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Two Years Ago 40 Senate Democrats Voted To Extend All Tax Rates, And A Growing Number Of Them Appear Ready To Do It Again   Top Dem Signals He’s Open   “…on Capitol Hill, some in [President Obama’s] own party are ready…” (“Obama, Hill Dems Differ On Taxes,” Politico, 9/18/12)   ·         “Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin of [...]

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Despite The Weak Economy, President Obama Wants To Raise Taxes On Small Businesses. Will Senate Democrats Agree With Him?                                                              Today’s Economy Weaker Than When Obama Extended All Tax Rates   2010 Economic Growth: 3.1% Real GDP growth over the four quarters before Dec. 2010 tax rate extension: 3.1% (“Table 1.1.1, Percent Change From Preceding Period In [...]

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Here’s another report about the possibility of a write-in campaign for Rep. Mike Castle.  The Examiner writer, Cullen Linebarger, cites a very preliminary poll: One of the nation’s top election prognosticators, Nate Silver, tried to model a possible three-way race between Coons, O’Donnell, and Castle. He came up with the following: Coons with 37 percent [...]

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The fellow Watcher of Weasels blogger the Colossus of Rhodey reports from Jim Geraghty that Rep. Castle has a 50-50 chance of running as a write in.  Nate Silver at the New York Times crunches the numbers and says Castle can win with 36% or so: One dynamic that may be more favorable to Mr. [...]

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