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Journal Lambasts Menendez for Trying to Save Bank, Buries Key Facts

By | 02.09.10 | 11:40 am

Sen. Robert Menendez (D-N.J.), who chairs the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, is under fire in The Wall Street Journal today for a poorly written letter drafted by a legislative assistant and likely signed by the office auto-pen.

In his letter to the Fed July 21, Mr. Menendez said

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RNC Poll of NJ/VA: All About Turnout

By | 11.12.09 | 4:54 pm

The Republican National Committee has made available two lengthy voter surveys conducted in New Jersey and Virginia as Republican candidates were winning gubernatorial races there last week. There’s a lot in there, including message-testing on anti-health care reform and cap-and-trade arguments, but this part really jumped out at me. More…

All of a Sudden, a Referendum on Obama

By | 11.06.09 | 9:32 am

In Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele’s statement on  the new unemployment rate of 10.2 percent, he argues that “it is time the Obama administration stop spreading their phony ‘saved or created’ talking points and start creating the dependable jobs America needs”:

President Obama promised jobs during his campaign for

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A GOP Disappointment in California

By | 11.04.09 | 10:51 am

Republicans have real bragging rights to the election results in Virginia and New Jersey. But I’m still struck by how the National Republican Congressional Committee spun last night’s two congressional races by talking about the governor’s races, not NY-23 and CA-10. In California, a lot of conservatives saw an opportunity More…

Steele: Elections a Referendum on Democratic Policies, Not President

By | 11.04.09 | 10:40 am

A buoyant Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele, speaking this morning to reporters about last night’s election results, declared, “The Republican renaissance has begun.”

He praised the volunteer efforts to get Bob McDonnell and Chris Christie elected as governors in Virginia and New Jersey, respectively, saying, “Our folks are fired More…

Michael Steele on Christie Win

By | 11.03.09 | 11:01 pm

More end zone dancing from the Republican National Committee chairman:

“Tonight, Chris Christie exceeded all expectations by charging to victory in the heart of Democrat country.  I would like to extend my sincere congratulations to Chris on becoming New Jersey’s next governor and in a special way I congratulate Kim

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Christie Wins in New Jersey

By | 11.03.09 | 10:16 pm

On MSNBC just now, Larry O’Donnell announced that NBC is calling the New Jersey governor’s race for Republican Chris Christie. With 74 percent of the votes counted, Christie leads 50 percent to Gov. Jon Corzine’s (D) 44 percent, with 5 percent for Independent Chris Daggett.

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Conservatives Ready to Claim Election Day Victory

By | 11.02.09 | 6:00 am

WATERTOWN, N.Y. — Conservatives declared victory in the 2009 off-year elections four days before voters went the polls. With the withdrawal of Dede Scozzafava, the embattled moderate Republican candidate, from the special election in New York’s 23rd Congressional District, activists and organizers are toasting a shocking victory over the Republican More…

NJ-Gov: Christie Slips, Leads Narrowly

By | 10.29.09 | 4:14 pm

The other highly watched Research 2000/Daily Kos poll result casts the New Jersey gubernatorial race the way that everyone else is casting it — a tie, with Gov. Jon Corzine’s (D-N.J.) fate depending on base turnout and the strength of independent candidate Chris Daggett. In this poll, his support More…

NJ-Gov: Is Corzine Winning?

By | 10.28.09 | 11:58 am

I’m hearing some smart Republican pushback to today’s Quinnipiac Poll – given its record in the state, one of the more credible surveys — showing Gov. Jon Corzine (D-N.J.) pulling out of a year-long rut and leading Republican candidate Chris Christie by five points.

The main Republican critique of More…