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(at:00) JOE SCARBOROUGH: Bradley Byrne is the Establishment Republican's Establishment Republican..LAWRENCE O'DONNELL: Byrne is the Establishment Republican......(at:14) DEAN YOUNG: If you're voting for Cruz, Rubio, Trump or Carson you have to ask yourself why would I vote Byrne and send an Establishment Republican back to Washington......

The center of gravity in American politics moved left in Tuesday’s off-year elections. Republicans took a big step back from the tea party. An ebullient progressive was elected mayor of New York City. And a Democrat was elected governor of Virginia after campaigning unapologetically as a supporter of gun control and a liberal on social issues. The one bright spot for Republicans, Chris Christie’s landslide reelection in New Jersey, was won precisely because Christie ran briskly away from the party’s right wing and developed a civil relationship with President Obama. His victory speech spoke of the need for politicians to...

Alabama Republicans Bradley Byrne and Dean Young are running neck and neck ahead of next week’s special runoff primary election in Alabama’s First Congressional District, according to a new survey. The poll, conducted by the GOP consulting firm Cygnal, shows Young, a tea party-aligned real estate investor, with a 43.2 percent to 40.2 percent lead over Byrne, a former state senator and unsuccessful 2010 gubernatorial candidate. The results are within the survey’s 3.03 percent margin of error. The poll of 1,027 likely voters was conducted Wednesday. A Byrne loss would come as a shock to the business community and Washington...

'Raunchy' bumper sticker may be free speech issue Associated Press CLOVIS, N.M. (AP) - A Clovis man has been charged with distribution of sexually oriented materials to minors because of the stickers displayed on his car. The stickers portray cartoon images of bare-breasted female devils in sexually compromising positions. Dean Young, 31, owns the car and faces the misdemeanor charge. Young has contacted the American Civil Liberties Union, which is considering representing him, said Peter Simonson, executive director of the ACLU of New Mexico. Simonson hasn't seen the stickers, but says he doubts they would violate the law. "I've never...