Massachusetts Governor - Running on Empty: Republican Christy Mihos's (R-MA) gubernatorial campaign continues to have financial problems. A fifth former political aide claims that he has not been paid for his services. Former campaign manager Joseph Manzoli says he is owed more than $40,000.

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     Michigan Governor - Super Governor by Comparison: Republican gubernatorial candidate Michael J. Bouchard (R-MI) has proposed several measures that would create a stronger executive branch at the expense of the state legislature. The Oakland County sheriff wants the Legislature to be a part-time body that meets only once every two years. If the legislators are unable to adopt a budget within the allotted time, lawmakers would face a reduction in pay for every day overdue. He also would require a two-thirds vote in the Legislature to raise taxes or to raise total state spending each year more than private-sector spending.

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     Alternative Candidate News - New York Governor: Kristin Davis (I-NY), the infamous "Manhattan Madam," says that her campaign for governor of New York should be compared with adult movie actresses Mary Carey's (I-CA) campaign for governor or Stormy Davis's (I-LA) current talk of a run for Senate. "Those girls are porn stars and I am a businesswoman. They ran as a publicity stunts and I am running to make an important point and to further a reform, Libertarian-based agenda that is common sense and in which I think any New Yorkers privately agree."

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     Georgia 7th District - The Sea of Reeds: Georgia state Senator Don Balfour (R-GA), state Representative Clay Cox (R-GA) and businessman Tom Kirby (R-GA) have already announced their candidacy for the congressional seat being vacated by Congressman John Linder (R-GA). And more Republicans are expected to enter the race. But former Christian Coalition director Ralph Reed (R-GA) will not be one of them. Reed says he wants to continue his efforts with the Faith & Freedom Coalition.

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     Louisiana 2nd District, Off Base: After paying them more $400,000 on direct-mail fundraising, U.S. Representative Joseph Cao (R-LA) has severed his relationship with the firm Base Connect. Base Connect has been recently accused of bilking weak Republican candidates with promises of big money from direct mail solicitation, but keeping most of the funds collected for themselves.

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     Michigan 13th District - Primary Challenge: Michigan state Senator Hansen Clarke (D-MI) officially announced his primary challenge against U.S. Representative Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick (D-MI).

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     New York 23rd District - With or Without the GOP: Businessman Douglas L. Hoffman (R-NY) formally announced his efforts to get a rematch against U.S. Representative Bill Owens (D-NY). Hoffman says he is prepared to run in the general election without the support of the Republican Party and is seeking the nominations of both the Conservative and Independence Parties.

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     New York 24th District - Man in the Middle: Republican congressional candidate Richard L. Hanna (R-NY) has made few friends follow the favorable profile by political commentator Stu Rothenberg. Democrats claim that the former Republican nominee is just trying to position himself as a moderate. Meanwhile his primary opponent, Ernest Logan Bell says that he is concerned by Hanna's statement that he never thought of himself as a Republican. "If he doesn't think of himself as a Republican, he shouldn't be running for the nomination of the Republican party," said Bell.

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     New York 25th District - In Suspension: Mark Bitz (R-NY) has suspended his congressional campaign following the Republican Party's endorsement of Assistant Attorney General Ann Marie Buerkle (R-NY).

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     Pennsylvania 12th District - Burn Rate: Some Republican activists are concerned with the pace of spending of William T. "Bill" Russell's (R-PA) congressional campaign. Russell raised more than $2.9 million dollars, but reported having only $211,000 cash on hand. Republicans meet today to choose between Russell and businessman Tim Burns (R-PA) to be their nominee in the May 18 special election to replace the late U.S. Representative Jack Murtha (D-PA).

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     South Carolina 3rd District - Kill the Mother to Protect the Unborn: State Representative Rex F. Rice (R-SC) would have the state health insurance plan deny coverage for abortions even when the procedure is necessary to save the life of the pregnant woman, a position that three of his five opponents for the Republican congressional nomination says is too extreme. Even though every Republican running for the congressional seat being vacated by gubernatorial candidate J. Gresham Barrett (R-SC) calls himself Pro-Life, state Senator A. Shane Massey (R-SC), activist Richard Cash (R-SC) and attorney Neal Collins (R-SC) says that Rice would go too far. State Representative Jeff D. Duncan (R-SC) and physician Mike Vasovski (R-SC) support Rice's position.

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     Virginia 9th District - Hoping to Jump Start the Campaign: Even though Virginia state Delegate Morgan Griffith (R-VA) has not raised any money for a campaign, National Republican Congressional Committee has added the potential congressional candidate to its Young Guns program. Griffith has promised not to raise money while the General Assembly is in session.

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     Poll Updates: Updated poll information has been posted. New polls were posted in the following races: Colorado Governor, Florida Senate, Illinois Senate, Massachusetts Governor, Michigan Governor Primary, New Hampshire Senate and Washington Senate.

