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<title><![CDATA[Erin McPike and Scott Conroy - Articles - RealClearPolitics]]></title><link>http://www.RealClearPolicy.com/authors/rss/archive/21481.xml</link><description><![CDATA[Erin McPike and Scott Conroy]]></description><category domain="21481">Author</category><item>
							<title><![CDATA[In Ohio, Voters Flock to Cast Ballots Early]]></title>
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							<pubDate>Sun, 04 Nov 2012 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Erin McPike and Scott Conroy</author>
							<description><![CDATA[CINCINNATI -- For months, President Obama's senior campaign advisers have made clear that early voting is the cornerstone to the president's re-election strategy. Nowhere is that more true than in the Buckeye State, where a new poll from the Columbus Dispatch shows President Obama...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[How the Super Tuesday States Shape Up]]></title>
							<link>http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2012/03/06/how_the_super_tuesday_states_shape_up.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 06 Mar 2012 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Erin McPike and Scott Conroy</author>
							<description><![CDATA[ZANESVILLE, Ohio -- Mitt Romney told a crowd here Monday evening, "If you do your job tomorrow, we're going to win this thing."
He was speaking of the Buckeye State, but a larger meaning underlies his comment: The tight race in Ohio is symbolic of the Republican primary at large. If...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Romney Comes Under Fire in S.C. Debate]]></title>
							<link>http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2012/01/17/romney_comes_under_fire_in_south_carolina_debate.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Erin McPike and Scott Conroy</author>
							<description><![CDATA[MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. -- Mitt Romney's character came under scrutiny Monday night in a Fox News Channel/Wall Street Journal debate that seemed like a dry run for the attacks President Obama will lob his way should the front-runner win the Republican nomination.
From charges of flip-flopping...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Romney's Tough Final Day in New Hampshire]]></title>
							<link>http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2012/01/10/romneys_tough_final_day_in_new_hampshire.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 10 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Erin McPike and Scott Conroy</author>
							<description><![CDATA[BEDFORD, N.H. -- On a day when he hoped to build a final surge of momentum toward a resounding victory in today's New Hampshire primary, Mitt Romney wound up outflanked Monday as he tried to swat away a flurry of last-minute attacks from his Republican competitors on the right and...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[GOP Rivals Take Shots at Romney, Paul in N.H. Debates]]></title>
							<link>http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2012/01/08/gop_rivals_take_shots_at_romney_paul_in_nh_debates_112692.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Sun, 08 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Erin McPike and Scott Conroy</author>
							<description><![CDATA[CONCORD, N.H. -- After skating through a Saturday night debate unruffled, Mitt Romney found himself under fire just 10 hours later from three opponents hoping to slow his momentum before Tuesday&rsquo;s primary in New Hampshire and the contests beyond.
Newt Gingrich, Rick Santorum and...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Can Romney Coast to the GOP Nomination?]]></title>
							<link>http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2011/11/11/can_romney_coast_to_the_gop_presidential_nomination_112036.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 11 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Erin McPike and Scott Conroy</author>
							<description><![CDATA[A ceiling is a ceiling until it isn't a ceiling anymore.
Expect to hear that line with increasing frequency from Mitt Romney's supporters and allies as they point out that although Romney is having a difficult time getting above 25 percent in most national surveys of the GOP presidential...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Rick Perry Eyes Late August Campaign Launch]]></title>
							<link>http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2011/07/25/rick_perry_eyes_late_august_campaign_launch_110695.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 25 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Erin McPike and Scott Conroy</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Texas Gov. Rick Perry is all but certain to launch a presidential campaign and is nearing an announcement set for the second half of August, according to sources familiar with his political team's planning.
For months, Republican activists, donors, elected officials, and even voters have...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Rick Perry Presidential Push Quietly Gains Steam]]></title>
							<link>http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2011/05/17/rick_perry_presidential_push_quietly_gains_steam_109894.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 17 May 2011 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Erin McPike and Scott Conroy</author>
							<description><![CDATA[As many grass-roots Republicans remain in search of a conservative candidate with the pizazz to go toe-to-toe against President Obama, a man from deep in the heart of Texas who was tea party before the tea party was cool appears to be giving the presidential race some thought.
