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Watertown Daily Times:
HOFFMAN CLOSING ON OWENS — Democrat ahead of Conservative by 2,512 votes — Democrat Bill Owens is leading in the 23rd Congressional District race. — The Plattsburgh attorney has 50,884 votes compared to Conservative Doug Hoffman, a Lake Placid CPA, with 47,166 votes.
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David Weigel / The Washington Independent:
NY-23: Watertown Mayor: 'It's Over' — SARANAC LAKE, N.Y. - I caught Watertown, N.Y., Mayor Jeff Graham, who endorsed NY-23 Conservative Party candidate Doug Hoffman this weekend, looking very glum at Hoffman's election party. I asked him what happened in Jefferson County, where Watertown is located …
Alexander Burns / The Politico:
GOP sweeps gov races; Dem wins NY — Republican gubernatorial candidates racked up major wins for the GOP in Virginia and New Jersey Tuesday night as Democrats scored a single victory in a special congressional election in upstate New York. — Former Virginia Attorney General Bob McDonnell …
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New York Times:
G.O.P. Wins Two Key Governors' Races; Bloomberg Prevails in a Close Contest — Republicans swept contests for governor in New Jersey and Virginia on Tuesday as voters went to the polls filled with economic uncertainty, dealing President Obama a setback and building momentum …
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Glenn Harlan Reynolds / New York Post:
The Obama magic has faded — All politics is local, they say, and Tuesday's off-off-year elections certainly had their local angles. Jon Corzine has been a terrible governor even by the undemanding standards of terribly governed New Jersey. Creigh Deeds, though he looked …
Tom Bevan / Real Clear Politics:
Election Night Live Blog — Comment and analysis on tonight's elections in Virginia, New Jersey, and New York: — 12:02 — FOX declares the race for Owens. With 71% in, Maine looks to be overriding the legislature's decision to allow gay marriage in the state, though it's still too close to call.
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Dan Balz / Washington Post:
Gubernatorial contests serve as warning to Democrats — Off-year elections can be notoriously unreliable as predictors of the future, but as a window on how the political landscape may have changed in the year since President Obama won the White House, Tuesday's Republican victories in Virginia …
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Erick Erickson / Erick's blog:
In NY-23, Conservatives Win — The race has now been called for Democrat Bill Owens. — This is a huge win for conservatives. — “Whaaaa. . . ?” you say. — There are two big victories at work in New York's 23rd Congressional District. — First, the GOP now must recognize …
WCBS-TV:
N.J. Goes Red With Christie Victory — NEW YORK (CBS) ― In the end, all the stumping in the world from the President of the United States wasn't going to stop regime change in New Jersey's highest office. — Republican Chris Christie ended Democrat Jon Corzine's four-year run in Trenton with a narrow victory on Tuesday.
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Robert Stacy McCain / The Other McCain:
NY23 Election Results HQ; UPDATE: Team Hoffman predicts ‘close’ victory; UPDATE II: Numbers in the war room; UPDATE III: HOFFMAN CONCEDES — 12:35 a.m. WED. 12/4: “This one was worth the fight,” Doug Hoffman said in his concession speech. “This is only one fight in the battle.”
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David Weigel / The Washington Independent:
NY-23: [UPDATE] Hoffman Accuses Democrats of ‘Stealing the Election’ — PLATTSBURGH, N.Y. — At a short press availability in his campaign office here, NY-23 Conservative Party candidate Doug Hoffman said that a GOTV volunteer's tires had been slashed, and all but blamed Democrats for the dirty trick.
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Elizabeth Benjamin / The Daily Politics:
Police Called To NY-23 Polling Sites (Updated) — It's getting ugly out there. — I just got off the phone with former state Democratic Chairwoman June O'Neill, who informed me the police had been called to at least two polling sites in St. Lawrence County due to overzealous electioneering …
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Gary Langer / ABCNEWS:
'09 Exit Polls: Voters Approve of Obama, Wary of Economy — McDonnell Projected to Win VA; New Jersey Polls Close, Begin Count — Vast economic discontent marked the mood of Tuesday's off-year voters, portending potential trouble for incumbents generally and Democrats in particular in 2010.
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Jeremy W. Peters / New York Times:
Conservative Loses Upstate House Race in Blow to Right — SARANAC LAKE, N.Y. — Democrats won a special election in New York State's northernmost Congressional district Tuesday, a setback for national conservatives who heavily promoted a third candidate in what became an intense debate over the direction of the Republican Party.
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Associated Press:Republican Christie captures NJ governor's race
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The Washington Independent
Hotline On Call:NJ GOV: Christie Crushing Among Indies
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Ben Smith / Ben Smith's Blog:
NBC reverses Bloomberg call — Wow: This is looking to be a very long night for the billionaire-incumbent-front- runner in New York. — With more than a third of the votes in, it's a 1-point race. NBC called it for Bloomberg — but just reversed that call.
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New York Times:
Bloomberg Wins 3rd Term as Mayor in Unexpectedly Close Race — Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg pulled out a narrow re-election victory on Tuesday, as voters angry over his maneuver to undo the city's term limits law and his extravagant campaign spending provided an unexpected lift …
Susan M. Cover / pressherald.mainetoday.com:
Mainers vote down gay marriage law — The measure is repealed in a close vote, 53-47 percent — PORTLAND — Maine voters on Tuesday narrowly voted to repeal a law that would have made the state one of a handful that allow same-sex couples to marry. — At 1 a.m., with 87 percent …
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Abby Goodnough / New York Times:Maine Voters Repeal Law Allowing Gay Marriage
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Clemente Lisi / New York Post:
Former presidents to face off in debate — Bubba and Dubya are going to engage in a presidential debate for the ages. — Former President Bill Clinton and George W. Bush will square off on the same stage at Radio City Music Hall in February as part of a series pitting liberal and conservative thinkers.
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Michael Patrick Leahy / TCOT REPORT 2009©:
Hoffman Barnstorms NY 23 in Plane — Rousing Reception in Oswego, where weather has cleared up. — Off to Plattsburgh for evening event. — Turnout in North East Counties of NY 23 Dampened by Rainy Weather — But Central New York Turnout and Weather Both Said to be Good
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Glenn Garvin / Chicago Tribune:
‘V’ aims at Obamamania — Imagine this. At a time of political turmoil, a charismatic, telegenic new leader arrives virtually out of nowhere. He offers a message of hope and reconciliation based on compromise and promises to marshal technology for a better future that will include universal health care.
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Jackie Calmes / New York Times:
Congress Poised to Keep Homebuyers' Tax Credit — WASHINGTON — The Senate and House are poised to agree on a compromise measure to extend unemployment benefits that also would expand a popular $8,000 tax credit for homebuyers, despite a recent government report on extensive mistakes and suspected fraud in the program.
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Clusterstock
TheDenverChannel.com:
Breckenridge Votes To Legalize Marijuana — BRECKENRIDGE, Colo. — The skiing town of Breckenridge voted Tuesday night by a margin of nearly 3 to 1 to legalize the adult possession of marijuana. — Breckenridge voters passed Measure 2F, which removes criminal penalties from the town code …
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