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2010 Elections: Now What?

2010 Elections: Now What? : Best Column
A new poll suggests that Obama can win over independent and swing voters in the 2012 election by adopting a cooperative strategy and letting the chips fall.

Why Obama still has the upper hand

You would think the Democrats' midterm defeat would complicate the president's life, says William Galston in The New Republic, but it actually clarifies his strategy

 
2010 Elections: Now What? : Opinion Brief
Despite Miller's lawsuit, hand count board members begin checking and counting the more than 92,000 write-in ballots cast in the Alaska Senate race.

Should it matter how Alaskans spelled 'Murkowski'?

Write-in candidate Sen. Lisa Murkowski holds a slim lead as Alaska continues to tally its votes — but her opponent thinks spelling should count

 
2010 Elections: Now What? : Opinion Brief
Republican leaders, including Eric Cantor who is expected to become the House majority leader, say they will insist on extending tax cuts for the wealthy.

Should Democrats compromise on tax cuts?

Republicans insist that everyone — including the rich — should keep their Bush era tax cuts. After his party’s midterm drubbing, is it time for Obama back down?

 
2010 Elections: Now What? : Forecast
Obama says he is not willing to compromise with Republicans and extend all of the Bush-era tax cuts before the end-of-year deadline.

The Dems' lame duck Congress: A forecast

What will the Democrats do in the months before handing the Republican party the keys to the House?

 
2010 Elections: Now What? : Sunday Talk Show Briefing
Can Obama and the Republicans get along?

Compromise or gridlock?

After the midterm elections, Obama is pledging to work with Republicans. Is that a recipe for success?

 
2010 Elections: Now What? : Opinion Brief
Rep. John Boehner says the healthcare bill enacted by the Democratic Congress "will kill jobs in America."

Can the GOP repeal health care reform?

The Republicans' Congressional leaders are vowing to kill — or cripple — the Democrats' key accomplishment. But can they really deliver?

 
2010 Elections: Now What? : Opinion Brief
Newly elected Florida senator Marco Rubio, pictured here with his mother and family, is the the 39-year-old the son of Cuban exiles.

Will Marco Rubio run for president in 2012?

For many observers, the charismatic Floridian seems like a natural fit for higher office. But could he challenge Obama so soon after becoming a senator?

 
2010 Elections: Now What? : Opinion Brief
Nancy Pelosi began her political career stuffing envelopes during her father's reign as the first Italian-American mayor in Baltimore in the 1950s.

Will Nancy Pelosi retire?

The now-lame duck speaker of the House lost her majority in a big way on Tuesday. Will she choose to step down from Congress altogether?

 
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