The fight for the Senate gives every indication that it will go down to the wire, with enough races still in play in late October so that neither party can feel completely confident about its prospects.
Right now, control of the Senate appears to rest on the outcomes in five states - four of…
ARIZONA - Open; Jon Kyl (R), not seeking re-election. August 28 primary.
Republicans go to the polls in just over two weeks to pick a nominee, and while former Pennsylvania Senator Rick Santorum recently came out for real estate investor Wil Cardon, most conservative groups have joined the…
MINNESOTA - Amy Klobuchar (D), elected 2006 (58%). August 14 primary.
Klobuchar will win another term. That's all you need to know.
MISSISSIPPI - Roger Wicker (R), appointed 2007, elected 2008 (55%).
Wicker faces Oktibbeha County Democratic Chairman Albert N. Gore Jr. in November (no…
PENNSYLVANIA - Bob Casey (D), elected 2006 (59%).
Wealthy retired coal company executive Tom Smith, who pumped personal money into the race, defeated the party-endorsed candidate in the primary and has now set his sights on Casey. The Republicans' challenge is to put a dent into Casey's image…
Aurora, Colo., is a household name because of the recent tragic movie theater shootings. But come November, the city and some of the other Auroras around the country will help decide which party controls the House of Representatives next year.
There are actually close to two dozen Auroras of…
Claire McCaskill (D) remains the Senate’s most endangered incumbent, but the Missouri Democrat’s prospects appear to have improved slightly on Tuesday after learning she’ll face Rep. Todd Akin (R) in the fall.
Akin’s come-from-behind win seemed unlikely only months ago, though Republicans never…
Two more House incumbents lost on Tuesday, but it wasn’t a surprise since they faced fellow Members in primaries in Missouri and Michigan, and one of them had to lose.
In Michigan, Rep. Gary Peters prevailed over freshman Rep. Hansen Clarke in the Democratic primary in the 14th District, and is…
I’m not sure whether it’s the summer heat, a side effect of the aging process or simply dumb luck, but I’ve met a string of unusually good Congressional candidates recently.
Not all of them will win — in part because some of them are running against each other — but they are all worth…
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