The Senate special election in Massachusetts took an interesting turn this week, when former Navy SEAL Gabriel Gomez drew more than 50 percent of the vote to win the GOP nomination. Gomez will face Rep. Edward J. Markey on June 25. Markey won the Democratic nomination with 57 percent of the vote over Rep. Stephen […]
The deep disappointment coming from the White House, gun control advocates and the parents of Newtown, Conn., at the demise of the Manchin-Toomey Senate compromise gun bill is understandable. But some of the rhetoric following the amendment’s defeat has been over the top. Supporters of stricter gun control have called those who voted against the […]
For political junkies in a non-election year, the release of quarterly fundraising reports by incumbents and potential candidates provides one of the few moments of true delight. After all, the reports are filled with numbers, giving us quantitative measures of fundraising strength and potential electoral success. However, those Federal Election Commission reports aren’t nearly as […]
Sen. Max Baucus (D) will not seek re-election in 2014, according to The Washington Post’s Paul Kane. Baucus coasted to re-election in 2008 (73 percent) and discarded Republican Mike Taylor (63 percent) in 2002 with a memorable television ad. The senator’s last competitive race was in 1996, when he defeated Republican Dennis Rehberg 49.6 percent […]
Three red-state Democratic senators up for re-election next year – Alaska’s Mark Begich, Arkansas’ Mark Pryor and Montana’s Max Baucus – voted against the gun control measure offered by Sens. Joe Manchin III, D-W.Va., and Patrick J. Toomey, R-Pa., but not Louisiana Democratic Sen. Mary L. Landrieu. Republicans are already licking their chops, barely able […]
Not much going on these days, huh? There are only a few things on the president’s — and Congress’ — plate, including: Guns A big budget compromise Immigration overhaul North Korea Bombs at the Boston Marathon Iran’s nuclear program And oh yes, jobs and the economy Recent events once again prove that while politicians — […]