Election
The 2012 Presidential Campaign Started This Weekend, And Ron Paul Is In The Lead
Congratulations to anti-Fed, libertarian Congressman Ron Paul, who just won the first “primary” of the 2012 election!Well, technically it wasn’t a primary, it was a straw poll held at CPAC, the huge conservative convention that’s been going on the last few days.
In the straw poll, Paul easily whipped second-place finisher Mitt Romney — the former […]
AZ-Sen. 2010: Fred Thompson endorses John McCain (Fred Thompson lavishes praise on RINO McCain)
U.S. Sen. John McCain has picked up the endorsement of former actor and Sen. Fred Thompson while opponent J.D. Hayworth gets ready for an event with Maricopa County Attorney Andrew Thomas and State Sen. Russell Pearce.
Hayworth and McCain, seeking a fifth term, are battling in the Republican Senate primary this year.
Thompson — a former senator […]
The electorate has buyer’s remorse [Predicts GOP will take both houses of Congress in November]
After President Obama’s inauguration, if I had predicted that within his first year in office, his party would lose gubernatorial races in New Jersey and Virginia and a Senate seat in Massachusetts, you simply would not have believed me. After all, the president was enjoying an unprecedented wave of popularity and he had solid Democratic […]
Massachusetts Massacre–Brown Wins Big, Obama Fails
In what could well be the biggest political news since the GOP swept control of Congress in 1994, the U.S. Senate race in Massachusetts turned into the ‘Massachusetts massacre’ as Republican Scott Brown defeated Kennedy Democrat Martha Coakley 53-46%–a 7-point margin.
Before 9:30 PM EST, Fox News and the AP had called the election in favor […]
Sen. Jim Webb [D]: ‘Suspend further votes on health care legislation until Senator-elect Brown is seated’
Senator Jim Webb puts out a statement that puts the notion of a quick Senate vote out of reach and pretty much makes a certification fight moot:
In many ways the campaign in Massachusetts became a referendum not only on health care reform but also on the openness and integrity of our government process. It is […]
WH Reacts to Massachusetts Special Election
White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs released the following statement in response to tonight’s Massachusetts special election results. Republican Scott Brown handily defeated the once double-digit favorite Democrat Martha Coakley. He becomes the first Republican to hold this Senate seat since John F. Kennedy beat Henry Cabot Lodge in 1952. His brother, the late Senator Edward […]
: MA-Sen: GOP’s Brown wins Mass. Senate seat in epic upset (The first Republican MA. Senator in 6 Decades)
In an epic upset in liberal Massachusetts, Republican Scott Brown rode a wave of voter anger to defeat Democrat Martha Coakley in a U.S. Senate election Tuesday that left President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul in doubt and marred the end of his first year in office.The loss by the once-favored Coakley for the seat […]
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Let the blaming game begins: Coakley adviser memo: D.C. Dems ‘failed’ Coakley (Liberal house of cards is crumbling)
The Coakley campaign is bridling at finger-pointing from the White House and Washington Democrats, and an outside adviser to the campaign has provided to POLITICO a memo aimed at rebutting the charge that Coakley failed and making the case that national Democrats failed her.
The adviser, who made the case to my colleague Jonathan Martin on […]
MassachusettsSenate election:Mass. secretary of state dismissed vote problems
The Massachusetts secretary of state is discounting reports of voter irregularities in the state’s Senate special election.
A spokesman for Secretary of State William Galvin said Tuesday two reports of spoiled ballots could not be verified or found to be widespread.
In one case, someone voting in Cambridge claimed a ballot had already been marked for Republican […]
Pollster Frank Luntz having difficulty finding Coakley supporters for focus group
Just about every election night, Republican pollster Frank Luntz assembles a focus group of likely voters to help predict election results. Tonight you can see Luntz interview an assembly of Massachusetts voters on Fox at 9:10 p.m. EST.But you probably won’t see all the work that went into it. As of late this afternoon, Luntz […]
Hoffman ‘unconcedes’ in N.Y.-23 House race
Conservative Party candidate Doug Hoffman has “unconceded” in New York’s special House election after reports that the vote margin between him and Rep. Bill Owens (D) has narrowed.
Hoffman conceded the race on Election Night after learning he trailed Owens by 5,335 votes. But the Syracuse Post-Standard reported last week that the margin had shrunk to […]
10 Senate seats most likely to flip
After struggling for two consecutive cycles on the Senate battlefield, Republicans seem poised to make a comeback in 2010. With 37 seats up for grabs — and Democrats defending 19 of them — the GOP is flexing its muscles in Democratic-leaning states like Delaware, Connecticut and Illinois. Recruiting coups by National Republican Senatorial Committee Chairman […]
ABCNEWS: Vast Economic Discontent Spells Trouble for Dems in 2010…
Vast economic discontent marked the mood of Tuesday’s off-year voters, portending potential trouble for incumbents generally and Democrats in particular in 2010. Still the gubernatorial elections in Virginia and New Jersey looked less like a referendum on Barack Obama than a reflection of their own candidates and issues.
An early voter signs in to cast […]
Conservative Sweep: Republian governor victories in Virginia, New Jersey
Independents who swept Barack Obama to a historic 2008 victory broke big for Republicans on Tuesday as the GOP wrested political control from Democrats in Virginia and New Jersey, a troubling sign for the president and his party heading into an important midterm election year.Conservative Republican Bob McDonnell’s victory in the Virginia governor’s race over […]
Outrage of the day:Bob Filner (D-SD) re-introduces Same Day voter registration (Another Liberal tactic to stuff the ballot boxes)
Same Day Voter Registration Re-Introduced WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Russ Feingold (D-WI) and U.S. Representative Keith Ellison (D-MN) are reintroducing legislation to “make it easier for Americans” to register to vote by allowing same day registration at polling places for all federal elections.
By allowing voters to register at polling places the same day as […]
White House Prepares for Disappointing Election Day (Wake up America, Let’s take America back)
You can tell that the White House isn’t expecting such a great election day — Democrats are down in recent polls in the governor’s races in both Virginia and New Jersey — both by how much officials are insisting the outcomes have no relevance to the President and how much they’re trying to change focus […]
NY Congressional Election: Big day for Hoffman after Palin endorsement: $116,000 in a single day (Palin Power)
Just how effective has Sarah Palin’s intervention in the NY23 special election been? Douglas Hoffman, the Conservative Party candidate that got Palin’s endorsement, raised $116,000 in a single day, according to a source within the campaign. The source told me to refer back to Chris Cillizza’s coverage of the race at the Washington Post blog […]
Virginia Governor Race: DNC gives Deeds $1 million boost (Imagine a World without Liberals)
The Democratic National Committee is sending an additional $1 million to aid Virginia Democratic gubernatorial candidate Creigh Deeds’ campaign, POLITICO has learned.
The money comes in addition to the $5 million the party committee has already committed to the Virginia race, one of two governors races in the country this fall.
“We’re thrilled with the additional commitment […]