KENTUCKY -- Mitch McConnell (R), elected 1984 (50%), 1990 (52%), 1996 (55%), 2002 (65%), 2008 (53%).
Democrats are excited about Secretary of State Alison Lundergan Grimes’ prospects against Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell. They note that two recent Democratic pollsters (PPP and Mark…
NORTH CAROLINA -- Kay Hagan (D), elected 2008 (53%).
Given the GOP’s recent victories in the state, Hagan had to expect a serious challenge. Mitt Romney carried the state last year, and Republican Pat McCrory won the governorship in November. In addition, the GOP now controls both houses of the…
Is “brown people” an offensive term for Latinos?
Rep. Alan Grayson is no stranger to controversial statements, but it’s unclear whether the Florida Democratic congressman’s mouth has gotten him into trouble once again.
“I think that would be a shame, but what really pushes immigration to the…
In politics, it’s often damned if you do, damned if you don’t, and Republicans and August recess is no different.
Last week, some Democrats criticized Republicans for taking the traditional August break.
“House Republicans just fled the scene of their crime, skipping out on the American…
Ohio may not be a wasteland for competitive congressional races after all.
Prior to the 2012 elections, Republicans did a masterful job redrawing the Buckeye State’s congressional lines in order to minimize takeover opportunities for either party.
But in Ohio’s 6th District, former state Rep.…
The 2014 primary season has begun with high-profile Democratic Senate primaries in Massachusetts and New Jersey. But they’re the tip of the iceberg in what promises to be a cycle of competitive, and possibly nasty, primaries in both parties.
Republicans face plenty of intraparty fights,…
Republican state Sen. Mimi Walters has a 94 percent lifetime rating with California’s anti-tax group, but that might not be enough for her to avoid a anti-tax primary challenger as she runs for Congress.
Walters is the early front-runner to replace retiring Rep. John Campbell (click here for…
It has been a bad couple of weeks for my people.
No, I don’t mean journalists. I mean the Jews.
First, it was Ryan Braun, the Milwaukee Brewers slugger who was suspended for 65 games for violating Major League Baseball’s drug program. As the New Republic’s Marc Tracy put it, “Braun used…
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