Monday, October 1, 2012
Republicans bet the House on staying on offense
If the GOP’s House majority is in jeopardy, somebody forgot to tell the National Republican Congressional Committee.
The NRCC, the committee charged with keeping Republicans in control of the House, is spending nearly as much on offensive opportunities as on defense so far this cycle. That’s despite Democrats’ predictions that they could take 25 seats from Republicans and regain the majority.
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Obama, Romney in tight race nationally as first debate looms
On the eve of their first presidential debate, President Obama leads or is at parity with Mitt Romney on virtually every major issue and attribute in what remains a competitive general election, according to a new Washington Post-ABC News poll.
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Gov. John Kasich makes a comeback in Ohio
Even as Mitt Romney’s fortunes in Ohio appear to have taken a turn for the worse, another Republican is riding high in the Buckeye State.
It’s once-embattled Gov. John Kasich (R).
Less than a year after he lost a big fight with the state’s labor unions on a ballot referendum (and acknowledged the defeat in very candid fashion), Kasich’s political brand is on the rise. A new Washington Post poll, in fact, suggests he’s now among the more popular governors in the country.
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Downballot Dems: Ryan worse than Romney
That Democrats are airing TV ads tying downballot Republican candidates to the GOP presidential ticket is nothing new.
That those ads more often feature GOP vice presidential nominee Paul Ryan than presidential nominee Mitt Romney is somewhat unexpected.
Democrats in a total of seven non-presidential races this year have run ads attacking Ryan, according to Kantar Media/CMAG, which tracks TV ads. Several of those are ads run by the party’s House campaign arm, the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee.
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Paul Ryan to kick off three-day debate camp in Virginia next week
Republican vice presidential nominee Paul Ryan will spend three days in the battleground state of Virginia next week preparing for his upcoming debate against Vice President Biden, a campaign aide confirmed Saturday afternoon.
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