When Delaware Senator and Presidential hopeful Joe Biden (D) described Illinois Senator Barack Obama as “the first mainstream African-American who is articulate and bright and clean and a nice-looking guy,” he created the ultimate sin: He used inelegant and politically incorrect language to make a…
Don’t be surprised in four years if a couple significant Georgia Republicans attempt to switch roles. In 2010, Gov. Sonny Perdue (R) will be term-limited and could very well seek an open U.S. Senate seat, vacated by Sen. Johnny Isakson (R), who would run for governor, according to one GOP insider…
A new poll for former Cong. Anne Northup has her running even with incumbent Gov. Ernie Fletcher in the Republican primary. The January 28-29 Public Opinion Strategies survey showed Northup and Fletcher at 39% each, wealthy businessman Billy Harper at 10%, and 12% undecided. The candidates are…
More than a few journalists and political pontificators have noted recent Democratic gains in the Mountain West, which includes Wyoming, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Utah, Colorado, Arizona and New Mexico. Some see those gains in 2004 and 2006 as shattering a reliable Republican region, while others…
From a January 30, 2007 Republican National Committee Research Briefing about Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton entitled, “Hillary Swipes John Edwards’ 2003 Language and Ideas….”
First, the RNC charged that Senator Clinton stole Edwards’ story about his father, presenting the following evidence:
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From a January 29, 2007 Roll Call story on Sen. Thad Cochran (R-MS) and his looming decision on whether to seek reelection:
“Thad Cochran has a long history of putting Washington before Mississippi,” according to DSCC spokesperson Dierdre Murphy, “and it is going to hurt his Senate re-election bid…
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From a January 29, 2007 Tom Vilsack for President press release, reporting that the Democratic Presidential hopeful raised “more than $1.1 million in last 7 weeks of 2006.”
“Tom Vilsack proved…that he’ll…
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Okay, I know that I shouldn’t do this, but I’m going to do it anyway. We’re starting a semi-regular feature in which we identify really, really silly comments that we read or hear. I know that I’m not single-handedly…
For Republicans, New Jersey, once a GOP-leaning, anti-tax state, stands as a stark reminder of how things have changed, particularly in the Northeast. But the better example — and warning of things to come — is Bergen County, a suburban bedroom community that has moved away from its Republican…
House Democrats got off to a good start this month when they immediately addressed ethics, the minimum wage, the recommendations of the 9/11 commission and the cost of prescription drugs.
Those are legislative items with considerable national appeal, and while the House bills could bog down in…
