The Fix: December 5, 2010 - December 11, 2010
Indiana Sen. Evan Bayh won't run for governor in 2012
Indiana Democratic Sen. Evan Bayh has decided against a run for governor in 2012, robbing Democrats of their top recruit in the Hoosier State.
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Chris Cillizza
| December 11, 2010; 10:00 PM ET |
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Alaska judge rules against Joe Miller in final unresolved Senate race
A judge ruled Friday against Joe Miller's (R) challenge of the vote-counting process in the Alaska Senate race, delivering Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R) to the brink of victory in her bid to become the first successful write-in candidate for the Senate since Strom Thurmond (R-S.C.) in 1954.
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Felicia Sonmez
| December 10, 2010; 9:05 PM ET |
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Afternoon Fix: Bill Clinton endorses Obama's tax plan; Bernie Sanders speaks out for more than six hours against tax package
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Chris Cillizza
| December 10, 2010; 5:22 PM ET |
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Bernie Sanders: Waste of time or proving a point?
Is Bernie Sanders filibuster a waste of time or is he proving a point?
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Chris Cillizza
| December 10, 2010; 4:05 PM ET |
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Senate Democrats' 2012 geography problem
The Fix's latest handicapping of the 10 Senate races most likely to switch parties in 2012.
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Chris Cillizza
| December 10, 2010; 1:05 PM ET |
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A primary challenge for President Obama? (VIDEO)
Today's "Fast Fix" video breaks down the unlikeliness of a primary challenge to President Obama.
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Chris Cillizza
| December 10, 2010; 12:04 PM ET |
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House Democrats' revolt (and why it happened)
The revolt by House Democrats on Thursday -- refusing to allow the compromise tax deal President Obama cut with Republicans on to the floor for a vote -- has its roots in long simmering tensions between the lower chamber and the White House, according to several sources familiar with the matter.
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Chris Cillizza
| December 10, 2010; 8:38 AM ET |
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Afternoon Fix: Senate defeats "don't ask, don't tell" repeal; House Democrats dig in their heels on tax-cut package
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Chris Cillizza
| December 9, 2010; 4:37 PM ET |
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Does the Senate still work? (VIDEO)
Today's Fast Fix video examines whether the Senate is broken and what could be done to fix it.
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Chris Cillizza
| December 9, 2010; 1:30 PM ET |
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The case for announcing for president early
The case for why someone -- anyone! -- should announce their candidacy now for the 2012 Republican presidential nomination.
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Chris Cillizza
| December 9, 2010; 12:12 PM ET |
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Joe Miller ended campaign with $900k on hand
Alaska Republican Joe Miller ended his general election campaign against Sen. Lisa Murkowski with nearly $1 million in the bank -- a sum that almost certainly could have helped what is looking more and more like a lost cause.
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Chris Cillizza
| December 9, 2010; 6:00 AM ET |
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Afternoon Fix: Longtime O'Malley aide to head up DGA; NRCC's Spain to private equity firm; Senate tax cut vote could come by the weekend
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Chris Cillizza
| December 8, 2010; 5:51 PM ET |
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Obama and the unpopularity question
Look at any of the post-mortems of the big Democratic losses in the 2010 election, and one conclusion is nearly universal: President Obama is unpopular. He hurt his party, the logic goes, because the American public has fallen out of love with a man who flew into office with such high expectations. But is Obama really all that unpopular? And did he actually hurt Democrats all that much? Even some Republicans say the answers are no and no.
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Aaron Blake
| December 8, 2010; 3:20 PM ET |
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Is President Obama losing his liberal base? (VIDEO)
Today's "Fast Fix" video examines whether President Obama really has a problem with his liberal base.
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Chris Cillizza
| December 8, 2010; 12:00 PM ET |
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Emmer concedes, redistricting battlefield set
Republican Tom Emmer has conceded the Minnesota governor's race to former Sen. Mark Dayton, bringing a close to the last undecided governor's race of 2010 and setting the stage for the 2011 round of redistricting.
