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...folks really do know how to make a campaign work," said the eighth district's current Congressman, Rep. Joseph P. Kennedy II (D-Brighton), who made a surprise appearance at yesterday's stand...
...seats in the House -- a gain without historical precedent for the party that holds the White House. "This was the Republicans? election to lose," says TIME Washington correspondent Jay Branegan, "and it appears they have." Heading up the GOP casualties: outspoken New York Senator Al D?Amato, unseated by Rep. Chuck Schumer despite spending a record-breaking $22 million; California challenger Matt Fong, who failed to oust Sen. Barbara Boxer; and in North Carolina, the ultraconservative Lauch Faircloth, who lost out to John Edwards in a bellwether race that Democrats were watching closely. Few will doubt that they succeeded beyond...
...message has gotten out this year more thantwo years ago because there have been so manyforums and debates," agrees Hyde, whounsuccessfully ran against Rep. Joseph P. KennedyII (D-Brighton...
Capuano is coming off a hard-fought primary election, with more than 10 candidates vying for the seat formerly held by John F. Kennedy '40 and recently relinquished by Rep. Joseph P. Kennedy II (D-Brighton). Given the Democratic Party's lock on the seat in past decades, Capuano is virtually assured...
...even the Republican leadership concedes that November 3 is going to be won or lost on state-specific issues. "This is clearly an 'all politics is local' kind of election," said GOP campaign boss Senator Mitch McConnell. "I never did believe it was a referendum on Bill Clinton," added Rep. John Linder (R-Ga.). Linder and other party luminaries expect a 10-to-15-seat Republican gain in the House next Tuesday. Anything less than that, and Clinton will be able to claim he's bridged another divide -- whether or not his eleventh-hour stump-speech schtick had anything...