Senate 2012

Elizabeth Warren: Record of American Indian Heritage Was Destroyed in 1906

Stephen Herrington | Posted 05.22.2012

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My own heritage is a concrete example of what bigotry in hand with indifference to justice can do to a family history.

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Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee To Donors: 'Wake Up!'

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.23.2012

WASHINGTON -- The top Democrat in charge of protecting his party's majority in the Senate thinks it can be done. But he's deeply concerned his organiz...

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Wisconsin's Tammy Baldwin Raises More Than $2 Million For Senate Campaign

The Huffington Post | Amanda Terkel | Posted 04.11.2012

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Rep. Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.) said Wednesday morning that her U.S. Senate campaign brought in more than $2 million in the first quarter of 2012 fundrais...

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Lugar Ad Calls Rival Mourdock A Liar

The Huffington Post | Michael McAuliff | Posted 03.19.2012

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Sen. Richard Lugar (R-Ind.) has fired another round in his increasingly bitter primary battle with Indiana state Treasurer Richard Mourdock, calling h...

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Rush Limbaugh's TV Patron Challenges Kirsten GIllibrand

The Huffington Post | Michael McAuliff | Posted 03.13.2012

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In the department of not-good timing, the latest candidate hoping to challenge New York Democratic Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand has as one of his claims to...

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Maine Independent Could Join Republicans In Senate

The Huffington Post | Michael McAuliff | Posted 03.12.2012

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National Republicans have not embraced the independent Senate bid of former Maine Gov. Angus King, arguing that he is a stealth candidate for Democrat...

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Harry Reid Makes Elections Prediction

AP | Associated Press | Posted 05.11.2012

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WASHINGTON -- Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid says he feels confident Democrats will retain control of the Senate this fall, particularly after the ...

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Pot Activists Hope Bob Kerrey Is Their Champion

HuffingtonPost.com | Michael McAuliff | Posted 03.06.2012

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WASHINGTON -- Marijuana activists may gain an unexpectedly high-profile champion for their cause next year, thanks to Bob Kerrey's sudden decision to ...

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Lobbyists Warn Corporate Clients Not To Give To GOP

Politico | Posted 05.01.2012

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Democrats on K Street are warning their corporate clients: Give to Republican challengers in the 2012 election, and you'll regret it come tax reform t...

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Progressives Try To Draft Chellie Pingree To Replace Snowe

The Huffington Post | Michael McAuliff | Posted 02.28.2012

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A group of progressives is already trying to draft a replacement for retiring Sen. Olympia Snowe (R-Maine). The Progressive Change Campaign Committ...

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Ohio Senate Candidate Has Odd Work Ethic, Dems Say

The Huffington Post | Michael McAuliff | Posted 02.23.2012

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Ohio State Treasurer Josh Mandel hopes to unseat Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) in this year's election, but state Democrats think Mandel has an odd way ...

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Kirsten Gillibrand's Likely Senate Challenger Confronted By Lewd, Raunchy Web History

HuffingtonPost.com | Michael McAuliff | Posted 01.25.2012

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WASHINGTON -- Most corporate executives and would-be politicians tend to be careful about what they post online. But Marc Cenedella, the CEO of TheLad...

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Who Is Giving George Allen A Big Headache?

The Huffington Post | Posted 01.12.2012

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WASHINGTON -- Virginia's U.S. Senate race just got a little more interesting. For months, it's been expected that former U.S. Sen. George Allen (R...

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Which Senate Race Is Attracting Most GOP Third-Party Spending?

HuffingtonPost.com | Amanda Terkel | Posted 12.22.2011

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WASHINGTON -- Democratic Senate candidates Elizabeth Warren and Rep. Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.) may be soaking up national attention from progressives dur...

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Will GOP Infighting Spoil The Party's Chances At Winning The Senate?

The New York Times | JENNIFER STEINHAUER | Posted 01.17.2012

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The biggest fear among Republicans is of divisive primaries in which Tea Party-backed candidates prevail in states where they cannot win the general e...

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DSCC: President Obama Won't Impact 2012 Senate Races

HuffingtonPost.com | Michael McAuliff | Posted 01.03.2012

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WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama will matter little to next year's Democratic Senate races, even though Republicans will try to link the poll-chal...

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Dems Say Occupy Wall Street Message Will Help Save Senate

HuffingtonPost.com | Michael McAuliff | Posted 01.03.2012

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WASHINGTON -- Democrats' strategy for keeping control of the Senate next year includes running on the message of Occupy Wall Street, minus the drums a...

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Senate Women Face High Stakes In 2012

HuffingtonPost.com | Amanda Terkel | Posted 01.02.2012

WASHINGTON -- While a majority of people who live in the United States are women, there are only 17 of them in the U.S. Senate. And if Americans turn ...

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Scott Brown Consultants Have Hardball History

HuffingtonPost.com | Michael McAuliff | Posted 12.19.2011

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WASHINGTON -- Sen. Scott Brown (R-Mass.) is paying tens of thousands of dollars to campaign consultants and fundraisers with histories of playing hard...

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Late Returns: Mitt Romney Still Loved By 'Insiders'

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 11.01.2011

Cursory examinations of "the polls" lead us to conclude that Rick Perry is very popular, at the moment, with "the people who participate in polls." Wh...

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Senate Elections 2012: The State Of The Senate

HuffingtonPost.com | Emily Swanson | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON -- Only a week after the 2010 midterms, it's difficult to tell how the 2012 senate elections will take shape. Any changes in the economy ar...

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