Cong. Vito Fosella, the only Republican left from the five boroughs of New York City, was cited by police in Northern Virginia for driving under the influence of alcohol. Democrats have been targeting the Staten Island GOPer, with attorney Steve Harrison and Brooklyn Councilman Domenic Recchia…
State House Speaker Jeff Merkley remains locked in a tight battle with Democratic consultant Steve Novick in the May 20 Democratic primary for the right to face Sen. Gordon Smith (R) in the general election. Merkley is the establishment candidate and favorite of Democratic insiders. A recent…
Democratic Congressional hopeful/Clark County prosecutor Robert Daskas, who was promoted by Democratic strategists as a highly recruited challenger to Cong. Jon Porter (R), has dropped his bid for Congress. Democrats immediately turned to former state Senate majority leader Dina Titus, who lost…
Talking Phone Book president Rick Lewis (R) dropped out of the race on Thursday, leaving businessman Chris Lee and Iraq War veteran David Bellavia in the GOP field. It’s still unclear whether the Erie County establishment is ready to get behind Lee, but either way, the seat being left vacant by…
Local Republicans selected wealthy businessman Martin Ozinga III to replace Tim Baldermann on the ballot in the district left open by the retirement of Cong. Jerry Weller (R). The action was necessary after nominee Tim Baldermann dropped out of the race. Ozinga, who raised $446,035 in April,…
Political neophyte Kathy Dahlkemper won the Democratic primary in Pennsylvania’s 3rd District, which includes Erie County and much of northwest Pennsylvania. The pro-life/anti-death penalty Democrat is the director of the Lake Erie Arboretum. The presence of Independent candidate Steve Porter in…
We all hear the same names mentioned as prospective running mates for John McCain: former Office of Management and Budget Director and one-time U.S. Trade Representative Rob Portman, Florida Gov. Charlie Crist, South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford, Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty and even former…
Here are our latest gubernatorial ratings. Democrats currently hold 28 governorships compared to 22 for the Republicans.
So, the Democratic race continues.
Despite of all of the truly silly spin about how much ground Sen. Barack Obama (Ill.) made up in the Keystone State and all of the bashing of Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (N.Y.) for remaining in the race (especially by one rather loud TV host on one of the…
Republicans are feeling their oats these days.
Democratic Sens. Barack Obama (Ill.) and Hillary Rodham Clinton (N.Y.) are battling it out for their party’s nomination, arguing about the Rev. Jeremiah Wright, the meaning of Clinton’s inaccurate recollections about her trip to Bosnia many years…
