Democratic candidates in Hawaii leading up to #HawaiiCaucus Why Emily’s List is spending big to defeat a progressive Democrat

Rep. Chris Van Hollen seems an unlikely target for a Democratic super PAC’s ­biggest-ever primary campaign. A rising star in the party, the Senate candidate is a longtime protege of House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi and a high-profile defender of liberal policies.

But he’s also a man running against a woman for the Democratic nomination to succeed retiring Sen. Barbara A. Mikulski (D-Md.), the longest-serving woman in Congress. And so the pro-choice women’s group Emily’s List is committing at least $2.4 million from its super PAC — Women Vote! — to help Rep. Donna F. Edwards defeat him.

Emily’s List argues that its mission is to elect pro-choice Democratic women, regardless of who gets toppled along the way. The group says its investment on behalf of making Edwards Maryland’s first African American female senator helps continue the legacy of Mikulski, the first woman elected with Emily’s List support.

“Making history 30 years ago was just as important as it is today,” said Emily’s List spokeswoman Marcy Stech.

Tamilnadu Local Body Panchyat Election Results 2011

Tamilnadu Local Body panchayat election results Election Results AIADMK leads in Tamil Nadu civic polls. The present Government of Tamil Nadu in power  All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) has consolidated its early on gains and continues remain in the front its rivals in the tamilnadu election results 2011.

Elections to tamilnadu panchayat election Bodies in Tamil Nadu are taken once in five years to elect the representatives to the Urban and Rural local bodies.These tamilnadu panchayat elections are conducted by Tamil Nadu State Election Commission

According to the results released for the  tamilnadu election results 2011 so far by;SEC, at around 2-40 p.m. the present ruling Govt.  AIADMK has gained ground in 3,797 seats, of which 2,516 are town panchayat, 850 municipalities councilors, 245 town panchayats chairpersons, 96 municipal corporations councilors and 36 municipalities chairpersons. The political party has also won 53 panchayat union wards.