GOP seeks answers in House election losses
May 18, 2008
Third House loss shakes GOP, raises fears for fall
The Associated Press - May 14, 2008
WASHINGTON (AP) — Stunned House Republicans vowed campaign changes Wednesday and debated the wisdom of attacking Democratic presidential front-runner Barack
House GOP unveils 'change' agenda for fall
CNN - May 14, 2008
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Sensing trouble in the fall, the House GOP leadership on Wednesday addressed recent losses in special Congressional elections by
The Bell Tolls For Thee, GOP
Houston Chronicle - May 14, 2008
As a follow-up to yesterday’s post on the special Congressional election in Mississippi, the results are complete, Democrat Travis Childers defeated
Dem beats Republican in a race that may predict November
CNN International - May 13, 2008
By Alexander Mooney (CNN) -- Based on early returns, CNN projects that Democrat Travis Childers defeated Republican Greg Davis in a Tuesday special election
Democrats snatch rock solid Republican stronghold
AFP - May 13, 2008
WASHINGTON (AFP) — Democrats on Tuesday grabbed a once rock-solid Republican congressional seat in the southern state of Mississippi, in a result that will
Mississippi House Race May Hold Clues For November
Wall Street Journal Blogs - May 13, 2008
The West Virginia presidential primary may be a foregone conclusion with Sen. Hillary Clinton expected to win by a big margin, but a lower profile—and more
Will House GOP Lose Deep South Seat?
CBS News - May 13, 2008
Democrat Travis Childers, the chancery clerk of northeast Mississippi's Prentiss County in Booneville, Miss. Childers will face Southaven, Miss.,
Republicans' losses raise concerns
PRESS TV - May 15, 2008
The Republicans' defeat in a special Congressional contest in Mississippi has triggered waves of anxiety across the troubled party.
Six ways the GOP can save itself
Politico - May 15, 2008
By JIM VANDEHEI & MIKE ALLEN | 5/15/08 4:25 AM EST Photo: AP Things are so ugly for the members of the GOP right now, it’s worth pondering their political
GOP To Continue Using Obama To Bash Down-Ticket Dems
TPM - May 14, 2008
By Eric Kleefeld - May 14, 2008, 3:34PM It looks like the GOP plans to continue its efforts to damage down-ticket Dems by tying them to Barack Obama -- even
The Bigger Story
Examiner.com - May 14, 2008
As noted, the Democratic primary last night in West Virginia was predictable. The bigger story was the runoff election between Democrat Travis Childers and
Surge of Obama Voters Wipe Out the GOP in Rural Missisippi
California Progress Report - May 14, 2008
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GOP loses another congressional seat
The Spokesman Review - May 14, 2008
AP JACKSON, Miss. – Mississippi Democrat Travis Childers won a special election to Congress on Tuesday, helping his party to a third victory in recent
Cazayoux, Childers and a Trickle of Change in Southern Politics
The Times-Picayune - NOLA.com - May 12, 2008
Following Democrat Dan Cazayoux's special House election victory in Louisiana's 6th Congressional District, which Republicans had held for over 30 years,
'Safe' Republican districts going to the Democrats
Vancouver Sun - May 15, 2008
WASHINGTON -- Why are some of the safest Republican districts in the United States voting for Democrats in 2008? It's the question despairing Republican
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