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Intermountain West loosens its embrace of Democrats

Intermountain West loosens its embrace of Democrats: "When Barack Obama accepted his party's presidential nomination 18 months ago in a floodlighted football stadium in Denver, he pinned the hopes of a new Democratic ascendancy on the Intermountain West."

(Via Denver Post: All Political News.)

New Senate projections: GOP picks up 5

Nate Silver over at FiveThirtyEight.com has crunched the numbers and currently projects Republicans could pick up five to six seats in this November’s mid-term elections. A few factors are in play:(1) DELAWARE: Beau Biden, the vice president’s son, announced he will not run for his father’s seat. That increases the chances for Republican Rep. Mike Castle, [...]

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Gallup: Americans Agree with High Court’s Political Speech Ruling

A 57% majority of Americans believe campaign donations are a protected form of free speech, in line with the Supreme Court’s ruling Thursday on corporate campaign ads. At the same time, the majority think it is more important to limit campaign donations than to protect this free-speech right. Read more at GALLUP.com.

(Via 20 Pounds Of Headlines.)