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One of the animals was an elephant with "the republican vote" written on it. This is where the republican party found their mascot. Click through the gallery below to see photos of political ...
An anti-Pelosi "Boehner for Speaker" bumper sticker on a car window. Following the 2006 elections, Democrats took control of the House as well as the Senate.In the 2008 elections, which coincided with Democrat Barack Obama's victory over Republican John McCain for the presidency, Democrats increased their majorities in both chambers.
An additional Republican incumbent, Gary Miller, won re-election in an entirely different district from the one he had previously represented. [56] The election featured the first use of the top-two primary system in which primary elections list candidates from all parties on one ballot, and the top two vote-getters advance to the general election.
In US politics, "Republican in name only" is a pejorative used to describe politicians of the Republican Party deemed insufficiently loyal to the party, or misaligned with the party's ideology. Similar terms have been used since the early 1900s.
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James Fryman represented the Libertarian Party. CQ Politics forecasted this largely rural district as 'Safe Republican'. Republican John Peterson announced his intention to retire on January 3, 2007, paving the way for a contentious open seat election. Nine Republicans were in the race for the nomination.
The 4th district, nicknamed the "duck district", sprawls from the Columbus exurbs, including Marion and Lima into north-central Ohio, taking in Oberlin. It has been held by Republican Jim Jordan since 2007.