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Drucker MICHIGAN Berryman Clearing Path for Fellow Democrat Democrats continue to catch breaks in the 7th district, where a second potentially strong contender has deferred to state Senate
In large part, McCain’s increased role in the Senate can be linked directly to the issues now before the chamber.
Bob Menendez (D), who had been appointed to the Senate seat and was carrying plenty of baggage during his first Senate race. Only 34 percent said they approved of Menendez’s job performance.
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“I guess a lot of Republicans who were up for re-election were going to have difficulties [voting on appropriations], and sure enough, they did. They got beat.
But our re-energized base has helped us not only raise the same amount as the Democrats this month, but net more money for the last two months,” NRSC spokeswoman Rebecca Fisher said.
Christopher Shays (R-Conn.) said he will not run for re-election unless GOP leaders support his bid to become the top Republican on the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee.
Weller’s Congressional office said he would announce his re-election plans in the coming weeks. “He has no plans to announce his retirement. None,” Shearer said.
Schaffer ran for the GOP Senate nomination in 2004 but lost to beer magnate Pete Coors. Where There’s a Will, There’s a Way.
The NRSC is not explicitly recruiting Davis, and he has long expressed an interest in a Senate seat.
Additionally, Romney would move to end illegal immigration and stem the proliferation of Congressional re-election gold, otherwise known as “earmarks.”
Tim Johnson (D) back at work and planning to run for re-election, and most top-tier Republicans uninterested in running for federal office this cycle, it would appear that little change is on the horizon
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Facing what likely will be a tough re-election contest next year, Rep. Sam Graves (R) is enlisting all the help he can get trying to build on his narrow fundraising advantage.
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) has been outspoken against the bill, which he repeatedly has labeled unconstitutional.
“I assume that she will be running again because it’s highly unlikely that a freshman such as myself would go unchallenged in their first re-election,” Johnson said.
In a state that moved resoundingly into the Democratic column last year, Sununu already was in for a tough re-election fight regardless of who the Democratic candidate was going to be.
Nor is supporting a system of ethics discredited and distrusted by the people in the long-term interest of those who enjoy serving in the House or Senate and want to be re-elected.
“We were happy to go and answer questions and discuss the issue, tell what we’re doing,” Mattel’s Michaels said about last week’s Senate hearing. “We’re working to get everything done.”