Word: democratization
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...Democrat Mark Green, the city?s public advocate and a lifelong politico, is currently in a statistical dead heat with newly-minted Republican Mike Bloomberg, a liberal-minded media mogul who switched parties when he realized he?d be quickly overshadowed in a crowded Democratic field. Both men have positions on many issues (education, gay rights, the environment) that are virtually indistinguishable. At least their campaign styles are different: While Bloomberg seeks to capitalize on his outsider status ("A leader, not a politician," blare his campaign ads), Green embraces his years as a local politician...
...Across the Hudson, Democrat Jim McGreevey holds a double-digit lead over Republican Bret Schundler in the race for New Jersey governor. Schundler, a former mayor of Jersey City, is leaning heavily on claims that his opponent will raise taxes. McGreevey, the current mayor of Woodbridge, hopes to appeal to left-leaning and centrist voters by portraying Schundler as an anti-choice, pro-gun conservative...
...latest polls give Democrat Mark Warner a very slight edge over Republican Mark Earley. In this race the Republicans hold the experience card; Earley is a former state attorney general, who warns that a Democratic governor will bring a tax hike. An old-fashioned Republican in an old-fashioned Republican state, Earley often shows up for campaign appearances wearing a business suit and cowboy boots...
...Wednesday night, a week after the e-mails, members of the club gathered in Harvard Hall to vote by secret ballot. Kastner, who could potentially have suffered a loss by an influx of non-Democrat Reed supporters heeding Bash’s e-mail, won the election...
...help make its argument, BMS added a slew of new lobbyists to its force, including GOP insider Haley Barbour. Longtime lobbying powerhouse Tommy Boggs took Bristol-Myers' CEO for sit-downs with lawmakers like John Dingell, the top- ranking Democrat on the House Energy and Commerce Committee. And BMS made headway in arguing that a measure to fix the loophole it was trying to create should not be part of the bill - or at least that BMS should be exempted. But when lawmakers figured out that dozens of other drugs could make the same argument as BMS, including products like...