October 10, 2008

With Election Near, a Populist Strain Tugs at the Republican Party

A rigidly ideological stance against government intervention in free markets reflects the Republican Party now dominant in the House as well as in many state legislatures.

Filed under Republic by By JACKIE CALMES

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In Governors’ Races, the Emphasis Is Local, Not National

The 11 races for governor, by and large, are being swung outside the national spotlight by local issues and personalities.

Filed under Republic by By KIRK JOHNSON

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The Joe Biden Show

While watching the vice-presidential debate with the New York Young Republican Club, I realized it was not The Sarah Palin Show, but The Joe Biden Show. And, it was good.

Filed under Republic by By CHARLES M. BLOW

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Pitbull Palin Mauls McCain

The 2008 election is now an Obama-Palin race about “the future,” and the only person who doesn’t seem to know it is Mr. Past, poor old John McCain.

Filed under Republic by By FRANK RICH

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Economic Unrest Shifts Electoral Battlegrounds

Barack Obama is gaining force, while John McCain is scaling back his efforts to capture Democratic states.

Filed under Republic by By ADAM NAGOURNEY and JEFF ZELENY

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Tom Davis Gives Up

He was a star in the Republican Party. Now, like dozens of his G.O.P. colleagues, he’s quitting Congress, fed up with his party, his president and the process.