The U.S. Department of Agriculture has issued a blistering report detailing “38 deficiencies in state and local management of the food stamp program, many of which “are significant and show lack of oversight and internal controls.”’ The state Department of
Democrats and aligned groups ran “nearly 100 different political spots that ran in states from Alaska to Florida” attacking businessmen Charles and David Koch but a funny thing happened on the way to the would be lynching, according to the Washington Post. …
Struggling in the polls and locked in a race most believe she can’t win, Democrat Mary Landrieu goes after her Republican challenger Bill Cassidy in a very personal way with a new TV spot entitled “ WHOA.” See below. The ad
While admitting that she has turned down work for personal and political reasons, Salon staffer Mary Elizabeth Williams claims she couldn’t possibly be seen as a “narrow-minded bigot,” presumably as her reasons are clearly so much better than, say, someone else’s.
Incoming Affordable Care Act mandates are rerportedly “playing havoc” with substitute teaching programs in some districts. Under the new program, school systems will have to limit a substitute’s hours to below 29, or be forced to provide them will health
Count Star Trek’s George Takei, aka Sulu, as one of Hillary Clinton’s early supporters for 2016. At times I support things that [Senator John McCain] says. He’s one of the rational Republicans. But I’m a Democrat and I think particularly
If you believe things aren’t over till they’re over, than the 2014 mid-terms still aren’t quite over. A slew of House races, many of them in California, two governors races and two senate races remain uncalled. GOVERNORS Alaska: Independent Bill
Not one prone to hyperbole, the most senior republican in the Senate, Utah’s Orrin Hatch said of Harry Reid’s leadership, it’s “the most pathetic, pitiful way I’ve seen the Senate run in all my 38 years — and I’ve seen some
Republican Senator and potential 2016 presidential candidate Rand Paul has been busy piling on Hillary Clinton in the wake of the Democrats’ 2014 midterm disaster. Whatever one wants to make of that, what hasn’t gotten much mention is the end
Despite previous hints that he might opt to decide to caucus with Republicans and incoming Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell reaching out in an attempt to make that happen, Independent Sen. Angus King of Maine says he’ll be staying with
Politico tries to sum up what we may have learned from the 2014 mid-term elections. This gem somewhat stands out, even if it isn’t surprising — “… equal-sized majorities of yesterday’s electorate held unfavorable views of each party.” What may be
If you thought the 2014 mid-term elections were over … think again, although many believe a December run-off between Democrat Mary Landrieu and Republican Bill Cassidy is over before it even begins. Unofficially, Republican Rob Maness got 13.8% of the vote,
After spending much of her time keeping some distance between her and the Obama administration, as have most Democrats this cycle, North Carolina Democrat incumbent Sen Kay Hagan went up with a last minute Obama endorsement in the form of a
Looking at the poll averages for ten Senate races thought to be competitive going into this year’s mid-terms, 7 are leaning Republican, 2 tilt toward the Democrat and one, Kansas, gives a slight edge to the Independent candidate. By most
Republicans couldn’t beat Barack Obama in 2008 and 2012 but they’re banking on the third time being the charm. “This is not brain surgery,” said Republican strategist Ron Bonjean, who argued “it’s obvious Obama has become an anchor” for Democrats.
Democrat Mary Landrieu’s professed love for the oil industry and conservative social positions may not cost her an election she looks about ready to lose tomorrow in Louisiana … but those stances have cost her just the same. Large national
North Carolina Democrats are taking to black churches today – and tomorrow for so called “Moral Monday” in an effort to drag Kay Hagan over the finish line before Republican Thom Tillis in North Carolina’s Senate race. Hagan is a
Some prominent Republicans seem to be feeling their oats, assuming what are sometimes infamously referred to as “RINOs” or Republicans in name only by the Conservative GOP base, eat oats, of course. Mitt Romney is merely channeling Jeb Bush here in
While it may come as a shock to some, especially NBC viewers, the latest numbers out from NBC News/Marist polls are not really out of line with the numbers we’ve been seeing from other established pollsters over the last two
Newly released CNN/ORC International polls have the North Carolina and Iowa Senate races dead even going into the final weekend before election day. The slight differences are within the polls’ margin of error. Iowa Republican Joni Ernst leads Democrat Bruce
Louisiana Democrat Mary Landrieu has been lagging in the polls, causing many to view her injection of racial politics into her Senate race at the last minute something of a ‘Hail Mary’ move. “I’ll be very, very honest with you.
Just in time to co-exist with yet one more drubbing of Mark ‘Uterus’ Udall on women’s issues, this one from liberal female Margaret Carlson … Barack Obama is busy today and tomorrow confirming the Democrats need to super-motivate women to vote
Democrats weren’t thinking ahead in terms of preparing to protect Americans from Ebola, the White House and CDC have already admitted that. But the thought of deep pocketed Democrat donors ending up with egg on their faces on election night?
If you think you can’t wait for this year’s election to be over with, you might just have to wait just a bit beyond election day if you happen to live in North Carolina – that according to a new
How unpopular to the point of being toxic on the mid-term campaign trail is Barack Obama? This bad, according to CNN: ‘7 times Democrats wished Barack Obama would go away’. It’s almost like watching a chorus made up of the
