Election 2010

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Democrats Hammer GOP on Wall Street Ties

Pat Toomey's taking especially heavy fire

(Newser) - As the midterms heat up, expect to hear the words “Wall Street” a lot. Democrats are hammering Republicans on their ties to Wall Street, no matter how tangential, and on their party’s opposition to financial reform legislation, the LA Times reports. Republicans, meanwhile, speak angrily about bailouts and...

Meet the Man Running the Tea Party Express

Sal Russo's shaking up the GOP

(Newser) - Sal Russo's on a winning streak that is rocking the Republican Party establishment. The seasoned GOP operative and former aide to Ronald Reagan runs the Tea Party Express and has played a major role in helping Tea Party choices to victory over establishment candidates in Alaska, Delaware, and Nevada. The...

O'Donnell Win Ruins Odds of GOP Takeover
O'Donnell Win Ruins Odds
of GOP Takeover
Nate Silver
Sep 17, 2010 7:24 AM CDT

O'Donnell Win Ruins Odds of GOP Takeover

Forecasting model gives them just a 15% chance

(Newser) - Just how much did Christine O’Donnell’s win hurt the Republicans’ cause? A lot, says forecasting savant Nate Silver of the New York Times . According to Silver’s model, the chances of a Republican Senate takeover have plummeted from 26% to just 15%. Based on current polls, Silver gives...

Rove Heeds Palin's Orders, Flip-Flops on O'Donnell

He wakes up and smells the tea, despite 'nutty' candidate

(Newser) - Karl Rove has apparently heard his master's voice and flip-flopped on his support for anti-masturbation candidate Christine O'Donnell. He now endorses the Delaware candidate without hesitation, even though he was very concerned just two days ago about her "nutty" ideas, iffy character, tax dodging, and misrepresentations. Rove apparently saw...

Christine O'Donnell Raises $850K Online

Donations pour in after win

(Newser) - Funny what a little publicity can do. Christine O'Donnell's campaign has raked in $850,000 since Tuesday's win, ABC News reports . "We're at 99% of our $1,000,000 goal," O'Donnell herself tweeted this afternoon. "Help push us over the top." And even if that math...

Tea Party Has Lots of 'Closet' Fans

Among supporters, 40% say they wouldn't attend an event

(Newser) - The Tea Party has a lot of silent admirers out there. In a new Christian Science Monitor poll, 44% of respondents said they saw the movement in a favorable light, even though 40% of those supporters said they’d never attend a Tea Party event. “The general party line...

O&rsquo;Donnell Used to Be &lsquo;Promiscuous'
 O’Donnell Used to 
 Be ‘Promiscuous' 
plus, more fun video!
Sep 16, 2010 10:52 AM CDT

O’Donnell Used to Be ‘Promiscuous'

She also, apparently, drank to excess

(Newser) - Christine O'Donnell is ( or, at least, was ) famously anti-masturbation, and she's never been married—so she must still be a virgin, right? Maybe not, at least according to a Yahoo! News report. It offers up a look at O'Donnell's past, including a $6.9 million gender discrimination...

Polls Offer Glimmers of Hope for Democrats
 Polls Offer 
 Glimmers 
 of Hope for 
 Democrats 
MIDTERM ELECTIONS
Sep 16, 2010 7:54 AM CDT

Polls Offer Glimmers of Hope for Democrats

People don't like them, but more people dislike Republicans

(Newser) - If Democrats are desperate for signs of hope heading into the midterms, two new polls may be about as good as they're going to get:
  • A New York Times/CBS survey finds that while most people (63%) don't like them, even more (73%) don't like Republicans. The stat provides "a
...

Stewart Skewers 'Sarah Palin Clone' Christine O'Donnell

'The Palin is strong in this one'

(Newser) - "The Palin is strong in this one," Jon Stewart warned ominously of Christine O'Donnell's Delaware victory in his Daily Show roundup of primary results lat night. He compared photos of the pair ("Just give her bangs and a pair of glasses ... oh my God!") and...

Right Wing Surging, Thanks to Women
 Right Wing 
 Flying High, 
 Thanks to 
 Women 
Estrogen Express
Sep 16, 2010 3:00 AM CDT

Right Wing Flying High, Thanks to Women

They are Mama Grizzlies, hear them roar

(Newser) - Time to face facts, ladies: The Tea Party express appears to be fueled by estrogen. A new film on the ferociously reactionary "Mama Grizzlies" examines candidates like Sharron Angle and Nikki Haley (and now Christine O'Donnell) rattling political races—as well as grassroots organizers of the "reborn" conservative...