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     Does an Acorn Fall Far From the Tree: Two former ACORN employees from Milwaukee have been criminally charged with election fraud. Maria Miles and Kevin Clancy have been accused of repeatedly trying to register the same voters more than once to meet a 20-signature-per-day quota.

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     California Senate - Defending Jihad: Republican Senate candidate Carly Fiorina (R-CA) is making a campaign issue of former U.S. Representative Thomas J. Campbell (D-CA) past support for, and from, Sami Al-Arian, the controversial former University of South Florida professor who, during an interview on Fox television said, "Jihad is our path. Victory to Islam. Death to Israel. Revolution. Revolution until victory. Rolling to Jerusalem."

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     Colorado Senate - The Incumbent Outsider: U.S. Senator Michael F. Bennet (D-CO) hopes to ride the wave of frustration with Congress from "obscurity" to re-election. Bennet has proposed measures to freeze congressional pay, restrict lawmakers' health subsidies and wants Democratic leaders to use reconciliation to pass a health care public option. Bennet, who never held elective office before being appointed to the U.S. Senate, is better positioned than most incumbents to run as an outsider.

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     Florida Senate - Selfish and Premature: National Republican Senatorial Committee chair John Cornyn (R-TX) is admitting that his endorsement of Governor Charlie Crist (R-FL) over former state House Speaker Marco Rubio (R-FL) in the Republican Senate primary was "selfish" and "premature." Cornyn made the endorsement when Crist was well ahead in the polls. With Rubio now holding a double digit lead among primary voters, Cornyn is suffering from buyer's remorse.

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     Nevada Senate - Self Prediction: Senate Majority Leader Harry M. Reid (D-NV) officially filed for re-election saying that he wouldn't be running if he thought he was not going to win. Polls have the four-term Senator, who has never won by large margins, trailing most of the Republican candidates.

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     North Dakota Senate - Another Democrat Skips: Former congressional aide Kristin Hedger (DNL-ND) said that her current responsibilities as vice president of Killdeer Mountain Manufacturing prevents her from running for the U.S. Senate this year. The announcement comes less than a week after former state Attorney General Heidi Heitkamp (DNL-ND) took herself out of consideration. State Senator Tracy Potter (DNL-ND) is the only announced Democratic candidate to succeed retiring U.S. Senator Byron L. Dorgan (DNL-ND).
     Governor John Hoeven (R-ND) is the presumptive Republican nominee. Democrats will officially nominate their candidates during the March 25-28 convention.

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     South Carolina Senate - Absentee Senator: Comparing himself to U.S. Senator Jim DeMint (R-SC) and calling the incumbent Republican"absentee senator," Charleston County Councilor A. Victor Rawl (D-SC) promised not to miss any council meetings, or lose focus on county business, as he campaigns for the Democratic Senate nomination. "I keep my obligations," pledged Rawl.

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     Texas Governor - Not Red, but Crimson: Trying to tap down expectation of Governor Rick Perry's (R-TX) re-election, National Republican Senatorial Committee chair John Cornyn (R-TX) called Texas only "marginally Republican. "Texas is still a marginally red state, although that will be tested by Bill White (D-TX), who is a serious contender for governor. I know Gov. Perry well enough and I've seen him run campaigns well enough to know that Bill White is going to have his hands full." It should be noted that Democrats hold not one statewide elected office and only 12 of 32 Congressional seats. Texas has voted for every Republican presidential nominee for the last forty years.

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     Kansas 4th District - Health Care First: State Senator Dick Kelsey (R-KS) has suspending his congressional campaign to care for his sick wife Doris. Kelsey said he reserved the right to resume his candidacy if her health problems can be resolved.

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     Oregon 4th District: U.S. Representative Peter A. "Pete" DeFazio (D-OR) decided against running for governor of Oregon and has filed paperwork to seek re-election to a 13th term in Congress.

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     Rhode Island 1st District - Guilt by Association: Providence Mayor David N. Cicilline (D-RI) claims while campaigning for Congress that he cleaned up the city after the corruption of his predecessor. But Cicilline may be tainted with guilt by association. His father is a lawyer for the mafia. His brother was recently released from federal prison after serving time for a courthouse corruption scheme. And his former police driver, the husband of his longtime executive assistant, has been arrested as part of a state police bust of a cocaine dealing ring that also netted two other Providence police officers.

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     South Carolina 2nd District - The "You Lie" Tour: Since interrupting President Barack Obama (D-IL) with a shout of "You Lie," U.S. Representative Joe Wilson (R-SC) has been cashing in on his celebrity status among conservatives. Wilson has taken at least more than a half dozen trip trips outside South Carolina to speak to various organizations.

