Senate Dems Voting Much More in Step Than GOP
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Senate Democrats were more unified than their Republican counterparts during the first half-year of the current 110th Congress, sticking together with greater frequency on votes that are closely divided along party lines Ã¢ÂÂ a key finding of CQPolitics.comÃ¢ÂÂs latest analysis of lawmakersÃ¢ÂÂ Ã¢ÂÂparty unityÃ¢ÂÂ scores.
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The GOP has reached almost perfect parity with Democrats. A five-seat swing could tip control in 28 chambers.
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At times it was hard to tell who was the Democrat and who was the Republican in what has shaped up as one of the most important Senate races in the country.
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A new poll showed Democrat Amy Klobuchar with a strong lead over Republican Rep. Mark Kennedy in the U.S. Senate race, with the election less than two months away.
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The Senate moved closer on Monday to a showdown over an economic stimulus plan, with Democrats looking to offer a bigger package providing more benefits to more people than White House-backed legislation passed by the House of Representatives.
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The Democratic senators are pushing the Democratic Party further from the business-friendly posture once championed by Bill Clinton.
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Senate Democratic leaders who decided to back a Republican resolution against President Bush's Iraq war plan in hopes of winning broad bipartisan support ran into stiff resistance yesterday from an unexpected quarter -- fellow Democrats.
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Voters in 44 states went to the polls Tuesday to choose roughly four-fifths of the nation&#39;s state legislators, with Republicans and Democrats nearly evenly divided and perhaps a dozen states
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The Democratic contest is more likely to be decisive.
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Rasmussen Reports - Senator Maria Cantwell (D) has opened a double digit lead in the Washington Senate race. As a result, Rasmussen Reports is shifting its classification of the race from &quot;Leans Democrat&quot; to &quot;Democrat.&quot; There are now 41 states solidly in the Democratic column with four more leaning that way. Forty-eight states appear to be in good shape for the GOP with one more leaning in their direction. Six races are considered Toss-Ups.
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UNDATED Republicans have strengthened their grip on southern state legislatures. But Democrats gained enough in other parts of the country for an almost-even party split.
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The Republican and Democratic national party committees have nearly matched each other in total fundraising during the first five months of this year, a boost for Democrats who historically have trailed the GOP.
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Republicans defeated Democrats in the Senate race in Georgia on Tuesday, while the Democratic incumbents were re-elected in Vermont and Indiana, reports reaching here said.
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Republicans are three steps from a November shellacking &amp;#151; each a grim possibility if habitually divided Democrats get their acts together.
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Although Republicans made significant gains on Election Day, their majority of 55 senators still falls five votes short of the 60 needed to break a Democratic filibuster.
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Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton spent more on her re-election than any other candidate for Senate this year.
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In their new role as the House majority, the Democrats so far this year have shown overwhelming unity on legislative votes. There are some exceptions, though Ã¢ÂÂ and they mostly come from members of the big and decisive House Class of 2006 who prevailed last year in politically competitive districts and could face difficult re-election contests in 2008.