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2010 Elections

2010 Elections News
J. Scott Applewhite, AP

Obama Stumps in Massachusetts for His Friend Gov. Deval Patrick

Politics Daily Staff

President Obama opened a weekend of intense campaigning in Boston, Cleveland and Columbus by urging voters to reelect his friend, Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick.

Kevork Djansezian, Getty Images

Bill Clinton and Jerry Brown: A Bromance or Frenemies for Life?

Carl M. Cannon

Who'da thunk it? Bill Clinton hit the campaign trail stumping for Jerry Brown in California. The two Democrats have a long, tortured history, but campaign 2010 trumps past differences -- apparently.

Ed Andrieski, AP

Interest Group Spending on Campaigns Setting Records in 2010

Sandra Fish

A Supreme Court decision in January changed the landscape of political spending. One result: Tens of millions of dollars are flowing into the midterm elections.

AP / MCT

In Idaho Debate, Raul Labrador Lands Punches as Walt Minnick Defends Ads

Michael Ames

Idaho Blue Dog Walt Minnick defended his racially charged advertising and explained why, exactly, he is a Democrat.

Rafiq Maqbool, AP

Elections Officials Sued for Mailing Late Overseas Absentee Ballots

Christopher Weber

Counties in at least three states missed a deadline to send ballots to expats and soldiers abroad no later than 45 days before Election Day.

Lynne Sladky, AP

Black Voters, Courted and Studied, Could Be a Deciding Factor in Midterms

Mary C. Curtis

The author of a new study says there are 20 House seats, 14 Senate seats and 14 gubernatorial races where the black vote has the potential to determine the outcome of this year's elections.

Tom Williams, Roll Call / Getty Images

Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee Raised Record $15 Million Last Month

Christopher Weber

The haul was more than double what the DSCC took in during August. The record-breaking month reportedly brings the national party group's fundraising total for the 2010 election cycle to just over $100 million.

William Thomas Cain, Getty Images

Poll: Democrats Doing Better in Some Districts, but Obama Is a Negative

Bruce Drake

A poll conducted for National Public Radio finds the numbers have improved for Democrats since June in 58 swing districts, but that is offset by the fact that the pool of contested seats has grown.

Yard Sign Mischief Gets Physical Among Elderly in Chicago Suburb

Tom Diemer

Two elderly men and a 60-year-old woman got into a fracas over political yard signs in a Chicago suburb. It started when an 85-year-old, using a walker, uprooted two campaign signs in a vacant lot. The owner of the lot in a Wilmette neighborhood took offense -- and things went downhill fast.

M. Spencer Green, AP

Green Party Candidate's Name Misspelled as 'Rich Whitey'

AP

He's running for governor of Illinois and his name is Rich Whitney. But that's not how it appears on thousands of electronic voting machines in Chicago, where early voting began Monday.

Chip Somodevilla, Getty Images

Repealing Health Care Reform: Figuring Out What the Polls Are Saying

Bruce Drake

Republican leaders have vowed to "repeal and replace" the health care reform legislation if they get the upper hand in Congress, but there are mixed messages in the polls when it comes to the issue.

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From the Grave, Ted Stevens Endorses Lisa Murkowski

Matt Lewis

The Alaska Republican releases a campaign ad former Sen. Ted Stevens made for her shortly before he died in a plane crash. Murkowski is running a write-in campaign to keep her seat after losing to tea party hero Joe Miller in the GOP primary.

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