First Senate Projection of 2010
The 2010 cycle is gearing up, and now is the time to usher in my first projection for how the upcoming Senate elections will go. I’ll be updating my projection system as we get...
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Specter Switches Parties
President Obama is “thrilled” to have Specter on the Democratic side of the aisle, a breaking new development occuring on this, the President’s 100th day in office. Specter, a Republican Senator from Pennsylvania, was...
GOP: “Our Earmarks Are Different”
The hypocrisy level reached new heights this week with the debate over the left-over budget bill from last year. Senator McCain launched an anti-earmark effort, trying to delete over 8500 pet projects that cost...
Sink Is Out
A couple days old, but Florida CFO Alex Sink has passed on an opportunity to run for U.S. Senate. She’s thinking of running for re-election in 2010 when Charlie Crist runs for re-election as...
Dems Gain Edge in Committees
The news of a deal is out: Dems to gain a 3-seat majority on most Senate committees. However, and here’s the fine print, if you look at the aggregate number of committee seats available...
The 111th Congress Opens
I’m not going to rehash news here, so much as just bullet point what’s happened this week, mostly for my edification: 1) Roland Burris was denied seating as a Freshman Senator, but the visuals...
Franken All But Winner in MN Recount
Several hours after Senator Norm Coleman’s first term officially expired, challenger Al Franken all but officially took the Senate seat away from Coleman. Franken has a 226-vote lead at the moment. But Coleman has...
Replacement Quietly Picked in Colorado
It looks like Denver Schools Chief Michael Bennet will get the nod to replace Ken Salazar in the United States Senate. This dark horse pick surely surprises Bennet’s boss, the Denver Mayor, who had...