Southern State Shows White Male Democrat is About as Viable as Smallpox at This Time

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I would also add white MARRIED women to this vanishing group of Democrats. Anyway, here's what they have to say:

Roger Jones, Tommy Ragland and Mark Craig, Billy Bell and Jim Smith are all white male Democrats holding local elected offices - a categorization that now puts them on the endangered species list.
Men like them once ruled the Earth - or at least politics in Alabama and Madison County - but the atmosphere and the electorate have changed.
A local Democratic Party leader and three elected Democrats have their own ideas about why their numbers are dwindling. Tagging local Democrats with labels associated with the national Democratic Party's position on issues is chief among the reasons cited.

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Republicans Likely to Take Over Senate in 2012

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But the Democrats’ chances of holding the Senate aren’t particularly good. Right now Republicans hold 47 of the 100 seats; if they win the presidency, they would need to pick up three more seats to have a majority. As of today, they are favored to pick up two Democratic seats. Two Republican seats are tossups, along with six Democratic seats. If we assume Democrats pick off one of the two Republican tossups, and that Republican pick off half of the Democratic tossups, Republicans would have a 51-49 majority.

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Creepy: 42 percent of Americans Support Quota System for Public Office Instead of Free Elections

Women are evenly divided on this matter, with 42 per cent calling for a quota system, and 41 per cent opposing the idea.
A quota to boost female participation in public office is more popular among respondents aged 18 to 34 (40%) and supporters of the Democratic Party (43%).
Majorities of respondents over the age of 55 (62%), Republicans (64%) and Independents (53%) oppose the idea of setting up quotas for women candidates.

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Overlooked: GOP Makes Historic Gains in State Legislatures

Republicans matched their historic victories in Congress with a sweep of state legislative chambers across the country Tuesday, a feat which will have considerable bearing on the next election.
The GOP picked up at least 19 chambers and hundreds of seats, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures -- though the tally is not final and Republican recruitment arm GOPAC pegs the party's chamber pickups at about 23. In several states, Republicans took control of both chambers and the governor's seat. 

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Greece Ready to Lurch Backwards

What party would you support in Greece’s next general election?
(Decided Voters)

Pan-Hellenic Socialist Movement (PASOK)	42.3%
New Democracy (ND)	34.8%
Communist Party of Greece (KKE)	8.2%
People’s Orthodox Alarm (LAOS)	6.2%
Coalition of the Radical Left (SYR)	4.1%
Ecologist Greens (OP)	2.3%
Other parties	2.1%

Source: MARC / Alpha TV
Methodology: Interviews with 1,001 Greek adults, conducted from Sept. 14 to Sept. 17, 2009. No margin of error was provided.

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Great Britain: Conservatives Keep Large Lead Over Labour

If there were a general election tomorrow, which party would you vote for?

	Sept. 11	Aug. 14	Jul. 17
Conservative	41%	42%	42%
Labour	27%	28%	25%
Liberal Democrats	17%	18%	18%
Other	15%	13%	15%

Source: YouGov

Methodology: Online interviews with 2,009 British voters, conducted on Sept. 10 and Sept. 11, 2009. No margin of error was provided.

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United Kingdom: Conservatives Continue to Hold Strong Lead

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If there were a general election tomorrow, which party would you vote for?

	Aug. 28	Aug. 14	Jul. 17
Conservative	42%	42%	42%
Labour	28%	28%	25%
Liberal Democrats	17%	18%	18%
Other	13%	13%	15%

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British Want Televised Election Debates

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Do you support or oppose holding a televised debate featuring the leaders of the three main parties—Labour, Conservatives and Liberal Democrats—before the next general election?

Support	76%
Oppose	12%
Not sure	13%

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2010 makes Democrats nervous

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Although few Democratic officials have concluded that it's time to start panicking, there are disturbing political trends developing right at the time that members are starting to think seriously about the midterm elections.

The outlines of a significant political problem have emerged: the possibility that the White House simultaneously disillusions liberal Democrats and angers Republicans.

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Texas: Perry Leads Hutchison by 10

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Survey of 776 Likely Republican Primary Voters
July 15, 2009

Election 2010: Texas Governor Republican Primary
Perry	46%
Hutchison	36%
Other	5%
Not sure	14%

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Republicans Gain Largest Generic Ballot Lead Over Democrats in Recent Years

Date	Dem	GOP
08-02-09	38%	43%
07-26-09	39%	42%
07-19-09	38%	42%
07-12-09	37%	40%
07-05-09	38%	41%
06-28-09	39%	41%
06-21-09	41%	39%
06-14-09	39%	39%
06-07-09	40%	40%
05-31-09	38%	37%

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4 Lap Dog Democrats Cave In

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There's a few still hanging on though. In the end, the few Democrats that stand strong against the Socialist Health Bill will be the ones to watch out for in 2011. They will be the most likely congressmen to switch parties if the Republicans gain control of the House in 2010 or come close to doing so.

The Energy and Commerce Committee will resume its markup of healthcare legislation Wednesday afternoon under a deal between Blue Dogs and House leaders, but there will be no floor vote on the legislation before August.

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Americans Now Support Republicans for Congress

Date	Dem	GOP
06-28-09	39%	41%
06-21-09	41%	39%
06-14-09	39%	39%
06-07-09	40%	40%
05-31-09	38%	37%

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Republicans Take Lead in Congressional Ballot

Date	Dem	GOP
06-28-09	39%	41%
06-21-09	41%	39%
06-14-09	39%	39%
06-07-09	40%	40%
05-31-09	38%	37%

Source: Rasmussen Reports