• New Majorities
  • It makes sense that Republicans were able to make gains this year in Oklahoma and Montana. Oklahoma is a conservative state and the Montana legislature ...
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  • Unto the Sons
  • Here's a fun bit of trivia out of this year's elections. Four of the new state attorneys general are the sons of former governors. Andrew ...
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  • Sore Winners
  • What does it mean to claim victory before others declare you the winner? I think it's another symptom of our bruising, in-your-face political culture. The ...
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  • Govs: Who's In, Who's Out
  • Here's a cheat sheet on the overall scoreboard in races for governor: THE GOVERNORS Next Year Republicans     22 Democrats       28 ...
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  • Election Night Highlights
  • Josh and Alan were here all night, burning the midnight blogging oil. They stared into the gaping maw of state and local politics -- here's ...
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  • Do You Know the Way?
  • Most Bay Area incumbents are winning easily, but scandals are having an effect there as elsewhere. It looks like Chuck Reed will be the new ...
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  • Stem Cells
  • posted by Alan Greenblatt At nearly 3 am, still not seeing any definitive call on the stem cell vote in Missouri, but the pro side is ...
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