Senate Elections

DeMint Faces Big Test

Politico | Posted 05.15.2012

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Sen. Jim DeMint's long march to push his party sharply to the right now hinges on a handful of races that will help determine whether he'll emerge as ...

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Michael McAuliff

GOP: We've Got The Man Vote

HuffingtonPost.com | Michael McAuliff | Posted 04.03.2012

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WASHINGTON -- Democrats think the recent surge of women voters backing President Barack Obama could be opening up a fresh gender gap that will yield d...

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Kerrey Seeks To Join Comeback Senators

AP | By DONNA CASSATA and MARGERY A. BECK | Posted 03.12.2012

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WASHINGTON -- Call `em the comeback crew. Republican Sen. Dan Coats of Indiana and Democratic Sen. Frank Lautenberg of New Jersey served years in the...

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Ohio Senate Candidate Skipped Board Meetings For No Known Reason

The Huffington Post | Michael McAuliff | Posted 02.24.2012

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Josh Mandel, the Republican Ohio treasurer looking to move up to the Senate seat held by Democratic Sen. Sherrod Brown, appears to have skipped meetin...

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AG Says Indiana Senator Can Live In Virginia

The Huffington Post | Michael McAuliff | Posted 02.23.2012

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Sen. Dick Lugar (R-Ind.) can live in Virginia and still represent Indiana, the state's attorney general declared Thursday in a dispute between Lugar a...

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Florida GOP Launches Effort To 'Save' Allen West

The Huffington Post | Meghan Neal | Posted 01.05.2012

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Florida Republicans are not at all happy that Rep. Allen West (R-Fl.) was drawn into a Democratic-leaning district, and are now mobilizing to protect ...

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GOP Senator: Tea Party Killed Republican Majority

The Huffington Post | Meghan Neal | Posted 12.27.2011

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As the 2012 elections loom, both parties are starting to pour resources into congressional and gubernatorial races across the country. While Republica...

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Democratic Senator Expected To Announce Retirement

AP | GRANT SCHULTE | Posted 02.26.2012

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LINCOLN, Neb. — Democrats on Tuesday lamented Sen. Ben Nelson's decision to retire rather than seek a third term in Nebraska, fearing the move s...

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DEAD HEAT: Crucial Race Neck-In-Neck

The Huffington Post | Meghan Neal | Posted 12.21.2011

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As the 2012 elections loom, both parties are starting to pour resources into congressional and gubernatorial races across the country. While Republica...

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Texas Shakeup, Controversial State Election Map Passes & Another Hatch Challenger

The Huffington Post | Meghan Neal | Posted 12.21.2011

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As the 2012 elections loom, both parties are starting to pour resources into congressional and gubernatorial races across the country. While Republica...

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John Celock

Lawmakers Push Change To Century-Old Law

HuffingtonPost.com | John Celock | Posted 12.14.2011

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A group of New Hampshire lawmakers -- including two tied to "birther" movement leader Orly Taitz -- are pushing a measure to partially end direct elec...

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CIVIL WAR: Epic GOP Battle Brewing For 2012

Hotline On Call | By Eliza Newlin Carney | Posted 05.25.2011

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The GOP faces a wide playing field in 2012, as 21 Democrats and two independents who caucus with Democrats are up for re-election. With only 10 Republ...

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Republicans May Look To Eliminate John Ensign

Politics Daily | Posted 05.25.2011

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Ensign certainly seems highly vulnerable, but would the NRSC turn on Ensign, an incumbent who previously ran the committee? In a situation like this, ...

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Why Scott Brown's Political Future Could Be In Big Trouble

Politico | ALEXANDER BURNS | | Posted 05.25.2011

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But virtually every result from last week's elections in Massachusetts offered up grim omens for Brown's future. Republicans failed to capture a singl...

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GOP Strategists Upset About Tea Party

AP | PHILIP ELLIOTT | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — Tea party-backed candidates helped and hindered Republicans, injecting enthusiasm into campaigns but losing Senate seats held by De...

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Senate Elections: Democrats Take Losses But Hold Upper Chamber

AP | CHARLES BABINGTON | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — Democrats narrowly held their Senate majority Tuesday but suffered at least six stinging losses, including the Illinois seat once h...

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Alaska Senate Race: Lisa Murkowski Slams Delay Of Game Tactics In Write-In Ballot Count Saga

AP | BECKY BOHRER | Posted 05.25.2011

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JUNEAU, Alaska — U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski's campaign on Thursday accused observers for rival Joe Miller of challenging properly cast write-in ba...

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Alaska Senate Race: Write-In Ballots Break Towards Murkowski

AP | BECKY BOHRER | Posted 05.25.2011

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JUNEAU, Alaska — Alaska election officials began counting more than 92,500 write-in ballots Wednesday in a Senate race that may hinge on voters'...

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Senate Midterm Elections 2010: Key Races To Watch

The Huffington Post | Elyse Siegel | Posted 05.25.2011

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In states across the country on Tuesday, voters will weigh in on some of the year's most contentious and bitter midterm fights as candidates go head-t...

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Sam Stein

Republicans Put All Their Chips On The Tea Party Table

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

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With Reporting By Amanda Terkel Tuesday's congressional primaries provided an astonishing and symbolic coda to a primary season filled with turmoil, ...

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Incumbents Lincoln, Murray Embrace Earmarks; Did It Backfire For Murkowski?

AP | ANDREW DeMILLO | Posted 05.25.2011

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LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Ignoring Republican complaints about wasteful federal spending, Democratic Sen. Blanche Lincoln is reminding voters – ...

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GOP Sen. Bennett Predicts Reid Win

AP | BROCK VERGAKIS | Posted 05.25.2011

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SALT LAKE CITY — Warning that tea party "mischief" may be aiding Democrats this election season, defeated Utah Republican U.S. Sen. Bob Bennett ...

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Norah O'Donnell: GOP Strategist Says Hagan Will Beat Dole In North Carolina (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

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MSNBC's Norah O'Donnell reports that a GOP strategist emailed her and said Republican Elizabeth Dole is headed for defeat against Democrat Kay Hagan i...

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Senate Projections From FiveThirtyEight

FiveThirtyEight.com | Nate Silver | Posted 05.25.2011

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Democrats appear to be on the verge of wrapping up several more pickups of Republican-held seats -- but their odds of finishing with 60 or more seats ...

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Pass S. 223!

Paul Blumenthal | Posted 05.25.2011

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Paul Blumenthal

Thanks to outdated rules, Senate campaign finance information takes weeks, if not months, to reach the public after it is disclosed. Now it's time to change that.

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