Senate races grapple with blame game and outside support
In tight Senate contests candidates from both parties frame the fight as opposition to the other side and its leaders. McConnell argues Grimes would rubber-stamp Obama and Reid, while Grimes and Nunn dodge direct anti party lines and campaign with national figures. The back and forth aims to balance distancing from party leaders with access to funds as November 4 looms.
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Washington
Senate
Capitol Hill
GOP
Mitch McConnell
Kentucky
Kentuckian
Barack Obama
McConnell
Alison Lundergan Grimes
Obama
Harry Reid
Nevada
Grimes
Georgia
Michelle Nunn
Nunn
Michelle Obama
Bill Clinton
David Perdue
Chip Lake
Perdue
Reid
West Virginia
Natalie Tennant
Posal
Mitt Romney
Tennant
House
Nancy Pelosi
Romney
Beckley
Massachusetts
Elizabeth Warren
Pence’s pivot to the middle angers his far-right base
Indiana Governor Mike Pence faces backlash from tea party supporters as he shifts toward moderation ahead of a potential 2016 presidential run. His stance on Common Core revisions and an alternative Medicaid expansion fuels criticism while he tours to build a national profile including a Texas Koch-linked event and a planned Iowa visit.
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Indianapolis
Indiana
Mike Pence
Texas
Americans For Prosperity
Charles and
David Koch
Iowa
Rick Perry
New Jersey
Chris Christie
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House
Christie
David Redlawsk
Rutgers-Eagleton
Jersey Shore
Steve Duprey
New Hampshire
Republican National Committee
Port Authority
Fort Lee
Jimmy Fallon
Dad
Republican Governors Association
Bill Palatucci
State Senate
Steve Sweeney
Donna Bendixon
Marion
Christie press renewed glow despite Lane realignment probe
One year after the George Washington Bridge lane realignments scandal, Governor Christie remains a national figure as investigations continue. U.S. Attorney and state lawmakers pursue the case while Christie tours the country and shapes his 2016 presidential prospects, drawing cautious support from voters and GOP peers.
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N.J
New Jersey
Chris Christie
U.S
George Washington Bridge
Christie
State Legislative
Manhattan District Attorney and Securities and Exchange Commission
Port Authority of
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