Is “brown people” an offensive term for Latinos? Rep. Alan Grayson is no stranger to controversial statements, but it’s unclear whether the Florida Democratic congressman’s mouth has gotten him into trouble once again. “I think that would be a shame, but what really pushes immigration to the side is the fact that many people in […]
In politics, it’s often damned if you do, damned if you don’t, and Republicans and August recess is no different. Last week, some Democrats criticized Republicans for taking the traditional August break. “House Republicans just fled the scene of their crime, skipping out on the American people for a five-week vacation without lifting a finger […]
Ohio may not be a wasteland for competitive congressional races after all. Prior to the 2012 elections, Republicans did a masterful job redrawing the Buckeye State’s congressional lines in order to minimize takeover opportunities for either party. But in Ohio’s 6th District, former state Rep. Jennifer Garrison looks like the likely Democratic nominee after state […]
The 2014 primary season has begun with high-profile Democratic Senate primaries in Massachusetts and New Jersey. But they’re the tip of the iceberg in what promises to be a cycle of competitive, and possibly nasty, primaries in both parties. Republicans face plenty of intraparty fights, including one in Kentucky where Minority Leader Mitch McConnell faces […]
Republican state Sen. Mimi Walters has a 94 percent lifetime rating with California’s anti-tax group, but that might not be enough for her to avoid a anti-tax primary challenger as she runs for Congress. Walters is the early front-runner to replace retiring Rep. John Campbell (click here for Roll Call’s interview with her). And by […]
It has been a bad couple of weeks for my people. No, I don’t mean journalists. I mean the Jews. First, it was Ryan Braun, the Milwaukee Brewers slugger who was suspended for 65 games for violating Major League Baseball’s drug program. As the New Republic’s Marc Tracy put it, “Braun used banned performance-enhancing drugs, […]