Gov. Rick...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Jon Huntsman: The Motocross Mormon]]></title>
							<link>http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2011/04/20/four_years_after_mitt_the_motocross_mormon.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 20 Apr 2011 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Erin McPike and Scott Conroy</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Four years ago, Mitt Romney had a lot going for him -- money, looks, a famous name, executive experience in both the public and private sector, a record of winning statewide in heavily "blue" Massachusetts, and his white knight performance in saving the 2002 winter Olympics in Salt Lake...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Young Voters More Hesitant to Commit to Dems]]></title>
							<link>http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2010/10/28/young_voters_more_hesitant_to_commit_to_democrats_107761.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 28 Oct 2010 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Erin McPike and Scott Conroy</author>
							<description><![CDATA[PALO ALTO, Calif. -- Damek Spacek, 22, voted for President Obama in 2008 but isn't sure which candidates he favors in the midterm elections in Connecticut, where he is an independent voter.
Spacek is pursuing a doctoral degree in genetics from Stanford University and is financially...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Blunt, Carnahan Vie to Shake Unpopular Labels]]></title>
							<link>http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2010/10/07/blunt_carnahan_vie_to_shake_unpopular_labels__107471.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 07 Oct 2010 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Erin McPike and Scott Conroy</author>
							<description><![CDATA[ST. LOUIS, Mo. - Grand Rental Station owner Rick Nadler is worried that the new health care law eventually will put his event rental company out of business. So he plans to vote for Republican Rep. Roy Blunt over Democratic Secretary of State Robin Carnahan in the race to replace...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[MO-03: Martin Tries to Make Race Competitive]]></title>
							<link>http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2010/10/07/mo-03_martin_pushing_to_get_carnahan_race_in_competitive_territory_107472.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 07 Oct 2010 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Erin McPike and Scott Conroy</author>
							<description><![CDATA[ST. LOUIS, Mo. - Discrepancies over how close the race is in Missouri's 3rd District between Democratic incumbent Russ Carnahan and Republican challenger Ed Martin shows just how unclear and fluid the battle for the House is this year.
Martin is an aggressive campaigner whose impressive...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Madison Awaits Feingold's Efforts to Awaken Base]]></title>
							<link>http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2010/10/04/madison_awaits_feingolds_efforts_to_awaken_his_base_107421.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 04 Oct 2010 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Erin McPike and Scott Conroy</author>
							<description><![CDATA[MADISON, Wis. -- On a sunny and mild Sunday this weekend, there was no political paraphernalia to be seen and no campaign volunteers to be found along State Street, the main drag of this liberal-leaning college town.
Progressive young residents milling around the area expressed concerns...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Strickland Pushes Ohio's 2012 Firewall Strategy]]></title>
							<link>http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2010/09/29/strickland_pushes_ohios_2012_firewall_strategy_107358.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 29 Sep 2010 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Erin McPike and Scott Conroy</author>
							<description><![CDATA[COLUMBUS, Ohio -The Democratic Party's electoral prospects in the Midwest may look increasingly grim this fall, but party strategists are regaining confidence in Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland's chances for re-election.
A series of polls out this week show that Strickland has narrowed the gap...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Manchin Calls for Partial Repeal of Health Reform]]></title>
							<link>http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2010/09/27/manchin_calls_for_partial_repeal_of_health_care_reform_107316.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 27 Sep 2010 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Erin McPike and Scott Conroy</author>
							<description><![CDATA[ROANOKE, W.V. -- In Democratic Gov. Joe Manchin's quest to strike a bipartisan chord as he campaigns to fill the late Democratic Sen. Robert Byrd's seat, he's joining the GOP's call to repeal pieces of health care reform.
Manchin endorsed President Obama's efforts on landmark health care...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[O'Donnell Wins, Bad Blood Simmers in Delaware]]></title>
							<link>http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2010/09/15/odonnell_wins_bad_blood_simmers_in_de_gop_107162.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 15 Sep 2010 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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							<description><![CDATA[DOVER and WILMINGTON, Del. -- Conservative activist Christine O'Donnell scored an upset victory in Delaware's Republican Senate primary on Tuesday, defeating longtime congressman Mike Castle 53 percent to 47 percent.
O'Donnell's surprising win marked yet another triumph for the Tea Party...]]></description>
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