“The GOP needs to gain three or four seats to win control (depending on which party controls the White House), and already five Democratic-held Senate seats are no better than toss-ups. The Democratic outlook would improve markedly if the party could swipe a couple of Republican seats next year,…
Amelia Bedelia could hardly hold down a housekeeping job, but that didn’t stop her from running for mayor.
Anybody with small kids or grandchildren is familiar with Amelia Bedelia — the well-intentioned nanny whose literal take on life gets her into plenty of trouble. But after her pun-filled…
Two years ago, at the beginning of August 2011, Republicans looked poised to win back the United States Senate just four years after losing it. But by the time November of 2012 rolled around, it was clear that Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell’s dream of becoming Majority Leader would have…
ALABAMA -- Jeff Sessions (R), elected 1996 (52%), 2002 (59%) and 2008 (63%).
The last Democratic Senate nominee to win over 40 percent of the vote in Alabama was Roger Bedford in 1996 (45.5 percent). Sessions’ June 30 FEC report showed him with nearly $3 million in the bank. Safe Republican.
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KENTUCKY -- Mitch McConnell (R), elected 1984 (50%), 1990 (52%), 1996 (55%), 2002 (65%), 2008 (53%).
Democrats are excited about Secretary of State Alison Lundergan Grimes’ prospects against Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell. They note that two recent Democratic pollsters (PPP and Mark…
NORTH CAROLINA -- Kay Hagan (D), elected 2008 (53%).
Given the GOP’s recent victories in the state, Hagan had to expect a serious challenge. Mitt Romney carried the state last year, and Republican Pat McCrory won the governorship in November. In addition, the GOP now controls both houses of the…
Is “brown people” an offensive term for Latinos?
Rep. Alan Grayson is no stranger to controversial statements, but it’s unclear whether the Florida Democratic congressman’s mouth has gotten him into trouble once again.
“I think that would be a shame, but what really pushes immigration to the…
In politics, it’s often damned if you do, damned if you don’t, and Republicans and August recess is no different.
Last week, some Democrats criticized Republicans for taking the traditional August break.
“House Republicans just fled the scene of their crime, skipping out on the American…
Ohio may not be a wasteland for competitive congressional races after all.
Prior to the 2012 elections, Republicans did a masterful job redrawing the Buckeye State’s congressional lines in order to minimize takeover opportunities for either party.
But in Ohio’s 6th District, former state Rep.…
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