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A Blog to Keep Your Eye On
Posted By: Josh Goodman | April 24, 2009
A new blog I really like: Congressional Quarterly's Eye on 2010. Yes, this is somewhat of a shameless plug of a corporate compatriot (Governing is ...
Categories: State Offices

Is Gay Marriage Still a Wedge Issue?
Posted By: Josh Goodman | April 24, 2009
In ways large and small, gay marriage proponents have had momentum on their side the last few weeks -- in fact, the most momentum their ...
Categories: Ballot Measures , Social Issues , State Offices

Redistricting: Let the Speculation Begin
Posted By: Josh Goodman | April 23, 2009
It's columns like this one from Steve Kornacki of PolitickerNY that get me really excited for redistricting: Every indicator suggests that, when all of ...
Categories: State Offices , Voting Process & Voting Rules
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Why Marco Rubio Could Beat Charlie Crist
Posted By: Josh Goodman | April 22, 2009
Gov. Charlie Crist is the most popular politician in Florida. The Republican appears increasingly intent on running for the state's open U.S. Senate ...
Categories: State Offices
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NH State Senate: Bradley Wins
Posted By: Josh Goodman | April 22, 2009
The Concord Monitor reports on yesterday's special election: Former Republican congressman Jeb Bradley won election to the state Senate yesterday, bouncing back from two ...
Categories: State Offices

Election Day in New Hampshire
Posted By: Josh Goodman | April 21, 2009
A reminder: Today's the day of the New Hampshire state Senate special election, in which former Republican congressman Jeb Bradley tries to return to ...
Categories: State Offices
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My Vote Is for a Poll in Oklahoma
Posted By: Josh Goodman | April 21, 2009
For a while now, Public Policy Polling has been doing something that I consider downright revolutionary for a pollster: Asking the public what races they ...
Categories: Polls , State Offices

Schwarzenegger Sells Access
Posted By: Alan Greenblatt | April 21, 2009
California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger is selling seats to a pair of fundraisers at his Brentwood home for donors willing to cough up six-figure checks, the ...
Categories: Voting Process & Voting Rules

The Reason McCain Picked Palin Over Lieberman?
Posted By: Josh Goodman | April 20, 2009
Is it possible that Sarah Palin was introduced to the world last fall only because of state laws in places thousands of miles from Alaska? ...
Categories: National Politics , State Offices , Voting Process & Voting Rules

Burton to Chair California Dems
Posted By: Elizabeth Daigneau | April 20, 2009
The Sacramento Bee reports that John Burton, the former congressman and state Senate president pro tem, is all but assured of becoming the California Democratic ...
Categories: Parties & Interest Groups

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