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...This young man has set Illinois on fire and set America on fire. He's the future of the Democratic Party!" said Gwen Moore, a Democrat running for Congress, when she introduced Obama at a rally for Senator Russ Feingold in Milwaukee, Wis., on Oct. 9. By then, Obama45 points ahead of his opponent, Republican Alan Keyeswas spending much of his time campaigning for other politicians. On this bright Saturday morning in a swing state, Moore could be forgiven for getting carried away. "He's all of us! He's not black! He's not white...
Elections are not just about votes. They're also about symbols. And for Senate Republicans, minority leader Tom Daschle has long been Moby Dick. Here was a Democrat from a solidly Republican state, South Dakota, who not only couldn't be defeated but also seemed to emerge from each legislative and electoral battle bigger and more powerful. So when John Thune arrives in Washington next year, he will not be just another freshman Senator. He will be a conquering hero--the man who vanquished the G.O.P.'s 18-year obsession...
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Agriculture is always a hot issue in Colorado, and rural voters tend to like Republicans. But from the start of this year's U.S. Senate race, it was clear that Democrat Ken Salazar, 49, had a lot of appeal for Colorado farmers and ranchers, largely because he's one of them. His Republican rival, Peter Coors, went to Phillips Exeter Academy and Cornell University and grew up in a family that hobnobbed with the Reagans and Du Ponts. Salazar's family members, by contrast, have been Colorado farmers since the 1800s. He grew up on a remote ranch...
...past, Bloom has been labeled a conservative by some for his defense of canonical Western writers against postmodern and deconstructionist critics in recent years. (For the record, he calls himself a “left-wing Democrat, whatever that means these days...