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ARLINGTON, Va. — Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain said Friday that MSNBC’s Lawrence O’Donnell was being “absurd” for suggesting Cain didn’t do enough to support the civil rights movement as a young man. (more)

A commission of Florida state legislators officially announced its intent on Friday to move up the Sunshine State’s primary date — and shake up the rest of the GOP primary calendar. (more)

To hear most liberals and left-wing media pundits describe the Tea Party movement, one would think the Third Reich has been resurrected in America. In reality, this anti-big government movement made up of mostly non-registered Republicans and Independents is exactly the right prescription for the 2012 election cycle. (more)

The Tea Party Express, a group behind some of the biggest Republican primary upsets this election cycle, has unveiled the locations of its cross country bus tour set to take place in battleground states in the two-weeks leading up to election day in November. (more)

In the era of the “tea party,” is the moderate northeastern Republican in danger of going completely extinct? Tuesday’s primaries could give a clue. (more)

Polls opened around the country this morning for the last major round of primaries before the midterm general elections in November. Today, voters are going to the polls in Delaware, New Hampshire, New York, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, Maryland and Wisconsin. (more)

As it continues its exponential expansion to cellphones, mobile advertising, television sets and book publishing internet giant Google has been simultaneously expanding its presence in the U.S. political scene, adding lobbyists, DC-based employees, and ramping up its campaign donations. (more)

YUCCA VALLEY, Calif. (AP) — Bill Warner is hardly a naive man. He ran his own engineering firm for three decades, and sold the assets just before the economy tanked. He built his dream home on a majestic hill abutting a national park, back when the housing market was steady. While some neighbors have since been foreclosed upon, Warner is resurfacing his flagstone deck. (more)

It’s a pink-letter year for Republican women. This season, more female GOP candidates than in any previous election cycle are running for national and state offices, beating the previous record year – 1994 – by 38 women. That’s a surprising development for the GOP. After all, this is the Party that as recently as last fall launched a “Republican Accomplishments” webpage and failed to include a single female representative, senator, Supreme Court justice, governor, cabinet member, or vice presidential candidate. (more)

Revolution in California and political regime change come November has been a theme of mine for weeks. Tuesday night’s big victories for Meg Whitman and Carly Fiorina moved that agenda nicely down the field. (more)

Congress is postponing huge issues until after the elections and there’s a danger in that. (more)

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — A congressman seeking to become Alabama’s first black governor lost Tuesday to a white Democratic primary opponent who had garnered support from the state’s four major black political groups. (more)

WASHINGTON — Mark the first round down, shakily, for Republican incumbents and party establishment favorites. (more)

Gov. Charlie Crist is now, without question, the poster boy for the greatest risk the GOP faces in 2010 and beyond. The Governor told Chris Wallace, host of Fox News Sunday less than a month ago that he was a Republican and that he would run as a Republican. Moreover, he said he would support the GOP nominee, presumable Marco Rubio, if he were to lose that primary to Marco Rubio. It is now clear with his announcement yesterday of changing his party affiliation; that Governor Crist has revealed his character, or severe lack thereof. The questions of with whom will he caucus should he become a Senator or his position on any given issue must at this point be considered suspect at best. (more)

The Atlantic reports that Crist’s people tried to get in touch with White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel’s people (you’re not anyone these days without a posse). But Emanuel, famous for his no-nonsense attitude, wouldn’t take the call. (more)

Decision time is approaching for the Tea Party movement. (more)

Mitt Romney has a message to Tea Party candidates nationwide: If you lose your Republican primary bids, stay on the sidelines. (more)

Although [Debra] Medina’s 18 percent of the Republican primary vote was much more than most observers expected her to get when the campaign season got under way, the champion of the Tea Party/libertarian insurgents failed to force a runoff. Medina also failed to buoy up other Tea Party candidates across the state. (more)

Tea Party activism may have started with national politics in mind, but its themes have filtered down into state and even local races. (more)

What a difference a year makes. (more)