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Mark Mellman

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Name: Mark Mellman
First Reported 11/20/2009 - Updated 11/20/2009 - 3 Documents (in Politics)
Arena Digest: The Reid gambit
Tags:Arena ,Text Size-+resetDigg/Buzz It UpPOLITICO 44The Politico 44 / Click Story Widget Requires Adobe Flash Player.The Reid gambit: Health care ‘holy war’?Mark Mellman, Democratic strategist“Why Republicans would want to go to war to protect the ability ... [Politico - 11/20/2009]
First Reported 11/20/2009 - Updated 11/20/2009 - 1 Documents
White House Pep Talk To Dems On Health Care: "We Must All Hang Together, Or Assuredly We Shall All Hang Separately"
With health reform's first test vote on the Senate floor less than 72 hours away, a platoon of top strategists -- including pollsters Mark Mellman and Geoff Garin, incoming White House communications director Dan Pfeiffer and deputy White House ... [The Huffington Post | Full News Feed - 11/20/2009]
First Reported 11/16/2009 - Updated 11/16/2009 - 1 Documents
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National Rifle Association
Follow the Money Hard money. Soft money. Lobbying money
Looking down on Washington , the common view is that beneath the surface of benevolent democracy seethes a crass commercialism. A little campaign cash from your neighborhood interest group, and presto! you’ve got instant corruption. Such is business as ... [Mortgage Mag - 11/16/2009]
First Reported 11/03/2009 - Updated 11/04/2009 - 3 Documents (in Politics)
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Barack Obama
GOP wins governors' races in Virginia, N.J.
Republicans say victories are defeats for Obama, DemocratsXText SizeBy seizing gubernatorial seats in Virginia and New Jersey, Republicans on Tuesday dispelled any notion of President Barack Obama's electoral invincibility, giving the GOP a lift and offering ... [Chicago Tribune - 11/04/2009]
First Reported 11/05/2009 - Updated 11/05/2009 - 1 Documents (in Politics)
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Republican Party (US)
US: Republican victories in Va., N.J. hinged on economic worries
Comments that include profanity or personal attacks or other inappropriate comments or material will be removed from the site. Additionally, entries that are unsigned or contain "signatures" by someone other than the actual author will be removed. Finally, ... [Stateline - 11/05/2009]
First Reported 11/10/2009 - Updated 11/10/2009 - 1 Documents
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Harry Reid
Pollster: Reid Will Win in Nevada
By Paul Bedard, Washington WhispersWith thousands of people moving in every month, it's no surprise that Nevada looks like a new state every time Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid returns home. But that helps to explain why he's started campaigning and ... [US News - 11/10/2009]
First Reported 11/12/2009 - Updated 11/12/2009 - 1 Documents
HIGPA 2009 Expo Recap
Its location in the nation's capital added drama to the recent HIGPA International Expo as Congress wrestled with the 'most significant health care reform in 50 years,' as Consorta's John Sampson put it.Incoming HIGPA chairman Todd Ebert, CEO of AmeriNet, ... [Dotmed - 11/12/2009]
First Reported 11/13/2009 - Updated 11/13/2009 - 1 Documents
GOP Says Harry Reid Not a Shoe-in for Re-election in Nevada
By Paul Bedard, Washington WhispersThe GOP is pushing back on recent stories that Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid's re-election isn't going to be tough. Aides and his pollster have said recently that Reid's internal polling isn't as bad as some of the ... [US News - 11/13/2009]
First Reported 10/29/2009 - Updated 10/29/2009 - 1 Documents
Report: White House Intervened In New Jersey Race
New Jersey Democratic Gov. Jon Corzine, who seriously trailed Republican nominee Chris Christie in polls over the summer but has caught up in the past few weeks, has reportedly seen a heavy increase in White House involvement in his campaign during that ... [TPM Election Central - 10/29/2009]
First Reported 11/02/2009 - Updated 11/02/2009 - 1 Documents
If Fox Is Partisan, It Is Not Alone
The Obama White Houses decision to challenge Fox News appears driven equally by strategy and frustration. It is also a test case for politicians in both parties.A Fox News cameraman during the presidential campaign last summer.The latest on President ... [New York Times - 11/02/2009]
First Reported 11/02/2009 - Updated 11/02/2009 - 1 Documents
Would GOP sweep tomorrow be the start of something big?
Post-Dispatch Washington BureauDigg Yahoo! Del.icio.us Facebook Reddit Drudge Google Fark Stumble It!WASHINGTON — Maybe, which is why political junkies in places with red-hot races next year — like Missouri and Illinois — will be examining results ... [STLtoday.com - 11/02/2009]
First Reported 09/23/2009 - Updated 09/23/2009 - 1 Documents (in Politics)
COVERAGE: Many Americans don't want it to be upended
Only two in 10 Americans say their health insurance coverage and the quality of the health care they receive will improve if a bill passes Congress this year, despite President Obama's promises to improve the system for those with and without insurance. ... [USA Today - 09/23/2009]

