
In response to Barack Obama’s purely political decision to delay his desired executive action on amnesty for illegal immigrants until after November’s mid-term elections, NH Republican Senate candidate Scott Brown said, “President Obama’s decision to delay executive action to grant amnesty to
by Dan Riehl6 Sep 2014, 11:13 AM PST0
If you follow election coverage as I do, a funny thing seems to have happened as we move from Summer into the Fall and on toward the November mid-terms. Suddenly, media outlet after media outlet is talking about the lack
by Dan Riehl5 Sep 2014, 6:43 PM PST0
The Washington Post highlights Atlantic City’s now shuddered Revel casino and NJ Gov Chris Christie’s role in it’s supposed rise. Now that it’s fallen on hard times and more, it’s not wrong to suggest it’s a black mark on Christie’s
by Dan Riehl5 Sep 2014, 6:02 PM PST0

While wealth may have always been a target for attack in many political races, it reached a fever pitch in Obama’s populist attacks on Mitt Romney. Does wealth now play an out-sized role in the nation’s political back and forth?
by Dan Riehl5 Sep 2014, 11:19 AM PST0

As pointed out in a new Gallup poll revealing Obama’s disastrous approval numbers in Iowa, the state has played a unique roll in his political career. Now it seems they’ve turned on him, even more so than the rest of
by Dan Riehl5 Sep 2014, 11:16 AM PST0
Claiming there is no clearer “renunciation of (U.S.) citizenship than choosing to join ISIS,” U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas plans to file the Expatriate Terrorist Act (E.T.A.) of 2014 when the Senate returns to work on Monday, September 8th. Currently, it’s
by Dan Riehl5 Sep 2014, 9:59 AM PST0
Maggie Haberman at Politico reports the name of John Podesta repeatedly surfaces in discussions over who may play a key role, or possibly even head up a Team Hillary in 2016. The now senior Democrat could act as a bridge
by Dan Riehl4 Sep 2014, 7:18 PM PST0
The Kansas Senate race involving Republican Pat Roberts has gone from ridiculous, to the bizarre with one candidates desire to have himself removed from the ballot in question and, quite possibly, responsible for driving a final outcome in the race.
by Dan Riehl4 Sep 2014, 6:32 PM PST0
Republicans have unearthed a curious comment with which to hit Colorado Democrat Mark Udall as he struggles to defend his seat in the Senate. In a 2008 debate, Udall claimed he was against a “government-sponsored” solution in the health care
by Dan Riehl4 Sep 2014, 8:21 AM PST0
While Vice President Joe Biden was at a Navy shipyard in Portsmouth, N.H. praising Democrat Jeanne Shaheen for fighting base closures, Shaheen’s campaign was busy releasing a statement “to reiterate her strong opposition to the administration’s base closure recommendations and highlight the
by Dan Riehl3 Sep 2014, 6:53 PM PST0

Republican Mitch McConnell continues to hold a four point lead over Democrat Alison Lundergan Grimes, breaking 50% for the first time and, perhaps most importantly, drawing 16% of Democrats, while Grimes is only pulling about half as many Republicans away from
by Dan Riehl3 Sep 2014, 6:39 PM PST0
The Republican establishments inability to let go of tired old dogs and allow room for new, fresh thinkers to break through may yet cause them a problem in the Kansas Senate race. “Democrat Chad Taylor has dropped out of the
by Dan Riehl3 Sep 2014, 6:24 PM PST0
As Joe Biden travels to the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard where he’ll appear with Jeanne Shaheen, the Scott Brown campaign is out with a new 30 second video called “No Strategy” hitting Biden on his assessment of Obama’s foreign policy, or perhaps
by Dan Riehl3 Sep 2014, 6:56 AM PST0
As Slate point out, when Liberal Democrats aren’t busy bashing conservatives for so called “dark money,” they’re fairly busy raising it themselves. The operative word here is hypocrisy. Liberals may blame conservatives for the ongoing surge of political “dark money”
by Dan Riehl3 Sep 2014, 5:13 AM PST0
U.S. Sen. Al Franken, D-Minn., denied a debate request from the Minnesota Student Association to debate at the University of Minnesota. According to a report, the invitation was accompanied by “a heavy push on social media, prompting student leaders to question
by Dan Riehl3 Sep 2014, 5:05 AM PST0
An American doctor working in West Africa has tested positive for Ebola according to an announcement from his organization, SIM USA. SIM USA said the doctor immediately quarantined himself once he began to show symptoms of Ebola and is “in
by Dan Riehl3 Sep 2014, 4:57 AM PST0
Considered a leader behind Google’s “efforts to beam Internet connectivity across the globe via satellite,” Greg Wyler left the company “abruptly” according to reports. It remains unclear precisely why. There’s more background here. In another report, The Verge revealed Wyler reportedly
by Dan Riehl3 Sep 2014, 4:53 AM PST0
Barack Obama went to Wisconsin for Labor Day and Mary Burke “the Democrat at the top of the ticket there was nowhere to be seen. Burke is running against incumbent Republican Gov. Scott Walker but stayed away during Obama’s visit to
by Dan Riehl3 Sep 2014, 4:32 AM PST0
Both Republicans and Democrats are throwing boat loads of coin at the races that will determine which party runs the Senate after November, yet at this point, the conventional wisdom is the outcome remains a virtual toss up. “There are
by Dan Riehl3 Sep 2014, 4:18 AM PST0

With Montana Democrat Sen. John Walsh dropping out, Democrats Mark Pryor and Mary Landrieu appear to be battling out to top Roll Call’s most endangered incumbent list. Sen. Mark Pryor, D-Ark., is still in a perilous political position, but Louisiana Sen.
by Dan Riehl1 Sep 2014, 7:05 PM PST0
According to Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), when it comes to responding to ISIS, Barack Obama is “very cautious. Maybe, in this instance, too cautious.” The comment came Sunday when she appeared on NBC’s “Meet the Press.” Feinstein chairs the Senate Intelligence Committee
by Dan Riehl1 Sep 2014, 6:50 PM PST0

Mitt Romney appeared on WNYM’s “The Cats Round Table” with John Catsimatidis today and took on Barack Obama over domestic issues, including immigration. The President should have enforced our immigration laws from the very beginning. His announcement of a form of
by Dan Riehl31 Aug 2014, 11:10 AM PST0

Mitt Romney appeared on WNYM’s “The Cats Round Table” with John Catsimatidis today and had some harsh words for both Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama when it came to foreign policy. “Hillary Clinton and her boss Barack Obama were extraordinarily
by Dan Riehl31 Aug 2014, 10:54 AM PST0

Politico brands it “Obama’s campaign no-fly zone.” What it is, is proof of how disastrously low Barack Obama’s ratings are in a number of states crucial for Democrats if they want to hold off the GOP from taking control of
by Dan Riehl30 Aug 2014, 4:00 PM PST0
Deep-pocketed environmental activists like Tom Steyer and others have painted “a big, green bull’s-eye” on Colorado in 2014 according to a report by the Denver Post. Along with several other groups now active in Colorado “the Environmental Defense Fund on Tuesday vowed
by Dan Riehl30 Aug 2014, 3:42 PM PST0