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Southern Dems cast wary eye at election results - 11/05/2009

Southern Democrats who watched the trouncing of their party's gubernatorial nominee in Virginia this week are starting to worry that a rising anti-Democratic tide in the South may reverse their hard-fought gains from the last two national elections. "They say people won't walk a mile to vote for you but they'll walk 100 miles to

Voters to pols: Give us jobs, results, not spats - 11/05/2009

Voters' memo to politicians: We're angry and fearful, mostly about jobs and the economy. We want tangible solutions, not partisan bickering or intraparty spats. And we'll vote either party out of office if we don't think you're listening. That's the latest warning to thousands of candidates who will seek offices low and high in all 50

White House: Tuesday's GOP wins not about Obama - 11/04/2009

The White House says that Republican wins in two governors' races were not referendums on the president. White House press secretary Robert Gibbs told reporters Wednesday that voters went to the polls in Virginia and New Jersey to work through "very local issues that didn't involve the president." President Barack Obama's sp

GOP sweep: Big governor victories in Virginia, NJ - 11/04/2009

Independents who swept Barack Obama to a historic 2008 victory broke big for Republicans on Tuesday as the GOP wrested political control from Democrats in Virginia and New Jersey, a troubling sign for the president and his party heading into an important midterm election year. Conservative Republican Bob McDonnell's victory in the Vir

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