In New Hampshire, Democrat Jeanne Shaheen, no doubt looking to up turn-out among women, attacked Republican Scott Brown saying he’s “untrustworthy on women’s issues, such as abortion rights”. Brown returned fire by highlighting her support for ObamaCare, which many view as
A flurry of new polls including in Iowa, North Carolina and Louisiana are good news for the GOP and some serious odds makers now view them favorably in terms of their taking over control of the U.S. Senate in November.
The New Georgia Project, a group run by Democratic Senate candidate Michelle Nunn’s “ally and campaign confidante,” Stacy Abrams, has begun handing over documents in an ongoing voter fraud investigation. Georgia secretary of state Brian Kemp launched the investigation of the New Georgia
It’s now being reported that up to seven shots hit the White House residence while some members of the first family were inside in November of 2011, yet the Secret Service supervisor’s order at the time was, “No shots have been
As Politico points out, “Though tax cuts have been a mainstay of their campaigns since at least Ronald Reagan, though the top marginal tax rate is now the highest since the 1980s, though the party could win control of both
According to a new Bloomberg View item, “a new study out this week from Bloomberg Government threatens to bring the Affordable Care Act back to center stage — and in a way that will likely hurt the electoral chances of
Has the so called ‘war on women’ battle cry finally turned into a tired old refrain? It’s possible given development in Colorado in the race between Democrat Mark Udall and Republican Rep. Cory Gardner. According to a state Democrat operative, “Gardner
The topic of education has moved to the forefront of the political debate in North Carolina, a state seen as critical to GOP hopes of taking control of the Senate. Earlier that day in Greensboro, Tillis recalled his first
Just two weeks ago a poll had Republican Ed Gillespie down by 22 points to incumbent Mark Warner in Virginia. A new poll just out has him closing to within nine. The Gillespie team had been anticipating something of a surge
Per a new report by Politico, “JDC Manufacturing, a company co-owned by the Democratic senator’s husband, Chip, received nearly $390,000 in federal grants for energy projects and tax credits created by the 2009 stimulus law, according to public records and
It’s fair to say Roll Call’s Stuart Rothenberg hedges his bets, but he also sees control of the U.S. Senate coming down to just five states, four of which are held by Democrats. The GOP has to win just two
If this and the liberal Democrat crying jag on Twitter that followed it isn’t manufactured outrage, Democrats may be even more panicked about losing the Senate than they appear to be on the surface. Talk about there being no there there.
The Democrats edge in data collection and technology, especially in national elections, isn’t much of a secret these days. Now, the GOP is using the 2014 mid-terms to begin playing catch up. One has to wonder where the genius of
The patest tactic of Democrats cocnerrned about lsoing their Senate majority in November involves trying to motivate more seniors to turn out and vote for them, as opposed to the GOP in November. Per a National Journal report, this is
In looking at the 2014 mid-terms, the New York Times‘ Nate Cohn is incapable of seeing beyond a Democrat-centric point of view. The result is his completely missing the point as regards what’s most likely happening on the ground in 2014: Four
When one talks Republican policy and politics, from the size and cost of government to the role of some notoriously out-sized GOP enemies such as public sector unions, including in education, there may not be a more critical battle space
When one talks Republican policy and politics, from the size and cost of government to the role of some notoriously out-sized GOP enemies such as public sector unions, including in education, there may not be a more critical battle space nationally-speaking,
With the prospect of more beheading videos out of the Middle-east and the Obama administration now taking action against ISIS in Syria, foreign policy is likely to take an increasingly significant role in this year’s Mid-term elections. In fact, recent
The National Education Association has jumped into the Colorado Senate race with a new $200,000, two week ad buy across the Denver and Colorado Springs areas. The ad targets Republican Rep. Cory Gardner in his race against incumbent Mark Udall, D-Colo. Udall
A new poll out from Democrat-leaning Public Policy Polling has Republicans on top in both the Arkansas governor’s race, as well as the race for the U.S. Senate. It finds Republican Tom Cotton ahead in the U.S. Senate race, 43% to
