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I'm posting this for a friend and FR Lurker Go on to the Howey Political Report and vote for my predecessor as Harrison County GOP chairman (and the current 9th District GOP Chairman), Larry Shickles, in the poll for most influential political party chairman. Scroll down a bit, the poll is over on the right. Howey Political Report It'd be nice for a guy from Harrison County (and southern Indiana more generally) to do well in that poll. Larry is the only Republican from southern Indiana listed. This year, Larry has done a lot of work in the 9th District...

Democrats hoping to retake control of the US government glimpsed the beginnings of a possible comeback overnight, after major defeats for Republicans in election contests across the United States. California's action-hero-turned-Republican-Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger suffered a stinging repudiation at the polls on Tuesday, failing to win approval for any of four referendum measures he proposed. With national balloting looming next year and a presidential election in 2008, Tuesday's setbacks are viewed as a bad omen for President George W. Bush's floundering party, and consequently are a hopeful sign for opposition Democrats eager to reclaim the White House and US Congress. "With...