Just over a month to go before the 2009 off-year elections, and it's getting closer in both Virginia and New Jersey. But despite the slew of bad news for the GOP candidates in both states, they continue to lead.
More focus on the GOP in California, where the Golden State Republican Party held its convention last weekend in the desert. Much focus has been on two women who are first-time candidates: Meg Whitman, formerly of eBay fame, who is running for governor, and Carly Fiorina, who once headed up Hewlett-Packard, who is seeking Barbara Boxer's Senate seat. But as with many rookie candidates, they have had less than auspicious beginnings.
Plus: the public option goes down to defeat in the Senate Finance Committee. And New York's David Paterson insists he will rise up and seek a full term next year. But we're not convinced.
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