Given facts like this, one has to wonder if Barack Obama’s audience was at the UN today, or were they the type of deep pocketed Democrat donors needed to try and gin up their base before November’s elections? Political ads
Columbian coffee growers have been using a fictional character, Juan Valdez, to hawk coffee in the U.S. since 1958. In October, 2013, the Washington Post pointed out that Starbucks would be taking on Juan in his own country. But now
With one Democrat-aligned Georgia group having collected 85,000 voter registration applications and around 20,000 registration forms collected by another – and from 25 – 50 of them thought to be fraudulent – an ongoing investigation is resulting in partisan charges
Per a new Politico report, “Democrats love to cast Republicans as the party of big money, beholden to the out-of-touch billionaires bankrolling their campaigns. But new numbers tell a very different story — one in which Democrats are actually raising more big
After the New Hampshire Republican Party adopted a platform that supports “the pre-born child’s fundamental right to life and personhood under the Fourteenth Amendment” and the “Life at Conception Act,” the Scott Brown campaign released the following. “Scott Brown is
Former Alaska Gov and GOP VP nominee Sarah Palin will campaign with vulnerable establishment Republican Senator Pat Roberts of Kansas as a “special guest” at an Independence, Kansas event on Thursday. Palin joins a list of several predictable, more establishment Republicans now
With the rise of ISIS and videos of beheadings making front page news, Democrats who thought the hawkish credentials of Republicans like Tom Cotton in Arkansas would be a liability are now finding themselves on the short-end of any national
Al Hunt writing at Bloomberg News claims, “Democrats know that keeping control of the Senate this election year isn’t a man’s job. Success will depend on the votes of women. A gender gap has long been evident in U.S. politics:
The LA Times offers an interesting take as regards Hillary Clinton’s current modus operandi. Rather than staking out attention-grabbing positions or wading into policy debates, Clinton seems focused on humanizing an image that has suffered in the past from accusations
The NY Post’s Michael Goodwin calls out Barack Obama for his “half-hearted war on terror.” But for now, Clapper’s sarcasm about intelligence gathering describes a nation that wants to be safe, as long as it’s not too much trouble and
Putting aside participant Leonardo DiCaprio’s penchant for private jets and several resource devouring mansions of his own to fly to and from, a funny thing happened on the way to today’s big climate march in New York City. Participants used
The headlines will tell you the GOP is up big in the mid-term’s so called “intensity war.” Also keep in mind that a GOP consulting class that’s been getting hammered in the media lately is no doubt now fully behind
From the New Hampshire Journal we learn: The U.S. Chamber of Commerce will launch its second ad of the New Hampshire U.S. Senate campaign on Saturday, this one focusing on Sen. Jeanne Shaheen’s vote in favor of the Affordable Care
A Mark Begich immigration vote which Begich’s Republican opponent Dan Sullivan characterized as “bizarre” in an exclusive interview with Breitbart News may result in more than a few heads being scratched in Washington and Begich’s strange explanation for it doesn’t
Alaska Democrat Mark Begich cast a critical vote to protect Barack Obama’s post-election amnesty in what ultimately proved to be a 50-50 vote blocking an effort by Senator Jeff Sessions (R., Ala.) who wanted to offer an amendment opposing the orders.
A new poll out by Vox Populi Polling has Republican Scott Brown leading Democrat Jeanne Shaheen 47 – 43 percent in their race for the U.S. Senate seat in New Hampshire. Republican Scott Brown 47 Democrat Jeanne Shaheen 43 Unsure
Alaska Republicans aren’t content to let Mark begich’s ‘Snowmobile Gate’ drop. The controversy began when Alaskan X Gamer Cory Davis hit Mark Begich in a Dan Sullivan ad for what appeared to be a rather shaky ad of his own featuring
The Scott Brown campaign released the following statement after Senate Democrats blocked Senator Ted Cruz’s bill to strip American ISIS fighters of their citizenship. Brown has used foreign policy, immigration and the economy to pull even with Jeanne Shaheen in
rrecent polls have demonstrated that the vast majority of Americans are not thrilled with the Obama economy. In fact, it’s increasingly becoming a key issue in some mid-term races. In an interview on Bloomberg TV, Michael Bloomberg’s economy, on the
Texas Republican Senator Ted Cruz asked for unanimous consent to pass his previously introduced Expatriate Terrorist Act which makes “‘providing support to or fighting for a terrorist group targeting the U.S. “an affirmative renunciation of American citizenship.’” The Cruz effort was