Kinzinger Hopes a Fresh Face Trumps Halvorson’s Union Base
</p> “Who is that?” one woman asked at the Harry E. Anderson VFW Post 9545 last week. </p> “I don’t know him,” another said. </p> “Yeah, I’ve heard of him.
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Dodd, Capps Receive Nod From Health Care Group
</p> The organization gave Dodd the nod, in part, for his work shepherding the health care reform bill in the Senate.
Louisiana, West Virginia Voters Head to Primaries on Saturday
</p> Louisiana Senate</p> Despite some hype created by the eleventh-hour filing by retired Republican state Supreme Court Justice Chet Traylor, Sen.
Internal Poll Shows Kissell With Strong Lead Over GOP Challenger
</p> The live telephone survey of 500 likely general election voters had a 4.4-point margin of error.
Memo Boosts Vulnerable House Democrats’ Small-Business Credentials
</p> Party leaders have encouraged their rank and file to focus on small businesses while campaigning in their districts this week, and the office of Rep.
Boccieri Battles Anti-Incumbent Fervor, Sluggish Local Economy
Still, he poked his party leaders for over-promising the immediate effect of legislation such as the stimulus bill, which continues to work its way through the economy.
Castle May Benefit From Delaware’s Affection for Long Political Résumés
</p> Brenda Bramble, a horse trainer who attended the crab feast, recalled that as governor Castle helped push a slots bill that she supported.
Republican Flores Touts Private Sector in First General Election Ad Buy
Republican businessman Bill Flores is focusing on job creation in his first general election ad, which started airing in the Waco, Texas, and Bryan-College Station media markets Wednesday.
Coburn, Barrasso Among Senators Eyed for Murkowski’s Leadership Slot
</p> Coburn and Barrasso were key figures in the GOP attempt to filibuster the Democrats’ health care reform bill last year.
Sutton Counts on Blue-Collar Brigades in Ohio Re-Election Fight
</p> Even the perpetually preppy Sen.
New Ads Urge Democrats to Support Health Care Repeal
</p> Thirty-two Democrats voted against the final health care bill last March, but none has yet to sign onto the King measure.
House Could Return to Fight Over Stem Cell Research
</p> Rep. Diana DeGette (D-Colo.), a chief deputy whip who reintroduced a stem cell research bill with Rep.
Biden: GOP Ran the Economy Literally Into the Ground’
In the meantime, Biden said, Senate Republicans continue to block a small-business jobs bill.
Obama Heading Back to the Gulf
</p> The president and first lady Michelle Obama will head to Louisiana from Martha’s Vineyard, Mass., where they are vacationing. They will continue on to Washington, D.C., later Sunday.
Meek Wins the Democratic Nod in Florida
</p> With about 40 percent of precincts reporting, the Associated Press called the race with 55 percent for Meek and 32 percent for Greene.
McCain Shrugs Off Early Scare, Trounces Hayworth
</p> Sen. John McCain easily won Arizona’s Republican Senate primary Tuesday night and is poised to cruise to a fifth term in November. </p> Despite a spirited challenge from former GOP Rep. J.D.
HOH’s One-Minute Recess: Strike a Pose
</p> “I wanted to look like an Indian bride,” she says (Abedin is half-Indian, half-Pakistani).
Democrats Take Aim at Boehner’s Prescription to Fix Economy
</p> “I think that they should stay,” Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee Chairman Chris Van Hollen (Md.) told reporters during a conference call.
Deficit Held Hostage in Partisan Tax Cut War
</p> Douglas Elmendorf, the director of the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office, laid out Congress’ choices in stark terms this week.
Vestiges of Clinton, Gore Influence to Be Tested
</p> Arkansas and Tennessee’s resistance to this geographic trend is credited in no small measure to the success and influence of two homegrown Democratic sons: President Bill Clinton, an Arkansas governor