Between the Lines: Redistricting Halftime Show
A Democratic state House, a Republican state Senate and a Democratic governor make for a messy map-drawing process. That’s the scenario in New York, which will lose two House seats this cycle.
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Redrawing Lines May Go Past 2012
Georgia and Texas are not the only states to attempt a mid-decade map re-draw.
Giffords, History and True Arizona Grit
Monday’s events also transformed the politics of any potential re-election. All of a sudden, the bar for missing a vote was set much higher.
House Leaves Town Without Resolving FAA Stalemate
by Senate Finance ranking member Orrin Hatch (R-Utah).
Debt Deal Shows How Process Becomes Policy
In 1985, the Democratic House sent the Republican Senate a clean debt limit bill, only to end up in conference with a whole new Senate-passed budget process known as the Gramm-Rudman-Hollings Balanced
Shop Talk: How Democrats Spend Off Years
Staffing Up for the Re-Elect The Democratic National Committee announced several new hires for its communications and research teams for the 2012 presidential cycle.
Reid Postpones Key Budget Vote
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) postponed a procedural vote on his budget plan Saturday night, just hours after Congressional Republicans announced they had re-entered negotiations with
Senate Kills Debt Bill, Bipartisan Talks on Hold
McConnell made the offer on the Senate floor, saying, “Every single member of my Conference would be happy to move that vote up.”
Senate to Vote on House Debt Bill Thursday Night
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said Thursday that he would move to bring up Speaker John Boehner’s short-term plan to raise the debt ceiling Thursday evening in order to quickly defeat it.
Majority at Stake, DSCC Revamps Fundraising
One Democratic consultant had expected fundraising to be more brisk, given the number of incumbent Democrats running for re-election in 2012 and the power that comes with the Senate majority.
Delegate Would Be Long Shot Against Cardin
Pat McDonough (R-Md.) told WBAL News on Thursday that he will run for Senate if the Baltimore-area House district in which he resides is drawn more favorably for Democrats in redistricting.
McCain Spars With Activists on Debt
“This man campaigned for TEA Party support in his last re-election,” Angle said Thursday in a statement.
Path to a Debt Deal Becoming Clearer, but Someone’s Got to Give
Durbin later said on the Senate floor that Reid’s bill would likely come up for a vote Friday or Saturday.
Between the Lines: GOP Lawsuit in Illinois Charges Latino Discrimination
the redistricting process leading to this map was unfair and a distortion of the people’s wishes, these challenges have not ever succeeded, so he has decided to devote his energy and resources to his re-election
Crossroads Up With New Ads Targeting Vulnerable Democrats (VIDEO)
The TV spots are aimed at five vulnerable Democratic Senators up for re-election in 2012: Bill Nelson (Fla.), Claire McCaskill (Mo.), Jon Tester (Mont.), Ben Nelson (Neb.) and Sherrod Brown (Ohio).
Senator Seeks Conyers Primary Challenge
Conyers has won re-election easily throughout most of his career in his Detroit-based district.
Shop Talk: Fantastic Voyage-ur
Rudy Boschwitz’s (R-Minn.) 1984 re-election campaign.
Democrats Prepare to Succeed Wu, but When?
Bonamici is married to Judge Michael Simon, whom the Senate confirmed last month to the federal bench. Under new district lines recently signed by Gov.
Obama and Boehner Trade Blame for Stalemate
He cast the House GOP as refusing to compromise, even though he said many Senate Republicans and even Boehner had shown a willingness to do so.
Talks Whipsawing Rank and File
Nadler complained the Caucus had not been briefed and compared the talks to last December’s negotiations between White House officials and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.).