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Brian Schweitzer and the "Nut Jobs"
Posted By: Josh Goodman | June 19, 2008
Montana Gov. Brian Schweitzer has responded to the vice-presidential speculation, according to the Associated Press: HELENA - Gov. Brian Schweitzer said the only people pushing ...
Categories: National Politics , State Offices

Back to Home Base
Posted By: Alan Greenblatt | June 19, 2008
Indiana GOP state Rep. Jon Elrod has dropped his longshot bid for Congress in a strongly Democratic district in Indianapolis, instead announcing he'll run for ...
Categories: State Offices

Crist's Risky Move
Posted By: Josh Goodman | June 19, 2008
I thought First Read's analysis of Florida's Gov. Charlie Crist's drilling decision was on the money: Of course, McCain's support for lifting the ban on ...
Categories: National Politics , State Offices

Douglas Makes the Rounds
Posted By: Alan Greenblatt | June 18, 2008
Vermont Republican Gov. James Douglas kicked off his campaign against House Speaker Gaye Symington yesterday by beginning an "every county counts" tour of ...
Categories: State Offices

Bad News for Fumo
Posted By: Alan Greenblatt | June 18, 2008
I'll admit to tuning out a bit on the legal woes of Pennsylvania Sen. Vincent Fumo since he decided not to run for reelection -- ...
Categories: State Offices

Moving on Up
Posted By: Alan Greenblatt | June 18, 2008
Reporters are suckered as much by first impressions as anyone. North Carolina state Sen. Kay Hagan, who is challenging U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Dole this ...
Categories: Local Offices , State Offices

Spreading the Word
Posted By: Alan Greenblatt | June 18, 2008
A member of the Democratic Party's executive committee in Tennessee has apologized for saying Barack Obama has connections to terrorists. That's right, Democratic Party. Check ...
Categories: National Politics

New York's Source of Controversy
Posted By: Josh Goodman | June 18, 2008
Here's an interesting case study for media ethicists. The New York Post's Frederic Dicker reported on all sorts of mean things that Gov. David Paterson ...
Categories: Local Offices , Polls , State Offices

Speechless in South Carolina
Posted By: Josh Goodman | June 17, 2008
I'm in Columbia, South Carolina right now working on a story that relates at least tangentially to the state Senate race that I mentioned recently (...
Categories: State Offices

The Limits of Obama's Coattails
Posted By: Josh Goodman | June 16, 2008
Will Barack Obama's candidacy increase African American turnout and thereby help Democrats down the ballot? Lou Jacobson makes some great points: Of these six Southern ...
Categories: National Politics , State Offices
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