Elections
California defies national election trend
November 4, 2010California Democratic candidates for U.S. Senate and state governor trounced their Republican contenders in what a month before the elections were considered toss-up races.
Read moreMichigan Republicans win big, but the fight continues
November 4, 2010Like in other Midwestern states, Michigan Republicans reversed gains made by Democrats just two years ago, but labor activists here say they have lived to fight another day.
Read moreNew York election map still blue
November 4, 2010New York state is now a redder shade of blue, but Democrats and progressives were able to, for the most part, fend off here the red tide that engulfed much of the country.
Read moreVoters say it’s about jobs
November 3, 2010The number one issue concerning voters is the same for union families: the economy and jobs.
Read moreAmidst GOP tsunami in southwest Ohio, some stone-cold hope
November 3, 2010Key question: how can we, starting now, begin to tap the power necessary to throw out the ever-friendly, totally reactionary, Republican Rep. Steve Chabot and his pals in 2012?
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