Scott Walker and the Strange Rise in Recall Elections
Recall elections have become increasingly common in the past three decades, so don't be surprised if other states join Wisconsin by trying to oust their leaders this year.
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The former president blurted out his support for his party's nominee, only to be greeted with ungrateful silence in return.
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Recall elections have become increasingly common in the past three decades, so don't be surprised if other states join Wisconsin by trying to oust their leaders this year.
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The president visits a D.C. deli and brings a bite to eat to a meeting with Congressional leaders.
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Are these 12 freshman members of Congress from the "Tea Party" class of 2010 the biggest traitors to conservative causes?
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Is the Garden State big enough for two outsize political personalities?
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The administration opens itself up to jokes by linking the president to his predecessors in their White House bios.
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Paul is staying in the race to pursue a set of concessions from the Republican Party and its nominee -- but he's not offering anything in return.
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A few promising signs -- which may not lead to anything but -- who knows? -- just might.
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Forget the entrenched narrative. Most voters are just tuning in, so the candidates are a blank slate for them.
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The crew behind Auto-Tune the News provides a handy guide to what the presumptive Republican nominee likes, and what he doesn't (vampires).
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After populating his Twitter feed with hundreds of conservatives, John Hinderaker concludes conservatives dominate the medium.
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Perhaps he'll run again in 2016. Or become head of the International Olympic Committee. Or just obsessively work out.
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Politicians respond to money, poll numbers, electoral strategy, and constant pressure from demanding supporters who care about results.
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The libertarian congressman doesn't want his supporters to stop crusading for liberty, but he needs them to recognize the fight for the nomination is over.
I think Obama will lose seven or eight votes because of his stand on marriage equality. I think about two of those votes will be black people who claimed to support him but never really did.
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Youth support for the president may have slipped since four years ago, but he was treated like a rockstar during a commencement address.
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