Moderates See Castle Defeat as Part of Purge
He also noted that purges are going on in both parties, with some Democrats who voted against the health care bill being shunned by unions and other liberal groups.</p> Former Rep.
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He also noted that purges are going on in both parties, with some Democrats who voted against the health care bill being shunned by unions and other liberal groups.</p> Former Rep.
</p> Altschuler had 45 percent of the vote with almost 100 percent of precincts reporting.
</p> Gingrich wasn’t the only Republican applying pressure to members to pony up.</p> Rep.
</p> [IMGCAP(1)]Or, as one GOP insider put it Wednesday, “we’re going to hell in a tea caddy.”
</p> In other states, incumbents fell in primaries, but not necessarily because of their titles. </p> Sen. Arlen Specter’s loss to Rep.
</p> He was a visual thinker and loved using charts to illustrate his points.
</p> But the documents add more detail to an issue that has already become fodder on the campaign trail.
</p> The measure aims to boost growth in the small-business jobs market.
Bill Delahunt in southeastern Massachusetts’ crowded 10th district, state Rep. Jeff Perry defeated former state Treasurer Joe Malone in Tuesday’s GOP primary.
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid is hoping to get some political mileage out of tacking an immigration provision onto the annual defense authorization bill, but Hispanic lawmakers in the House aren’t
</p> Though Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid suggested Tuesday he is prepared to move forward with debate on the defense authorization bill next week, some of the Nevada Democrat’s rank-and-file Members
Boucher’s southwestern Virginia district is very culturally conservative, and Republicans view him as especially vulnerable because of his vote last year for a climate change bill that included a cap-and-trade
</p> Baird was scheduled to speak at a reception Tuesday evening promoting the bill.
</p> With 64 percent of districts reporting, Cicilline had 36 percent of the vote, compared with 22.5 percent for former state Democratic Party Chairman Bill Lynch, 22 percent for businessman Anthony
, even if there isn’t much expectation that they will be able to pass a bill until the lame-duck session.
</p> The ad ties Conway to President Barack Obama and Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and attacks his support for the health care reform bill. “Whose horse is Jack Conway riding?”
</p> [IMGCAP(1)]Sanders also had a piece of advice for the president.</p> “He would be well-served by remembering what FDR did in the 1930s.
</p> Republicans have worked to make Rangel a symbol of corruption within the Democratic Party and to turn his ethics case into a state and national campaign issue.</p> Meanwhile, Rep.
</p> This week, API lobbied against an amendment sponsored by Sen. Bill Nelson (D-Fla.) to the small-business bill that would have repealed a manufacturing deduction for the industry.
</p> Dodd has said that the agency needs a leader and that the nominee should go through the full Senate confirmation process and be subject to a floor vote.