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• NC Independents May Vote in Either Party's Primary

  —Free Citizen

  North Carolina is one of the three former Confederate States-- the others are Florida and Louisiana-- that registers voters by party.
  
  Republicans in the Tar Heel State, who have invited independents to vote in GOP primaries since 1988, recently decided overwhelmingly to keep doing so.
  
  "Republicans pushing" [...]

  Posted: November 22, 2009, 3:59pm EST
  by Steve Rankin

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• Government consolidation

  —Red/Blue

  Jere, you've got a deal.  Let's consolidate all the governments of the metro Jackson area.
  
  Problem is, it's your guys on the Democrat side of the aisle, not my guys on the Republican side, who are going to oppose your idea of consolidating governments and government services.
  
  Republicans,' [...]

  Posted: November 21, 2009, 3:11pm EST
  by AndyTaggart

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• Thinking about 2012? Think Thune

  —Capstone Public Affairs Blog

  Governor Haley Barbour always tells Republicans to stay focused on 2010 and not to get to wrapped up on who will be our nominee in 2012.  He is right.  But if you’re looking for someone to keep on the radar screen, think Thune.

  David Brooks writes in the New York [...]

  Posted: November 17, 2009, 6:27pm EST
  by Perry

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• Jere's death spiral on Simpson County Republicans

  —Red/Blue

  Really, Jere, you should just stop on this one.
  
  Your latest post is one of your most remarkable in months.  For the entirety of the last generation, your side was saying, "Yeah, the Republicans can win some big elections, but they'll never crack the courthouses."
  
  Now that the' [...]

  Posted: November 14, 2009, 11:21am EST
  by AndyTaggart

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• RR: Dems join GOP

  —Capstone Public Affairs Blog

  During the Clinton Years (1993-2000) Republicans very effectively contrasted the differences between the Republican and Democratic parties. Newt Gingrich and Haley Barbour used that contrast in politics and ideas to capture the Congress for Republicans for the first time in forty years. And the Republican National Committee worked to translate [...]

  Posted: November 11, 2009, 5:57pm EST
  by Perry

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• Race may be Travis Childers’ to lose

  —Yall Politics

  Race may be Travis Childers’ to lose After Saturday’s “no” vote on the House health care overhaul, U.S. Rep. Travis Childers may have an early edge over State Sen. Alan Nunnelee in the First District race. Had Childers voted with his party, Republicans would have certainly labeled him as Nancy Pelosi’s lap [...]

  Posted: November 10, 2009, 1:43pm EST
  

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• Jere and Simpson County Republicans

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  "No big deal," Jere writes about the announcement by seven incumbent elected officials in Simpson County that they are switching to the Republican party.
  
  He probably didn't think much of the early Apollo missions, either, when we were sending ships up to practice docking, then circling but not yet landing on the' [...]

  Posted: November 10, 2009, 6:11am EST
  by AndyTaggart

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• Can The GOP Make Inroads Into Local Politics?

  —Majority In Mississippi

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  As I hinted at last week, we recently saw several Simpson County officials switch party affiliation from Democrat to Republican. The Clarion-Ledger has a good article on this story as Simpson County becomes one of the first rural counties in the state to be run by Republicans. To an outsider who [...]

  Posted: November 09, 2009, 12:07pm EST
  by Brett

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• U.S. News - Haley Barbour Gets Some Credit for Virginia, New Jersey Wins

  —Yall Politics

  U.S. News - Haley Barbour Gets Some Credit for Virginia, New Jersey Wins Credit Mississippi Governor and former Republican Party National Chairman Haley Barbour and the Republican Governors Association he runs for helping push Republicans into the victory column in the two gubernatorial races this year, say several GOP and conservative [...]

  Posted: November 06, 2009, 5:37pm EST
  

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• Breaking: CQ - Former Eupora mayor Henry Ross considering testing Nunnelee for Childers seat

  —Yall Politics

  Breaking: CQ - Former Eupora mayor Henry Ross considering testing Nunnelee for Childers seat Despite an impressive first fundraising filing and support from state and national Republicans, Republican state Sen. Alan Nunnelee may not be able avoid a primary next year in his effort to knock off Democratic freshman Rep. Travis [...]

  Posted: November 06, 2009, 5:22pm EST
  

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• MS-01: Huckabee Endorses Nunnelee

  —Majority In Mississippi

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  Mike Huckabee press release: Huck PAC and Governor Mike Huckabee are proud to endorse Senator Alan Nunnelee for Mississippi Congress (CD-1). Senator Nunnelee has been strong voice for republicans for over a decade in the Mississippi Senate. A true pro-life champion, Sen. Nunnelee agrees that every single life has value, and should [...]

  Posted: November 06, 2009, 3:17pm EST
  by Brett

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• GOP Senators Agree to Unemployment Extension

  —JFP: Noise

  by Adam Lynch November 5, 2009 After a days-long stand off, U.S. Senate Republicans agreed to unanimously support extending unemployment and homebuyers' credits yesterday.' [...]

