Underdog in Georgia Special House Contest Reaches Across Party Lines
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Sometimes your own partyÃ¢ÂÂs support isnÃ¢ÂÂt enough Ã¢ÂÂ a fact of political life being borne out again in the competitive Republican-versus-Republican special election campaign for the vacant House seat in GeorgiaÃ¢ÂÂs 10th Congressional District.
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Republican state Sen. Jim Whitehead Ã¢ÂÂ already regarded by some local observers as the early front-runner for the upcoming special election to replace the late Republican Rep. Charlie Norwood in GeorgiaÃ¢ÂÂs 10th District Ã¢ÂÂ has been further boosted by the withdrawal from the race by one of his state Senate colleagues, Ralph T. Hudgens.
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The political life of the top Senate Democrat is on the line in the Nov. 2 congressional elections while the reputation and clout of a key House Republican known as &quot;The Hammer&quot; is also at stake.
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Jim Marcinkowski, a Democrat unknown to most voters running for Congress against an incumbent, personifies the thankless underdog.
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Republican Jim Whitehead, a former state senator, justified his front-runner ranking for TuesdayÃ¢ÂÂs special House election in GeorgiaÃ¢ÂÂs 10th District by finishing in first place.
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Big delegate-states could really influence the race on the G.O.P. side.
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Seven major-party candidates Ã¢ÂÂ five Republicans and two Democrats Ã¢ÂÂ are vying in the Sept. 5 primary for FloridaÃ¢ÂÂs 13th Congressional District seat, which two-term Republican Rep. Katherine Harris left open this year to run for the Senate. These House contenders have dealt with the usual challenges, including advertising, fundraising and distinguishing themselves in a large field of strong competitors.
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Usually, the down elevator doesn&#39;t drop any lower than the basement, but don&#39;t tell that to the Florida Democratic Party. Their party holds a voter registration edge over Republicans in the state, and they
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There is no shortage of hopefuls for the upcoming special election in Indiana's 7th Congressional District, as both major parties' local organizations prepare to pick their nominees this weekend.
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Three-term Attorney General Christine Gregoire, a Democrat, finds herself in a tight race with former state Sen. Dino Rossi, a Republican.
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The race to replace the late U.S. Rep. Charlie Norwood on Capitol Hill appears headed to a runoff. Former state Sen. Jim Whitehead, a Republican, led the crowded field of 10 candidates in Tuesday's special election. But he was unable to crack the 50 percent mark needed to claim the seat.
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The final outcome of the House contest in FloridaÃ¢ÂÂs 13th District has now been delayed for more than a month. Democratic nominee Christine Jennings has filed official complaints and lawsuits seeking to overturn state election officialsÃ¢ÂÂ Nov. 20 certification of Republican Vern Buchanan as the winner of the open-seat contest, by a margin of 369 votes.
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Paul Broun was ready to be sworn in as Georgia's next congressman after his Republican runoff opponent on Tuesday decided against a recount, even though the margin was just a few hundred votes.
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When Republican Jim Ogonowski launched his long-shot bid for Congress, he prepared for an upbeat campaign in his Democratic, working-class district of Massachusetts, based on a winning rÃÂ¿sumÃÂ¿: affable hay farmer, former Air Force lieutenant colonel, and brother of an American Airlines pilot whose...
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Voters turned out Tuesday to choose a successor to the late U.S. Rep. Charlie Norwood, and one thing was certain &#151; the winner will be another Republican.
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Barack Obama won the Georgia primary Tuesday night, the leading edge of a coast-to-coast struggle with Hillary Rodham Clinton for delegates in the grueling Democratic presidential campaign. Arizona Sen. John McCain challenged his remaining rivals for control of the Republican race.
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MACON, Georgia  - With its painful history of slavery and segregation, it is easy to presume how Southern white voters will respond to Barack Obama, who would be the country's first black president, but observers say simple assumptions about politics in the region would be wrong.