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Gabriel Debenedetti

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Previous lives: New York Magazine, Politico, Reuters. Author, The Long Alliance (2022).
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Election results could boost Republican governors, Clinton campaign for 2016

Election results could boost Republican governors, Clinton campaign for 2016

Reuters — The broad Democratic losses could give the former secretary of state a chance to take over the role of party leader from a wounded President Barack Obama and sharpen her image as the Democrats' 2016 savior. The results were widely seen as more of a referendum on questions about Obama's leadership rather than a sweeping rejection of Democratic policies.
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U.S. Senate control could be mixed blessing for Republican 2016 hopefuls

U.S. Senate control could be mixed blessing for Republican 2016 hopefuls

Reuters — If Republicans win a Senate majority in the Nov. 4 elections, the party's new governing responsibilities may force potential 2016 presidential candidates such as Marco Rubio of Florida and Ted Cruz of Texas to take uncomfortable votes that open them to criticism from rivals outside of Congress.
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Wall St. pumps more money to Republicans, as ideology trumps issues

Wall St. pumps more money to Republicans, as ideology trumps issues

Reuters — But widespread skepticism about accomplishing various financial sector policy priorities, such as scaling back the 2010 Dodd-Frank law or enacting business-friendly tax reforms, amid Washington's paralysis has dampened the excitement of some traditional financial industry donors, such as big banks. Instead, the upswing in donations reflects an ideological shift, as right-leaning hedge fund managers and private equity executives increasingly throw big money into key national races rather than focusing on specific issues, industry insiders and campaign finance experts said.
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Clinton Library documents illustrate testy relationship with press

Clinton Library documents illustrate testy relationship with press

Reuters — The seventh and final release of Clinton administration documents from the Clinton Presidential Library and the National Archives comes as former first lady Hillary Clinton considers a possible White House bid in 2016. The nearly 10,000 pages of documents released on Friday did not appear to contain revelations that would affect her possible campaign.
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It's a good time to run for office in Iowa: meet Queen Joni

It's a good time to run for office in Iowa: meet Queen Joni

Reuters — More importantly, most Republican Senate candidates are not running in Iowa, the influential swing state that kicks off the presidential nominating race. Potential 2016 contenders have flocked to Iowa for months, looking to exert as much influence - and gather as many favors - as possible. So, more than six weeks before the election, Ernst has had quite a coronation. She has drawn support from Florida Senator Marco Rubio, Texas Senator Ted Cruz and Kentucky Senator Rand Paul. Not to mention former Florida Governor Jeb Bush, Texas Governor Rick Perry and 2012 presidential nominee Mitt Romney.
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Trio of Republican 2016 hopefuls stake out positions with Syria vote

Trio of Republican 2016 hopefuls stake out positions with Syria vote

Reuters — While Florida Senator Marco Rubio voted in favor of the plan, which passed, Kentucky's Rand Paul and Texas Senator Ted Cruz voted against it, with Paul opposing intervention and Cruz arguing that President Barack Obama had not provided a clear plan to combat Islamic State. "Intervention is a mistake.
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In town halls, U.S. lawmakers hear voter anger over illegal migrants

In town halls, U.S. lawmakers hear voter anger over illegal migrants

Reuters — "I'm supposed to do this in 30 seconds?" he joked, noting the issue's complexity. While he was optimistic about long-term prospects for dealing with border security and immigration, he said, "between now and the end of this Congress, I'm a little less sanguine about it." It has been a question heard repeatedly by lawmakers this month in "town hall" district meetings punctuated - and sometimes dominated - by concerns and angry outbursts over immigration policy and the crisis caused by a flood of child migrants at the southwestern border in recent months.
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Bill Clinton says Hillary 'not out of touch' on wealth

Bill Clinton says Hillary 'not out of touch' on wealth

Reuters — Hillary Clinton told ABC News earlier this month that the couple had been "dead broke" after leaving the White House in 2001 and then drew more fire after suggesting to The Guardian last weekend that the Clintons are not "truly well off." "It is factually true that we were several million dollars in debt," Bill Clinton said Tuesday of the couple's financial situation.
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Democrats clamoring for Hillary Clinton as midterms campaigner

