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Oct 27, 2016

Conservative vs. semi-conservative in House District 25B

GOP sees opening against novice opponent

Oct 20, 2016

GOP has high hopes for House District 5B

Pro-GOP groups outspend DFL-oriented independents

Oct 19, 2016

Clinton team’s surprise MVP? Michelle Obama

DES MOINES, Iowa — Hillary Clinton was always expected to get a late-campaign enthusiasm boost from the White House. The surprise is that it’s not coming from the president. On a star-studded team of campaign surrogates — including President[...]

Oct 14, 2016

Election season sparks workplace chatter, anger

NEW YORK — Dan Stewart walked into the room just in time to hear one of his employees say that one presidential candidate should be in jail, and a second staffer respond that another was the worst since Hitler. “I said, ‘Whoa, wait a minute,[...]

Oct 12, 2016

Liberals watch for Clinton shift to right

WASHINGTON — Liberals say they’re watching. Some Democratic activists say Hillary Clinton’s private speeches to Wall Street bankers and other moneyed interests in 2013 and 2014 confirm their long-held suspicions she will revert to more moder[...]

Oct 5, 2016

Will Trump’s brand cause down-ballot problems?

WASHINGTON — From Minnesota to the San Diego suburbs, Democrats are throwing millions of dollars into TV ads tethering House Republican candidates to Donald Trump. They say the strategy is buoying their quest for big gains in the chamber in this No[...]

Sep 28, 2016

Trump’s debate demeanor irks many women

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Constant interruption. A condescending tone. Eye-rolling. For many women, the presidential debate between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump was a case study in deja vu. For more than 90 minutes on a national stage, they sai[...]

Sep 22, 2016

Getting incumbents to debate can be tough

League of Women Voters seeks more open forums

Sep 21, 2016

Obama throws himself into 2016 race

President Barack Obama is about to launch a presidential campaign blitz for Hillary Clinton unprecedented in the modern era, pledging a dramatic commitment of time and resources to a contest he now unabashedly frames as a referendum on his personal a[...]

Sep 14, 2016

Trump releases medical summary to ‘Dr. Oz’

Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump handed over a recent health summary during an interview on “The Dr. Oz Show” Wednesday morning, according to the show. The document was based on an examination performed last week by Dr. Harold Born[...]

Sep 14, 2016

Dems fret about Clinton as race tightens

Eight weeks from Election Day, Democrats are feeling queasy about Hillary Clinton’s narrowing national and battleground-state lead over Donald Trump. A race some had considered a layup for Clinton now shows Trump within 2.5 points in the RealCle[...]

Sep 9, 2016

Experts say Trump won’t get bumped off ballot

If history is any guide, the gambit is doomed, election law experts say

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