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GOP Freshmen Prioritize Debt Concerns than Reelection

July 17th, 2011 - 0 comments - Filed Under - by
Raising the debt limit has always been used as an issue for the party out of power against the party in power. Back in 2006, Barack Obama was still a senator when he said that the bill to raise the debt ceiling was a sign of leadership failure. At present, the parties have switched their [...]

GOP Fundraising for New House Members off to a Slow Start

April 18th, 2011 - 0 comments - Filed Under - by
The new Republican members of the House find themselves having a hard time raising funds for their reelection campaign. The average amount that GOP freshmen raised in the first quarter is $176,000. This is small compared to the $287,000 average amount raised by freshmen Democrats in the first quarter of 2009 and $242,000 in 2007. [...]