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Jun 07 2012
News
An Off Note as Bill Clinton Sings Obama’s Praises
As President Obama seeks re-election, he has one advantage that former President Bill Clinton did not have in 1996: a popular Democratic predecessor to vouch for him  Mr. Clinton. The former president had only Jimmy Carter, who remained a political pariah after his own one-term presidency.
New York Times (News)Jun 06 2012
News
Calif. Voters OK Term Limits Change, Incumbents
In a statewide primary that tested incumbent strength after election reforms, voters largely stuck with established names Tuesday, setting up several contests in which members of the same party will face off this fall. They also shortened the tenure of state lawmakers in Sacramento and put limits on public pensions in two of California's largest cities.
NPR (Online News)Jan 02 2016
News
Democrat O’Malley fails to qualify for Ohio’s primary ballot
Democratic presidential candidate Martin O’Malley failed to qualify for Ohio’s primary ballot after falling short of the signatures needed to appear before the state’s voters, a spokesman for the state’s elections chief said Thursday.
O’Malley needed 1,000 valid signatures to appear on the March 15 primary ballot. The former Maryland governor’s campaign submitted 1,175 signatures, but
Washington TimesJun 11 2014
News
Cantor’s defeat, mythbuster edition
A lavish mythology has already arisen around the shocking defeat of House Majority Leader Eric Cantor, who despite a 28-to-1 cash advantage, a late-game media blitz and 13 years of incumbency, lost to an economics professor at a small college in the district. To know what happened, we first ought to know what didn’t happen.
Myth - Cantor was upended in a low-turnout election by a small
Fox News DigitalJun 03 2012
News
In Wis. gubernatorial recall, Barrett upbeat despite polls
Wisconsin Democratic gubernatorial candidate Tom Barrett said Sunday that his campaign, despite running behind incumbent Gov. Scott Walker in the latest polls, has the momentum going into Tuesdays bitterly contested recall election.
“Im going to win it, Mr. Barrett said in an appearance on CNNs “State of the Union on Sunday.
Washington TimesAug 06 2019
News
Texas faces turbulent political moment
For a quarter century, Texas Republicans have run a ruby-red state, building a conservative bastion where government is limited.
Now, the mounting tensions of racially-motivated rhetoric, a polarizing president and Republican infighting have rocked Texas’s political leadership to its core. And the state may soon face a tipping point brought on by shifting coalitions of voters who want
The HillOct 04 2012
Opinion
Examine the impact of money on political outcomes
Attempts to limit the influence of money on American political campaigns date back to the 1860s. Since the Supreme Court overturned much of the legislation regulating campaign contributions, Super PACS have proliferated, and concern over the influence corporations have on elections is growing. Brookings experts examine campaign finance legislation and the impact it can have on political
Brookings InstitutionOct 03 2012
Opinion
Mitt Romney's George W. Bush problem
Its a matter of when, not if, President Barack Obama turns to Mitt Romney at the first face-off here Wednesday night and repeats some variation of the same line the president and his campaign have used all year: Mitt, electing you would mean a return to the same policies that got us into this financial mess in the first place.
PoliticoApr 26 2019
News
U.S. Senator Warren offers military housing bill to boost inspections, transparency
Senator Elizabeth Warren and other Democratic lawmakers on Friday proposed a bill that offers new protections for U.S. military families facing unsafe housing, following a series of Reuters reports revealing squalid conditions in privately managed base homes.
The Reuters reports here and later Congressional hearings detailed widespread hazards including lead paint exposure, vermin
ReutersNov 20 2016
News
COULD TRUMP TRIGGER A SILICON VALLEY BRAIN DRAIN?
Though some tech leaders have begun to offer dutiful congratulations to president-elect Donald Trump, an air of uncertainty hangs over Silicon Valley. Earlier this year, Trump vowed that he would “end forever the use of the H-1B as a cheap labor program,” which the tech industry relies on, “and institute an absolute requirement to hire American workers first for every visa and immigration
Vanity Fair