Everyone and his brother has opinions about what happened on Tuesday, but not all assessments are equally correct, just as not all of the descriptions of the contests, while they were in progress, were equally on the mark.
What were some of the mistakes and mischaracterizations during the…
State Rep. Eric Eisnaugle is the latest Republican candidate to decline to run against freshman Rep. Alan Grayson (D) in Florida’s 8th District. Eisnaugle is expected to make an official announcement soon, according to GOP sources.
Businessman Bruce O’Donoghue (R) and state Rep. Kurt Kelly (R)…
The defeat of Conservative Party nominee Doug Hoffman in New York’s 23rd district isn’t likely to change conservatives’ plans to turn their attention quickly to Florida’s GOP Senate primary.
The Club for Growth’s endorsement of former state Speaker Marco Rubio (R) now seems inevitable, since he…
Bill Owens’ victory in New York’s 23rd was the good news for Democrats this week and continued the party’s winning streak in competitive House special elections. But the dynamic that helped Owens win- including a divided Republican Party- can’t be ignored and aren’t likely to be replicated again.…
After almost 30 years doing this, I shouldn’t be surprised by anything Members of Congress do. But even I was taken aback when Rep. Alan Grayson (D-Fla.) referred to an adviser to Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke as a “K Street whore.”
Democratic colleagues called the comment “absurd”…
Stu joined the Hotline’s Amy Walter in discussing the 2009 election results on PBS NewsHour. You can read the transcript here or watch the video below.
With victories in New Jersey and Virginia, Republicans now control 24 governorships compared to 26 for the Democrats heading into 2010. Next year, 37 states will elect a governor including the nation’s largest states such as California, Texas, New York, and Florida.
Here are our latest…
During the election off-year, the House campaign committees spend much of their time recruiting and then promoting their top candidates — like college football teams touting their class of high school prospects before they hit the field. But a year out from Election Day, Democrats and Republicans…
It looks like Democrats will get a credible contender against Iowa Sen. Chuck Grassley (R). That doesn’t mean he is in imminent danger of losing reelection, but we are moving him from Currently Safe to Clear Advantage.
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