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     Wisconsin 7th District - The Real Vote: Wisconsin's 7th Congressional District Republican Committee endorsed Ashland County District Attorney Sean P. Duffy (R-WI) for Congress over dairy farmer Dan Mielke (R-WI) by a margin of 406-78 votes. Mielke captured 39% of the vote against U.S. Representative David R. Obey (D-WI) in the 2008 general election.

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     Poll Updates: Updated poll information has been posted. New polls were posted in the following races: Alaska Governor, Colorado Senate, Illinois Governor, Florida Senate and South Carolina Governor Primary.

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     Pennsylvania 12th District - The Murtha Model: Pennsylvania Democrats skipped over more seasoned politicians decided to pick a nominee in the model of the late U.S. Representative John P. "Jack" Murtha (D-PA) for the special election to fill his vacant congressional seat. Mark Critz (D-PA), who was Murtha's district director, was endorsed over the former state Treasurer Barbara Hafer (D-PA) and Cambria County Controller Ed Cernic, Jr. (D-OH). Cernic says that he is still planning to run in the May primary for the nomination for the general election.
     Republicans will choose their nominee for the special election on Thursday.

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     Arkansas Senate - Cannons to the Right of Them. Cannons to the Left of Them.: As she campaigns for re-election to a third term, U.S. Senator Blanche Lambert Lincoln (D-AR) finds her self the target of both liberals and conservatives unsatisfied with her voting record.

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     California Governor - A Conservative's Secret Position: Republican gubernatorial candidate Steve Poizner's (R-CA) conservative credentials are being questioned by those who remember the positions he took in favor of abortion rights when he ran for the state Assembly in 2004.

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     Minnesota Governor - In the Legislative Mosh Pit: State legislators running for statewide office often find it hard to navigate the myriad of legislative bills while focus on appealing to the large constituency needed to win the general election. Image how it must be have seven members of the Minnesota legislature running for governor at the same time.

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     New York Governor - Interparty Dating: Suffolk County Executive Steve Levy (D-NY) is planning to meet with leaders of the New York Republican party about his potential candidacy for the governor.

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     Alternative Candidate News - Remove the Competition in Ohio: Ohio Secretary of State Jennifer L. Brunner (D-OH) eliminated some of her competition for the office of U.S. Senate. Her office ruled that Traci "TJ" Johnson (D-OH), Charlena Renee Bradley (D-OH) and Libertarian candidate Steven Linnabary (L-OH) did not have enough valid voter signatures on their petitions. Constitution Party candidate for Attorney General Robert M. Owens (C-OH) only submitted 282 valid signatures. One thousand signatures were needed.
     Also removed from the primary ballot was Tea Party activist Steve Christopher (R-OH), who was challenging former U.S. Senator Mike DeWine (R-OH) for the Republican nomination for Attorney General.

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     Wisconsin Senate - Maybe, Maybe: Former Governor Tommy Thompson (R-WI) continues to be mentioned as a possible candidate for the U.S. Senate with the latest rumors being that he is on the verge of forming an exploratory committee for a possible campaign.

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     New York 29th District - Getting It Off His Chest: Following his hastily arranged resignation, former U.S. Representative Eric J. Massa (D-NY) offered some choice words on White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel (D-IL), House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and the Democratic Congressional Caucus

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     Poll Updates: Updated poll information has been posted. New polls were posted in the following races: Colorado Governor, Nevada Governor, New York Governor, Ohio Governor, Ohio Senate and South Carolina Governor.

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     Arkansas Senate - Five Cows and A Tractor: State Senator Kim D. Hendren (R-AR) claimed that he had to sell five black Angus cows to raise the funds necessary to pay the $12,500 filing fee to run for U.S. Senate.

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     Arkansas Senate - Broken Promises: EMILY's List, which supported U.S. Senator Blanche Lambert Lincoln (D-AR) during her past campaigns, announced that they would not help the Democratic incumbent during her re-election campaign. According to the Ellen Malcolm, abortion rights activists have not gotten what they expected by supporting Lincoln. The senator, Malcolm said, "has failed to hold up her end of the bargain on reproductive issues."

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     Alternative Party News - Nevada Senate: When businessman Jon Ashjian (I-NV) appeared from nowhere to become the Senate nominee of the newly formed TEA Party, there was suspicion that he might have been a plant by Democrats to help siphon anti-incumbent votes away for Republicans and thereby help the re-election of Senate Majority Leader Harry M. Reid (D-NV). After the initial interviews of the Ashjian, there are still many mysteries about the candidate, but the suspicion that Ashjian is a secret supporter of Reid is no longer in question. Ashjian has been angry with Senate Reid for several years.

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     North Carolina Senate - To Benefit the Unemployed: North Carolina Democrats continue to criticize U.S. Senator Richard M. Burr (D-NC) for voting against extending unemployment benefits to 200,000 people, including more than 6,500 in North Carolina.

