Congresswoman Judy Chu is coming to Claremont on Friday. Chu, first elected to Congress in 2009, will be running in Claremont’s newly constructed 27th Congressional district and will likely become our next Congressional representative.
Wisconsin Democrats recently won an astonishing victory in the battle against conservative Republican Governor Scott Walker. The Port Side interviewed the Democratic chairman of Door County about the recall vote.
Mississippi voters failed to pass a very restrictive abortion/birth control bill, Wisconsin voters repealed a law that took away collective bargaining rights, and Arizona voters recalled their governor who had passed a harsh immigration law.
What makes people vote as they do. Political beliefs are often linked with something entirely unrelated. One study explored the connection between sports people watch and the party they vote for.
If the GOP loses more house seats (which seems unlikely, seeing as most “moderate” districts have elected a Dem) and the Dems gain enough Senate seats to put them at a filibuster proof majority (which seems not only likely, but probable) in 2010, Rush Limbaugh will certainly be a major catalyst. The talk show radio [...]
According to Democrats, the de-facto head of the GOP is neither RNC Chair Michael Steele, NRSC Chair John Cornyn, nor NRCC Chair Pete Sessions. It’s Rush Limbaugh. Politico reports that with Democrats increasingly painting the conservative talk radio mogul as the Republican Party’s leader, Congressional Republicans are struggling to distance themselves from Rush without alienating [...]
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