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In late July, my discussions with Republican strategists and conservatives who were closely watching the 2010 House races yielded a list of “The Underfunded 20”:....

.....the DCCC has begun to pull funding for weaker candidates in districts across the country, in an effort salvage what they can heading into what is sure to be a miserable November for the Democrats. Here are just a few recent examples:....

By W. James Antle, III on 9.15.10 @ 6:11AM Win, lose or draw, Mike Castle was always heading into the Delaware Republican primary as a member of an endangered species. Conservative big game hunters like to call them "RINOs." The popular acronym for "Republican in Name Only" has emerged as one of the Tea Party movement's leading epithets of choice,....

Jim Geraghty May 19, 2010 10:00 A.M. Recapping Pennsylvania’s 12th The GOP’s Tim Burns dramatically underperformed in turning out his base. On Tuesday morning, Republicans who were closely watching the special election in Pennsylvania’s 12th Congressional District — once represented by John Murtha — did not offer ironclad, take-it-to-the-bank guarantees that their man Tim Burns was going to win. But they liked his chances, and expected him to at least run close to Democrat Mark Critz. The final tally wasn’t close: Critz won 53.4 percent to Burns’s 44.3 percent, with all precincts but one reporting. Critz won a bit more...

In his address last week, President Obama said he had talked to some doctors and learned that medical procedures were being done that may not be necessary due to fear of medical malpractice lawsuits, and he entertained the idea of tort reform, saying we could try it in some states with pilot projects. But there's no need for a pilot project. Texas enacted malpractice reform years ago. The president would benefit from a phone call to Texas Gov. Rick Perry (R)....

Zogby and Zogby/Reuters International according to Wall Street Journal online. Final poll Nov. 1st one day before election : Zogby Actual Difference Iowa Kerry +6% Bush +5% Bush +11% W. Virginia Bush +4.5% Bush +13% Bush +8.5% Florida Kerry +1% Bush +5% Bush +6% Wisconsin Kerry +7% Kerry +1% Bush +6% Tennessee Bush +3.3% Bush +3.3% Bush +6% Oregon Kerry +10% Kerry +4% Bush +6% Arkansas Bush +3.2% Bush +9% Bush +5.8% Washington Kerry +11.2% Kerry +7% Bush +4.2% Michigan Kerry +7% Kerry +3% Bush +4% New Hampshire Kerry +4.5% Kerry +1% Bush +3.5% Pennsylvania Kerry +5% Kerry +2% Bush...