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     Oregon Senate - Right Message, Wrong Messenger: Oregon Republicans insist that Lewis & Clark College law professor Jim Huffman (R-OR), who has never held public office, can defeat the popular U.S. Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR) by focusing his campaign on the issue of the economy.

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     Arizona Governor - Yes I Am, But What Are You: Governor Jan Brewer (R-AZ) has stepped up her offensive campaign against primary rival Dean Martin (R-AZ), claiming that the state Treasurer is not the fiscal conservative he claims to be.

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     Florida Governor - Blame Game: Democratic gubernatorial candidate Alex Sink (D-FL) proposed a reform plan to prevent Medicaid fraud and pinned much of the blame for the problem on likely Republican nominee, state Attorney General Bill McCollum (R-FL).

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     Iowa Governor - Piece of the Action: Iowa Governor Chet Culver's (D-IA) support for four new casino licenses in the state has brought criticism from not only Republican gubernatorial candidate Bob Vander Plaats (R-IA) but Democratic primary rival Jonathan Narcisse (D-IA).

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     California 47th District - Pham Failed: Businessman Quang X. Pham (R-CA) has decided to end his insurgence campaign for the Republican congressional nomination. State Assemblyman Van Tran (R-CA), Tan D. Nguyen (R-CA) and Kathy Smith (R-CA) are still in the race for the right to face U.S. Representative Loretta B. Sánchez (D-CA).

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     Colorado 3rd District - Fair to Whom: Colorado Democrats are criticizing Republican congressional candidate Scott Tipton (R-CO) for his support of a consumption tax to replace the income tax. State party chair Pat Waak notes that plan would mean "a massive 23 percent tax hike on food, gas, clothes and just about everything else that middle-class Colorado families buy every day."

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     Pennsylvania 12th District - The Delegates Have Spoken: Mark Critz (D-PA), who was the late U.S. Representative John P. "Jack" Murtha's (D-PA) district director, received the vote of 46 of the 83 Democratic delegates during a convention of Democrats in Pennsylvania 12th Congressional District. Former state Treasurer Barbara Hafer (D-PA) received 22 votes, followed by Cambria County Controller Ed Cernic, Jr. (D-PA) with 14 and Navy veteran Ryan Bucchianeri (D-PA) with one. The vote was mostly symbolic. The nominee for the special election will be chosen by the 50-members state executive committee.

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     Tennessee 8th District - I Love a Good Challenge: U.S. Representative John S. Tanner (D-TN) has said he almost reconsidered retirement because he was excited by the prospect of an electoral challenge.

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     Poll Updates: Updated poll information has been posted. New polls were posted in the following races: Kentucky Senate and Nebraska Governor.

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     Politicians Do The Strangest Things - The Right to Imposition: Attorneys for New Jersey TEA Party activists acknowledge that the U.S. Constitution does not provide the right to recall federal legislators, but they nonetheless argued before a New Jersey appeals court that they should have the right to express their dissatisfaction with U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-NJ) by conducting an impotent petition drive.

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     Supporting Cast - Ohio Lieutenant Governor : Ohio Auditor Mary Taylor (R-OH), who was asked by Republican gubernatorial nominee John R. Kasich (R-OH) to be his lieutenant governor running mate, has been accused of being a slacker. Taylor doesn't document her work hours or ask for mileage reimbursement from the state. And she can't tell you how much time she spends working here or there. Her work schedule is almost untraceable.

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     Illinois Governor - And the Nominee is Named: A month after the primary, state Senator Bill Brady (R-IL) is officially declared the gubernatorial nominee having defeated state Senator Kirk W. Dillard (R-IL) by 193 votes. Dillard announced that he would not seek a recount and conceded to Brady.
     Before the story of Dillard's concession could be put to print, Brady was demonstrating why his candidacy might not be the proper vehicle for the GOP to recapture the Governor's Mansion. Brady held a press conference and accused Governor Pat Quinn of putting "at risk the people of Illinois and their public safety." Brady suggested that a Springfield man accused of a murder was part of Governor Pat Quinn's (D-IL) early release program for inmates. If Brady's campaign had checked available public records, they would have realized that the inmate was not among those the Quinn administration released early because he was not eligible. In fact, The Quinn administration has provided an online list detailing which inmates were let out early after getting time taken off their prison sentence.

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     Louisiana Senate - In Any Other Year: Most years incumbent candidates make every effort to reminder voters of their ability to provide benefits to constituents. But this year is looking to be an anti-Washington so it shouldn't be too surprising when U.S. Representative Charles J. Melancon (D-LA) announced that he was resigning from the House Budget Committee in order to concentrate on his U.S. Senate campaign against U.S. Senator David Vitter (R-LA).

