McConnell Shows Strength in Storm
“It wasn’t telling them what to do,— another senior Senate Republican aide said.
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Grassley Blames White House for Botching Health Care Deal
Senate Finance ranking member Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) on Thursday lashed out at President Barack Obama and his chief political adviser, David Axelrod, for accusing him of putting politics over bipartisanship
Linda McMahon Officially Enters Connecticut Senate Ring
World Wrestling Entertainment CEO Linda McMahon (R) announced Wednesday morning that she will run for Senate in Connecticut.McMahon, who is rumored to be willing to put upward of $30 million into her campaign
Illinois: Hoffman, Jackson Join Democratic Senate Field
Two more Democrats jumped into the open-seat Senate race this week, joining Treasurer Alexi Giannoulias in the February primary.
Kentucky: Former Fletcher Aide Eyeing Chandler Race
— After winning a special election in 2004, the moderate Chandler has had little trouble getting re-elected despite the fact that he hails from a conservative district that voted for Sen.
Connecticut: Opponents Welcome McMahon to New Ring
After World Wrestling Entertainment CEO Linda McMahon (R) announced Wednesday that she will run for Senate in Connecticut, some of her primary opponents just couldn’t resist welcoming her to the ring by
One Year Later, Bennett’s TARP Vote Still Echoing
Shurtleff entered the Senate race in May and reported just over $100,000 in cash on hand in his June 30 Federal Election Commission report.
Baucus Calm in Storm
Senate Finance Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) appeared unflappable Wednesday as he absorbed unrelenting criticism of his health care reform bill from the left and right, and the debate in the Senate took
Shop Talk: Leading the War Against Wilson
Sestak is running for Senate in 2010, and the race to succeed him is expected to be highly competitive.
For Some Incumbents, Vulnerability Is Already a Fact of Life
While late polling in that race showed Kilroy ahead of Pryce, who was then in the GOP leadership, the Congresswoman won re-election, by just 1,062 votes. Most observers (including me) were surprised.
Panel Reissues Rules of House Decorum
For example, a Member may assert in debate that an incumbent President is not worthy of re-election, but in doing so should not allude to personal misconduct.
GOP to Try Incremental Strategy
With Democrats looking to paint the GOP as the “party of no— thanks to its opposition to climate change and health care reform, Senate Republicans have begun shifting their rhetoric away from simple condemnations
K Street Files: Specter’s Bluff?
[IMGCAP(1)]The embattled lawmaker, according to the Associated Press, told union members at a rally in Pittsburgh on Tuesday that Senate negotiators have “pounded out an employees’ choice bill which
New York: Is Giuliani Really Interested in Senate Bid?
Lazio became the Republican nominee for Senate in 2000 after Giuliani dropped out of that race.
New Hampshire: Bass Weighs Options; Leaning Toward House
Charles Bass (R) said he is still considering running for the Senate or House in the Granite State and will make a decision before the end of the year.
Pennsylvania: GOP Field Cleared for Meehan in 7th District
Sestak is leaving to run for Senate, creating a competitive open-seat race in his southeastern Pennsylvania district in 2010. “I am formally announcing my candidacy for U.S.
GOP Crowd in Connecticut Could Get Unruly
Chris Dodd is the most vulnerable Democratic Senator up for re-election in 2010.
Politics & Poker: Kennedy Special Lacks Ingredients for Marquee Battle
After all, this is the first Senate vacancy in Massachusetts in a quarter century, and just the second since 1966. Opportunities like this are very rare indeed.
Parties Watching 2009 Races for Clues
The RNC targeted areas with different get-out-the-vote tactics in an effort to hone its ground game for the 2002 midterm elections and ultimately Bush’s 2004 re-election.
Senate Will Wait While Obama Raises Money for Specter
Coaxing Arlen Specter into switching parties and running for re-election as a Democrat was a major coup for Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, who is bending the Senate’s schedule to accommodate a presidential