The Fix: December 28, 2008 - January 3, 2009
NY-Senate: Much Ado About Nothing (Yet)
Caroline Kennedy listens to a reporter's question during a news conference at City Hall in Buffalo, N.Y. on Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2008. Kennedy is campaigning for the open Senate seat vacated by Hillary Clinton. (AP Photo/Don Heupel) An Associated...
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January 2, 2009; 6:00 PM ET |
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Happy 2009!
(TORSTEN BLACKWOOD/AFP/Getty Images) Thanks to one and all Fixistas for your support of this blog in what was -- without any argument -- one of the greatest political years in memory. In the new year, we'll be turning out...
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January 1, 2009; 12:35 PM ET |
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The Best House Campaigns of 2008
In the third installment of our "Best Campaigns" series, we tackle the gargantuan task of picking the elite House races from a field that by the end of the 2008 election spanned more than 100 contests. Because there were so...
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December 31, 2008; 6:16 AM ET |
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Blagojevich, Burris and More Problems for Illinois Dems
Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich's decision to appoint former state attorney general Roland Burris to the Senate seat being vacated by President-elect Barack Obama further complicates an already difficult situation for state and national Democrats. Blagojevich has been operating under...
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December 30, 2008; 3:10 PM ET |
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The Best Gubernatorial Campaign of 2008
Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels handily defeated his Democratic opponent despite a tough landscape for incumbent Republicans and the fact that Obama carried the state. (AP Photo/ Indianapolis Star, Frank Espich) Yesterday we started our year-end awards by naming state...
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December 30, 2008; 10:30 AM ET |
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The Best Senate Campaign of 2008
DALLAS, Texas -- As the new year approaches (and the Fix vacation continues), we have begun to reflect on 2008 and the campaign that was. Over the next few days, we will roll out our choices for the best Senate,...
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December 29, 2008; 1:15 PM ET |
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Sunday Reading: Broder on the Republican South
FT. WORTH, Texas -- Maybe it's because The Fix is in the Lone Star State for the Christmas holiday but this morning's column by David Broder -- the Dean of the political press corps -- struck a chord with us....
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December 28, 2008; 11:32 AM ET |
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