Democrats clamoring for Hillary Clinton as midterms campaigner

Reuters — While Clinton undoubtedly wants to see her party do well on Nov. 4, a return to town halls and diners will give her a chance to test speech themes and flex her retail politics muscles ahead of her own likely run for president in 2016. Clinton's last campaign was in 2008 and she has looked rusty as she promotes her memoir "Hard Choices," stumbling over media questions about her personal wealth and lucrative speeches.
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Campaign book season begins with Hilary Clinton memoir

Campaign book season begins with Hilary Clinton memoir

Reuters — "Hard Choices," Clinton's fifth book with publisher Simon and Schuster, will give the former secretary of state a chance to shape the debate about her record in the Obama administration, and reintroduce herself to voters as she tours the country. A publicity blitz for the book, characterized by pundits as a kick-off to a possible 2016 presidential run, will include stops in New York, Chicago, Washington, D.C., Los Angeles, Denver, San Diego, San Francisco and Austin, Texas, as well as Toronto and Edmonton, Alberta. Clinton's memoir comes near the beginning of campaign book season, a traditional step on the path to the White House.
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New Jersey's fiscal woes imperil an already-damaged Chris Christie

New Jersey's fiscal woes imperil an already-damaged Chris Christie

Reuters — Less than a year after the charismatic governor was the toast of the Republican Party and a leading contender to run for the White House in 2016, the story was supposed to be about a New Jersey economy that he had managed to turn around and budget problems he had been able to solve. That narrative appears to be unraveling. Almost six months into his second term as governor, Christie faces a more than $800 million budget gap.
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Recovering from immigration setback, Rubio builds conservative ties

Recovering from immigration setback, Rubio builds conservative ties

Reuters — Rubio's office is working on economic policies with the influential Heritage Action for America group, which fiercely criticized a bipartisan bill last year partly written by Rubio that would have relaxed immigration laws. And the first-term U.S. senator from Florida appears to have made up with Tea Party patriarch Jim DeMint, a one-time mentor whose criticism also helped sink the immigration bill. DeMint, a former senator from South Carolina, leads the Heritage Foundation think tank, which often helps shape the right-wing policy agenda and is affiliated with Heritage Action.
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Paul, Rubio lead potential Republican 2016 contenders in spending

Paul, Rubio lead potential Republican 2016 contenders in spending

Reuters — No politician has yet declared his or her candidacy, but first-quarter fundraising numbers submitted to the Federal Election Commission and released this week show backers of Rubio and Paul spent several hundred thousand dollars to help both senators in the first three months of 2014. Kentucky Senator Paul's RANDPAC group spent over $580,000 in the first quarter, much of it on fundraising, consulting, and travel expenses as the first-term lawmaker crisscrossed the country spreading his libertarian message and courting groups that do not traditionally support Republicans.
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Legal victory for big-money campaign donors to be felt in states, courts

Legal victory for big-money campaign donors to be felt in states, courts

Reuters — The court's 5-4 ruling on Wednesday was unsettling for many Washington fundraisers, donors and lobbyists who were comfortable with federal rules that had limited total donations to candidates and party groups to $123,200 in the 2014 election cycle.
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Rubio to decide on 2016 White House run 'around this time next year'

Rubio to decide on 2016 White House run 'around this time next year'

Reuters — "For me, the choice in 2016 will be whether I run for re-election and serve in the Senate for another six years, whether the time has come to perhaps go to the private sector, or whether I want to run for another office like the presidency, because I feel passionately about some of the things our country needs to be doing," the freshman senator from Florida said at a Reuters Health Summit in Washington.
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In subtle moves, Hillary Clinton creates distance from Obama

In subtle moves, Hillary Clinton creates distance from Obama

Reuters — In appearances this month, Clinton struck a hawkish tone on issues including Iran and Russia, even while expressing broad support for the work done by Obama and her successor as secretary of state, John Kerry. Clinton said in New York on Wednesday night she was "personally skeptical" of Iran's commitment to reaching a comprehensive agreement on its nuclear program. "I've seen their behavior over (the) years," she said, saying that if the diplomatic track failed, "every other option does remain on the table."
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Another Bush run for the White House? Jeb may be up for it

