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2012 RPR Electoral Vote Estimate (February 24, 2011) Santorum vs. Obama
February 24, 2012 · 12:52 PM EST
When Do Political Rules No Longer Apply?
February 22, 2012 · 9:59 AM EST
If I told you that the Oakland A’s or the Pittsburgh Pirates would be in the Major League Baseball playoffs this year instead of the New York Yankees, Boston Red Sox, Philadelphia Phillies, Texas Rangers or Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, you’d probably have me institutionalized.
At the very…
Minnesota Map Nice for Status Quo
February 21, 2012 · 4:56 PM EST
One of the remaining pieces of the redistricting puzzle was revealed Tuesday, with a Minnesota judicial panel releasing a new map that only slightly changes the state’s congressional boundaries but still leaves freshman Republican Chip Cravaack as the top target in 2012.
The new lines also put…
Nevada, Massachusetts Key to Senate Control
February 17, 2012 · 9:10 AM EST
It is a little more than eight months until Election Day, but even now two Republican-held Senate seats look increasingly like the keys to whether Democrats can hold their narrow majority in November.
Republican strategists are overwhelmed with opportunities and potential opportunities this…
Just How Much Does Gingrich Hate Romney?
February 15, 2012 · 9:59 AM EST
Politics, for all of the focus on issues, symbols and ideology, is a deeply personal business.
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (Calif.) doesn’t feel deep affection for fellow Democratic Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (Fla.).
Mississippi Republican Sens. Trent Lott and Thad Cochran had no…
Maryland 6: Let Bartlett Be Bartlett
February 10, 2012 · 2:59 PM EST
Sharp and feisty, even at age 85, ten-term Maryland Republican Roscoe Bartlett doesn’t seem like he’d be one of Democrats’ top targets in 2012. After all, he’s been an unassuming, if not quirky, force in the House, and he’s cruised to reelection since he was first elected in 1992.
But it was…
Indiana Senate: Lugar’s Legacy
February 10, 2012 · 2:58 PM EST
The Super Bowl is over but Indiana is getting ready for the fourth quarter of a giant U.S. Senate race.
Very few people question that Sen. Richard Lugar is vulnerable in the Republican primary. His longevity in Washington, close (at least at one time) relationship with President Obama, and…
Arizona 8: Special Occasion
February 10, 2012 · 2:57 PM EST
The upcoming Arizona special election is one that party strategists have been afraid of for more than a year, since no one wanted to vocalize even the possibility of having to fill a vacancy for Rep. Gabrielle Giffords.
As the three-term Democratic congresswoman continued her recovery following…