Tag / midterm
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Why Blue States Elect Red Governors
BY KEVIN DEUTSCH Last Tuesday night, some people were scratching their heads. Three decidedly Democratic states—namely Illinois, Massachusetts, and Maryland—had elected Republican governors. Republicans gubernatorial candidates won in other fairly blue states, like Michigan and Wisconsin. And Republicans came close to winning in Connecticut, Vermont, and Rhode Island. In January, seven states that haven’t voted…
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How Do You Like Your Tea?
She has explored witchcraft and condemns masturbation. Despite her unconventional past and viewpoints, the Delaware Republican Senate candidate for the past 2010 election, Christine O’Donnell, although she lost, was not at the margins of the political spectrum. Instead, she was a prominent figure in a movement that took the midterm elections by storm: the Tea…
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Can the GOP retake the Senate?
History has shown that the midterm elections have benefitted the opposing party and this year looks to be more of the same. With the recent animosity toward Democrats, as well as the failures of Martha Coakley, Jon Corzine, and Creigh Deeds, the future looks bright for the GOP. There has been talk that the Republicans…