GOP uses Dems' primary fight to recruit
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Florida's Republican Party is using a feud between state and national Democrats over the presidential primary as a recruiting tool, warning Democrats in a mailer that their votes won't count in the election.
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Three Democratic presidential contenders courted the party's hard-core activists at a political fundraiser Friday night, arguing the party can win the values debate with Republicans.
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The Democrats are facing a long nomination, while Republicans are closer to rallying around a nominee.
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When it comes to presidential primaries, Democrats and Republicans play by different rules.
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A majority of independent voters in Tuesday's presidential primary chose one of the Democratic candidates. Those who voted on the GOP side helped boost McCain to victory.
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The Democratic contenders tangled over electability while the Republican candidates delivered attacks on their rivals.
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The Republican camp recruited several heavyweights, including US Trade Representative Robert Zoellick and former secretary of state James Baker, to conduct negotiations with Democrats on televised debates between the two candidates.
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The New York senator has been tapped by Democratic leaders to try to engineer the party's Senate comeback.
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The Democratic National Committeeâs decision to punish the state for moving up its presidential primary has provoked local party members.
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The National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) is trying to fend off the DemocratsÃ¢ÂÂ determined campaign to score a net gain of at least 15 House seats in the Nov. 7 elections Ã¢ÂÂ which they need to take control of the House. And Republican leaders have been pressing their politically Ã¢ÂÂsafeÃ¢ÂÂ members who have surplus campaign funds to ante up ever more money for the GOPÃ¢ÂÂs effort to extinguish the Democratic threat.
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A Maryland Republican contender for the U.S. Senate is fast outpacing the fundraising of his Democratic challengers in a state that usually leans toward Democrats.
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When it comes to presidential primaries, Democrats and Republicans play by different rules. One party likes to share. The other, not so much.
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Democrats seeking a tough challenger to heavily favored two-term Republican Rep. Jeb Bradley in New HampshireÃ¢ÂÂs 1st District have ended up with an unexpectedly competitive contest for TuesdayÃ¢ÂÂs primary, with Democratic state Senate Minority Leader Jim Craig fighting off a challenge from community activist Carol Shea-Porter.
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The presumptive GOP nominee knows he must prevent a civil war within the party to have any chance in the fall
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Republicans have battled fiercely for votes in Tuesday's critical Florida primary, as Democrats have largely ignored the state after national leadership said it would not seat Florida's delegates because of a squabble over scheduling.
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Democrats began turning Wednesday to the fight that some in the party fear they wage most consistently: with one another. Democratic politicians and operatives said the
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A primary election in the US determines who among the many contenders will be a particular political party&#39;s candidate for President.