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2010 Elections

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Axelrod Says Undisclosed GOP Contributors Trying to Sway Regulation of Industry

Bruce Drake

Axelrod charged that Republicans don't want voters to know who some of the big contributors are because they represent special interests trying to fight off regulation of the banking, mortgage, insurance and oil industries.

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Meghan McCain: Christine O'Donnell Is a 'Nutjob'

Bruce Drake

The daughter of Sen. John McCain said O'Donnell "has no real history, no real success in any kind of business." Veteran GOP consultant Matthew Dowd says voters turn to candidates like O'Donnell out of anger.

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Obama Aide Valerie Jarrett's Advice to Boss: 'Stay the Course and Know It Will Get Better'

Mary C. Curtis

White House aide Valerie Jarrett says her friend the president doesn't have a "shtick" and isn't "a slick politician." In a tough year for Democrats, Obama is struggling to renew the bond he had with voters in 2008.

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.

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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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