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Obama Picks Florida Congresswoman to Head DNC
By not in system - AOL NewsWASHINGTON -- Debbie Wasserman Schultz, a congresswoman from South Florida and a key White House defender, was chosen by President Barack Obama on Tuesday to become chairwoman of the Democratic National Committee. Obama picked the four-term lawmaker from South Florida to succeed Tim Kaine, who earlier Tuesday announced he would seek a Senate seat in Virginia. The move elevates Wasserman Schultz to a crucial role as Obama looks toward a re-election campaign that will use the DNC to define his likely Republican rivals. Alex Wong, Getty Images Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz was chosen ...
Former Democratic Gov. Tim Kaine Mulling Senate Race in Virginia?
By Tom Diemer - Politics DailyDemocrats are holding their breath as former Virginia Gov. Tim Kaine prepares to meet this week with President Obama to discuss a possible bid for the Senate after Democrat Jim Webb announced he would not seek reelection in 2012. Kaine, who is chairman of the Democratic National Committee, insisted earlier he wasn't interested in running for the Senate -- but that was before Webb said he'd had enough after just one term. Kaine told the Richmond Times-Dispatch he was flattered by the interest in his potential candidacy, which includes "DraftKaine" websites. He is scheduled to attend a ...
Democrats Pick Charlotte: Southern Charm Meets Political Steel
By Mary C. Curtis - Politics DailyIn the end, was it Southern charm or the lure of the number 15 – as in North Carolina's 15 electoral votes? That combination, along with a compelling story and city leaders who really, really wanted the 2012 Democratic National Convention pushed Charlotte past St. Louis, Minneapolis and Cleveland. "Reaching for tomorrow" -- Charlotte's slogan while campaigning for the convention – fittingly echoes the president's "win the future" State of the Union refrain. Charlotte welcomes its first national political convention and the international attention, the better to highlight the ...
Democrats Pick Charlotte, N.C., to Host 2012 Convention
By Lynn Sweet - Politics DailyThe Democratic National Committee has selected Charlotte, N.C., as the site of the party's 2012 presidential nominating convention. The DNC announced the selection for the 46th quadrennial gathering on Tuesday morning. Republicans earlier chose Tampa. In an e-mail to fellow Democrats, First Lady Michelle Obama said, "Charlotte is a city marked by its southern charm, warm hospitality and an 'up by the bootstraps' mentality that has propelled the city forward as one of the fastest growing in the South." She also noted that her first trip outside of Washington as first lady was to Fort Bragg, ...
Miscast as Party Leaders, Time for Michael Steele and Tim Kaine to Go?
By Jill Lawrence - Politics DailyRepublican Party chairman Michael Steele gave his fellow Republicans plenty of reasons for apoplexy in the last two years, and the first campaign to oust him is already under way. But let's face it, both party leaders were miscast. Tim Kaine, the former Virginia governor, became chairman of the Democratic National Committee under pressure from his good friend Barack Obama, even though he still had a year to go as governor of a purple swing state. The shared philosophy of the two men was evident not just in what they said at their news conference, but in the blue and red striped tie that Kaine ...
Did the Democrats' Loss of Faith Lose Them the House?
By David Gibson - Politics DailyOf the many reasons cited for the Election Day "shellacking" administered by Republicans to President Obama and the Democrats, perhaps none is as puzzling to political analysts -- or as maddening to religious progressives who put so much faith and work into Obama's success -- than the Democrats' failure to mobilize the Religious Left and reach out to conservative believers. To be sure, little was going the Democrats' way this fall, and it would have taken something on the order of an Old Testament miracle -- say, the sun standing still until employment numbers improved -- to forestall ...
Democratic, GOP Chairmen Dispute Impact of 'Wave' Election
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WASHINGTON (Oct. 24) -- The Republican Party chief on Sunday forecast a wave of anti-Democratic voting on Election Day while his Democratic counterpart said a strong get-out-the-vote effort would hold back losses and help keep Congress out of GOP hands. Nine days before elections that will decide whether President Barack Obama will face a Republican Congress, party chairman Michael Steele said he has seen a groundswell and energy behind GOP candidates as he has traveled around the country. "I think you are going to see a wave, an unprecedented wave on Election Day that is going to surprise a ...
GOP Government Shut Down? John Boehner Says 'Not the Goal'
By Patricia Murphy - Politics DailyHouse Minority Leader John Boehner said Thursday that a repeat of the 1995 government shutdown would not be on his agenda if he becomes the House speaker in November, despite such a warning by a Georgia lawmaker last week. Rep. Lynn Westmoreland (R-Ga.) told the Faith and Freedom Conference that Republicans would require the support of conservatives should the GOP need to take extreme measures to enact its agenda. "We have put Band-Aids on some things that need to be cleaned out. That is going to take some pain," he said. "If the government shuts down, we want you with us." But when Politics ...
Tim Kaine Urgently Calls Out Democratic Base
By Mary C. Curtis - Politics DailyDemocratic National Committee Chairman Tim Kaine praised the Democrats who have helped President Obama "do the heavy lifting" as he has tried to advance his agenda in a contentious political climate. So -- now that both parties have picked virtually all of their candidates for the November midterm elections -- Kaine is trying to do his part. He has to sell administration policies, point out weaknesses in GOP positions and, most of all, motivate the 2008 voters that elected Barack Obama. Kaine has been issuing statements after wins by Tea Party-backed candidates, hoping to paint the ...
Why Vulnerable Democrats Should Run Away From the Party
By Matt Lewis - Politics DailyOn "Fox News Sunday" this week, Democratic National Committee Chairman Tim Kaine said it would be "foolish" for Democrats to run away from their political party. But that, in fact, is exactly what is happening. With unemployment ticking up to 9.6 percent, and with Gallup showing Republicans taking an "unprecedented 10-point lead" in the generic ballot, running against the policies of President Barack Obama and Speaker Nancy Pelosi seems prudent. And several Democratic incumbents have taken this tack. For example, Rep. Joe Donnelly of Indiana ran a campaign ad bragging that he "voted against ...
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