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GOP could take bite out of Blue Dogs

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That's also the case for Rep. Frank Kratovil Jr., who came to Washington from Maryland as part of the Obama-fueled wave of 2008.

Mr. Kratovil is fighting to hold on to the traditionally Republican 1st Congressional District. Polls have the one-term congressman trailing in a rematch with state lawmaker Andy Harris.

Another top Blue Dog fighting for her job is South Dakota's Mrs. Herseth Sandlin, who clings to a slim polling edge over Republican state lawmaker Kristi Noem for the state's lone House seat after trailing all summer.

Mrs. Herseth Sandlin began pulling ahead of her Republican opponent after airing an ad touting her opposition to the health care legislation.

Ms. Noem does not even mention her opponent by name in many of her campaign spots but goes right after Mrs. Pelosi.

"Unlike my opponent," she promises voters, "my first vote won't be to make Nancy Pelosi speaker."

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David Eldridge

David Eldridge

David Eldridge joined The Washington Times in 1999 and over the next seven years helped lead the paper's coverage of regional politics and government, Sept. 11, and the sniper attacks of 2002. In 2006, he was named managing editor of the paper's website. He came to The Times from the Telegraph in North Platte, Neb., where he served as executive ...

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exomike says:

21 minutes ago

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Hey,
I hate Republicans, but I'd rather have a real Evil Republican than skulking, simpering Blue Dog any day of the Week! Good luck Evil Republicans I hope you help the Democrats clean some of the Blue Dog garbage out of the party since the Dems are too dickless to do it themselves..
Thanks, we really needed that,
Mike Adams
Atlanta

Certif says:

3 hours, 7 minutes ago

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One more time. There are no "blue dog" democrats so please stop using the term, you're giving them false political cover. The democrat party has been 100% and completely hijacked by socialists.

greenriverkate says:

4 hours, 13 minutes ago

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These are not democrats but only blue balls. The other democrats have no balls and then we are left with the party of NO. Please tell me, where does that leave the rest of us? You all are screaming that you want your elected official to follow party lines. When are you gonna get it? They all sold us down the tubes. Pull your heads out and figure out WHAT you want for this country. Lack of medical coverage has done in the middle class. The big business' of banks and credit cards have put us all so far in the whole with raising rates, we can't even swim any more. The republicans have done us in with deregualation and the dems sat on their hands. Stop the whinning and tell them what you want or is it that NONE of you know what you want. You just want to be like everyone else piss and moan and not fight for what you think is right. Just cause you voted doesn't mean you job is done.

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