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Vitter on Spitzer
Posted By: Josh Goodman | March 17, 2008
David Vitter, the Louisiana senator who had his own prostitution scandal, has been mentioned in conjunction with now-former governor of New York many times over ...
Categories: State Offices

Rendell: Media Star
Posted By: Alan Greenblatt | March 17, 2008
As could have been anticipated, National Public Radio's quiz show "Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!" had a field day this week with Spitzer. ...
Categories: State Offices

California Initiatives
Posted By: Alan Greenblatt | March 17, 2008
The Kelo decision continues to elicit a backlash. California voters will decide on two separate iniatitives in June that would limit the ability of local ...
Categories: Ballot Measures

Races to Watch in California
Posted By: Alan Greenblatt | March 17, 2008
The Sacramento Bee rounds up some primary matchups it finds intriguing, including an Assembly district that could result in a rare partisan switch in the ...
Categories: State Offices

Delaware: Wither a Bellwether
Posted By: Josh Goodman | March 17, 2008
For 12 consecutive elections from 1952 through 1996, Delaware voted for the winning presidential candidate, earning it coveted "bellwether" status. Sorry Delaware, it's over. The state ...
Categories: State Offices

One Legislator, Two Votes?
Posted By: Josh Goodman | March 17, 2008
Now that David Paterson is becoming governor of New York, Senate Majority Leader Joe Bruno is becoming lieutenant governor -- kinda, sorta. Bruno will remain ...
Categories: State Offices

Up to His Old Tricks
Posted By: Alan Greenblatt | March 17, 2008
I'll admit to not having paid much attention lately to Nevada Governor Jim Gibbons, who got off to such a rough start last year. But ...
Categories: State Offices

Putting Lipstick on a Pig
Posted By: Alan Greenblatt | March 17, 2008
SC Gov. Mark Sanford makes "the conservative case for John McCain" in The Wall Street Journal. His argument centers on the idea that ...
Categories: National Politics , State Offices
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Bad Year for Congressional GOP
Posted By: Alan Greenblatt | March 17, 2008
Jonathan Weisman of the Washington Post yesterday provided a handy roundup of the Republican Party's troubles lately in congressional politics. They lost a normally Republican ...
Categories: Parties & Interest Groups

Bloomberg's Fortune
Posted By: Alan Greenblatt | March 17, 2008
Robert Novak echoes Josh's point that NYC Mayor Bloomberg comes out looking like a winner in the wake of Spitzer's downfall: Lt. Gov. David Paterson, ...
Categories: Local Offices , State Offices

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