http://www.hcn.org These are the search results for the query, showing results 1 to 3. http://www.hcn.org/issues/40.21/on-obamas-coattails Western Democrats have reason to celebrate the 2008 election, but the old conservative West has not disappeared. No publisher Ray Ring Jeff Merkley Walt Minnick Betsy Markey Harry Teague U.S. politics Barack Obama Tom Udall Dina Titus Mark Udall Martin Heinrich Ann Kirkpatrick Presidential election 2008 2010-02-05T09:15:22Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/42.18/idaho-how-a-democrat-wins-in-the-northern-rockies Pro-business, semi-green Democratic Rep. Walt Minnick has a good chance of keeping his seat, while Idaho's Republican Party fractures over a loyalty oath. No publisher Ray Ring Walt Minnick Idaho politics Idaho Republicans Idaho Libertarians Idaho Tea Party Election 2010 Idaho Democrats Butch Otter Mike Simpson Mike Washburn 2010-10-20T17:28:01Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/wotr/democrats-rise-again-in-the-rockies Rob Saldin looks at the reasons why the Democrats finally succeeded in breaking the Republican chokehold on the West. No publisher Rob Saldin Walt Minnick Democratic Party Western politics John McCain Barack Obama Republican Party Election 2008 Janet Napolitano Brian Schweitzer 2010-02-05T08:50:26Z News Article