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Which state, other than Montana, South Dakota and Utah, has gone longest without a Democratic governor?
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Which state, other than Montana, South Dakota and Utah, has gone longest without a Democratic governor?
the Democratic faithful view today’s conventions as a largely ceremonial event with few surprises, some aspects of the past remain — including the tapping of a referee to ensure the nomination goes off without
“I have no desire to do it; I am not planning on it,” he said.
By not going to states where Democrats can run strong locally while Republicans win national elections, “what you do is take down a whole raft of Democrats who have to run their campaign without
Without soft money, the political parties can no longer afford to throw lavish parties at their quadrennial political conventions.
“This is not the same situation as a governor coming in without the contacts on the Hill, without the relationships,” said Hunter Johnston, a party strategist and Kerry fundraiser.
In addition to Oklahoma, South Carolina is another so-called red state that Bush is expected to win easily without having to invest many resources.
“Given my seniority in Congress, and my role on the Energy and Commerce Committee, had virtually any other organization approached me, I would have politely declined to interview,” Greenwood said
“They’re pretty far-reaching,” he said. “I accuse no one yet of obfuscation or delay.”
“Because I’m here, because I want to help good candidates,” Lott said Wednesday.
“That’s not sloppy,” House Majority Leader Tom DeLay (R-Texas) said during his weekly session with reporters. “I think it’s gravely, gravely serious. … It could be a national security crisis.”
“I do know this is a long shot,” Sykes said. “I knew they’d get a lot of money and national recognition; I’ve dealt with this in the past.”
Walter Dellinger’s testimony said, in effect, that even if it were unconstitutional, the House could get away with it in an emergency condition.
“Such questions and such debate go to the heart of our democratic process,” said Ney.
“I really wish he would have looked at the long-term agriculture trends,” he said. “We are producing more agriculture with far fewer people involved in it.”
“From time to time during my 24 years of public service, I have been approached and offered other types of challenges and opportunities,” Greenwood said in his statement Monday.
Of course, Democrats, as the minority party in both chambers, are in the fortunate position of being able to point out the foibles of the Republicans in power without having to prove their own legislative
“Hunting is a hobby I share with many other southeast Texans and rest assured I will continue to protect the rights of gun owners and sportsmen in Congress,” Lampson said in a news release.
“I’ve said from the beginning that this is a very close race between me and Cynthia and Liane, and I still think it is,” Woolard said confidently on Friday.
As British journalist Martin Walker said at the NAF symposium, “One of the real tragedies of America’s Iraq adventure is that I don’t see much political will to take on the Iran.