Another Bush run for the White House? Jeb may be up for it

Reuters — His itinerary for the next several weeks includes stops in Tennessee, New Mexico and Nevada to appear with Republican candidates in this fall's elections or help them raise money for their campaigns. And then he speaks at a dinner ahead of a Republican Jewish Coalition meeting featuring several potential Republican presidential contenders at the Venetian Hotel in Las Vegas.
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Reid steps up fight with Koch 'oil barons' over Republican funding

Reid steps up fight with Koch 'oil barons' over Republican funding

Reuters — Reid, 74, repeatedly used the word "radical" to decry the influence on U.S. politics of the Kochs in a speech to the U.S. Senate on Thursday. The brothers spent over $100 million on the 2012 elections and continue to pour money into races for the November midterms in which control of Congress is at stake. The Nevada senator's bitter jabs appeared to reflect concerns among Democratic leaders over the Kochs' big spending at a time when polls show displeasure over President Barack Obama's healthcare overhaul hurting his ratings, and those of other Democrats.
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Ticket sales brisk for Hillary Clinton's speaking tour

Ticket sales brisk for Hillary Clinton's speaking tour

Reuters — The original prices for tickets to Clinton's speech at the 1STBANK Center in Broomfield, Colorado ranged from around $50 to $200, but ticket companies scooped up many of the arena's 6,500 seats and now the secondary market for Clinton tickets is booming. The Colorado speech on June 2 is one of two Clinton appearances being marketed by Unique Lives & Experiences.
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As Hillary Clinton soars, questions shadow lucrative speaking tour

As Hillary Clinton soars, questions shadow lucrative speaking tour

Reuters — In a scene with all the makings of a campaign appearance, a line of Miami students waiting to get into Clinton's speech snaked around the university's arena hours before her arrival on Wednesday. When she arrived, it was with the heavy protection she retains as a former secretary of state and the wife of a former president, Bill Clinton.
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Debt-limit vote puts Senate Republican leader McConnell in hot seat

Debt-limit vote puts Senate Republican leader McConnell in hot seat

Reuters — It earned him the wrath of his party's vocal and influential right wing, and it could have implications for the Senate minority leader's re-election campaign in Kentucky. The vote, in which he was joined by 11 other Republican senators, came as McConnell is trying to appeal to conservative voters in Kentucky to fend off a primary challenge from Matt Bevin, a Tea Party-aligned Republican.
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Insight: Republicans still seen falling behind in election data wars

Insight: Republicans still seen falling behind in election data wars

Reuters — It was a sore point for Republicans, who came out of that election vowing to nullify the Democrats' advantage in gleaning information from voter databases and social media to find potential supporters. More than a year later that still has not happened. According to interviews with a dozen strategists from both parties, Democrats appear set to maintain their technological edge, potentially boosting their prospects in the 2014 midterm elections just as other factors - such as President Obama's sliding popularity - are likely to favor Republicans.
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Facing scandal at home, Christie set to launch national tour

Facing scandal at home, Christie set to launch national tour

Reuters — Christie - widely viewed as the leading contender for the 2016 Republican nomination for president before the scandal over traffic jams on the George Washington Bridge exploded a month ago - plans to spend the next month crisscrossing the nation as chairman of the Republican Governors Association (RGA).
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Hiring of lawyer highlights ties between Christie, Giuliani

Hiring of lawyer highlights ties between Christie, Giuliani

Reuters — Randy Mastro, once Giuliani's chief of staff and Deputy Mayor for Operations, was at least the eighth Giuliani staffer to join Team Christie over the years, and the choice showed the close ties between the governor and the former mayor. Mastro, with the Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP law firm, will lead Christie's internal inquiry into revelations that his top aides created a days-long traffic snarl-up by a key bridge into Manhattan in apparent retribution against a local Democratic mayor.
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