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...The goal, says his pollster Mark Mellman, is to introduce Reid to the newcomers and explain how much clout he has as the Democratic boss. "i am absolutely certain he is going to win" says Mellman, dismissing Republicans who say that they are going to knock him off as they did former Majority Leader Tom Daschle...
Pollster: Reid Will Win in Nevada [US News - 11/10/2009]
...Bush was in charge, and if you wanted to change the economy you voted for Obama and against McCain," said Mark Mellman, a Democratic strategist. "in this case, the incumbent officeholders are democrats. and if the economy is bad, there is a certain tendency to vote against those in power."
US: Republican victories in Va., N.J. hinged on economic worries [Stateline - 11/05/2009]
...if that dynamic carries over to next year, it could mean serious losses for Obama and Democrats fighting to keep their majorities on Capitol Hill. "democrats who look at 2006 and 2008 and assume there was some kind of permanent change should be shaken out of their lethargy" said Mark Mellman, a party strategist, referring to years when Democrats won control of Congress and the White House, respectively...
Voters give GOP a lift; Democrats a warning [Los Angeles Times - 11/04/2009]

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The Note: Obama Faces Backlash on Jobs, Economy [ABC News - 11/20/2009]
Friends, in Need: Obama Faces Backlash on Jobs,... [ABC News - 11/20/2009]
Arena Digest: The Reid gambit [Politico - 11/20/2009]
Health Care: Do the Democrats Have Enough Votes? [Time - 11/20/2009]
White House Pep Talk To Dems On Health Care: &q... [The Huffington Post | Full News Feed - 11/20/2009]
Health Care: How the Democrats are Shoring Up T... [Time - 11/20/2009]
Follow the Money Hard money. Soft money. Lobbyi... [Mortgage Mag - 11/16/2009]
GOP Says Harry Reid Not a Shoe-in for Re-electi... [US News - 11/13/2009]
Political Insiders Poll [National Journal - 11/12/2009]
HIGPA 2009 Expo Recap [Dotmed - 11/12/2009]
Pollster: Reid Will Win in Nevada [US News - 11/10/2009]
US: Republican victories in Va.,... [Stateline - 11/05/2009]
Voters give GOP a lift; Democrats a warning [Los Angeles Times - 11/04/2009]
GOP gets a lift -- and Democrats get a warning [Los Angeles Times - 11/04/2009]
GOP victories send message to Democrats [Los Angeles Times - 11/04/2009]
GOP wins governors' races in Virginia, N.J. [Chicago Tribune - 11/04/2009]
One of these things is not like the other [Salon - 11/04/2009]
Dems brace for Election Day losses [The Hill - 11/03/2009]
Would GOP sweep tomorrow be the start of someth... [STLtoday.com - 11/02/2009]
If Fox Is Partisan, It Is Not Alone [New York Times - 11/02/2009]
Political Insiders Poll [National Journal - 10/30/2009]
Nervous W.H. intervened in N.J. race; top Obama... [Yahoo! News - 10/29/2009]
Media Matters coordinates campaign against 'let... [Politico - 10/23/2009]
Let's make it all Obama's fault [Salon - 10/02/2009]
COVERAGE: Many Americans don't want it to be up... [USA Today - 09/23/2009]
Dem's Bogeyman Luntz Schooled Reid, Other Dems ... [The Huffington Post | Full News Feed - 06/11/2009]
In first 100 days, Obama turns away from Bush era [USA Today - 04/27/2009]
Take this bonus and shove it [Salon - 03/17/2009]
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Report: White House Intervened In New Jersey Race [TPM Election Central - 10/29/2009]
New Jersey Democratic Gov. Jon Corzine, who seriously trailed Republican nominee Chris Christie in polls over the summer but has caught up in the past few weeks, ...
Reality Check [The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan - 07/14/2009]
 by Patrick AppelMark Blumenthal crunches the numbers and finds that Obama sinks or swims with the economy's fortunes:The apparent relationship between economic ...
Summer Doldrums "Outliers" [Pollster.com: Blogs - 07/18/2008]
Frank Newport tries to make sense of the summer "campaign doldrums." Rhodes Cook sees a new electorate in the making. Jennifer Agiesta examines what increases ...
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