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Republicans in California are on life support. Will they pull the plug themselves? Last year, they lost all eight statewide offices for the second time in the last three general elections. While the GOP was cleaning up elsewhere in the country, they also lost a Republican Assembly seat, and failed to take out any Democrats in Congress or the state Senate. U.S. Sen. Barbara Boxer, always a top GOP target, beat her well-financed Republican adversary by 10 points -- the eighth straight loss for the Republicans in California U.S. Senate races. How much lower can they go? Based on the 2010 census data , California Republicans probably have not hit bottom yet -- and if they're not careful, could go the way of the Whigs. And Democrats are not their biggest enemy. Demographics are. California Is Changing The Political Landscape

Amazingly enough, Christine O'Donnell has an ad in the Delaware Senate race that isn't about addressing her apparent history of witchcraft and poor personal finances. Instead, it attacks her Dem opponent, New Castle County Executive Chris Coons, on the purely local issue of taxes. Scary O'Donnell Ad: 'Shame On You, Chris' For Raising Sewer Tax (VIDEO) Blogged with the Flock Browser

Those likely to vote on Nov. 2 have a more unfavorable view than the general public. … half of likely voters view healthcare reform unfavorably Blogged with the Flock Browser

We need to raise income taxes on the top 2% earners in the USA  progressively from 35% to a  maximum of 74%. These very people own 90% of the all of the wealth in the USA. So where’s the equality? There isn’t any, only the rich get equality. These very same people are investing in stocks in these transnational corporations who send our jobs overseas they’ve caused the economic chaos. This has put 50,000,000 people unemployed, and 60,000,000 on food stamps. So where does leave the rest of us working in fast food, retail, and the service industry jobs that doesn’t pay a living wage. As a result, our infrastructure, our roads, and our bridges are collapsing and crumbling because they need urgent maintenance many of these structure are unsafe, and can lead to death. Finally, we need fair trade, not free trade, and we need worker unions as an equalizer for fairness. The History Of Progressives And The Progressive Brand | The New Republi c Blogged with the Flock Browser