Election
Republicans will take House; Senate could split 50-50 (Typically cautious Larry Sabato Says)
Typically cautious Larry Sabato, head of the University of Virginia’s Center for Politics, is rocking the political world with a new “Crystal Ball” prediction: The GOP will win the House, making Ohio’s John Boehner speaker, might get a 50-50 split in the Senate, and will pick up some eight new governors.
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Murkowski concedes Alaska Senate race (Breaking News)
Incumbent Lisa Murkowski has conceded to challenger Joe Miller in the Republican primary for U.S. Senate
Read the whole story at Anchorage Daily News
73 Days to Decide: Will Religion Decide November?
The Ground Zero mosque. Gay marriage in California. The president’s religion.
These topics have little, if anything, to do with the economy, the issue that has dominated the political landscape all year and sent incumbents into a panic about their own job security. But with just over two months to go until the November midterms, curveball […]
2012 Election Poll: Gingrich looking serious (We are not buying it)
Newt Gingrich is increasingly looking like a very serious contender for the Republican nomination in 2012 if he decides to take the plunge. He’s been posting significant support in all of our state by state polling looking ahead to the contest, but his performance on our California poll this week was particularly impressive.
Gingrich led the […]
Tea Party Candidate Ryan Paul wins GOP Kentucky nod
WASHINGTON (AP) — Political novice Rand Paul rode support from tea party activists to victory in Kentucky’s Republican Senate primary Tuesday night, delivering a jolt to the GOP establishment and providing fresh evidence of widespread voter discontent in a turbulent midterm election season.
(Excerpt) Read more at talkingsides.com
Bill Clinton: Republicans unlikely to win back either house of Congress
Clinton: Republicans unlikely to win back either house of Congress By Sean J. Miller - 04/18/10 11:47 AM ET
Despite the parallels with the current political environment and that of 1994, Bill Clinton said the outcome of November’s election “is likely to be far less dramatic.”
“I don’t think [the GOP] will win either house,” he said […]
DEM TROUBLE IN SPRING SPECIAL ELECTIONS
The prospect of losing two House seats in back-to-back special elections next month has sparked a vigorous, behind-the-scenes Democratic effort, designed to avoid an outcome that could lead to panic among the rank and file and stall the momentum generated by the recent passage of landmark health care legislation.
The trajectories of the two elections, which […]
Rush Limbaugh: Elections could end thanks to Obama ….Obama would give amnesty for … millions of illegal immigrants
Talk-radio icon Rush Limbaugh today suggested the existence of U.S. elections is now threatened by a move he expects President Obama to pursue – a mass amnesty for illegal aliens – following the passage of his massive health-care reform plan.
“The next big push will be amnesty for … millions of illegal immigrants who are here,” […]
How The Democrats Win in November
So how do the Democrats hold onto power despite passing the wildly unpopular healthcare reform law? Do you think they’ll just give up their majorities and the presidency and call it a day, proud of their accomplishment?
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New York Governor Race:Mortimer Zuckerman announces he will not run for the Senate
The field in the battle for a New York Senate seat became a little clearer Tuesday when Mortimer B. Zuckerman announced he would not join the race.
Mr. Zuckerman, chairman and publisher of the Daily News, said personal and professional reasons were behind his decision not to challenge Democratic Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand.
“I was encouraged by many […]