Math Problems Continue to Dog the DCCC
[IMGCAP(1)] After Rep. Rodney Alexander switched from a Democrat to a Republican, Democrats now hold 206 seats in the House, 12 short of a majority.
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At the Moment, Bush’s Strategy Beats Kerry’s
[IMGCAP(1)] President Bush’s strategists conceived of the presidential race as a choice between two candidates. Sen.
The Senate to the FBI and Back Once More
Childress said Rawls is very good at his No. 1 priority: “To keep from his boss problems he can solve on his own.”
In Campaign Fundraising Game, New York City Is Donor Central
this week for fun and fundraising at the GOP national convention — especially since approximately 65 percent of New York’s donations came from about 60,000 donors inside Manhattan, making it the No. 1
Party Play
[IMGCAP(1)] The 90-minute show, which parodies the life of John Kerry, the junior Senator from Massachusetts, touches on everything from Kerry’s college days at Yale to his Vietnam War service, marriage
Are You Better Off? Americans Split on Question
[IMGCAP(1)] In an Aug. 15-18 CBS News poll, 51 percent of those surveyed said the policies of the Bush administration had made the United States safer from terrorism and 24 percent said less safe
Congressional Wind Is Blowing in Democrats’ Direction
[IMGCAP(1)] There are a couple of axioms to keep in mind. The first is presidential: An election with an incumbent running is fundamentally a referendum on the incumbent.
Schrock Waves
[IMGCAP(1)] Schrock, a Baptist who is married with a grown son, refuses to talk to reporters about the outing campaign’s allegations that he is secretly gay, or about whether such charges led
Kerry’s Performance Puts Bush in the Best Position
[IMGCAP(1)] Despite all the hype about the new “liberal patriotism,” Kerry’s convention performance earned him little more than the dubious distinction of being the first candidate to leave his convention
Delegates Call Wisconsin Senate Primary Close
The poll of 401 likely Republican voters conducted July 29-Aug. 1 by Voter Consumer Research had a 4.9 percent error margin.
Members’ Best Bets for the Big Apple
MAJOR OWENS (D) Favorite restaurant: The River Café, 1 Water St., Brooklyn; (718) 522-5200; www.rivercafe.com.
Princesses Lead the Paper
first U.S. combat troops arrive in Vietnam, the murder of Malcolm X and massive rioting in Los Angeles, Roll Call decided to take a step back to showcase a less ugly news event from 1965 with this April 1
Fix BCRA
Total spending by the presidential candidates, the parties and 527s already tops $1 billion, almost double the cash collected at this point in 2000.
Beware in Conn.’s 2nd: What You Don’t Know Can Mislead You
[IMGCAP(1)] Let’s look at one recent poll and see how context may matter.
GOP Weighs Social Security
At the program’s inception, that ratio was 16-to-1. The Congressional Budget Office has calculated that outlays could begin to exceed inflows in 2019.
‘Swift’ vs. ‘Smear’ Leaves Race Even. It’s Time for Substance
[IMGCAP(1)] Bush political guru Karl Rove told Fox News that on Thursday night Bush will unveil a “positive and bold and optimistic agenda for his second term,” but the White House is maintaining
Murkowski Wins Primary, But Democrats Claim Advantage
appointed to the Senate seat, captured 58 percent of the primary vote and Miller took 37 percent while former U.S. attorney for Alaska Wev Shea pulled in 4 percent and perennial candidate Jim Dore won just 1
NRCC, NRSC Leave Counterparts Behind in July
The National Republican Congressional Committee outraised the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee at nearly a 5-to-1 rate in July, while the National Republican Senatorial Committee more
As IRS Increases Scrutiny of 527s, Watchdogs Criticize FEC
After several months of delay, the FEC on Thursday revisited a controversial rulemaking on 527 groups, concluding in a split vote that, as of Jan. 1, 2005, such groups may only raise hard money if
Recount Likely After N.C. Runoff
In the 10th district, Huffman has said he will request a recount since the final vote margin appears to be well under the 1 percent threshold needed for a runner-up to call for a recount.