The conventional wisdom is that the Republicans have little chance of picking up the 10 seats in the Senate that they need to take control of the chamber. (more)
SPRINGFIELD, PA — If the GOP wave a week from now is smaller than expected, races like the one in Pennsylvania’s 7th District might be one reason why. Republican Pat Meehan was supposed to run away with the race, but it’s now too close to call. (more)
Last week, libertarian think tank the Cato Institute released its Fiscal Policy Report Card for governors. In the study, “governors are graded on their fiscal performance from a limited-government perspective,” earning points for tax cuts and spending cuts, and losing points for tax hikes and increased spending. (more)
In another sign that the electoral environment has become dire for Democrats, Republican Senate candidates in the battleground working class states of Ohio and Pennsylvania have begun to build big leads in the last few weeks over their opponents. (more)
Linda McMahon is a petite and friendly woman with that magnetic smile that political consultants crave. But when she starts talking about the Democrats’ financial reform package, she gets a bit of an edge in her voice. (more)
The Tea Party Express has raised more than $50,000 over the past few days to target Democratic Rep. Bart Stupak, whose last minute deal over abortion language in President Obama’s health-care bill allowed the legislation to pass, the Daily Caller has learned. (more)
President Obama must have seen the storm clouds brewing when he returned to the mainland after his Hawaiian vacation in January. The close of his first year in office was marked by the infamous Christmas “underwear bomber” and the “hold up” vote by Sen. Ben Nelson on final passage of the health care bill. Not good omens for the new year ahead. (more)
In a sign of just how much the political landscape has changed since November 2008, for the first time in 18 years a Republican is mounting a serious challenge in Hawaii’s 1st Congressional District, which includes Honolulu and the childhood home of President Obama. (more)
