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Aaron Blake
| December 8, 2010; 11:35 AM ET |
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Republican Randy Altschuler concedes to New York Democratic Rep. Tim Bishop in final undecided House race
The 2010 House election concluded more than a month after Election Day as Republican Randy Altschuler conceded this morning to Rep. Tim Bishop (D) in New York's 1st District.
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Felicia Sonmez
| December 8, 2010; 10:22 AM ET |
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Democrats face tough climb back to the House majority in 2012
While House Democrats will almost certainly pick up seats in the 2012 election, it looks tough -- though not impossible -- at this VERY early date to imagine they will re-take the majority they lost in November thanks to a combination of micro and macro political factors.
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Chris Cillizza
| December 8, 2010; 6:00 AM ET |
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Afternoon Fix: Elizabeth Edwards has died, President Obama defends tax-cut compromise; Dem consultant Murphy and DCCC's Vogel to start own media firm
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Chris Cillizza
| December 7, 2010; 5:02 PM ET |
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The anger of Barack Obama
President Obama, long criticized by many in his own party for lacking appropriate passion, delivered a blunt and confrontational message to his liberal critics during a hastily-called press conference today.
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Chris Cillizza
| December 7, 2010; 3:26 PM ET |
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Live-blogging the Obama press conference
The Fix live-blogs President Obama's news conference on Tuesday.
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Chris Cillizza
| December 7, 2010; 2:00 PM ET |
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Why President Obama cut a deal on taxes (VIDEO)
Today's Fast Fix video examines why President Obama cut a deal on tax cuts -- and whether it will work.
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Chris Cillizza
| December 7, 2010; 1:30 PM ET |
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Does President Obama have a liberal problem?
Does President Obama have a problem with liberals? Polling says not really.
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Chris Cillizza
| December 7, 2010; 12:49 PM ET |
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Georgia Democrats Barrow and Bishop confront an uncertain redistricting fate
A Fix look at the outlook for redistricting in the state of Georgia.
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Aaron Blake
| December 7, 2010; 10:45 AM ET |
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Joe Biden heads to the Hill to talk taxes
Vice President Joe Biden will meet with Senate Democrats today on Capitol Hill, hoping to draw on his long personal relationships with many of his former colleagues to soothe angry reaction to the deal cut by the White House on tax cuts yesterday.
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Chris Cillizza
| December 7, 2010; 7:56 AM ET |
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Afternoon Fix: Sarah Palin rules out bid for Republican National Committee chair; White House denies reaching deal on tax-cut extension
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Chris Cillizza
| December 6, 2010; 5:30 PM ET |
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Why Democrats could struggle to win the tax cut fight
The likelihood of a deal to extend the Bush era tax cuts for two years ensures that the 2012 presidential election will feature a prominent -- and high stakes -- fight over the rightness of that policy.
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Chris Cillizza
| December 6, 2010; 4:55 PM ET |
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Newt Gingrich's inner circle
A look at the people former House Speaker Newt Gingrich (R-Ga) is consulting with as he weighs a 2012 presidential bid.
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Chris Cillizza
| December 6, 2010; 1:42 PM ET |
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Fast Fix: Is Hillary Clinton's political career over?
Today's "Fast Fix" video delves into whether Hillary Clinton's career in elected office is really over (or not).
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Chris Cillizza
| December 6, 2010; 12:28 PM ET |
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Reince Priebus enters RNC Chair race
Wisconsin Republican Party chairman Reince Priebus will seek the chairmanship of the Republican National Committee early next year, a blow to the reelection chances of current chairman Michael Steele.
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Chris Cillizza and Aaron Blake
| December 6, 2010; 11:20 AM ET |
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Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal says Sarah Palin is "absolutely" electable
Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal (R) gave Sarah Palin a boost over the weekend, telling Bloomberg's Al Hunt that he believes it's possible for the former Alaska governor to be elected president.
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Chris Cillizza
| December 6, 2010; 6:00 AM ET |
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