Even though Missouri lost a seat during reapportionment, GOP Cong. Todd Akin’s 2nd District wasn’t expected to be all that competitive. But once Akin announced he would challenge Sen. Claire McCaskill (D) instead of seeking reelection, this expected yawner of a race turned into one to watch.
…Republicans are within striking distance of taking over a seat in New York City, or at least that’s the way Democrats are acting. With just days to go before voters go to the polls in New York’s 9th District, Democrats are spending hundreds of thousands of dollars in television ads in a…
Former Cong. Pete Hoekstra (R) reconsidered his earlier decision to stay on the sidelines and will now challenge Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D). He entered the race with the support of Gov. Rick Snyder (R), whom Hoekstra lost to in the 2010 gubernatorial primary, and former Gov. John Engler. The former…
To no one’s surprise, former wrestling executive Linda McMahon (R) announced she is running again. She lost to Richard Blumenthal (D) in last year’s Senate election. But despite McMahon’s personal wealth, former Cong. Chris Shays announced he will run, as well. Democrats have a competitive…
Hours after President Obama’s September 8 speech to the joint session of Congress, incumbent Democratic Sen. Claire McCaskill released a statement that included this: “Weeks on the road getting input from Missouri’s manufacturers has led me to believe we can keep creating more jobs with some…
With just days to go in the special election to replace Anthony Weiner (D), Democrats have sounded the alarm that they are on the verge of losing a seat in New York City.
The House Majority PAC, a Democratic outside group, is scheduled to air $100,000 worth of television ads (primarily on…
Nathan Daschle and Ray Glendening are two of the last people you would expect to be politically homeless.
With prominent fathers, Democratic politics is literally in their blood and, more recently, the duo worked at the Democratic Governors Association. But Daschle and Glendening no longer feel…
It’s 11 weeks until the deadline for the supercommittee to reduce federal budget deficits by at least $1.5 trillion over 10 years or else trigger across-the-board spending cuts, including big cuts in defense.
As Americans shift their focus away from terrorism and toward the nation’s economic…
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