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     Pennsylvania Senate - Cheap, Cheap, Cheap: U.S. Senator Arlen Specter (D-PA) continued to criticize his primary challenger, U.S. Representative Joseph A. Sestak (D-PA), over the low pay Sestak is paying is campaign staff.

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     Alternative Party News - Pennsylvania Senate : The Pennsylvania Green Party nominated physician assistant Mel Packer (G-PA) for the U.S. Senate and Ed Bortz (G-PA) for the 14th Congressional District.

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     Michigan Governor - Taking One for the Progressive Team: Less than a week after forming his exploratory committee, former Genesee County Treasurer Daniel T. Kildee (D-MI) abruptly reversed course and announced that he would not be a gubernatorial candidate. Kildee explained that he feared that he would split the pro-labor vote with state Representative Alma Wheeler Smith (D-MI) and Lansing Mayor Virg Bernero (D-MI) allowing the more conservative state House Speaker Andy Dillon (D-MI) to win the Democratic nomination.

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     Minnesota Governor - Move Along, Nothing to See Here: The Minnesota campaign finance board announced that it would not investigate allegations that Minneapolis Mayor R.T. Rybak's (DFL-MN) mayoral re-election campaign bought a database of Democratic voters to benefit his gubernatorial campaign, because the GOP complaint was based on "contentions rather than statements of facts."

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     Wyoming Governor - Democratic Replacement: Following the announcement by Governor Dave Freudenthal (D-WY) that he would not seek a third term, Democrats have begun a desperate search for a gubernatorial candidate. State Senator Mike A. Massie's (D-WY) name has been mentioned for years as a possible candidate, but most political observers believe that he will forgo a campaign for governor and instead focus on a run for state School Superintendent. State party leaders have also approached attorney Paul Hickey (D-WY), who lost the Democratic primary to Freudenthal in 2002, about a second try.

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     Georgia 9th District - Delayed Departure: U.S. Representative Nathan Deal (R-GA), who earlier this week announced that he would resign from Congress to focus on his gubernatorial campaign, decided to delay his departure until after Congress has voted on health care reform.

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     New York 29th District - Early Departure: U.S. Representative Eric J. Massa (D-NY), who earlier this week announced that he would not seek a second term in Congress, says that he will resign Monday. Massa acknowledged for the first time to allegations of sexual harassment levied against him by a male staffer. Massa admitted that he used language that might have made staffers uncomfortable, but would not address specifically charges.

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     Massachusetts 10th District - New Opportunity: U.S. Representative William D. Delahunt (D-MA) announced that he would not seek reelection to Congress, ending a nearly 40-year career in elected office. Fresh off the victory of U.S. Senator Scott P. Brown (R-MA), Republicans believe they have a real opportunity to pick up the seat.

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     Ohio 6th District - Reaching Full Employment: Republican Samuel A. Hepfner Jr. (R-OH) dropped out of the race for Congress, saying he was unable to hire staff because likely staffers "have committed to other candidates."

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     Illinois 8th District - Slipped Tea: National Republicans have apparently decided to not help financially the congressional campaign of Joe Walsh (R-IL), the only TEA party activist to have won, so far, a GOP nomination. "Walsh wasn't the GOP group's choice to face the three-term incumbent," said National Republican Congressional Committee spokesman Tom Erickson. Walsh's campaign is taking the snub stoically. "Joe Walsh is not part of the establishment and, unfortunately, some elements of the GOP establishment are still a bit tone deaf when it comes to independent, conservative reform candidates," a spokesperson of the campaign wrote. "It helps explain why they didn't see Walsh's primary victory coming."

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     Texas 17th District - The Life Vote: Bill Flores (R-TX) received the endorsement of the Texas Right to Life in his primary runoff against Rob Curnock (R-TX).

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     Poll Updates: Updated poll information has been posted. New polls were posted in the following races: Colorado Senate, Indiana 4th District, Indiana 5th District, Colorado Senate and Texas Governor.

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     Arizona Senate - Preparing for Hayworth: Democrats hope to position themselves to be competitive in Arizona Senate contest if former U.S. Representative J.D. Hayworth, Jr. (R-AZ) defeats U.S. Senator John S. McCain, III (R-AZ) in the Republican primary. But the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee and Arizona Democrats have not been able to agree on a candidate. Local Democrats are lining up behind Tucson vice mayor Rodney Glassman (D-AZ), but the national Dems want to keep the recruitment effort active.

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     California Senate - Jewish Clarity: After his primary rivals questioned the level of his support for the Jewish nation, former U.S. Representative Tom Campbell (R-CA) sought to clarify his position, declaring that he fully supports the State of Israel.

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     Connecticut Senate - Plagarize: The Senate campaign of Rob Simmons (R-CT) quickly removed from its website the former Republican congressman's "Plan for Prosperity" after the Associated Press reported similarities between the wording used by Simmons on his website and the National Federation of Independent Business' website. Simmons campaign lifted without credit the business associations talking points on joint-and-several liability reform.

