Senate Balance of Power: Washington Senate Shifts from "Leans Democrat" to "Democrat"
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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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The Democrats' takeover of Congress this month has turned official Washington upside down.
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The Democrats suddenly face a map with unexpected opportunities in their battle for control of the Senate.
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Bee Washington Bureau. WASHINGTON - No longer can Democrats console themselves with the 2000-vintage battle cries that the Supreme Court stole the election or their guy got
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â¢ Thomas Boswell: In the coming days, Washington and its disingenuous DC Council must make a simple decision. â¢ Michael Wilbon: Now is not the time for Linda Cropp to show the city how tough she is.
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Voters this fall could take small steps toward increased diversity in the Senate.
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Only in Washington: Republicans need 50 seats to retain control of the Senate in Tuesday&#39;s elections, but Democrats must have 51 to take it away.
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Republicans captured a previously Democratic-held Senate seat in Georgia on Tuesday as they battled to retain control of a sharply divided US Congress, according to Fox and NBC network projections.
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In the biggest shift, legislators gave themselves the power to elect the premier, removing that choice from the president.
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Washington voters have the opportunity to make sweeping changes in District leadership for the first time in a decade, taking the first step toward selecting a new mayor and council chairman and at least three new council members in Tuesday's Democratic primary.
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HawaiiÃ¢ÂÂs reputation as a Democratic-leaning Ã¢ÂÂblueÃ¢ÂÂ state was confirmed in SaturdayÃ¢ÂÂs primary elections, which featured closely contested Democratic primaries for the Senate and the 2nd District that drew substantially more voters than did the much lower-profile Republican contests.
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For months the Democratic presidential contest was about change versus experience. Now it's change versus change.
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Democratic leaders in Congress have decided to shift course and pursue modest bipartisan measures to alter U.S. military strategy in Iraq, hoping to use incremental changes instead of aggressive legislation to break the grip Republicans have held over the direction of war policy.
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Parties Swap Senate Seats in Ga., Ill. As Isakson, Obama Win; Sen. Bunning Struggles in Ky. WASHINGTON Nov 2, 2004 - Republicans and Democrats swapped seats in Georgia and Illinois Tuesday night as they
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Senator Barack ObamaÂs move has created complications for Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton and other Democrats.
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For the first time in almost 30 years, the full Senate plans to take up the D.C. voting-rights issue in a showdown Tuesday that could either give the legislation a strong push or kill it for this year.
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WASHINGTON - Senate Democrats yesterday elected Harry Reid of Nevada as their new minority leader, and Reid prodded Republicans to join him in working across party lines over the next two years.