39 Congressional Representatives Earn A+ From Americans For Prosperity

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Todd Akin
Justin Amash
Mo Brooks
Ann Marie Buerkle
Dan Burton
Steve Chabot
Jason Chaffetz
Mike Coffman
Jeff Flake
John Fleming
Trent Franks
Scott Garrett (From New Jersey! Yay!!!)
Trey Gowdy
Tom Graves
Andy Harris
Wally Herger
Tim Huelskamp
Bill Huizenga
Jim Jordan
Raul Labrador
Doug Lamborn
Jeff Landry
Cynthia Lummis
Tom McClintock
Patrick McHenry
Donald Manzullo
Kenny Marchant
Mick Mulvaney
Randy Neugebauer
Mke Pence
Benjamin Quayle
Reid Ribble
Jean Schmidt
Dave Schweikert
Steve Southerland
Marlin Stutzman
Tim Walberg
Joe Walsh
Joe Wilson

Congratulations to them and congratulations to you if you are luck enough to have one of these people as your representative in congress.

Source: Americans For Prosperity

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Pennsylvania May Do Away With Winner-Takes-All in Electoral College

Pileggi says he wants to change that “winner-take-all system,” and guide the system used in Maine and Nebraska through Pennsylvania’s Legislature this fall, before the 2012 presidential votes are cast. Republicans in both chambers say the bill has a strong chance of moving fast enough to be approved for next year.

“The system we have now, is a winner-take-all system, the system I am proposing would more precisely conform the electoral college to the popular vote and it would make the presidential election more relevant across the state, give voters more of a sense that they are active participants in the presidential election.”

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California: McNerney has Slight Lead Over Harmer

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Democratic Rep. Jerry McNerney inched his way toward re-election as updated counts Friday showed him with a slim 548-vote lead over opponent and GOP nominee David Harmer.

But the outcome is still a long way from settled.

The gap represents a tiny 0.3 percentage points of the 176,108 votes counted in the 11th Congressional District, which remains one of nine House races nationwide still too close to call. The four county elections offices within the 11th District are plowing through the uncounted mail-in and provisional ballots but thousands of votes remain to be processed.

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Maine: Portland Press Herald Endorses Dean Scontras

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But Scontras is right that our tax system is too complex, and also correct in saying his opponent's ads wrongly describe the fair tax as an added level of taxation when it is intended to replace the income tax instead.
Scontras has downplayed the social issues that once were central to his campaign to focus on economic recovery. That should make him more palatable to independent voters.
He deserves to be. We endorse Dean Scontras for Maine's 1st Congressional District seat.

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California: Pro-Marijuana Vote Plummeting

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California's marijuana legalization ballot initiative, Proposition 19, is trailing badly, according to a new Los Angeles Times/USC poll, which found likely voters opposing it 51% to 39%.

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California: Cecilia Iglesias Turns Loretta Sanchez / Van Tran Race into a Toss-Up

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California: Fiorina Leads Boxer by 1

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California Survey of 750 Likely Voters
September 6, 2010  

Election 2010: California Senate
Carly Fiorina (R)	48%
Barbara Boxer (D)	47%
Some other candidate	2%
Not Sure	3%

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California: Whitman Leads Brown by 8 pts

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August 24, 2010

Election 2010: California Governor
Meg Whitman (R)	48%
Jerry Brown (D)	40%
Some Other Candidate	6%
Not Sure	6%

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Some Other Candidate	9%
Not Sure	9%

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Steve Poizner (R)	32%
Jerry Brown (D)	50%
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Not Sure	8%

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California: Whitman Leads Brown, Campbell Leads Boxer

General Election Matchup: Governor (1,102 LVs, 3/9-16, MoE +/- 3%)
Whitman 44 (+8 vs. last poll, 1/12-19)
Brown 41 (-2)
Und 17 (-6)

Brown 46 (+2)
Poizner 31 (+2)
Und 23 (-4)

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Campbell 44 (+3)
The Box 43 (-2)
Und 13 (-1)

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California: Tom Campbell Trails The Box by 2 pts

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March 11, 2010

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Carly Fiorina (R)	40%
Barbara Boxer (D)	46%
Some other candidate	4%
Not Sure	10%

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Chuck DeVore (R)	40%
Barbara Boxer (D)	46%
Some other candidate	4%
Not Sure	9%

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Tom Campbell (R)	41%
Barbara Boxer (D)	43%
Some other candidate	6%
Not Sure	10%

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California Survey of 500 Likely Voters
February 15, 2010

Election 2010: California Governor
Meg Whitman (R)	43%
Jerry Brown (D)	43%
Some Other Candidate	6%
Not Sure	8%

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Steve Poizner (R)	34%
Jerry Brown (D)	46%
Some Other Candidate	7%
Not Sure	13%

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Dianne Feinstein (D)	45%
Some Other Candidate	2%
Not Sure	9%

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Steve Poizner (R)	36%
Dianne Feinstein (D)	48%
Some Other Candidate	5%
Not Sure	11%

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California: Fiorina Within 4 pts of Boxer

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California Survey of 500 Likely Voters
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Carly Fiorina (R)	41%
Barbara Boxer (D)	45%
Other	7%
Not Sure	7%

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Massachusetts: Deval Patrick in Trouble

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Election 2010: Massachusetts Governor
Christy Mihos (R)	41%
Deval Patrick (D)	40%
Some other candidate	10%
Not sure	9%

Election 2010: Massachusetts Governor
Charlie Baker (R)	36%
Deval Patrick (D)	41%
Some other candidate	12%
Not sure	11%

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The Republicans were essentially threatened and terrorized against voting for revenue. Now [some] are facing recalls. They operate under a terrorist threat: "You vote for revenue and your career is over." I don't know why we allow that kind of terrorism to exist. I guess it's about free speech, but it's extremely unfair.

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Americans Against California Handout: 59 to 24

Forty-eight percent (48%) say it would be better for the economy to let California go bankrupt rather than provide federal bailouts. Just 38% said it would be better to provide federal subsidies so the state can continue to pay its bills and provide services.
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California: Boxer Leads Schwarzenegger and Fiorina in Senate Race

Schwarzenegger (R)	34%
Boxer (D)	50%
Other	12%
Not Sure	4%

Fiorina (R)	38%
Boxer (D)	47%
Other	10%
Not Sure	5%

Rasmussen Reports