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Luntz: Feels Sorry For Moderates

GOP Pollster Frank said he feels sorry for moderates in the Senate like Evan Bayh (D-IN), Blanche Lincoln (D-AR) and Mary Landrieu (D-LA), saying those senators are “going to have to face some very difficult votes” on healthcare, which he says is unpopular in their states.

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November 8, 2009 in Republicans | Permalink | User Comments (7)

Cokie Calls Jon Voight "Cringemaking"

Cokie Roberts didn't hold back on those health care protests headlined by actor Jon Voight, who in a speech Thursday during a health care rally on Capitol Hill said Obama “has had 20 years of subconscious programming by Rev. Wright to damn America.”

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November 8, 2009 in Capitol Hill, Health Care, This Week with George Stephanopoulos | Permalink | User Comments (47)

Donaldson: Where Have All the Moderates Gone?

On our roundtable, Sam Donaldson asked about what we aren’t seeing much of these days in Washington: Where have all the moderates gone?

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November 8, 2009 in This Week with George Stephanopoulos, Washington | Permalink | User Comments (15)

Brazile: Stupak Amendment: 'Outlaws Abortion'

Democratic Strategist Donna Brazille said on the roundtable this morning that she thinks the Stupak Amendment which was added to the health care bill that passed the House last night effectively makes abortion illegal.

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November 8, 2009 in Health Care, This Week with George Stephanopoulos | Permalink | User Comments (36)

Luntz: Voters are 'Mad as Hell'

Republican pollster Frank Luntz fired up the roundtable with his observation that voters haven’t been this angry about government since 1994, when Republicans took the House and Senate.

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Steele vs Kaine: Hand to Hand Combat

The heads of the DNC and the RNC, Tim Kaine and Michael Steele, raised their voices in a raucous debate this morning. But their body language was a little more touchy-feely. Take a look: - George Stephanopoulos

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November 8, 2009 in This Week with George Stephanopoulos | Permalink | User Comments (28)

Steele: Speaker Boehner

Republican Chairman Michael Steele had a Freudian slip this morning on 'This Week' when he referred to Minority Leader John Boehner as "Speaker Boehner."

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Ft. Hood: Gen. Casey Doesn't Rule Out Terrorism

The Army’s top officer, General George Casey wouldn’t rule out the possibility that the mass killing at Ft. Hood was an act of terrorism.

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November 8, 2009 in This Week with George Stephanopoulos | Permalink | User Comments (100)