Officially, New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson (D) is focused on his November re-election race, even though it’s expected to be relatively easy. And as chairman of the Democratic Governors Association, Richardson also hopes to lead his party to a gain of at least a few more governorships.
But some…
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Missouri Senate: Guilt By Association?
By Nathan L. Gonzales
If you look up “bellwether” in the dictionary, you might see the state of Missouri in the…
California’s 50th district special election. The death of terrorist leader Abu Musab al-Zarqawi in Iraq. The foiling of a major terrorist plot in Canada. A cooling of tensions over Iran. The unemployment rate down to 4.6 percent.
After a 17-month string of virtually unbroken bad news,…
Republicans held the levees in San Diego County, but nationally the storm is far from over.
Former Congressman Brian Bilbray’s victory in Tuesday’s special election was a costly but necessary victory for a Republican Party searching for any sliver of good news. And conversely, Democrat Francine…
That sigh you heard Wednesday morning coming from national Democrats wasn’t the roar of approval and satisfaction that they hoped for. The results are in from California, and the news was surprisingly good for Republicans.
Former and future Rep. Brian Bilbray drew just under 50 percent of the…
The recent marriage of two former political foes may already be over. Or at least the relationship got a bit more complicated with Wednesday’s Senate vote on the Marriage Protection Amendment.
Arizona Sen. John McCain (R) received plenty of attention when he accepted the Rev. Jerry Falwell’s…
[Editor's Note: This column was originally published on Monday, before the election.]
Campaign strategists in both parties are holding their breath as the special election in California’s 50th district comes down to the wire. Neither party is expressing confidence in a race that increasingly…
Two major announcements out of Alaska regarding the gubernatorial race, and both of them help the Democrats’ prospects in November. First, Gov. Frank Murkowski (R) announced he would seek reelection to a second term. And second, former Gov. Tony Knowles (D) announced he would seek his third term.
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Senate Overview – The Lay of the Land
Democrats need a net gain of six seats to get to 51 seats in the next Senate, a daunting task since only 15…
Whatever you think of the constitutional issues surrounding the FBI raid on the Capitol Hill office of embattled Rep. William Jefferson (D-La.), there is little doubt that, politically, Republicans are blowing another opportunity.
To most Americans, Jefferson appears to have taken a bribe.…
