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...House seats in serious contention is only about three dozen, compared with roughly 100 in the 1994 landslide that brought the G.O.P. to power with a 54-seat pickup. And the Republicans retain their advantage in money and, most operatives on both sides agree, the pinpoint sophistication of their turnout operation among a conservative base in which Bush still has nearly 90% approval in most polls. But even Republicans fret their loyalists have been discouraged by the Mark Foley scandal, and can't match the Democrats in passion. That fervor is being fueled by the bare-knuckled veterans...
Institute of Politics (IOP) Director Jeanne Shaheen, former Democratic governor of New Hampshire, told the crowd that the youth turnout is important for a Democratic victory, noting that young voters “were the only demographic that gave [Senator John F.] Kerry a double-digit lead” in the 2004 presidential election. [See correction below...
CORRECTION: While Institute of Politics Director Jeanne Shaheen did say that young voters favored John F. Kerry by a double-digit margin in 2004, and while she did encourage young voters to go to the polls, she did not say that youth turnout would be important to a Democratic victory in 2006. The print and original online version of this article mischaracterized her remarks at the debate...
...course, organization is the key and Republicans handily beat Democrats in turnout in the spring primary by some 25,000 votes. But in this flatland district, Sekula-Gibbs has an uphill battle...
Amanda Darling, marketing manager for the Harvard Book Store, which is one of the program’s sponsors, said that this year’s turnout was by far the largest in the program’s history. It was the first time that Sanders Theatre hosted Cambridge Reads, she added...