Early Votes Reveal Positioning for ‘Blue State Five’
Five Republican senators are in the early stages of what will be highly competitive re-election campaigns in states that voted Democratic in the previous two presidential elections.
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Five Republican senators are in the early stages of what will be highly competitive re-election campaigns in states that voted Democratic in the previous two presidential elections.
Five Republican senators are in the early stages of what will be highly competitive re-election campaigns in states that voted Democratic in the previous two presidential elections.
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., and Minority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., are avowed Washington Nationals fans and support the home baseball team here in the District.
If the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee had its way a decade ago, its current chairman probably wouldn’t be in the Senate today.
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“I’m confident I have the support to be re-elected whip,” the Illinois Democrat told CQ Roll Call Thursday.
For Cornyn, it effectively marks the opening act in a tryout to eventually succeed Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, 73, who would face re-election in 2020.
Kirk is a top Democratic target in 2016 and his seat is vital to the party’s hopes of netting five seats and the Senate majority.
When CQ Roll Call asked Peterson if he was planning to run for re-election, he said, “Yeah, everything’s good,” followed by, “Everyone’s happy.”
At least three Republican senators are hoping their Senate records help set themselves apart in the 2016 presidential field.
At least three Republican senators are hoping their Senate records help set themselves apart in the 2016 presidential field.
“It is because of that optimism that I have decided to continue serving the people of West Virginia in the United States Senate.”
At the end of a week that saw bipartisanship break out all around the Senate, Loretta Lynch remained in limbo.
Senate Republican lawmakers and aides have long pushed the White House got get more active in lobbying and cajoling Democrats on the trade agenda, where the administration position pretty well aligns
Recall former Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel’s infamous gaffe during his Senate confirmation hearing that administration policy on Iran’s nuclear program was not one of prevention, but containment.
Burr of North Carolina and Ron Johnson of Wisconsin are top Democratic targets in 2016, as the party looks to net five seats to ensure Senate control.
Burr of North Carolina and Ron Johnson of Wisconsin are top Democratic targets in 2016, as the party looks to net five seats to ensure Senate control.
Sharpton also warned that it’s not just Senate Republican leaders who have to worry about a backlash over the Lynch confirmation delay. “And we’re going to start making house calls.
67: The number of votes Republicans need in the Senate to overcome a presidential veto — an impossible number.
Jackson first worked for Tester as a researcher on the senator’s 2012 re-election, then was hired to his office a few months after the election.