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     South Carolina Senate - Coming to an Election Near You: Former circuit court judge A. Victor Rawl (D-SC) will formally announce his candidacy for the U.S. Senate on Monday, March 8.

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     Arkansas Senate - And the Children Shall Lead Them:

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     Illinois Governor - Making It Official: The Illinois State Board of Elections is scheduled to release its official canvass of the Republican gubernatorial primary today. State Senator Bill Brady (R-IL) is expected to be declared the winner, but state Senator Kirk W. Dillard (R-IL) might ask for a recount. Dillard has earlier indicated that he would request a recount is the official margin was less than 100 votes.

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     Wyoming Governor - Reaching the Limit: Wyoming Governor Dave Freudenthal (D-WY) announced that he will not seek re-election this year. State law bars governors from seeking a third consecutive term, but legal experts said that the state Supreme Court would likely strike down the law following a similar ruling two years ago. Without Freudenthal, Democrats are unlikely to retain control of the Equality State's executive office.

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     Florida 25th District - Keeping His Options Open: Even as he was announcing his campaign for Congress, state Representative David Rivera (R-FL) did not foreclose the idea of running for re-election. Rivera faces a potentially tough primary battle with state Senator Alex Diaz de la Portilla (R-FL).

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     Kentucky 6th District - Testing Citizens United: The re-election campaign of U.S. Representative Ben Chandler (D-KY) offers an opportunity to test the new corporate spending opportunities following the Supreme Court's decision in Citizens United v. the Federal Election Commission. The coal industry was angered by Chandler's support for "Cap-and-Trade" legislation and might decide to target the conservative Democrats. Chandler is expected to face former gubernatorial aide Garland "Andy" Barr (R-KY) in the general election.

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     Mississippi 1st District - Question of Loyalty: Republicans are questioning congressional candidate Angela McGlowan's (R-MS) party loyalty after she refused to commit to supporting state Senator Alan Nunnelee (R-MS) if he were to win the GOP nomination. McGlowan said that she would support Henry Ross (R-MS) but not the Nunnelee, who is consider the frontrunner.

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     New York 15th District - Post Charlie: There is talk of a possible open seat race in New York's 15th Congressional District, following U.S. Representative Charles B. Rangel's (D-NY) decision to step down, temporarily, as chair of the House Ways and Means Committee. Several prominent Harlem Democrats are mentioned as possible primary candidate.

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     New York 25th District - Without an Endorsement: Mark Bitz (R-NY) says he is not ready to end his campaign for the Republican congressional nomination in New York's 25th District. On Wednesday night, Ann Marie Buerkle (R-NY) won the endorsement the local Republican party. Buerkle has also received the endorsement of the New York Conservative Party. Ten years ago, while seeking re-election to the Syracuse Common Council, Buerkle ran on the Republican, Conservative and Right-to-Life tickets and abortion rights was a defining issue in her campaign.

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     New York 29th District - More to Come: The retirement announcement by U.S. Representative Eric J. Massa (D-NY) leaves Corning Mayor Tom Reed (R-NY) as the only announced candidate in New York's 29th Congressional District. But political observers doubt that Reed's status as the lone candidate will last long. Democrats are already pushing Hornell Mayor Shawn Hogan (D-NY) as a possible candidate. There is also talk of former U.S. Representative John R. "Randy" Kuhl, Jr. (R-NY) seeking his old seat. In addition, Monroe County Executive Maggie Brooks (R-NY) is considering getting into the race.

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     North Dakota District - Distinct: U.S. Representative Earl Pomeroy (D-ND), who has been able to win re-election continuously from the "red state" of North Dakota, is finding it harder this year to distinguish himself from his more liberal colleagues in Congress.

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     Oregon 4th District - Leiken Leaves: Springfield Mayor Sid Leiken (R-OR) announced that he was abandoning his campaign for Congress and would instead run for Lane County Board of Commissioners. Leiken efforts to defeat U.S. Representative Pete DeFazio (D-OR) never recovered from early allegations of nepotism after his paid his mother supposedly for an opinion survey which was never conducted.,

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     Pennsylvania 12th District - Crying Foul: Former state Treasurer Barbara Hafer (D-PA) complained that the procedure Democrats have chosen to pick a nominee for the special election in Pennsylvania's 12th Congressional District is "flawed" and designed to benefit the candidacy of Mark Critz (D-PA), who was Congressman Jack Murtha's (D-PA) district director.

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     Poll Updates: Updated poll information has been posted. New polls were posted in the following races: Connecticut Senate, Georgia Governor, Kansas Senate, Kentucy Senate, New Jersey Senate and Oklahoma Governor.

