Corporate Engagement (Free subscription) | yesterday
With the change of Liberal leadership today, let me summarise the possible election scenarios. The options are: A normal House and half-Senate election cannot be held before 7 August 2010. The last legal date for an normal election is 16 April 2011, but the election is certain to be held by October 2010. Assuming a double dissolution trigger this week, writs for a...
Political Ticker (Free subscription) | 30/11/2009
Washington (CNN) - Sen. Arlen Specter's decision to leave the Republican Party in April handed President Obama a key vote in the Senate, and Specter was rewarded by quickly being endorsed by the president and Democratic leaders in his bid for re-election next year. But not every Democrat got in line behind Obama. In Kentucky, GOP leaders [...]
Defending the Truth (Free subscription) | 30/11/2009
Party leaders would like to concentrate on the general election, but internal battles will come first.Image:...
CNN (Free subscription) | 30/11/2009
Party leaders would like to concentrate on the general election, but internal battles will come first.
Political Ticker (Free subscription) | yesterday
... in October that he was once registered as a Republican and voted for Lindsey Graham in last year's Senate election. McGowan also called himself "a gun person."
The Bridge (Free subscription) | 28/11/2009
General Facts Date: December 8, 2009 Office: The 14th State Senate District; formerly held by Dan Kelly (R) Counties in the District: Marion, Mercer, Nelson, Taylor, and Washington Voter Registration data for the District: D: 54,306; R: 24,448; Other: 4,702;...
Let's Get It Right (Free subscription) | 24/11/2009
2010 Senate elections projections by Larry Sabato: Let's stress this from the outset: Democrats will almost certainly retain control of the Senate. Some bloggers aside, few of the top analysts on the Republican side question this conclusion. The GOP's real hope is to cut the Democratic margin by a few seats, so that they can regain the power to stop legislation (assuming...
The World According to Oatney (Free subscription) | yesterday
Why Brian Kelsey will win today's special Senate election in Shelby County : Some of the trash talk from the Left in the blogosphere in West Tennessee about how badly Brian Kelsey is going to be beaten today has become so ridiculous that one can only deduce that the Democrats know they are going to lose the election in Shelby County today, and they might lose it by a wide margin....
The Bridge (Free subscription) | yesterday
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Republican Jimmy Higdon has filed a campaign finance report that shows he has raised far less than his Democratic opponent(Jodie Haydon) in Kentucky's special state Senate race. Higdon filed the report Monday showing he has $131,499....
Political Intelligence (Free subscription) | yesterday
Representative Edward J. Markey today will officially endorse Michael Capuano in his run for US Senate, throwing his weight behind his congressional colleague. Markey is the dean of the Massachusetts delegation and nearly ran himself in the special Senate election...
Jumping in Pools (Free subscription) | 30/11/2009
... 23rd congressional district, Marco Rubio in Florida, or Chuck DeVore in California's upcoming Senate election, he is beholden to Conservatism first and foremost. With the expected end to Mike Huckabee's political ambitions, this leaves the Southern American without a front runner in the 2012 Republican Primaries, as Sarah Palin regardless of how Conservative she might be, is from...
War News Updates (Free subscription) | yesterday
... court-martial on charges they roughed him up, just wait. It may get worse. Tomorrow morning, the Senate Judiciary Committee will hold a hearing on a bill introduced by Arlen Specter (D., Pa.) that would make it easier for terrorists to sue military and federal law-enforcement officials. Read more .... My Comment: Sen. Arlen Specter has a very tough Senate election coming up...
Political Ticker (Free subscription) | yesterday
... today by the Congressional Budget Office has set out what could be a decisive fault line in the Senate debate over healthcare reform. Proponents say the report shows healthcare reform will do no harm to Americans’ pocketbooks. Critics say that report shows the US is about to undertake a massive and uncertain reorganization of the healthcare industry for “no significant savings.” CNN: Analysis:...
Talking Politics (Free subscription) | 30/11/2009
We're within the 10-day forecasting window, and weather.com predicts that December 8th -- primary day for the Massachusetts special US Senate election -- will be partly cloudy with a high of 45 degrees. That would be good for turnout, if it holds. The forecast does call for rain the following day, however, so if that sneaks up 24 hours that would be bad for turnout. On such things can...
Blogcritics: Politics (Free subscription) | 28/11/2009
Conservatives appear to have forgotten that our Founding Fathers never intended to nationalize Congressional and Senate elections.
