A little more than 10 years ago (Jan. 17, 2000, to be exact), I began writing my “Dangerous Dozen” columns about open House seats, and the recent flurry of retirements means there finally are enough to fill a list for the 2010 cycle.
The fact that so many of the districts on this list are…
Walt Minnick was one of a number of Democrats swept into office in 2008, but the Idaho businessman is already planning to be a survivor in 2010, even if his party is buried nationally in a Republican wave.
Over the last year, Minnick, who represents an extremely GOP-friendly district in Idaho,…
It isn’t surprising that Republican Members of Congress and their talking heads on television slam the Obama administration every day. Given the partisan divide, that’s probably inevitable.
But what is surprising is the growing criticism coming from Democratic circles and from party political…
After Scott Brown’s (R) shocking win in the Massachusetts’ Senate race, the political world is set to turn almost six thousand miles away to Hawaii’s 1st District, where the cycle’s next contest will be fought.
Democratic Cong. Neil Abercrombie plans to resign at the end of February in order to…
Stu talked about the Illinois and Delaware Senate races last night on the Newshour. You can watch the video below or click on this link.
Voters are angry, especially at Washington, D.C., and with politicians. They are unhappy with both parties. All that is generally true.
But voters’ dissatisfaction with those in charge doesn’t mean that November is likely to be an “anti-incumbent election.” In fact, it almost certainly won’t.…
Americans are donating to the Haiti relief effort at unprecedented levels through text messaging, but can congressional candidates use them same technology to solicit contributions? For now, the answer appears to be “no.”
To help in the earthquake’s aftermath, people can contribute $10 by…
With Democratic Attorney General Beau Biden (D) officially out of the race, the Democratic hold on Vice President Joe Biden’s Senate seat is slipping away very quickly. Here is a piece I wrote in July on the scenario that Democrats could lose both the President’s and Vice President’s former seat.
…After a stunning GOP Senate win in Massachusetts and a slew of new polls showing many Democratic incumbents in trouble, it’s hard to argue with the obvious: the Republicans unquestionably have momentum as 2010 begins.
We are adding a dozen new seats to our list of districts “in play” – all of…
Now what?
Republican Scott Brown’s clear victory over Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley (D) to fill the remainder of the term of the late Sen. Edward Kennedy (D) is shocking, given the state’s Democratic bent, recent showings by Republican federal candidates in Massachusetts and the…
