -- Washington Post/ABC News, CBS/New York Times, USA Today/Gallup and CNN/Opinion Research. Anyone...
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October 11, 2006; 9:33 AM ET |
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Senate Dems Take to Virginia Airwaves
The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee hit the airwaves in Virginia this morning with a hard-hitting ad attacking Sen. George Allen (R) -- a sign that national Democrats believe this once long-shot race is now within reach. Virginia's Sen. George Allen...
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October 10, 2006; 3:26 PM ET |
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In Governors Races, Dems Still Hold Stronger Hand
The top 5 governors races on today's Line are open-seat contests where the current officeholder is a Republican. Should Democrats win these five races and lose no others this cycle, the party would control 27 governorships nationwide to 23 for...
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October 10, 2006; 6:00 AM ET |
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All Signs Point to a 2nd Kerry Presidential Bid
A story in today's Boston Globe adds more weight to what The Fix has been hearing for much of the past two years -- that John Kerry is planning to run again for the Democratic presidential nomination. Sen. John Kerry...
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October 9, 2006; 3:21 PM ET |
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The Best Political Ad of 2006?
It's rare when a single television commercial can spell the end of a political campaign or career. Media consultants spend years looking for that kind of silver bullet -- a spot so powerful that it fundamentally alters the calculus in...
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October 9, 2006; 9:49 AM ET |
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