PAC Plus polls Latinos in Texas

BOR reported last week on a poll of Texas Latinos conducted by PAC Plus. They zeroed in on the questions that had to do with Latinos’ impressions of ...

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So What Just Happened in Virginia?

Larry J. Sabato for Larry Sabato's Crystal Ball 9 hours ago

Almost all states consistently use primaries to nominate their candidates for statewide office (U.S. Senate, governor, lower statewide elected ...

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Are We Becoming Argentina?

DANIEL ALTMAN for Foreign Policy 1 day ago

A popular and often rueful saying in Argentina holds that the country can only be governed by Peronists. Avowed followers of former Argentine ...

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Obama's Troubles Could Put Massachusetts Senate Seat Back in Play

The Atlantic 1 day ago

Gabriel Gomez celebrates with supporters as he makes his way to the stage to address an audience with a primary victory speech at a watch party.

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GOP congressman comes up with new theory for impeaching Obama

Daily Kos 1 day ago

A new reason to impeach President Barack Obama (my emphasis): Representative Jason Chaffetz, a Utah Republican, says President Barack Obama may face ...

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First Thoughts: Putting things into perspective

NBC News 4 hours ago

Oklahoma disaster puts current Washington politics into perspective… Obama delivers statement on tragedy at 10:00 am ET… That said, there will be an ...

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Remember the debt ceiling? Scandals threaten to stall DC to-do list

FOX News 3 hours ago

With the furor on the Hill over Washington's favorite past-time -- scandal -- it's easy to forget that lawmakers have some important business to ...

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Lindsey Graham: DOJ snooping on Fox in leak investigation may boost GOP support for media shield law

Daily Kos 2 hours ago

Here's proof that not all flip-flopping is bad: Sen. Lindsey Graham, who opposed a media shield law in 2008, now says we need one—and says that his ...