Republicans try to regroup after another setback

                   
iht.com     May 15, 2008            

House Republicans struggled to regroup Wednesday in the aftermath of a devastating election loss in Mississippi, acknowledging that their party faced a significant challenge in November after the loss of three Republican seats in special elections this year. "It was another wake-up call that we... [read full story]                

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Childers tours district with state lawmakers

djournal.com     May 13, 2008          

BY EMILY LE COZ Daily Journal TUPELO - Congressional candidate Travis Childers made a final appeal to voters Monday in a whirlwind tour of the district he hopes to represent in Washington. In each stop, he appeared with Mississippi political leaders who are backing Childers. Speaker of the House...                

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Republicans Use Obama as Weapon in House Contest in Mississippi

the-dispatch.com     May 13, 2008          

Mississippi Democrats say the politics of race have come into play against Travis Childers. Rogelio V. Solis/Associated Press SOUTHAVEN, Miss. — Hoping to hang on to a Congressional seat in a tight special election here on Tuesday, Republicans in this mostly white and very conservative district...                

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Down the ballot: Mississippi's special

msn.com     May 13, 2008          

DOWN THE BALLOT: Mississippi’s specialThe New York Times, previewing today’s congressional run-off in Mississippi between Travis Childers (D) and Greg Davis (R), notes how the Republicans have tied Childers to Obama -- in what some see as playing the race card. “Hoping to hang on to a...                

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The Race To Watch Is Mississippi, Not West Virginia

newsvine.com     May 13, 2008          

News Type: Event — Seeded on Tue May 13, 2008 9:37 AM EDT A word on West Virginia. It is a state tailor-made for Hillary Clinton. The population is 97% white with the lowest percentage of college graduates of any state in the country. If Hillary can’t win big there, she can’t win anywhere. She...                

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GOP Make Obama Focus In House Special Election

huffingtonpost.com     May 13, 2008          

Hoping to hang on to a Congressional seat in a tight special election here on Tuesday, Republicans in this mostly white and very conservative district are trying to make the vote more a referendum on Senator Barack Obama than on the candidates themselves. In advertisements and speeches,...                

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1st Congressional voters electing new senator today

clarionledger.com     May 13, 2008          

The Clarion-Ledger • May 13, 2008 Residents in Mississippi's 1st Congressional District will choose between Democrat Travis Childers and Republican Greg Davis during today's runoff election. The winner will serve out the remainder of the term of Roger Wicker, who was appointed to the Senate in...                

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Shocker!... Dems Scream Racism After Republican Candidate Shows Obama in an Ad!

gatewaypundit.blogspot.com     May 13, 2008          

Everyone Remember: If You Mention Obama In an Ad-- Republicans say Mr. Obama’s liberal values are out of place in the district. Former Gov. William Winter, a Democrat, expressed shock at the current campaign. “I am appalled that this blatant appeal to racial prejudice is still being employed,”...                

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Cheney campaigns for Mississippi candidate

montanasnewsstation.com     May 13, 2008          

Associated Press - May 13, 2008 10:45 AM ET SOUTHAVEN, Miss. (AP) - Vice President Dick Cheney stopped in Mississippi in yesterday (Monday) to campaign for a Republican congressional candidate. Cheney attended a rally for Greg Davis, the Republican candidate for the unexpired House term for...                

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Travis Childers campaign in Mississippi gets its own post-Civil War history wrong.

redstate.com     May 13, 2008          

Before we go any further; I wouldn't particularly want a statue of Jeff Davis in my hometown. Which is not the same as acquiescing to having one, let alone wanting one of Nathan Bedford Forrest. There's really no excuse for the Childers campaign to get this so drastically wrong, by the way: after...                

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Mississippi Special Election

robsobs.blogspot.com     May 13, 2008          

The big political race is not in West Virginia - Clinton will win big, but it won't matter.The big race is in Mississippi's 1st Congressional District where they are having a special election to fill a vacated House seat. The seat should be a safe Republican seat. It has been Republican for 13...                

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