Democrats Struggle to Hold Northeast Ohio Swing District

With prognosticators like Charlie Cook and others calling for a 50 to 60 seat Republican gain in the House of Representatives on November 2, there are a plenty of districts around the country where the Democrats are trying hard to hold a finger in the dike. Ohio’s 16th District is one of them.
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The Race Looks Over for Ohio’s Lee Fisher, but He Keeps Running

For weeks, the Ohio Senate race between former Republican Congressman Rob Portman and Democratic Lt. Gov. Lee Fisher has appeared to be essentially over with various polls showing Portman with a double-digit lead. National Democratic groups stopped giving Fisher money long ago and he is being hugely outspent not only by Portman’s campaign but by American Crossroads, the conservative pro-Republican group which is the brainchild of Karl Rove.
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The Senate Filibuster Isn’t Going Anywhere

With the Senate limping out of town last week for a six week recess, unable to deal with major pieces of legislation before it adjourned including small business tax relief, the defense authorization bill, and the extension of middle class tax cuts, there has been renewed attention about whether the rules of the Senate should be changed to make it harder for the minority to block consideration of legislation and appointments.
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