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AP poll shows more momentum for the GOP
Wipeout. Although you have to look hard for it, the latest AP/GfK poll shows that the enthusiasm gap is continuing to grow in the final two weeks of the midterm election cycle. Despite sampling...
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Wikileaks documents show WMDs found in Iraq
Hmmm. In this case, the surprise isn’t the data but the source. Wikileaks’ new release from purloined files of the Department of Defense may help remind people that, contrary to popular opinion and...
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Reason TV: The closing arguments for California’s pot referendum
Unconvincing on both sides. Color me a bit disappointed. I expected grand arguments about the nature of freedom, the petty differences on intoxication, and the social costs of both prohibition and...
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Last week to support the Marriage Encounter-Pepsi Refresh challenge
Vote the Chicago Way! At the beginning of the month, I asked Hot Air readers to pitch in on behalf of Twin Cities Marriage Encounter, a non-profit dedicated to strengthening marriage and building...
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Video: “I’ve had this heckler going on for two minutes now”
Keepin' it classy, Charlie. How can you tell Charlie Crist is getting desperate? His lips are moving — when it’s Marco Rubio’s turn to speak. Rubio attempted to answer a question in today’s CNN debate...
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McConnell: I’m up for defunding NPR
Test passed? Not that anyone should find this surprising, at least to hear Mitch McConnell tell the story. He has voted consistently to remove federal funding from the Corporation for Public...
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Quotes of the day
Elites. “‘Unfortunately, there is an elitism within the Republican establishment,’ Huckabee told Klein. ‘And it’s one of the reasons the Republicans have not been able to solidify not only the tea...
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Obamateurism of the Day
Historic. Was India’s Parliament building a “shovel-ready job”? Don’t be surprised if Barack Obama claims to have saved or created a few jobs in New Delhi. They’re doing a makeover in India’s Central...
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Politico poll shows independents flocking to GOP
Or stampeding away from Democrats -- take your pick. Politico’s new poll reinforces the fact that momentum remains strong with fired-up Republicans, mainly because of fired-up independents. The...
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Manchin: On second thought, I would have voted against ObamaCare
A little late. What a difference seven months — and an election — makes! Joe Manchin told Chris Wallace on yesterday’s Fox News Sunday that he would have voted against ObamaCare if he had taken the...
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Globe poll shows Frank up 13 over Bielat, but enthusiasm breaking for GOP
And at 46%? Call this good news/bad news for Barney Frank in his fight to hold onto his job in Massachusetts’ 4th CD. The Boston Globe reports that Frank has a 13-point lead — but only gets 46% of the...
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Democrats tells Obama to “take his endorsement and really shove it”
Burning bridges? Rhode Island’s Democratic nominee for governor, Frank Caprio, channels his inner Johnny Paycheck today in discussing his party’s national leader, President Barack Obama. The...
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Video: Pelosi promises “no new deficit spending” in 2007
Promises, promises. CNS News and the Media Research Center climb into the Wayback Machine and travel to January 4, 2007, Nancy Pelosi’s first day as Speaker of the House, to recall this gem of a...
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Video: Congresswoman omits “under God” on House floor while leading Pledge of...
Red meat, well aged. Aaaaaand it’s not just any Congresswoman, but Minnesota’s own Betty McCollum, who’s defending the seat against a strong challenge from Republican Teresa Collett in the 4th CD this...
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Venture tax receipts fell 11% in FY2010?
Wreckovery. Tom Blumer from BizzyBlog takes a look at the data from FY2010, concluded four weeks ago, and reports some revealing information about the nature of the “recovery” in the first full year of...
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NRCC hits 27 races with new ads in final week
Winning message. The NRCC has a new slate of ads, likely its last in the 2010 midterm cycle, which apparently focus on the tough-but-winnable districts that might define the leading edge of the...
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CBS: Unemployment situation still the worst since the Depression
What's next? "The abyss." The shock here isn’t the news that CBS reports, but the fact that CBS reports it at all — or at least before the midterm elections. Give 60 Minutes full credit here; they...
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Pelosi: Things were going great for us until these outside groups started...
What? Uh huh. You can fact-check her on this yourself: Go here and scroll alllllll the way down to see how long ago it was that the generic ballot started to tilt towards Republicans. Even lefty...
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Palin goes nuclear on Murkowski: How dare you question Joe Miller’s honor?
"I have never seen a candidate stoop as low as was seen last night in Alaska’s senatorial debate." Oh, it’s on. Finally. I have never seen a candidate stoop as low as was seen last night in Alaska’s...
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Obama’s turnout pitch to Latinos: Get out there and punish your “enemies”
Aw. I wonder how this rhetoric squares with his standard condescending line about Republican-leaning voters not thinking clearly because their minds are clouded by economic anxiety. Does economic...
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