Campaign Strategist Is in Position to Consolidate Republican Majority
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Karl Rove, the architect of President Bush's re-election, is now in a position to realize his goal of consolidating a Republican electoral majority for a generation to come.
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The volatile political atmosphere in this election year has boosted the number of incumbents facing serious competition over recent past campaigns: A total of 62 current members Ã¢ÂÂ 48 of them Republicans Ã¢ÂÂ are in races that are rated by CQPolitics.com in a range from very to somewhat competitive.
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White men, conservatives, evangelicals and other pivotal blocs are divided among the Republican Party's leading contenders for president, leaving the race for the 2008 GOP nomination highly fluid, according to an Associated Press-Ipsos poll.
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Now the undisputed leader for the GOP nomination, John McCain focused Wednesday on immediate goals. One was daunting: Winning over wary right-flank Republicans. Another less so: Cementing the nomination with victories in upcoming contests.
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Six Republican candidates, one strikingly jumbled GOP race and a ton at stake in the heat of the primary season.
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John McCain sought to mend his tattered relationship with conservatives and unify a splintered GOP as he all but clinched the party's presidential nomination Thursday. Mitt Romney, his former chief rival, dropped out, and a parade of prominent Republicans swung behind the Arizona senator.
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Surveying the 2008 playing field, Sen. John Ensign of Nevada, the man charged with the unenviable task of leading Republicans back to the majority in 2008, lists five seats currently held by his party -- Colorado, Maine, New Hampshire, Oregon and Minnesota -- as trouble spots.
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The Republican race heads south as a complete scramble.
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President Bush's conservative coattails, geography and campaigns crafted to take advantage of both helped Republicans to a four-seat gain in Senate elections this year.
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The race for the Republican nomination remains remarkably fluid, with key constituencies having yet to settle on a candidate.
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White men, conservatives, evangelicals and other pivotal building blocs of the Republican Party are divided among its leading contenders for president, leaving the race for the 2008 GOP nomination highly fluid, according to an Associated Press-Ipsos poll.
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The decline of Senator John McCainâs campaign and the rising profile of Fred Thompson are leading Republican candidates to rewrite their strategies.
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Republicans got ready on Wednesday to flex their muscles as an expanded majority in the US Congress and help push President Bush&#39;s largely stalled conservative agenda in his second term.
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Republicans narrowed the gap in party allegiance among registered voters during the past election year.
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Thirty-four seats are up for grabs. In early returns, Republicans were well-positioned to retain their majority. However, with nine seats in close races, Democrats held on to hope of regaining control.
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Former presidential hopeful to back Republican frontrunner, say reports
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Bloomberg - Jan. 26 (Bloomberg) -- Mike Huckabee, short of money and facing long odds to win the Republican presidential nomination, is plotting a guerrilla campaign to pick off delegates and stay in any protracted race.