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Edward Lee Pitts | Decisive Republican gains in off-year elections spell work for Democrats to win back 'change' voters
Emily Belz | Low turnout among African-Americans and defections by prominent black leaders hurt Democrat Creigh Deeds in Virginia
Jamie Dean | Democrats and Republicans in Kinston, N.C., plan their next move against a federal veto of nonpartisan elections
Alisa Harris | Conservative insurgency comes up short in New York's 23rd House District
Edward Lee Pitts | Off-year elections in Virginia and New Jersey test the potential for GOP revival in 2010
Alisa Harris | By digging for internet data on the electorate, young GOP candidates seek a needed advantage
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