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     Politicians Do the Strangest Things - Name Calling: Republicans successfully parleyed voters' fears about terrorism to election victories in 2002 and 2004. But as the threat of terrorists attacks faded from voters perception, the Fear mongering on the issue national security failed to help vulnerable Republicans in 2006 and 2008. Republicans hope to resurrect their 2002 and 2004 strategies but with a new scapegoat: Socialism. Fundraising documents obtained from the Republican National Committee revealed that the GOP plans to mount a national campaign to "Save the country from Socialism." Replacing the Al Qaeda will be a new "Evil Empire" lead by Barack H. "The Joker" Obama, Nancy "Cruella de Vil" Pelosi, and Harry "Scooby-Doo" Reid.

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     New York 29th District - Now Open: U.S. Representative Eric J. Massa (D-NY) revealed that he is suffering from a recurrence of cancer and will not seek re-election this year. Massa reported called Hornell Mayor Shawn Hogan (D-NY) prior to his announcement and encouraged him to run for the soon-to-be open seat.

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     Arizona Senate - Over Endorsed: In response to a primary challenge from former U.S. Representative J.D. Hayworth, Jr. (R-AZ), U.S. Senator John S. McCain, III (R-AZ) has rolled out a list of endorsements from prominent conservatives. But Hayworth's campaign argues that McCain's endorsements simply underscores the message that McCain is part of the Washington establishment.

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     Florida Senate - Democrats' Favorite Republican: The reaction Democratic state legislators gave Governor Charlie Crist's (R-FL) last State of the State address is doing nothing to dismiss the rumors that the Republican incumbent will abandon his goals of winning the GOP Senate nomination and run in the fall as an independent.

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     North Dakota Senate - Farewell Heidi: Former North Dakota Attorney General Heidi Heitkamp (DNL-ND) announced that she will not be a candidate for the U.S. Senate in 2010. The only announced Democratic candidate for the seat being vacated by Senator Byron L. Dorgan (DNL-ND) is state Senator Tracy Potter (DNL-ND).

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     California Governor - Experienced Outsider: California Attorney General Edmond G. "Jerry" Brown, Jr. (D-CA) announced his candidacy for governor saying that the budgetary crisis in the Golden State requires someone with the experience to handle the job but with an outsider's mentality.

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     Alternative Party News - Minnesota Governor: Public Relations executive Tom Horner (Ind-MN) won the gubernatorial endorsement of Minnesota Independence Party. Horner received 50% of the vote of participants of the party's online caucus, compared to Rob Hahn's (Ind-MN) 16% and former Senate nominee John T. Uldrich's (Ind-MN) 4%.

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     Utah Governor - Salary Cut: Democratic gubernatorial candidate Peter Corroon (D-UT) called on Governor Gary R. Herbert (R-UT) to support legislation that would shrink the governor's pay by ten percent. "Utahns are suffering. Our state leaders need to set the example and do what is right," said the Salt Lake County Mayor.

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     New York 15th District - Stepping Down: U.S. Representative Charles B. Rangel (D-NY) agreed to temporarily step down as chair of the House Ways and Means Committee until the House ethics committee has completed its investigation of him. Last week the ethics committee cleared Representatives Norm DicksM (D-WA), Marcy Kaptur (D-OH), James Moran (D-VA), Todd Tiahrt (R-KS), Peter Visclosky (D-IN) and Bill Young (R-FL) of the allegation that they steered no-bid contracts to clients of PMA Group in exchange for large campaign donations from those contractors. But Rangel was singled out for admonishment after failing to report gifts in the form of reimbursement for travels. The committee said that Rangel should have known about the contribution and therefore was responsible. The committee continues to investigate Rangel's failure to report income from rental property on his taxes.

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     Illinois 8th District - In the Interest of Full Foreclosure: Republican congressional nominee Joe Walsh (R-IL), who has been campaigning on the issue of fiscal restraint, was evicted from his downtown condominium last fall. The two-bedroom unit went into foreclosure in 2008. Walsh claim that the "experience helped me gain a better appreciation for the very real economic anxieties felt by 8th District families, many of whom are just a paycheck or two away from facing similar difficulties."
     But party leaders are not happy that the TEA Party activists concealed his financial problems. Gene Dawson (R-IL), a member of Illinois' 8th Congressional District Republican central committee said he wished he knew about Walsh's foreclosure before the primary. "I feel very strongly that any candidate for any elected position should disclose anything and everything that could be detrimental so they can go forward with a clear conscience. I do not know what prevented Joe from disclosing the issue," said Dawson.

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     Alternative Party News - New York 25th District: Republican congressional candidate Ann Marie Buerkle (R-NY) has won the endorsement of the New York Conservative Party for her campaign for the New York's 25th Congressional DistrictStory Here. Your Comments Here.

     Poll Updates: Updated poll information has been posted. New polls were posted in the following races: Georgia Governor, Georgia Senate, New York Senate and Oklahoma 2nd District.

