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...theme to watch on this primary day is the fate of some famous political heirs. In New Jersey, Tom Kean, Jr., the son of former Republican Governor and 9/11 Commission Co-Chairman Tom Kean, is expected to grab the GOP nomination for governor. In Alabama, the son of the late Gov. George C. Wallace will probably win the Republican nomination for lieutenant governor. And in Iowa, the leading Democrat in the state's gubernatorial primary is Secretary of State Chet Culver, son of the state's longtime senator Dick Culver. If he wins, Culver would face Republican Congressman Jim Nussle...
...think the chances are excellent," said Connecticut Democrat Rosa DeLauro. The No. 2 Democrat in House, Whip Steny Hoyer, says some members of the GOP have already been coming up to him and saying they only wish he was in line to become Speaker rather than House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi, who disagrees with Republicans on even more issues than Hoyer. In a meeting with a handful of lawmakers and the Australian Prime Minister, California Republican David Drier, one of the closest allies to House Speaker Dennis Hastert, accidentally referred to "Speaker Pelosi," leading to chuckles from both Hastert...
...Pelosi told TIME last week, "It's not about the Republicans anymore, now [the voters] will make a judgment about us." As party leaders debate just how Democrats should present themselves as the alternative to the GOP, Pelosi has been pushing to talk more about their vision for the country and recently put out a list of initiatives Democrats would pursue were they to seize control: raising the minimum wage, cutting student loan interest rates, reducing government subsidies to oil companies and instituting so-called pay-as-you go budget principles, meaning every increase in spending would be offset...
...biggest issue of the day, Iraq, Democrats have said little that distinguishes them from the GOP. After two months of discussion earlier this year, the party announced a platform that offered little beyond pushing for the Iraqis to make moves toward their own sovereignty, a policy the Bush administration is already pursuing. And the loudest voices in the party on Iraq have been people pushing for an accelerated pullout, such as Pelosi and Senator John Kerry, which worries some strategists who think those positions reinforce the views of many Americans that Democrats aren't as strong on security issues...
...motivated on the abortion issue have been abortion opponents, which explains why congressional Republicans have worked so hard to put anti-abortion judges on the bench and passed restrictions on late-term abortions, and state legislatures have passed laws requiring parental notification for abortion. Those moves have excited the GOP base, but haven't caused much of a negative reaction from swing voters, because they haven't threatened the majority position on abortion...