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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…
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…
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…
The suburban districts in eastern Pennsylvania may get the most attention in November, but a pair of primaries in western Pennsylvania is worth watching this April.
Needing to eliminate one district because of the Keystone State’s loss of a congressional district after reapportionment,…
It has looked for a while as if long-time Rep. Dan Burton might not be coming back to Congress next year. But instead of finally losing in a GOP primary, the long-time Republican House member has decided to retire.
Burton’s decision sets up a two-month sprint in a district where the GOP primary…
For all the hoopla over former Sen. Rick Santorum’s (Pa.) Tuesday sweep of Colorado, Minnesota and Missouri (and the breathless coverage over at CNN on Tuesday night was a great example of hype trumping serious analysis), the dynamics of the Republican presidential race have changed little. While…
Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich has adopted a Southern Strategy that he hopes will keep his campaign alive. It’s only a long shot, but Gingrich doesn’t have many better options.
After winning the South Carolina primary, Gingrich figures he can sweep most of the South and add victories (and…
There is plenty of evidence that the political discourse in this country has degenerated into the gutter. But anger, hatred, name-calling and political musical chairs all at the same time? Welcome to the soap opera that is Southeast Florida.
Last week, freshman Republican Rep. Allen West, a…