Despite Woes, GOP Sees Opportunities to Recoup Before ’06
Democrats need to win a net six Senate seats and 16 House seats to take control of Congress.
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Democrats need to win a net six Senate seats and 16 House seats to take control of Congress.
Several Democratic operatives believe the DeLay situation could translate into significant gains next year, including in the Senate. Reps.
Several Democratic operatives believe the DeLay situation could translate into significant gains next year, including in the Senate. Reps.
Littlefield said that Romero has in essence suspended his campaign in the wake of Hurricane Rita, which left several thousand homes in his state Senate district under water.
Tom Coburn’s (R-Okla.) efforts to gain the right to continue practicing medicine have turned their fire on the staff of the Senate Ethics Committee.
Steve Largent (R) in 2002 to win his first term as governor, re-establishing the Democratic Party’s historical hold on that office.
Mfume has been meeting individually with CBC Members, including Wynn, to solicit support for his Senate candidacy.
Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-Texas) in the midst of the 1994 Senate race in Texas. “Everything will be in play,” said one high-ranking House Republican aide.
Mark Dayton and a vigorous re-election contest for Pawlenty. But the most compelling pair of contests next year will probably be in Maryland. In the staunchly Democratic state, Republican Gov.
EMILY’s List endorsed Farrell and Murphy last year as well as McCaskill in her unsuccessful gubernatorial bid and the elder Castor in her Senate race.
Robert Byrd (D-W.Va.) plans to announce today that he will seek a ninth term, ending months of speculation the 87-year-old lawmaker was considering retiring next year to avoid a grueling re-election campaign
Last week, Santorum — who faces a tough re-election fight next year amid sinking home state popularity according to some polls — told the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette that he didn’t understand President
Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) decided to run for Senate.
The top players in the Washington influence industry posted solid gains for the first half of 2005, as lawmakers turned their attention from the business of getting re-elected to a wide array of legislation
falls apart between now and November 2006, the party’s majorities on Capitol Hill could be threatened, even with the dearth of competitive House districts and the difficulty of constructing a Democratic Senate
One, obviously, is Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist (Tenn.), a heart surgeon who’s an expert on everything from infectious diseases to health care information technology.
of the Senate Democratic Caucus on Wednesday to talk about the 2006 election message strategy.
Besides, Chafee added, being an Independent in the Senate can be dicey — currently Sen.
His portfolio includes Senate races in Florida, Minnesota, Michigan, Missouri, Ohio, Texas and West Virginia. Most recently, Sullivan was campaign manager for Sen.
Democrats are going through an interesting debate over strategy on the Roberts vote, both in the Judiciary Committee and on the Senate floor.