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Meg Whitman Gives Her Campaign Another $15M, Sets Spending Record

By David KnowlesSep 15th 2010 – 1:19PM

(Sept. 15) -- Money may not be able to buy you love, but if you spend enough, it might be able to buy enough affection to secure a vote or two. After loaning her campaign another $15 million on Tuesday, California Republican gubernatorial candidate Meg Whitman made history. The latest cash infusion from her own bank...

Was the Election About Obama?

By Steve PendleburyNov 4th 2009 – 9:55AM

(Nov. 4) -- Forget what voters told exit pollsters. Tuesday's election is being analyzed as a referendum on President Obama. Republicans Bob McDonnell in Virginia and Chris Christie in New Jersey captured governor's seats that were held by Democrats. Obama won both states a year ago. He campaigned hard for Gov. Jon...

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Russ Feingold: Key To Beating Scott Walker Is Getting Democratic Turnout Higher Than 2010

By Amanda Terkel Jun 03rd 2012 - 12:47PM

Former Wisconsin Democratic Senator Russ Feingold is confident Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett (D) is going to unseat Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker (R) on Tuesday.

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Florida's Gubernatorial Race Too Close to Call

By Amy Green Nov 03rd 2010 - 01:43AM

And so here it was perhaps no surprise that Election Day came and went Tuesday with no resolution of the state's gubernatorial race, among the nation's most watched, most contentious and most important.

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Labor Group Sends Out 2.5 Million Mailers Targeting GOP Candidates

By Christopher Weber Sep 20th 2010 - 06:02PM

Following up on its promise to spend big and fight hard for Democrats this election year, the nation's largest labor federation sent out 2.5 million campaign mailers Monday, going after GOP candidates in nearly 50 congressional and gubernatorial races.

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  • 05/19/12 PKS eyes Jakarta, West Java governor seats Source: The Jakarta Post - Indonesia The Prosperous Justice Party (PKS) is hoping to grab the Jakarta and West Java governor positions in a political attempt to improve their standing in contending the 2014 General Elections.
  • 03/27/12 Washington state gubernatorial race Source: The Seattle Times - Seattle WA Our state Attorney General Rob McKenna, a Republican, is running for governor.
  • 10/05/11 Maloney Concedes Gubernatorial Race Source: CBS - WVNS 58 - Ghent WV Around 10 p.m., republican gubernatorial candidate Bill Maloney stood up in front of a crowd of well-wishers at the Waterfront Place Hotel, in Morgantown, and conceded the race to democrat Earl Ray Tomblin.
  • 07/25/11 An Update on the 2011-2012 Gubernatorial Contests Source: Governing.com Over the past seven months, Democratic fortunes have improved in almost half of the 14 gubernatorial races in 2011 and 2012.
  • 11/02/10 Gubernatorial Race Source: ABC - KIMO 13/KATN 2/KJUD 8 - Anchorage AK Governor Sean Parnell held a bus tour from Anchorage to the Valley.

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