Tireless Push to Raise Turnout Was Crucial in GOP Victory
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This article was reported by Elisabeth Bumiller, David M. Halbfinger and David E. Rosenbaum and written by Ms. Bumiller. WASHINGTON, Nov. 3 - In the closing hours of President Bush&#39;s
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It seemed like a good idea at the  time. When Republicans decided more than 18 months ago to hold  their national convention in New York, party leaders were  brimming with optimism.
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Despite embracing Michigan as the heart of his bid to revive his campaign, Republican Mitt Romney was greeted by an anemic crowd Friday as he began his final push for votes in the crucial primary.
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Republicans battled Tuesday to retain control of the House as Democrats pinned their longshot takeover hopes on sweeping the lion&#39;s share of the few truly competitive races.
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NEW YORK - Since Monday, dozens of the nation&#39;s top Republicans have stepped to the podium at the party convention and explained why they feel their presidential nominee should continue to lead the nation.
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WASHINGTON - With massive get-out-the-vote drives, Republicans made a final push Tuesday to tighten their grip on control of Congress while Democrats looked for a surge of support that would give them a shot of at least taking back the Senate.
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Regardless who wins the US presidency, Republicans are likely to remain a key voice in the nation&#39;s capital since they appear positioned to keep control of a sharply divided Congress in Tuesday&#39;s elections.
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In winner-take-all Florida primary, Republican candidates made last-ditch push for votes.
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The midterm elections, which produced the highest voter turnout in more than two decades, resulted in not only the Democratic takeover of both the House and the Senate, but a new political reality that has some free-trade-at-all-cost Republicans writhing in pain.
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Unprecedented get-out-the-vote  efforts by Democrats, Republicans and a host of partisan and  non-partisan groups will likely drive turnout in the Nov. 2  presidential election significantly higher than in 2000,  political analysts said on Wednesday.
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The Republican presidential race is so unsettled that some party officials are openly talking of a scenario that seemed almost unthinkable until now: the first contested GOP convention in 60 years
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To hear Democrats tell it, all the tools to kick a dent in the Republican majority in the Pennsylvania House and Senate were in their hands Tuesday.
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It's a different winner every day in the Republican presidential race.
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Senator Barack Obama was lifted to victory by a high turnout. On the Republican side, Mike Huckabee defeated the better funded Mitt Romney.
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Republicans narrowed the gap in party allegiance among registered voters during the past election year.
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The Rhode Island senator's win in Tuesday's primary over his conservative challenger may boost the GOP's chances for maintaining control of Congress
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WASHINGTON - Republicans and Democrats made little headway in their efforts to build up a meaningful majority in Tuesday&#39;s battles over 34 Senate seats.