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Republican U.S. Senate candidates united in a vow to stem the tidal wave of Democratic deficit spending in Congress at a forum Tuesday sponsored by Colorado Christian University.

Share + Nov 12, 2009 4:26 pm US/Eastern The race between Florida Governor Charlie Crist and former Florida House speaker Marco Rubio for the Republican nomination for Mel Martinez's old Senate seat had another twist added to it on Thursday.

This is a rush transcript from "Your World With Neil Cavuto," November 4, 2009. This copy may not be in its final form and may be updated.

Ron Paul digs life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. Last week Paul opened his local campaign headquarters in west Ashley.

A quick politics check after yesterday's Mediocre Tuesday elections: Republicans elected two governors, Democrats elected two Congressmen.

President Barack Obama's decision in June to appoint a Republican congressman to a Pentagon post has paid dividends in November now that Democrats have gained the House seat by capitalizing on a split between moderates and conservatives in the GOP.

Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin on Monday responded to Vice President Joe Biden's comments about her support for Conservative Party candidate Doug Hoffman in a hotly contested special election.

Republican political consultant Ed Rollins and Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Fla., on "Face the Nation," November 8, 2009.

From left, WSYR morning anchor Dan Cummings chats with candidates in New York's 23rd District House, Bill Owens, Assemblywoman Dede Scozzafava and Doug Hoffman moments before their first televised debate begins at the WSYR television station in Syracuse .

Well, the off-year election has concluded. Both sides will try to put their best spin on last night's efforts, but there's one story that is far more captivating than the others.

Our view: Neither party should take much comfort in the results of Tuesday's elections, but both should realize the anxiety, dissatisfaction of voters November 5, 2009 T uesday's election results were certainly no good sign for President Barack Obama and the Democrats .

No matter how hard I try. You're so unpredictable. Virginia: Creigh Deeds sucked it , hard.

The extraordinary special election here for the 23rd Congressional District seat ended with a Democratic triumph Tuesday night, but the battle over what it means to the Republican Party is still far from over.

The Tea Party wing of the Republican Party had the perfect strategy for Upstate New York's 23rd congressional district: ► Support a candidate who doesn't live in the district - in this case, conservative Douglas Hoffman.

An ebullient Republican National Committee Chairman Michael S. Steele on Wednesday modestly credited conservative and Republican activists and volunteers a day after breakthrough gubernatorial wins in Virginia and New Jersey - races into which Mr.

The number one issue on the minds of Americans is the economy . It is all about jobs, taxes, the growth of government, spending and the deficit.

Former Republican Gov. George Pataki has endorsed Conservative candidate Doug Hoffman in a key New York congressional district race that is testing the soul of the GOP .

November 04, 2009 7:23 pm ET - 43 Comments Right-wing media figures enthusiastically endorsed and boosted the failed Conservative Party candidacy of Doug Hoffman in the race to fill a vacant seat in New York's 23rd Congressional District, with several of them hosting Hoffman on their radio or television shows.

A familiar song is being sung after Tuesday's loss by Republicans in a special congressional election in upstate New York.

Doug Hoffman lost his election last night. He was supported by a plurality of talk radio entertainers, and a majority of former half-term governors of Alaska, but it wasn't enough.