
It’s fair to say Roll Call’s Stuart Rothenberg hedges his bets, but he also sees control of the U.S. Senate coming down to just five states, four of which are held by Democrats. The GOP has to win just two
by Dan Riehl24 Sep 2014, 6:50 PM PST0
If this and the liberal Democrat crying jag on Twitter that followed it isn’t manufactured outrage, Democrats may be even more panicked about losing the Senate than they appear to be on the surface. Talk about there being no there there.
by Dan Riehl24 Sep 2014, 6:19 PM PST0
The Democrats edge in data collection and technology, especially in national elections, isn’t much of a secret these days. Now, the GOP is using the 2014 mid-terms to begin playing catch up. One has to wonder where the genius of
by Dan Riehl24 Sep 2014, 6:01 PM PST0

The patest tactic of Democrats cocnerrned about lsoing their Senate majority in November involves trying to motivate more seniors to turn out and vote for them, as opposed to the GOP in November. Per a National Journal report, this is
by Dan Riehl24 Sep 2014, 5:46 PM PST0

In looking at the 2014 mid-terms, the New York Times‘ Nate Cohn is incapable of seeing beyond a Democrat-centric point of view. The result is his completely missing the point as regards what’s most likely happening on the ground in 2014: Four
by Dan Riehl24 Sep 2014, 10:22 AM PST0
When one talks Republican policy and politics, from the size and cost of government to the role of some notoriously out-sized GOP enemies such as public sector unions, including in education, there may not be a more critical battle space
by Dan Riehl24 Sep 2014, 5:42 AM PST0

When one talks Republican policy and politics, from the size and cost of government to the role of some notoriously out-sized GOP enemies such as public sector unions, including in education, there may not be a more critical battle space nationally-speaking,
by Dan Riehl24 Sep 2014, 5:42 AM PST0
With the prospect of more beheading videos out of the Middle-east and the Obama administration now taking action against ISIS in Syria, foreign policy is likely to take an increasingly significant role in this year’s Mid-term elections. In fact, recent
by Dan Riehl23 Sep 2014, 5:27 PM PST0
The National Education Association has jumped into the Colorado Senate race with a new $200,000, two week ad buy across the Denver and Colorado Springs areas. The ad targets Republican Rep. Cory Gardner in his race against incumbent Mark Udall, D-Colo. Udall
by Dan Riehl23 Sep 2014, 4:33 PM PST0
A new poll out from Democrat-leaning Public Policy Polling has Republicans on top in both the Arkansas governor’s race, as well as the race for the U.S. Senate. It finds Republican Tom Cotton ahead in the U.S. Senate race, 43% to
by Dan Riehl23 Sep 2014, 4:23 PM PST0
Given facts like this, one has to wonder if Barack Obama’s audience was at the UN today, or were they the type of deep pocketed Democrat donors needed to try and gin up their base before November’s elections? Political ads
by Dan Riehl23 Sep 2014, 4:05 PM PST0
Columbian coffee growers have been using a fictional character, Juan Valdez, to hawk coffee in the U.S. since 1958. In October, 2013, the Washington Post pointed out that Starbucks would be taking on Juan in his own country. But now
by Dan Riehl23 Sep 2014, 3:49 PM PST0
With one Democrat-aligned Georgia group having collected 85,000 voter registration applications and around 20,000 registration forms collected by another – and from 25 – 50 of them thought to be fraudulent – an ongoing investigation is resulting in partisan charges
by Dan Riehl23 Sep 2014, 7:29 AM PST0

Per a new Politico report, “Democrats love to cast Republicans as the party of big money, beholden to the out-of-touch billionaires bankrolling their campaigns. But new numbers tell a very different story — one in which Democrats are actually raising more big
by Dan Riehl23 Sep 2014, 3:02 AM PST0

After the New Hampshire Republican Party adopted a platform that supports “the pre-born child’s fundamental right to life and personhood under the Fourteenth Amendment” and the “Life at Conception Act,” the Scott Brown campaign released the following. “Scott Brown is
by Dan Riehl23 Sep 2014, 2:55 AM PST0

Former Alaska Gov and GOP VP nominee Sarah Palin will campaign with vulnerable establishment Republican Senator Pat Roberts of Kansas as a “special guest” at an Independence, Kansas event on Thursday. Palin joins a list of several predictable, more establishment Republicans now
by Dan Riehl23 Sep 2014, 2:47 AM PST0

With the rise of ISIS and videos of beheadings making front page news, Democrats who thought the hawkish credentials of Republicans like Tom Cotton in Arkansas would be a liability are now finding themselves on the short-end of any national
by Dan Riehl22 Sep 2014, 10:59 AM PST0

Al Hunt writing at Bloomberg News claims, “Democrats know that keeping control of the Senate this election year isn’t a man’s job. Success will depend on the votes of women. A gender gap has long been evident in U.S. politics:
by Dan Riehl22 Sep 2014, 10:38 AM PST0
The LA Times offers an interesting take as regards Hillary Clinton’s current modus operandi. Rather than staking out attention-grabbing positions or wading into policy debates, Clinton seems focused on humanizing an image that has suffered in the past from accusations
by Dan Riehl21 Sep 2014, 12:23 PM PST0
The NY Post’s Michael Goodwin calls out Barack Obama for his “half-hearted war on terror.” But for now, Clapper’s sarcasm about intelligence gathering describes a nation that wants to be safe, as long as it’s not too much trouble and
by Dan Riehl21 Sep 2014, 12:18 PM PST0
Putting aside participant Leonardo DiCaprio’s penchant for private jets and several resource devouring mansions of his own to fly to and from, a funny thing happened on the way to today’s big climate march in New York City. Participants used
by Dan Riehl21 Sep 2014, 10:39 AM PST0
The headlines will tell you the GOP is up big in the mid-term’s so called “intensity war.” Also keep in mind that a GOP consulting class that’s been getting hammered in the media lately is no doubt now fully behind
by Dan Riehl21 Sep 2014, 9:26 AM PST0

From the New Hampshire Journal we learn: The U.S. Chamber of Commerce will launch its second ad of the New Hampshire U.S. Senate campaign on Saturday, this one focusing on Sen. Jeanne Shaheen’s vote in favor of the Affordable Care
by Dan Riehl20 Sep 2014, 10:41 AM PST0
A Mark Begich immigration vote which Begich’s Republican opponent Dan Sullivan characterized as “bizarre” in an exclusive interview with Breitbart News may result in more than a few heads being scratched in Washington and Begich’s strange explanation for it doesn’t
by Dan Riehl19 Sep 2014, 12:17 PM PST0
Alaska Democrat Mark Begich cast a critical vote to protect Barack Obama’s post-election amnesty in what ultimately proved to be a 50-50 vote blocking an effort by Senator Jeff Sessions (R., Ala.) who wanted to offer an amendment opposing the orders.
by Dan Riehl18 Sep 2014, 5:41 PM PST0