  Posted: November 05, 2009, 6:15pm EST
  

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• Mississippi Democrats Switch to GOP

  —Right of Mississippi

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  Today at the Mississippi Republican Party, several Mississippi elected officials (mostly from Simpson County) announced they were leaving the Democratic Party and becoming Republicans. 13th Circuit District Attorney Eddie Bowen (Smith, Jasper, Simpson, Covington Counties) Sheriff Kenneth Lewis (Simpson County) Supervisor Mickey Berry (Simpson County) Justice Court Judge Eugene Knight (Simpson County) Constable Dan Easterling [...]

  Posted: November 05, 2009, 2:45pm EST
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• Latest Gallup Poll for ‘12 shows Barbour on the radar

  —Yall Politics

  Latest Gallup Poll for '12 shows Barbour on the radar PRINCETON, NJ -- Looking ahead to the 2012 presidential election, 71% of Republicans say they would seriously consider voting for Mike Huckabee. This gives Huckabee a slight edge over Mitt Romney (65%) and Sarah Palin (65%) in this early test' [...]

  Posted: November 05, 2009, 1:27pm EST
  

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• NJ / VA Elections' Impact in Mississippi

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  Majority in Mississippi asks whether last night's elections have an impact on the reelection of Congressman Travis Childers in the First District. The post concludes, "What we knew before has not changed: the voters are conservative, they have a history of supporting local Democrats and national Republicans, and want" [...]

  Posted: November 04, 2009, 6:20pm EST
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• G.O.P. Wins Two Key Governors’ Races

  —Yall Politics

  G.O.P. Wins Two Key Governors’ Races Republicans swept contests for governor in New Jersey and Virginia on Tuesday as voters went to the polls filled with economic uncertainty, dealing President Obama a setback and building momentum for a Republican comeback attempt in next year’s midterm Congressional elections. But in a closely watched [...]

  Posted: November 04, 2009, 12:40pm EST
  

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• HERRING - On The NY Republican Party

  —Yall Politics

  HERRING - On The NY Republican Party On the eve of two gubernatorial elections that have attracted national attention as possible barometers of the current popularity of the Obama Administration and the potential gains that Republicans might make in the all-important 2010 congressional elections, the special November 3, 2009, congressional election [...]

  Posted: November 04, 2009, 12:35pm EST
  

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• Ready for 2010

  —Majority In Mississippi

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  Last night was the best election night for Republicans as a whole since 2004. The year 2007 was nice, especially here in Mississippi, but the GOP and Democrats swapped contests in Louisiana and Kentucky essentially resulting in a draw for the evening. There is no other way to spin it: [...]

  Posted: November 04, 2009, 10:04am EST
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• The Third Winning Governor: Haley Barbour

  —Right of Mississippi

  Virginia – Governor Elect – Bob McDonnell (R) New Jersey – Governor Elect – Chris Christie (R) Who was the third winning Republican Governor tonight? Mississippi’s own Haley Barbour, Chairman of the Republican Governor’s Association that had a clean sweep tonight. Just like his leadership in 1993 and 1994 when the Republicans [...]

  Posted: November 03, 2009, 10:21pm EST
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• New Republicans Joining The Fold?

  —Majority In Mississippi

  The Gallo rumor mill has been turning and the talk radio superstar has mentioned on a couple of occasions over the past week that a group of Democrat office holders will be switching to the Republican Party. This includes- possibly- a County Sheriff, Supervisor, Constable, and Justice Court judge. The [...]

  Posted: November 02, 2009, 7:36pm EST
  by Brett

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• Barbour Joins Aerospace Alliance

  —JFP: Noise

  October 27, 2009 Yesterday, Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour joined fellow Republicans Gov. Bob Riley from Alabama and Gov. Bobby Jindal from Louisiana, in forming the Aerospace Alliance. Executives from two defense contractors, Northrop Gruman and the European Aeronautic Defence and Space Co. (EADS) joined the governors hoping to create a new [...]

  Posted: October 27, 2009, 3:43pm EDT
  

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• Wicker slams Dems’ closed meetings on health overhaul

  —Yall Politics

  Wicker slams Dems' closed meetings on health overhaul The latest Senate health care reform plan doesn't go far enough to drive down costs for consumers and is being drafted in secret without input from Republicans, Sen. Roger Wicker complained Wednesday. "Three or four members of one party and one party only, without" [...]

  Posted: October 22, 2009, 2:36pm EDT
  

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• AP - Childers leads in 1st District fundraising

  —Yall Politics

  AP - Childers leads in 1st District fundraising Both national parties are looking at north Mississippi's 1st District congressional race as a priority in the 2010 elections. So far, finance records show Democratic incumbent Travis Childers has collected more campaign cash than one of the Republicans who intends to run, state Sen. [...]

  Posted: October 21, 2009, 1:56pm EDT
  

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• Huckabee is coming to town

  —Red/Blue

  Hot off yesterday's Rasmussen poll results showing him leading among Republicans responding to questions about their current top pick for the presidential nomination in 2012, former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee will be in Jackson this coming Wednesday evening.
  
  Huckabee is headlining the annual fundraising banquet for the Salvation Army [...]

  Posted: October 16, 2009, 5:05pm EDT
  by AndyTaggart

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