Palin Orders Rove: Buck Up on O'Donnell

Shut up about 'nutty' O'Donnell, climb on Tea Party express, she warns

(Newser) - Sarah Palin warned Karl Rove yesterday to "buck up" and get with the Tea Party program after he lashed Delaware Senate primary winner Christine O'Donnell and her "nutty" ideas. "To those who say that the GOP nominee is not electable and that they're not even going to...

Christine O'Donnell Dodges Masturbation Question

Says her old stance isn't relevant to Senate race

(Newser) - Christine O'Donnell just isn't going there. The new Tea Party queen refused to answer whether she still considers masturbation a sin—a stance she spelled out years ago on MTV (see video in gallery) that has since become fodder for her critics. "My opponents dug up a quote I...

Why New York's Tea Party Win Matters
Why New York's Tea Party Win Matters
Opinion Roundup
Sep 15, 2010 1:58 PM CDT

Why New York's Tea Party Win Matters

Carl Paladino may be even more trouble for GOP than O'Donnell

(Newser) - Christine O'Donnell got the most press (click here to see) but tea party favorite Carl Paladino's win in New York might have been an even bigger upset. Here's what the pundits are saying:
  • “The Republican Party of New York is now officially dead,” writes Dan Collins of the
...

O&rsquo;Donnell: Who Needs Castle, I've Got Palin
 O’Donnell: 
 Who Needs 
 Castle, I've 
 Got Palin 
morning show roundup
Sep 15, 2010 12:36 PM CDT

O’Donnell: Who Needs Castle, I've Got Palin

Highlights from this morning's victory lap

(Newser) - Mike Castle will not be endorsing Christine O'Donnell for the Senate, Politico reports. But O'Donnell doesn't care, as she told Fox and Friends on today's morning show victory lap. Watch all three videos in the gallery. Highlights:
  • Fox and Friends: "Just like my Republican opponent was an Obama Republican,
...

What O'Donnell's Win Means
 What O'Donnell's Win Means 
Opinion Roundup
Sep 15, 2010 7:52 AM CDT

What O'Donnell's Win Means

Pundits make sense of the morning after

(Newser) - Christine O'Donnell's primary victory has rocked the political world. Here's what the pundits are saying:
  • Delaware native Dave Weigel “cannot remember a time when Mike Castle wasn't being elected to something.” Without his cross-party appeal, the GOP is doomed in Delaware, he writes in Slate . “No one
...

Dems Giddy Over O'Donnell Win
 Dems Giddy Over O'Donnell Win
Sep 15, 2010 7:25 AM CDT

Dems Giddy Over O'Donnell Win

But obvious voter disgust spells even bigger trouble elsewhere

(Newser) - Last night's Tea Party wins are a mixed bag for Democrats, who are giddily confident they'll trounce Senate contender Christine O'Donnell in November, dimming GOP hopes of a Senate takeover. But they're quaking in their party neckties about what obvious voter disgust means for other races. The party plans to...

Rangel Wins in NY
 Rangel Wins in NY 
PRIMARY NIGHT
Sep 14, 2010 11:09 PM CDT

Rangel Wins in NY

20-term congressman prevails despite ethics charges

(Newser) - Rep. Charles Rangel has fought off five challengers to prevail in his Democratic primary. The victory—likely to assure the 80-year-old of another 2 years in Congress—comes despite multiple ethics charges pending against him, the AP notes. (More Rangel news here .) Democrats, including President Obama, had urged Rangel...

Tea Party Ally Wins GOP Nomination for NY Gov.
Tea Party Ally Wins GOP Nomination for NY Gov.
PRIMARY NIGHT
Sep 14, 2010 10:37 PM CDT

Tea Party Ally Wins GOP Nomination for NY Gov.

Paladino pulls off upset over GOP establishment

(Newser) - Tea Party ally Carl Paladino has pulled off a major upset and won a landslide victory in New York's Republican primary for governor. The Buffalo businessman, a political novice, defeated former Rep. Rick Lazio by a wide margin, the AP reports. Lazio had the firm backing of the state's GOP...

Tea Partier Christine O'Donnell Wins in Delaware

She knocks off GOP-favored Mike Castle

(Newser) - Another huge message from the tea party and potential bad news for Republicans: Christine O'Donnell defeated the GOP establishment candidate, longtime congressman Mike Castle, in Delaware's Senate primary, reports Politico (whose headline begins "GOP Nightmare ..."). She won 53% to 47%. "Don't ever underestimate the power of...

Ex-Aide: O'Donnell Is a 'Complete Fraud'

Robocall comes in final hours of campaign

(Newser) - Delaware's GOP primary for the Senate remains nasty in its final hours. A former campaign manager of Tea Party favorite Christine O'Donnell unleashed a blistering robocall calling her a "complete fraud," reports Politico . In the call made by Kristin Murray, who managed O'Donnell's failed 2008 campaign against Joe...

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