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     Politicians Do the Strangest Things - Say No More: Wyoming legislators have proposed a state law adopting "cowboy ethics." Supposedly based on the Code of the West, the law would stress the importance of living with courage, keeping promises, finishing what you start and saying more by talking less.

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     And the Nominees Are . . . : The heralded TEA Party revolution failed to materialize yesterday. No incumbent was defeated in the Texas primaries and no TEA Party challengers was even able to break through the 20% mark. Governor Rick Perry (R-TX) beat back a challenge by U.S. Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX) and conservative activist Debra Medina (R-TX), winning the Republican nomination for a third term without the need of a run-off. Democrats were embarrassed when Kesha Rogers (D-TX), a follower of political extremist Lyndon LaRouche, won the Democratic nomination in Texas's 22nd Congressional District.

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     Illinois Senate: U.S. Representative Mark S. Kirk (R-IL) says that the fate of state Treasurer Alexander "Alexi" Giannoulias' (D-IL) family's bank should be an issue of concern in the Illinois Senate contest.

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     Louisiana Senate: While Stephanie Gregory Clifford's (I-LA) Senate exploratory committee is still in good standing with the state the adult movie actress, better known as Stormy Daniels, has yet to reestablish residency in Louisiana, which would be a requirement if she plans to challenge U.S. Senator David Vitter (R-LA).

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     New York Senate: In the end, it should come to no surprise that former U.S. Representative Harold E. Ford, Jr. (D-NY) decided not to challenge U.S. Senator Kirsten E. Gillibrand (D-NY) in the Democratic primary. The same dynamics that convinced Representatives Steve Israel (D-NY), Carolyn McCarthy and Carolyn Maloney (D-NY) not to run would still be in place for the former Tennessean.

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     Michigan Governor: Former Congressman John J. H. "Joe" Schwarz (R-MI) is forming a gubernatorial exploratory committee. Schwarz is abandoning his affiliation with the Republican Party and plans to run as an independent.

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     Michigan Governor: Democratic gubernatorial candidate Andy Dillon (D-MI) says that he does not plan on stepping down from his position of State House Speaker while campaigning, unless a conflict arises that would prevent him from doing the job.

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     Illinois 11th District: Republican congressional nominee Adam Kinzinger (R-IL) may be backing away from the promise he made during the primary not to engage in name calling during his race against U.S. Representative Debbie Halvorson (R-IL). During a recent TEA Party rally Kinzinger held up a T-shirt with the word the word "Socialism" with a circle and a large line drawn diagonally though it.

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     Poll Updates: Updated poll information has been posted. New polls were posted in the following races: Florida Senate Primary, Georgia Governor, Kansas Governor, New York Governor, New York Senate, Oklahoma Senate Pennsylvania Senate and Rhode Island Governor.

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     If It is a Tuesday . . . : It is election day in Texas and Republican incumbents across the state face primary challenges from TEA Party activists n the first test of the ideological battle within the GOP. The premiere question is whether Governor Rick Perry (R-TX) will win re-nomination without a run-off against either U.S. Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX) or Debra Medina (R-TX).

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     Arkansas Senate: The initial reaction to Arkansas Lieutenant Governor Bill Halter's (D-AR) decision to challenge U.S. Senator Blanche Lambert Lincoln (D-AR) for the Democratic nomination is a belief that this will actually help the incumbent reinforce her image with general election voters as a moderate.

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     New York Governor: After withstanding pressure from party activists and the White House, the decision by Governor David A. Paterson (D-NY) not to seek re-election was anti-climatic. Attorney General Andrew M. Cuomo (D-NY) is expected to enter the race, but will delay any announcement until he has completed his pending investigation of Paterson and state Senate Majority Leader Pedro Espada, Jr. (D-NY).

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     Tennessee Governor: State Senate Minority Leader James F. Kyle, Jr. (D-TN) dropped out of the race for the Democratic gubernatorial nomination leaving former House Majority Leader Kim McMillan (D-TN) and businessman Mike McWherter (D-TN) as the only major candidates still in the race.

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     Georgia Governor: U.S. Representative Nathan Deal (R-GA) announced that he would resign his seat in Congress to pursue his gubernatorial ambition.

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     Poll Updates: Updated poll information has been posted. New polls were posted in the following races: Florida Senate Primary, Georgia Governor, Kansas Governor, New York Governor, New York Senate, Oklahoma Senate, Pennsylvania Governor, Pennsylvania Senate and Rhode Island Governor.

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     Poll Updates: Updated poll information has been posted. New polls were posted in the following races: Delaware House, Delaware Senate, Maryland Governor, Maryland Senate, Massachusetts Governor, Michigan Governor, Nevada Governor, Nevada Senate, North Carolina Senate and South Dakota Governor.

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