Four years ago, young voters turned out big for Barack Obama, helping power the coalition which propelled him to the White House. Now, with signs that so-called Millennials are starting to once again line up for the president, Obama and his allies think they’ve found an issue to keep these young voters in the Democrats’ corner. Obama made a surprise appearance on Jimmy Fallon’s late night TV program to have a little fun — but also to warn about...
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Enviro Group: By Forcing Riders, Republicans Breaking Their Own ‘Pledge To America’
By pushing a number of unrelated policy riders on spending bills and other key legislation, Republicans are breaking one of the promises they made to voters which helped them take control of the House of Representatives, a spokeswoman for a Washington environmental group charges. By attaching conservative policy provisions on “must-pass legislation,” Republicans have broken their own “Pledge to America,” a list of promises they issued ahead of the 2010 midterm elections which turned the House back to GOP...
Rove-Funded Attacks Have Begun, Senate Dems Say; Warren Hit For Her OWS Support
Crossroads GPS, the shadowy conservative organization which former Bush White House aide Karl Rove helped found, has launched $1.8 million in advertising attacking five Democratic Senate candidates, including Elizabeth Warren in Massachusetts, according to the arm of the Democratic Party tasked with electing Democrats to the Senate. The attacks come a full year ahead of the 2012 elections, in which Democrats will be defending their small Senate majority against a Republican onslaught. Crossroads GPS, which spent heavily on attack...
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