There’s good news on the horizon for attention-deprived candidates: Millions of voters will soon be glued to their television screens in a normally dead time for campaign advertising. The bad news is that it’s the Summer Olympics, and candidates and outside groups will have to spend a premium to reach those viewers. It’s easily one of the most…
Wisconsin has drawn plenty of attention recently, first because of the recall election of Gov. Scott Walker (R) and then because it is one of a handful of swing states in the 2012 presidential election. But it is the Senate race for retiring Democrat Herb Kohl’s seat that could end up being the state’s most significant contest, if…
Pulled muscles and back injuries are nothing compared to the devastation the fall elections could inflict on the rosters for the 2013 edition of the CQ Roll Call Congressional Baseball Game. This year could be the final game for more than a dozen Members of Congress who face serious re-election challenges, but November could also produce a batch…
Orrin Hatch captured the GOP nomination, and a seventh term in the Senate, on Tuesday by defeating former state Sen. Dan Liljenquist, 67 percent to 32 percent. Hatch nearly secured the nomination outright at the April convention, but fell just short of 60 percent of the delegates necessary. That showing likely scared off potential outside groups who may…
A slew of retirements and a changing presidential election landscape have made for some ups and downs for the two parties in this year’s fight for the Senate. But the basic contours of the cycle remain the same: The Senate is up for grabs in November. Republicans who last year looked at the number of seats up in…
No surprises in yesterday’s Senate primaries, but general election matchups are set in four key states: Maine, North Dakota, Nevada and Virginia. The most interesting result of the night may have been in Maine, where state Sen. Cynthia Dill secured the Democratic nomination with about 45 percent in a four-candidate race. Since national Democrats have already cast their…
Today’s “independent expenditure” isn’t as independent as you might think. As this fall’s battle for the House and Senate comes into focus, party strategists on both sides of the aisle can, and often do, communicate, even though there is a “wall” separating the official side of the parties’ campaign committees from their IE arms. From designating funds for…