For more than half a century, the reigning ethos in Washington was neatly articulated in the succinct wisdom of Speaker Sam Rayburn, words imparted to freshmen members of Congress when they first arrived in the nation’s capital: “If you want to get along, go along.” A sprawling congressional office building is named after the former [...]
The first wave of exit polls Tuesday told us what the pre-election polls did: voters are unhappy with the way the federal government is working and majorities have negative views of both major parties, according to the Associated Press. The economy is by far and away the overriding issue of the campaign, with a bout [...]
The first wave of exit polls Tuesday told us what the pre-election polls did: voters are unhappy with the way the federal government is working and majorities have negative views of both major parties, according to the Associated Press. The economy is by far and away the overriding issue of the campaign, with a bout [...]
MANCHESTER, N.H. — Voters in New Hampshire are known for their independence, their discriminative natures when it comes to political candidates, and their unpredictability. All of those attributes could be on display here Tuesday. Despite the national trend that is expected to sweep Republicans into office, the most recent polling indicates New Hampshire voters are [...]
MANCHESTER, N.H. — Voters in New Hampshire are known for their independence, their discriminative natures when it comes to political candidates, and their unpredictability. All of those attributes could be on display here Tuesday. Despite the national trend that is expected to sweep Republicans into office, the most recent polling indicates New Hampshire voters are [...]
California’s long-running love affair with “direct democracy” will be tested in the November election as entrepreneurs and interest groups seek voter approval of nine initiatives, two of which have national implications. Proposition 23 would suspend California’s unique global warming law, which seeks to cut the state’s greenhouse gas emissions to 1990 levels by 2020. The [...]
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