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DGA made key holds by doing more with less

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DGA made key holds by doing more with less

Posted by Sean Sullivan on November 13, 2012 at 3:31 pm Republicans achieved a milestone in 2012, adding a 30th governor to its rolls, a high-water mark for either party since 2000. But Democrats’ ability to hold seats in the cycle’s most competitive races was arguably a more remarkable feat. How did they do it? Part of the answer is…

Poll: McAuliffe Leads in Race for Va. Governor

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Poll: McAuliffe Leads in Race for Va. Governor

By Steven Shepard Democratic Sen. Mark Warner would be a heavy favorite if he were to launch a gubernatorial campaign in Virginia once again next year, according to a new Quinnipiac University poll released early Wednesday. If Warner doesn’t run, former Democratic National Committee Chairman Terry McAuliffe would begin with a slight advantage. He holds…

Planned Parenthood funding to be targeted

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Planned Parenthood funding to be targeted

By Catherine Candisky Republican leaders in the legislature will renew efforts to strip family-planning money from Planned Parenthood, restarting hearings this week on a bill to redirect tax dollars to community health clinics. House Health and Aging Committee Chairman Lynn Wachtmann, R-Napoleon, scheduled a possible vote to recommend passage of House Bill 298 for Wednesday.…

Ronnie Musgrove: Affordable Health Care Is a Job Creator

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Ronnie Musgrove: Affordable Health Care Is a Job Creator

By Ronnie Musgrove Now that the presidential election is in the rear view mirror, two things have become abundantly clear about the Affordable Care Act. First, Obamacare wasn’t the death knell the president’s opponents thought it would be. Second, love it or hate it, even Speaker Boehner says ACA is “the law of the land.”…

How Mitt Romney Finally Killed Reaganomics

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How Mitt Romney Finally Killed Reaganomics

By Michael Tomasky Here’s something that happened in this election that has been largely overlooked but I think is a very big deal indeed. Trickle-down economics died last Tuesday. The post-election chatter has been dominated by demographics, Latinos, women, and the culture war. But economics played a strong and even pivotal role in this election…

Obamacare Opposition Puts Pressure On GOP Governors

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Obamacare Opposition Puts Pressure On GOP Governors

By Jeffrey Young Republican governors who have threatened to deprive poor people in their states of health care coverage under President Barack Obama’s health care reform law are feeling increasing pressure to participate in an expansion of Medicaid. The latest sign comes from Florida, where Republican Gov. Rick Scott — a particularly outspoken critic of…

Deepening Kasich Budget Cuts Intensify Damage To Ohio Communities

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Deepening Kasich Budget Cuts Intensify Damage To Ohio Communities

By Dave Harding Cuts in state support to counties, cities, villages, townships and special districts have deepened across Ohio, resulting in slashed services, closed facilities and layoffs, according to a new report by Policy Matters Ohio. The in-depth analysis provides county-level data on cuts and descriptions, from local sources, of the damage done. “Private wealth…

Exclusive analysis: If trends hold, Texas will be a toss-up state by 2024

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Exclusive analysis: If trends hold, Texas will be a toss-up state by 2024

By Richard Dunham In the aftermath of President Barack Obama’s solid electoral vote victory — fueled by massive turnout among Latinos, African Americans and other minorities — Texas Democrats took some solace in hopes that the nation’s demographic tidal wave would eventually hit Texas. San Antonio Mayor Julián Castro predicted Thursday on CNN that the reliably…

An early look at the 2014 Governor landscape

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An early look at the 2014 Governor landscape

On our final polls for this election cycle we also looked ahead to the 2014 race for Governor in every state that has one, testing the sitting incumbent against a generic opponent of the opposite party. Here’s what we found, grouped into three different categories: Folks in a whole lot of trouble: Many of the…

News analysis: How Bullock won Montana governor's race

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News analysis: How Bullock won Montana governor's race

By CHARLES S. JOHNSON Missoulian State Bureau HELENA – Several factors helped Democrat Steve Bullock eke out a narrow victory over Republican Rick Hill in the Montana governor’s race last week. Bullock’s campaign had a superior ground game – the effort to get his supporters out to vote. A number of interest groups, motivated by…

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