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• National Republican, Democratic Party Leaders Come to Maine

By Steve Mistler smistler@pressherald.com

• Portland Press Herald
• September 28, 2012

• Maine Dems Say Republican Poll-Watchers Aim to Intimidate Voters ; with High Stakes Assigned to the Outcomes of This Year's Races, the Maine Democratic Party Is Claiming the Republican Poll-Watching Effort Is Designed to Intimidate Voters and Suppress the Vote.

Maine Dems say Republican poll-watchers aim to intimidate voters With high stakes assigned to the outcomes of this year's races, the Maine Democratic Party is claiming the Republican poll-watching effort is designed to intimidate voters and suppress the vote.

• Portland Press Herald
• October 31, 2012

• Texas Democratic Party; Boyd L. Richie, in His Capacity as Chairman of the Texas Democratic Party, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. Tina J. Benkiser, in Her Capacity as Chairwoman of the Republican Party of Texas, Defendant-Appellant., 459 F.3d 582 (5th Cir. 2006)

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• Today in History

On Feb. 11, 1812, Massachusetts Gov. Elbridge Gerry signed a redistricting law favoring his Democratic-Republican Party -- giving rise to the term "gerrymandering. On this date:

• Bangor Daily News
• February 11, 2012

• Pennsylmandering

The term "gerrymander" refers to the infamous 1812 Massachusetts senatorial district which was said to resemble a salamander. Because it favored candidates who were from Gov. Elbridge Gerry's Democratic- Republican Party, his name was attached in the pejorative. Given the way the Legislative Reapportionment Commission divvied up Pennsylvania's districts, it may as well be called Pennsylmander.

• Intelligencer Journal Lancaster New Era - Saturday Edition
• November 03, 2011

• Democratic Leader Supports 2012 Automobile Insurance Discount Act Two Days After Official Support From California Republican Party ; Democratic Leader and Former President Pro Tempore Don Perata Endorses the 2012 Automobile Insurance Discount Act

SACRAMENTO, Calif., Feb. 28, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Just two days after the California Republican Party officially endorsed the 2012 Automobile Insurance Discount Act, former President pro Tempore of the California State Senate, Democrat Don Perata, also offered his endorsement. The discount is already allowed in California but is controlled by the insurance companies," Perata said. "This initiative does what most states have done successfully and allows the consumer to control the discount. This is not a party issue. This is a fairness question, and as a legislator and policymaker, I always supported the portability of this discount. It just makes sense.

• U.S. Newswire
• February 28, 2012

• Time, Timing and Being On Time: The Play of Race and Ideology in the Postmodern Political Organization

An understanding of the definition and dynamics of time is necessary to the conception of a "postmodern" political organization. Additionally, the nuances of time illustrate the shifting role that race has and continues to play in postmodern politics. This article discusses the relationship between time, race and politics by emphasizing three primary aspects of time: time itself, as the condition for political action; timing, which expresses a particularly strategic process of political action; and being on time, which signifies the fulfillment of political strategy. This understanding of the contours of time is illustrated by the dynamics of "black politics" in the American political system, and among Democratic and Republican party organizations.

• Tamara Journal of Critical Organisation Inquiry
• Vol. 3 Nbr. 1, January 2004

• For Emily: White Evangelical Christians Tend to Be More Republican Than Asian Christians, Pew Finds

Our take: A new Pew Research Center report has highlighted some of the few differences between white evangelical Christians and Asian-American evangelicals, finding that while Asian-Americans are more Republican than other Asian-Americans, they are less so than whites. The report also found that Asian-American Hindus are the most Democratic, at 72 percent, followed by Asian-American Buddhists, but that Asian-American Catholics and mainline Protestants are evenly split along Democratic-Republican party lines. Asian-American evangelicals are mostly Republican and more likely to be Republican than other Asian-Americans, but less likely than white evangelicals to be Republican, according to a new report by Pew Research Center. The difference may have to do with different ideas about the rol...

• Deseret News (Salt Lake City)
• July 31, 2012

• Republican Presidents Also Had Their Affairs

A few readers think I was biased in last week's column. I'll forgo the argument that it was an opinion column and therefore meant to be biased and admit they have a point. The claim is that in a column about the affair scandal swirling around former CIA director David Petraeus I mentioned other powerful men who had been known for affairs - Thomas Jefferson, FDR, John F. Kennedy and Bill Clinton. Readers claim that I named all Democrats, and no Republicans. Jefferson was a member of the Democratic-Republican Party, but I guess that doesn't count. I don't always respond publicly to comments by a few readers. But it's a holiday week, column ideas are in short supply and the sexual misdeeds of our presidents are a pretty interesting topic. So, here is a brief history of affairs by Republica...

• The Pantagraph Bloomington, IL
• November 28, 2012