Apparently, Hillary Clinton wasn’t Barack Obama’s only wealthy Democratic primary challenger in 2008. A Texas man named Lee L. Mercer, Jr. reported to the FEC that he raised $900 million during that presidential election cycle. That’s about $120 million more than Obama collected on his way to the White House. Well, not exactly. Mercer’s campaign [...]
FEC forms: Mysterious presidential candidate reported raising billions in 2008 - TheDCNF
Angle announces run for Congress in 2012 - TheDC
Sharron Angle announced Wednesday that she will again try for elected office
Jamie Radtke: George Allen part of ‘Washington establishment’ - TheDC
Tea Partier Jamie Radtke disparaged Virginia Gov. George Allen for voting on increased spending measures, supporting Arlen Specter, and being part of Washington establishment
Survivor: Tea Party 'got their first target' - TheDC
A victim of Saturday’s Tucson shooting said Glenn Beck, Sharron Angle, and Sarah Palin’s ‘wish for Second Amendment activism has been fulfilled’
TheDC Morning: Bill Daley and associates are already plotting the course for a second bailout - TheDC
Read TheDC Morning: An unvarnished e-mail summary of what’s really happening in political news
The administration's abysmal defense of the debt ceiling - TheDC
The Obama administration has constructed a political narrative that dispenses with facts and undermines confidence in the US economy.
Why I'm running for RNC chairman
Saul Anuzis lays out his case for why he should be the next RNC chairman.
Cino vies to be chair of RNC - TheDC
Maria Cino’s vast GOP credentials suit her run for RNC chair, but establishment Republicans face scrutiny
Florida Republicans want Jeb Bush to challenge Nelson - Roll Call
A Democratic-leaning firm finds in a recent poll that an overwhelming percent of GOP voters choose Bush as their preferred candidate
Alvin Greene: 'I was Born to be President, I'll Sue Y'all' - Free Times
South Carolina’s 2010 Democratic Senate nominee launches into bizarre rants during court hearing, threatens to sue newspaper
A klutz to the judges, a dancing dream to the people - Philadelphia Inquirer
She’s likable. She looks as if she agrees she shouldn’t be there. She gets stinky scores – and then ‘The People’ vote for her
Alaska TV station cancels newscasts over Joe Miller comments - McClatchy
Anchorage’s CBS news affiliate canceled two newscasts to deal with fallout from a phone message left by station employees plotting against Joe Miller
Low youth voter turnout may have hurt Democrats during midterms - TheDC
Poll numbers appear to show what some call a general skepticism and lack of enthusiasm among young voters – a result that may have had a profound impact on midterm election results
Missouri GOP candidate alleges foul play at the polls - TheDC
Missouri Republicans allege that busloads of ineligible voters appeared at polls and voted when a verification system failed
Too close to call: Guide to the 3 messiest undecided races - TheDC
Eight hours after the last polls closed, some races are still too close to call. Here’s The Daily Caller’s rundown of the 10 messiest races
Murkowski snubs Palin, Tea Party: 'I know what they did' - TheDC
In an interview with Fox News, Alaska senate-elect Lisa Murkowski said Alaskans were more focused on her than Sarah Palin on election night
O'Donnell is most covered candidate in 2010 - TheDC
Even though she is behind by double digits in the latest polls, Christine O’Donnell only trails President Obama in coverage of political figures
The GOP's new identity politics
The GOP, the presumed bastion of white males, has fielded one of the most impressive arrays of women and minority candidates in US history.
