Daily Political Wire

George Wenschhof

Sunday Morning "Talking Heads" Lineup - Maryland Democratic Governor Martin O'Malley is on CBS "Face The Nation", Dick and Liz Cheney will appear on CNN "State of The Union", NBC "Meet The Press" has Governors Deval Patrick (D-Mass.) and Bob McDonnell (R-Va.), Herman Cain is on ABC "This Week" and Fox News Sunday. Politico.com has a rundown below.



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RNC Strips Florida of Delegates - here we go again. in the 2008 election, it was the Democratic Party who had Michigan and Florida challenging the primary calendar, resulting in them losing delegates in the closely contested Clinton/Obama contest.

It is Florida again who has moved up their Republican primary, this time angering Republican Party officials who announced they will lose half of their delegates as a result of their move. TPM.com has more here.

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New Hampshire Filing Deadline Moved to October 28 - another compelling reason, Republican presidential wannabees will need to decide soon if they are going to enter the contest. CNN.com has more here.

Meanwhile, President Obama's approval rating in New Hampshire is at 31%. Obama lost the state to Hillary Clinton in the 2008 Primary and won the state against Senator John McCain with 54% of the vote in the General Election. You can read more here.

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Simpson and Bowles Continue To Push For Deeper Cuts - in an op-ed in the Washington Post, Erskine Bowles and Alan Simpson; co-chairmen of the President's fiscal commission, push for at least 4 Billion in cuts from the Deficit Reduction Super-committee. You can read it here.

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Democrats on Super-Committee Want Tax Hikes Discussed First - the committee is to find 1.2 Trillion in reductions over the next ten years by November 23. Reportedly, the strategy to discuss tax hikes first comes after a failed strategy utilized by a group led by Vice President Joe Biden who instead first focused on areas of agreements on cuts. It was when revenue enhancements were introduced at the end of negotiations, the "big plan" between President Obama and House Speaker John Boehner, failed. Reuters.com has more here.

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Progressives Jump on Warren Bandwagon - joining Emily's List is MoveOn.org, who announced their political action committee had raised $345,000 for Elizabeth Warren as of the September 30 end of the third quarter report. The progressive Change Committee has also raised $375,000. Senator Scott Brown (R-Mass.), who reported 9.6 million cash on hand at the end of June, will not be easy to beat, but Progressives have definitely lined up to support Warren. RollCall.com has more here.

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