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Democrats Spy Opportunities in Ruby-Red South Carolina

Sanford’s and Haley’s vulnerabilities hearten Democrats in typically hostile political territory. by Beth Reinhard Two nationally known but weakened Republicans are raising Democratic hopes in the ruby-red Republican stronghold of South Carolina. A Southern state in which the GOP controls the state Legislature, all nine statewide offices, both U.S. Senate seats, and five out of six…

As WI falls from 11th in Job Creation to 44th, Scott Walker Blames Workers

If you want to know how much worse our economic recovery could be, check out Scott Walker’s austerity-rocked Wisconsin — which has gone from 11th in job creation to 44th in just two years. Walker stormed into office in 2011 on the crest of a Tea Party wave and immediately added $117.2 million to the budget deficit…

Republican-led States Move to Limit Reproductive Rights

By: Louise Radnofsky, Wall Street Journal States are becoming increasingly polarized over abortion, as some legislatures pass ever-tighter restrictions on the procedure while others consider stronger legal protections for it, advocates on both sides say. In March, Arkansas passed a law prohibiting most abortions after 12 weeks of pregnancy, giving it the strictest laws against…

Virginia GOP’s war on moderates

By Washington Post Editorial Board LAST YEAR, REPUBLICANS in Richmond did their utmost to drive the state’s independent and swing voters into the Democratic column. Witness their mean-spirited, provocative and extremist stances to mandate transvaginal ultrasounds; make voting more difficult for minorities, youths and others who may lack photo IDs; oppose a highly qualified judicial nominee who is gay; loosen…

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.”…

Voter ID Rules Fail Court Tests Across Country

A Pennsylvania judge on Tuesday blocked the key component of a highly contested state law requiring strict photographic identification to vote in next month’s election, saying the authorities had not done enough to ensure that voters had access to the new documents. The result, that Pennsylvanians will not have to present a state-approved ID to…

Chris Christie, failing up the Republican party from New Jersey

Not too long ago, Chris Christie, the obstreperous governor of New Jersey, liked to tout something he called a “Jersey Comeback”. But that phrase somehow didn’t make it into his keynote speech at last month’s GOP convention. And no wonder: unemployment in the Garden State is at a 35-year high of 9.8% – the fourth-worst…

Chris Christie vs. the world (or, at least, Democratic governors)

Chris Christie likes to mix it up; this much we know. But increasingly, the pugilistic New Jersey governor isn’t just going at it with reporters or hecklers, but also with fellow governors. And in a way that governors historically have avoided. A spat with California Gov. Jerry Brown (D) in recent days has quickly devolved…

Federal Judge Restores Early Voting In Ohio After Obama Suit

A federal judge in Ohio restored early voting rights in the three days before the election on Friday, ruling in favor of the Obama campaign. U.S. District judge Peter C. Economus ruled that “restoring in-person early voting to all Ohio voters through the Monday before Election Day does not deprive UOCAVA voters from early voting.” Read the full…

GOP Govs in Tampa, Day 1: Demonstrating Exactly why Romney-Ryan Doesn't Work

There will be plenty of shilling for the disastrous Romney-Ryan plan on full display in Tampa today, as Republican governors take the stage and try to repackage the same failed policies that crashed the economy and devastated the middle class. While Republican governors will be offering up plenty of rhetoric – and attempting to…

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