The Fix: November 8, 2009 - November 14, 2009
N.C.'s Etheridge bows out of running for Senate seat
Rep. Bob Etheridge (D-N.C.) has decided against running for the Senate in 2010, according to informed sources, a choice that hands Democrats another setback in their recruiting efforts against North Carolina's senior senator, Richard Burr (R). Rep. Bob Etheridge (D-N.C.)....
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November 13, 2009; 3:00 PM ET |
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Friday Senate Line: Depressed Democrats?
Two new Quinnipiac University polls released Thursday in Ohio and Connecticut provided sobering news for Senate Democrats.
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November 13, 2009; 11:00 AM ET |
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The Palin Tapes
The slow march to political news domination over the next week by former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin began in earnest last night with the release of snippets of her interview with Oprah Winfrey.
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November 13, 2009; 9:55 AM ET |
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Slow-Hand Fix
The Fix is taking it slow for the remainder of the week -- a bit of rest and relaxation after the sprint to the 2009 elections (and the end of Mrs. Fix's field hockey season).
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November 12, 2009; 6:00 AM ET |
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Incumbents Beware!
Amid the spin spewing from the two parties over what last Tuesday's elections meant, there is one indisputable lesson learned: voters don't like incumbents of either party these days.
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November 11, 2009; 3:15 PM ET |
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The most important number in politics today
64 That's the percentage of Ohioans who call themselves either "somewhat" (37 percent) or "very" (27 percent) dissatisfied with the way things are going in the Buckeye State in a new Quinnipiac poll.
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November 11, 2009; 1:00 PM ET |
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Fix Poll: The best 2010 state
With 38 Senate races, 37 governors races and as many as 100(!) competitive House races on the docket, the 2010 midterm election are an embarrassment of riches for political junkies. But, which state features the best series of races -- the one state where a Fixista would spend the next year if the goal was full immersion in the politics of the midterms?
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November 11, 2009; 11:06 AM ET |
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Morning Fix: Obama's Ft. Hood moment
Key among the factors that make President Obama more personally popular than his policies are his considerable rhetorical gifts, which were on display in the remarks he delivered Tuesday at Fort Hood.
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November 11, 2009; 6:47 AM ET |
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CT-Gov: Wolfson advising Lamont
Prominent Democratic operative Howard Wolfson has inked a deal to advise Ned Lamont's candidacy for governor of Connecticut, adding a high-profile element to what is rapidly shaping up to be one of the most interesting Democratic primaries in the country in 2010.
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November 10, 2009; 4:00 PM ET |
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44 That's the percentage of independent voters who told Gallup they would advise their Member of Congress to vote against a health care bill while just 22 percent said their elected official should support it, polling that comes in the midst of the House's passage of the legislation and the start of deliberations on it in the Senate.
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November 10, 2009; 2:00 PM ET |
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Dunn leaving White House, Pfeiffer takes over
White House communications director Anita Dunn will step down from her post at the end of the month and Dan Pfeiffer, her deputy, will take over, according to sources familiar with the move.
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November 10, 2009; 11:20 AM ET |
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Morning Fix: Obama dishes; 2010 campaign in full swing
The Fix provides a cheat sheet to President Obama's interview with ABC, and offers his analysis of some of the most intriguing races of the 2010 midterm election cycle.
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November 10, 2009; 5:31 AM ET |
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CT-Gov: Rell Won't Run Again
Connecticut Gov. Jodi Rell (R) has decided against running for re-election, a decision that immediately turns the Nutmeg State into one of Democrats best pickup opportunities nationally.
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November 9, 2009; 5:22 PM ET |
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CO-Gov: Penry to exit race
Colorado state Sen. Josh Penry (R) plans to end his gubernatorial campaign and endorse former Rep. Scott McInnis (R), according to two sources familiar with his thinking.
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November 9, 2009; 3:00 PM ET |
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The most important number in politics today
18 That's the number of Democratic House members who hold seats won by Sen. John McCain (Ariz.) and voted in favor of their party's health care proposal over the weekend.
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November 9, 2009; 1:00 PM ET |
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FL-Sen.: Club for Rubio, trouble for Crist
The Club for Growth made it official this morning, throwing its weighty endorsement behind former Florida state House Speaker Marco Rubio's (R) Senate bid and significantly complicating Gov. Charlie Crist's (R) path to the nomination.
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November 9, 2009; 11:00 AM ET |
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Morning Fix: The toughest votes on health care
1. The House health care vote late Saturday night was a classic of the genre -- shouting, cheers, boos and a VERY narrow 220-215 passage. As always in close decisions in Congress, there were a few "yeas" (and "nays") cast...
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November 9, 2009; 5:46 AM ET |
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