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At this point, at least, it appears that Nevadans are heartily sick of Harry Reid and want someone to replace the three term incumbent. Politico's Scorecard: "Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) continues to face weak support back home, and trails both of his leading Republican opponents, according to a new Mason-Dixon poll released today. Even as Reid has been airing a number of television ads highlighting his clout in the Senate and work saving jobs back home, the poll shows a near-majority of Nevada voters still view him unfavorably. Reid holds just a 38 percent approval rating - the...

ALBANY, New York, June 8, 2009 (LifeSiteNews.com) – In a dramatic turn of events, key defections from the Democratic Party in New York have placed control of the state senate effectively back in Republican control, likely putting to an end the former Democratic leadership’s bid to legalize same-sex “marriage.”Two Democratic state senators, Hiram Monserrate of Queens and Pedro Espada of the Bronx, voted with Republicans Monday afternoon to strip control of the Senate away from Majority Leader Malcolm Smith (D-Queens), who had been engaged in building a majority behind closed doors to legalize same-sex “marriage” before the end of the legislative...

With half a million ballots yet uncounted yesterday and control of the narrowly divided Legislature still undecided, one trend in Tuesday's election was clear: If politicians and their closest friends were selling it, voters weren't buying. In all four major statewide ballot measures, voters appear to have rejected the positions held by the state's top political leaders. Meanwhile, tens of thousands of Seattleites apparently approved the proposal to raise taxes to pay to extend Seattle's monorail system. The measure was ahead but too close to call last night. Much of its popularity rests on the fact that voters saw it...