Women In Politics

Struggling states may cancel or delay primaries
In these tough times, even how we nominate presidents is facing the threat of the budget ax.

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Sarah Palin: Primaries are over, GOP must unite
DES MOINES, Iowa. (KTIV)–Sarah Palin, featured speaker at a high profile republican fund-raiser in Iowa, has pundits talking about whether she will or won’t throw her hat into the ring for the next presidential

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Palin Endorsements Help Trigger Upsets In GOP Primaries
Written off by pundits as a lightweight, mocked by comedians as a dummy and quietly cursed as a loose cannon by Republican officials, Sarah Palin has nevertheless emerged as a potent kingmaker in national politics.

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Palin not showing much bite in recent primaries: Mama Grizzly’s cubs are suffering defeats
WASHINGTON – It’s been a summer of setbacks for Sarah Palin. Candidate “cubs” endorsed by the Mama Grizzly in Chief have been suffering a recent string of primary election losses.

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Tea Party Crushing Chamber Of Commerce In GOP Primaries
The Chamber of Commerce plans to spend at least $75 million on elections in 2010, but returns on its early investments this season have been disappointing. Jane Norton, who lost to a Tea Party backed candidate (Ken Buck) in Colorado Tuesday night, is just one in a string of Chamber-backed candidates to go down in defeat.

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Challengers file petitions for Senate, governor primaries
Buffalo developer Carl Paladino has filed petitions in his effort to force a Sept. 14 Republican primary against Rick Lazio.

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Tea Party Candidates Eye Upcoming Primaries
Political Hopefuls Determined to Capture GOP Nominations, Upend Status Quo

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Analysis: Divided GOP debates contested primaries – From the Poughkeepsie Journal
NEW YORK — It’s just the latest problem facing fractious Republicans as they try to reclaim relevance in the state: contested primaries in three important statewide contests, the governor’s race against Democrat Andrew Cuomo and challenges to Sens. Charles Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand.

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Women Flex Their Political Muscle in 2010 Primaries
Carly Fiorina, Nikki Haley, Meg Whitman, and others are making waves this cycle.

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Fiorina, Whitman $teamroll Opposition in California Primaries
There’s nothing like hard work, determination, principled stands and personal Silicon Valley fortunes to win statewide elections in California — just ask former eBay CEO Meg Whitman and former Hewlett-Packard CEO Carly Fiorina, who won their Republican primaries Tuesday for governor and U.S. senator, respectively.

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