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Jan 08 2021
Analysis
Black Organizers Delivered Democrats Control of Congress
As returns for Georgia’s Senate runoff came in on Tuesday night, it was clear what was happening. After considerable back-and-forth in November and December about just how much President-elect Joe Biden owed his electoral victory in the state to white suburban voters, control of the Senate was being unequivocally driven by Black turnout. The Democratic candidates, Raphael Warnock and Jon
SlateApr 14 2020
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'State decision': Governors defy Trump with coronavirus pacts
Ten governors in the Northeast and the West Coast announced Monday that they are crafting joint plans for reopening schools and businesses in their states, putting them on a collision course with President Trump, who said he has “the ultimate authority” on when to reopen states after the coronavirus crisis eases.
“When somebody is president of the United States, the authority is total
Washington TimesMar 10 2017
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The One Number That Shows Why Any Health Care Reform Effort Will Fail
Congressional Republicans are finally inching forward with a plan to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act (ACA), a.k.a. Obamacare. About time, right? After all, displeasure with the 44th president's health care overhaul is what sparked the Tea Party movement in 2009–10 and swept the GOP to a majority in the U.S. House. President Obama was dinged with "lie of the year" in 2013 by the
ReasonMar 10 2016
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Donald Trump to storm convention just shy of delegate threshold for nomination
Donald Trump is on track to hand the Republican establishment an unprecedented defeat at the national convention in July, despite being outspent 3-1 by party leaders and their associates in their all-out effort to turn primary and caucus voters against him, according to a state-by-state delegate allocation analysis by The Washington Times.
Washington TimesApr 13 2020
Background
Sports in the United States
Sports in the United States are an important part of American culture. American football is the most popular sport to watch in the United States, followed by baseball, basketball, and ice hockey.[1] Soccer, tennis, golf, wrestling, auto racing, arena football, field lacrosse, box lacrosse and volleyball are also popular sports in the country. Based on Olympic Games, World Championships, and
WikipediaNov 04 2014
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Senate battle could go overtime
The wait is finally over: After two years of partisan sniping, billions in spending and reams of election modeling, we finally get to find out which party will control the Senate. Or not.
PoliticoNov 04 2014
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Viewer's guide to election night
Though the final makeup of the Senate and House might not be known for days or months, it should take only a few hours after polls start to close for solid clues to emerge about which party is in for a good night.
PoliticoJul 20 2015
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Run, Al run? Al Gore turns up on the list of potential Democratic presidential hopefuls
Democratic voters should forget about Hillary Clinton, Sen. Bernie Sanders and Vice President Joe Biden. That’s what one analyst says.
“It’s time to draft Al Gore: If Democrats want to win, it’s clear neither Hillary nor Sanders is the way. Hillary’s flailing. Biden’s grieving. Bernie’s a longshot. Gore bridges the party’s establishment, progressives,” writes Sean Illing, a political
Washington TimesMar 31 2016
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