Democrats, GOP Continue to Differ on Minnesota Senate Recount
The lead election attorney for comedian Al FrankenÂ’s Senate campaign said Tuesday that the Democrat trails Sen.
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The lead election attorney for comedian Al FrankenÂ’s Senate campaign said Tuesday that the Democrat trails Sen.
Mel Martinez’s (R-Fla.) decision not to seek re-election in 2010 the same way most everyone else did — via the media.
Boyd, who considered running for Senate in 2004, said he expects to make a final decision by early next year. “I have been considering a run for the U.S. Senate in 2010, prior to Sen.
He served as the associationÂ’s lead Senate lobbyist until 2007 when he began leading the NAM Consumer Product Safety Commission Coalition, a broad group of manufacturers, retailers and advertisers
Some of his Republican colleagues advertised early (Gordon Smith in Oregon and Elizabeth Dole in North Carolina) and still lost re-election. But Sununu was banking on Sen.
“You’re upset at losing your own job and about your boss losing,” Eck said of the emotional roller coaster that followed the bruising re-election battle.
Late last month, Senate GOP leaders vowed to block any nominations that they feel hew too far to the left.
WyomingÂ’s two Senators were the only other Republican Senate candidates to reach those numbers. And there is a difference between liberals in Cheyenne, Wyo., and Portland, Maine.
Mark Parkinson, a former Republican from the partyÂ’s moderate wing who switched sides to run with Sebelius in her 2006 re-election campaign. Rep.
Now we’re getting a little closer to home — or at least closer to something near and dear to those in Congress.
“I recognized the life of the project was going to span changes in leadership in the House and Senate.
“You think you’re getting to a dark space, but actually it’s something else,” said Terrie Rouse, the CVC’s chief executive officer for visitor services.
Two Senate races from the 2008 cycle remain outstanding: Minnesota and Georgia. Sen.
that they be given the ability to amend legislation or will filibuster bills as they move through the Senate.
Clinton, ObamaÂ’s rival for the 2008 Democratic presidential nomination, was first elected to the Senate in 2000 and was re-elected in 2006.
.” “We’re still in discussions, which are very much on track. Any reports beyond that are premature,” Reines said.
“We’re just getting used to the idea of what happened yesterday.” If rules of seniority are followed, Rep. Edolphus Towns (D-N.Y.) will step up as Government Oversight and Reform chairman.
Thad Cochran (R) was not targeted and won re-election easily with 62 percent. And in Wyoming, Sen. Mike Enzi (R) and Sen.
“I bare no ill will toward anyone” in the Senate, Stevens said.
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) said Congress was “prepared” to return the week of Dec. 8 to consider any legislation aimed at helping the auto industry.