The GOP takeover in the states
Posted in Main Blog (All Posts) on November 14th, 2010 5:37 am by HL
The GOP takeover in the states
The intense focus on the coming struggles between President Obama and congressional Republicans obscures one of the most important and underreported results of the midterm elections: the GOP takeover in the states.
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