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 Anthony Weiner
April 2nd, 2013
05:00 AM ET
54 days ago

Runoff is second test in shamed governor's political comeback

(CNN) - Call it the next hurdle in Mark Sanford's political redemption tour.

The former South Carolina governor, whose political career was sidetracked thanks to a well-publicized affair, faces a Republican primary run-off for his old congressional seat on Tuesday.
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Filed under: Mark Sanford • South Carolina
Fifth Democratic senator says no to 2014
March 26th, 2013
05:01 PM ET
60 days ago

Fifth Democratic senator says no to 2014

(CNN) – Sen. Tim Johnson says it's time for him to say so long.

The three term Democrat from South Dakota announced Tuesday that he won't run for re-election next year.
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Filed under: South Dakota • Tim Johnson
First on CNN: Rubio helps raise north of $200K for McConnell
March 26th, 2013
04:33 PM ET
60 days ago

First on CNN: Rubio helps raise north of $200K for McConnell

(CNN) – The election is still more than a year away, but Sen. Mitch McConnell's campaign coffers got a boost Monday when fellow Republican Sen. Marco Rubio helped rake in more than $230,000 at a fundraiser in Kentucky.

At the event, Rubio praised McConnell, the Republican leader in the Senate, for his drive in pushing forward the GOP agenda in the upper chamber.
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Filed under: Kentucky • Marco Rubio • Mitch McConnell
Second straight poll indicates big lead for Christie
November 28th, 2012
09:28 AM ET
179 days ago

Second straight poll indicates big lead for Christie

(CNN) - A new poll is the second this week to indicate most New Jersey voters think Chris Christie deserves re-election next year, and is the second straight to give the Republican governor large leads over his possible Democratic challengers.

According to a Quinnipiac University survey released Wednesday morning, two-thirds of registered voters in New Jersey say Christie deserves to be re-elected in November 2013, with only one in four saying he doesn't deserve a second term in Trenton.
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Filed under: Chris Christie • Cory Booker • New Jersey
Trio of polls indicate Christie's numbers soaring thanks to storm response
November 27th, 2012
09:36 AM ET
180 days ago

Trio of polls indicate Christie's numbers soaring thanks to storm response

(CNN) - Three straight surveys over the past 24 hours indicate Chris Christie's poll numbers as governor of New Jersey are skyrocketing, thanks to his job responding to the devastating superstorm Sandy.

According to a Quinnipiac University survey released Tuesday morning, 72% of Garden State voters give the first term Republican governor a thumbs up on the job he's doing in office, a 16-point jump since before the storm struck the state in late October.
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Filed under: Chris Christie • New Jersey
Chris Christie files for re-election bid
November 26th, 2012
03:18 PM ET
180 days ago

Chris Christie files for re-election bid

(CNN) - There's no more if.

Chris Christie is running for re-election.
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Filed under: Chris Christie • New Jersey