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This article originally appeared on RealClearPolitics.At the start of the 2014 election cycle, Mark Pryor s future in the Senate was widely considered as dead as the raccoons at the Gillett Coon Supper, an annual fundraiser and gathering spot for Arkansas pols.The two-term Democrat s seat is viewed as a top pickup prospect for Republicans, who hope to control the Senate next year. Giv stanley cup en President Obama s low approval rating and the state s red hue, Pryor seemed doomed. But recent national polls that show him leading once-formidable GOP challenger Tom Cotton have given hope to Democrats -- and have observers wondering how this could be. The RCP Average finds Pryor ahead by 4.8 percentage points. GOP, Dems devise competing strategies for 2014 election 01:48 The incumbent does have one distinct advantage in a state that s stanley cup trending against his party, name stanley cup ly a family legacy -- his father, David, is a former governor and U.S. senator who remains among the most popular politicians in the state. But campaign strategy might also have something to do with his improved standing. While his party is aiming nationally to energize key members of the 2008 and 2012 Democratic coalition, who don t typically turn out in great numbers for midterm elections, the endangered Pryor Gcju Clinton to testify on Benghazi in January
The House acted Friday to stem the tide of illegal immigration by taking steps to tighten border controls and stop unlawful immigrants from getting jobs. But lawmaker stanley cups s left for next year the tougher issue of what to do with the 11 million undocumented people already in the country.The House legislation, billed as a border protection, anti-terrorism and illegal immigration control act, includes such measures as enlisting military and local law enforcement help in stopping illegal entrants and requiring employers to verify t stanley cup he legal status of their workers. It authorizes the building of a fence along parts of the U.S.-Mexico border.But it put off consideration of a guest worker program, which President Bush and many in Congress say must be part of a lasting solution to the illegal immigrant crisis. The vote was 239-182, with opposition coming from Democrats and some Republicans upset by the exclusion of the guest worker issue and other Republicans wanting tougher border control measures.Bush praised the House for approving the bill. America is a nation built on the rule of law, and this bill will help us protect our borders and crack down on illegal entry into the United States, he said in a statement. I urge the Senate to take action on immigration reform so that I can sign a good bill into law. One measure that Republican leaders wouldn t allow a vote on was a volatile proposal to deny citizenship to babies bor caneca stanley n in this countr
This article originally appeared on RealClearPolitics.At the start of the 2014 election cycle, Mark Pryor s future in the Senate was widely considered as dead as the raccoons at the Gillett Coon Supper, an annual fundraiser and gathering spot for Arkansas pols.The two-term Democrat s seat is viewed as a top pickup prospect for Republicans, who hope to control the Senate next year. Giv stanley cup en President Obama s low approval rating and the state s red hue, Pryor seemed doomed. But recent national polls that show him leading once-formidable GOP challenger Tom Cotton have given hope to Democrats -- and have observers wondering how this could be. The RCP Average finds Pryor ahead by 4.8 percentage points. GOP, Dems devise competing strategies for 2014 election 01:48 The incumbent does have one distinct advantage in a state that s stanley cup trending against his party, name stanley cup ly a family legacy -- his father, David, is a former governor and U.S. senator who remains among the most popular politicians in the state. But campaign strategy might also have something to do with his improved standing. While his party is aiming nationally to energize key members of the 2008 and 2012 Democratic coalition, who don t typically turn out in great numbers for midterm elections, the endangered Pryor Gcju Clinton to testify on Benghazi in January
The House acted Friday to stem the tide of illegal immigration by taking steps to tighten border controls and stop unlawful immigrants from getting jobs. But lawmaker stanley cups s left for next year the tougher issue of what to do with the 11 million undocumented people already in the country.The House legislation, billed as a border protection, anti-terrorism and illegal immigration control act, includes such measures as enlisting military and local law enforcement help in stopping illegal entrants and requiring employers to verify t stanley cup he legal status of their workers. It authorizes the building of a fence along parts of the U.S.-Mexico border.But it put off consideration of a guest worker program, which President Bush and many in Congress say must be part of a lasting solution to the illegal immigrant crisis. The vote was 239-182, with opposition coming from Democrats and some Republicans upset by the exclusion of the guest worker issue and other Republicans wanting tougher border control measures.Bush praised the House for approving the bill. America is a nation built on the rule of law, and this bill will help us protect our borders and crack down on illegal entry into the United States, he said in a statement. I urge the Senate to take action on immigration reform so that I can sign a good bill into law. One measure that Republican leaders wouldn t allow a vote on was a volatile proposal to deny citizenship to babies bor caneca stanley n in this countr
