Republican Cong. J.D. Hayworth is no stranger on the cable television circuit, but he isn’t used to seeing his name on Democratic target lists. Now, former state Sen. Harry Mitchell (D) is in the race and is looking to give the congressman his toughest race in a decade.
Mitchell is a well-known…
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Tennessee Senate: Three’s Company
By Nathan L. Gonzales
Senator Harold Ford. Those might be the three words Republicans fear the most on Election Night. If…
President Bush’s new White House Press Secretary is all the rage. But unfortunately, Tony Snow’s appointment will only feed the media’s craving for personal recognition and attention.
One of the major problems with the media today is too much focus on the “personality” delivering the…
The fight for the House of Representatives could be determined in nine adjacent districts in four states, stretching from West Virginia to Indiana. It’s an easy car trip, stretching fewer than 500 miles. Just follow the Ohio River.
The races are a diverse bunch, with contests involving veteran…
Secretary of State Matt Brown’s (D) exit from the Rhode Island senate race is not all that surprising and does little to change the fundamental landscape of the race. A couple of serious missteps early were the undoing of Brown’s underdog run.
Brown’s decision to spend virtually all of his campaign…
The fight for control of the U.S. Senate in November is remarkable for two main reasons. First, Democrats seem poised to make significant gains — the kind of gains that, even if they fall short of winning 51 seats later this year, should leave the party well positioned for 2008.
Second, the…
Plenty of ink has been spilled about the Democrats, their recruiting, and their quest to net the fifteen seats necessary to gain the majority in the House. But Democrats may actually need to takeover sixteen or seventeen seats in November to compensate for potential losses of their own.
In the last…
As Rob Portman moves into a new Administration post and Scott McClellan moves out of one, some members of the national media are abuzz. Will this help President George W. Bush as he and his party head to the ’06 midterm elections?
The answer is no.
Bush haters, of course, won’t change their…
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While Democrats have failed to recruit the top tier candidates that they would like in places such as Arizona 1,…
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