With President Barack Obama’s job approval sliding, the stock market showing its nerves, the public increasingly pessimistic about a jobs rebound and signs of a slowing economy everywhere, the president looks to be increasingly in trouble.
Trying to take advantage of what they see as an opportunity, Congressional…
With millions of dollars in the bank and no challenger, the path to re-election looks like a freshly paved freeway for some Senate incumbents. But using recent history as a road map, those factors can be poor predictors of electoral success and certainly don't guarantee another term.
With…
Competitive Democratic primaries are nothing new in Connecticut, and next year, the Nutmeg State will host another one.
Back in 2006, Sen. Joseph Lieberman lost renomination only to come back and win the general election as a third party candidate. In the face of another likely primary challenge,…
My eye caught a small item in Roll Call on Tuesday announcing that “Blackwell Leads GOP Senate Hopefuls in Ohio Poll,” a reference to the 2012 Ohio Senate contest.
Polls are news, of course, so this newspaper and its competitors dutifully report them, eager to post a new…
It’s no wonder many Americans hold politicians in low regard.
Our political “leaders” often say one thing when they are in power and something diametrically opposed when they are not. They often appear to be reading from a script, changing roles depending on whether they just won or…
With Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D) battling for his political life last year, Nevada was a focal point of the electoral world. This cycle, the presidential caucuses, a general election presidential battleground and another competitive Senate race guarantee that the Silver State will get plenty of attention once…
Wisconsin businessman Tim Sullivan is leaving his options open for a Senate run, including which party banner he’d run under.
After businessman Ron Johnson (R) burst onto the political scene last year to knock off then-Sen. Russ Feingold (D), party strategists on both sides of the aisle are…
For the world’s most exclusive club, the Senate sure has a lot of losers.
Almost a dozen Senators lost their first races for the Senate only to come back later in their careers and win. This cycle, a trio of Republicans are trying to join the club.
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The retirement of Sen. Herb Kohl (D) forces Democrats to defend yet another open seat in a competitive state. The likable, wealthy senator, who was first elected in 1988, hasn’t had a particularly difficult race since his first race, so the open seat significantly improves GOP prospects.
Still,…
Forget the fights over health care reform, the extension of the Bush tax cuts and any other controversy previously billed by the media as The Big One. The vote on raising the debt limit is so politically significant that any other Capitol Hill fight we have witnessed of late…
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