National Republicans accepted the political reality a long time ago that disgraced former Gov. Mark Sanford could well be their nominee in South Carolina’s 1st District special election. With the May 7 election against Democrat Elizabeth Colbert Busch now set, they’re going to have to do something about it…
Florida 2. Sunshine State Democratic scion Gwen Graham announced her bid against sophomore Rep. Steve Southerland (R) this week. A Leon County school district administrator, Graham is the daughter of former Florida governor and senator Bob Graham.
Georgia Senate. Rep. Phil Gingrey (R) officially announced his campaign,…
The campaign of Elizabeth Colbert Busch, the Democratic nominee for the special election in South Carolina’s 1st District, released a poll Monday. As with all polls, context matters, so be careful before jumping to conclusions either way.
Conducted for the campaign by Lake Research Partners, the survey shows…
Mark Sanford cleared another hurdle Tuesday on his way to political redemption, winning the GOP runoff against former Charleston City councilor Curtis Bostic.
However, the disgraced former South Carolina governor’s greatest test is yet to come against Democrat Elizabeth Colbert Busch on May 7. While the general election…
Whether you are a staunch supporter of the National Rifle Association or an enthusiastic backer of the effort by New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg and California Sen. Dianne Feinstein for stronger gun control laws, it now should be clear who is winning — indeed, who has won —…
I certainly agree with pollster Andrew Kohut’s overall assessment of the Republican Party’s image and positioning problems in his March 24 Washington Post piece. I, too, have written about the GOP’s problems.
But in the piece, Kohut compares the GOP’s current position to the Democrats’ “in the…
The Land of 10,000 Lakes has barely seen a drip of political action in recent years, but that could change drastically in 2014, with as many as five of Minnesota’s eight House seats potentially in play.
In 2008, the state not only hosted the Republican National Convention, it…
Don’t get caught looking ahead.
It happens during March Madness when heavily-favored basketball teams look past a “gimme” game to a future, more difficult opponent, but lose before getting that far. And it happened to Democrats in California in 2012.
President Barack Obama had no trouble winning…
“I am not a member of any organized party — I am a Democrat,” humorist Will Rogers said many years ago. But if Rogers were alive today, he’d undoubtedly see his party as a model of organization and unity when compared to the GOP.
The Republican Party continues…
Three weeks ago, I discussed whether the House is likely to flip control next year by looking at historical trends and “big picture” questions. Those trends show that the Democrats’ task is a challenging one.
But as the past two cycles have shown, rules are made to be…
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