Senate News & Analysis
New Print Edition: Ohio 16 & Virginia Senate
November 17, 2007 · 12:05 AM EST
The November 16, 2007 print edition of the Rothenberg Political Report is on its way to subscribers. The print edition comes out every two weeks and the content is not available online. Subscribers get in-depth analysis of the most competitive races in the country, as well…
Reruns for Senate
November 15, 2007 · 11:05 PM EST
It may sound crazy, but the best way to go about winning a seat in the Senate may well be to lose a Senate race.
Thirteen current Senators lost their initial bids for the Senate, only to be elected later in their political careers. Now, Democrats Mark Warner…
Memo to Merkley: Be Careful How You Criticize Sen. Smith
November 4, 2007 · 11:05 PM EST
The newspaper headlines could well read “Democrat Merkley Blasts Feinstein, Dorgan and Johnson,” or possibly “Democrat Attacks Leading Democrats.”
That’s because Oregon Senate candidate Jeff Merkley (D) apparently was more concerned with scoring political points than thinking through the circumstances when he attacked incumbent GOP Sen. Gordon Smith’s…
New Print Edition: 2008 Senate Outlook
November 2, 2007 · 2:46 PM EDT
The November 2, 2007 print edition of the Rothenberg Political Report is on its way to subscribers. The print edition comes out every two weeks and the content is not available online. Subscribers get in-depth analysis of the most competitive races in the country, as well…New Print Edition: New Hampshire Senate & New York 19
October 24, 2007 · 12:05 AM EDT
The October 22, 2007 print edition of the Rothenberg Political Report is on its way to subscribers. The print edition comes out every two weeks and the content is not available online. Subscribers get in-depth analysis of the most competitive races in the country, as well…
Should the NRSC Spend Any Time on Lautenberg?
September 27, 2007 · 12:05 AM EDT
Twice within the past week I’ve seen or heard comments that Republicans may decide to take a shot at Sen. Frank Lautenberg (D-N.J.) next year, since his poll numbers suggest vulnerability.
While it’s unquestionably true that the National Republican Senatorial Committee has few offensive opportunities in 2008 and…
In 2008 Election Cycle, How Bad Is Bad for Senate Republicans?
September 13, 2007 · 12:05 AM EDT
While the 2008 elections are still more than a year away, Democrats appear well-positioned to score additional gains in the Senate. Many observers assume that those gains will be modest, but the party has a serious chance to replicate — or even exceed — its gains of 2006.
…
Idaho Senate: Democratic Prospects Still Slim
August 27, 2007 · 6:39 PM EDT
Republican Sen. Larry Craig’s status for 2008 has been a question mark, even before Roll Call broke the recent news of his June arrest. Craig had yet to give the NRSC an official, or even unofficial, heads up about whether he would seek a fourth term. And he showed a…
Idaho Senate: Craig Arrested, Pleads Guilty Following Incident in Airport Restroom
August 27, 2007 · 5:04 PM EDT
Roll Call’s John McArdle has this Breaking News:
Sen. Larry Craig (R-Idaho) was arrested in June at a Minnesota airport by a plainclothes police officer investigating lewd conduct complaints in a men’s public restroom, according to an arrest report obtained by Roll Call Monday…