Archive for the ‘GOP’ Category
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The Class of the 112th Congress
Posted on November 15, 2010
Over the last four decades, there have been four huge classes on incoming Freshmen members of the House that are historically notable. The Class of 1974 swooped in as Watergate...
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The Art of Compromise
Posted on November 8, 2010
It was Benjamin Disraeli, the famous English Statesman, who said, “if you are not very clever, you should be conciliatory.” By that reckoning, Mitch McConnell is very clever indeed. McConnell...
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How the New Guys Can Keep Their Principles and Get Re-elected
Posted on November 5, 2010
One fifth of the 112th Congress is made up of new members. That is huge. Like the class of 1974 and the class of 1994, this new class will likely...
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Hang Together
Posted on November 3, 2010
In many ways, it was the best-case scenario for the Republican Party. They swept the House in dramatic fashion, and while they didn’t quite win the Senate, they got the...
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THE NEXT MAJORITY
Posted on November 1, 2010
re-posted from July 12, 2010 Robert Gibbs let the cat out of the bag over the weekend. He admitted that Republicans have a decent shot at getting majority in November....
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