While media pundits and defeated Democrat campaigns voice different interpretations of the Republicans’ midterm landslide, no one should overlook one indisputable fact: voters gave Republicans a mandate to stop gun control at the federal and state level. Federally speaking, in
In response to Image of the night: Charlie Crist’s fan put away for the last time: This was the second election night that I was able to toast to the defeat of arguably the least principled politician in the history
Groucho Marx famously said: “Politics is the art of looking for trouble, finding it everywhere, diagnosing it incorrectly and applying the wrong remedies.” The quote sums up the depressing realization for Tinseltown’s progressives this morning that a conservative Republican wave
In the wake of historic congressional midterm losses that cost Democrats control of the U.S. Senate, President Barack Obama’s inner circle says he remains defiant and unwilling to face the seismic post-election reality. “He doesn’t feel repudiated,” an Obama aide
As the 2014 midterm election wound to a close, left-wing pundits repeated the error of their conservative rivals in 2012, claiming that the polls forecasting doom were skewed. It turns out that they were right–but in entirely the wrong direction.
Having won control of Congress, the GOP must now put forward a clear program to create jobs and govern reasonably, lest it give Democrats the upper hand for the 2016 presidential election. In recent months, economic growth has accelerated, but
There is no doubt that Tuesday’s election was a resounding national win for the Republican Party–picking up at least seven seats (and possibly more) to take the majority in the U.S. Senate, picking up at least twelve new House seats,
It was a long night for California Republicans, who failed to win any statewide offices. However, the GOP did well in the drought-stricken Central Valley, with Doug Ose defeating freshman incumbent Rep. Ami Bera in the 7th congressional district; Johnny Tacherra
NBC political analyst and editor and publisher of The Cook Political Report Charlie Cook argued that obstructionism by Senate Democratic Leader Harry Reid hurt his party in the 2014 elections on MSNBC. Cook said “Harry Reid exposed some of his
Tuesday was the worst day in the recent history of the Democratic Party–worse, by far, than the 2010 elections or even the 1994 “revolution.” It was bad because Democratic leaders insisted until the end that they would hold the Senate;
As the election returns came in on November 4 one thing was evident–the Second Amendment crushed gun control candidates in Senate and gubernatorial races around the country. In so doing, the Second Amendment annihilated the left’s relentless claim that 90
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The optimism exuded by Republican state House Speaker Thom Tillis’ campaign and supporters Tuesday in the early evening, panned out later tonight when the challenger defeated the incumbent Sen. Kay Hagan (D-NC) in one of the tightest,
Tuesday night on the CNN, Anderson Cooper asked the election panel what the President’s next move would be following the Republican takeover of the Senate. “I got to tell you,” Candy Crowley answered. “We don’t know what he’s going to
Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) said late Tuesday that in the wake of the Senate going Republican, the biggest loser is former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. Almost every candidate Clinton campaigned for lost. Those include Georgia’s Michelle Nunn, Iowa’s Bruce
Tuesday night Republican Joni Ernst won the Iowa Senate race, giving Republicans control of the U.S. Senate saying, “We’re taking the ‘Iowa Way’ all the way to Washington!”adding, “We are going to Washington and we’re going to make them squeal!”
WASHINGTON (AP)–Republicans retained their House majority on Tuesday, expanding their numbers to near historic highs and giving the GOP control of both chambers of Congress. The GOP knocked out Democratic incumbents in Georgia, West Virginia, Illinois, New York and Florida
Tuesday night the victorious Sen. Pat Roberts (R-KS) gave a gracious speech after defeating Greg Orman in the election for his U.S. Senate seat. Follow Pam Key on Twitter @pamkeyNEN
Tuesday night on CNN, host Wolf Blitzer asked Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) if he would support Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) for Senate Majority leader now that Republicans have taken control of the Senate. “Well, that’ll be a decision for conference
MSNBC’s Lawrence O’Donnell argued that Harry Reid might be out as Senate Majority Leader in the wake of Tuesday’s election results during the network’s special coverage of the elections on Tuesday. When asked whether he thought Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY)
DES MOINES, Iowa–State Sen. Joni Ernst defeated Democratic Rep. Bruce Braley (D-IA) here, likely becoming the Republican pickup that handed the GOP control of the Senate. Ernst emerged from relative obscurity in March with a television ad that made her
ATLANTA, Georgia–Georgia businessman Republican David Perdue won his senate race against Democrat Michelle Nunn on Tuesday night and also broke 50 percent, so the GOP’er will not be forced to compete in a January runoff. Perdue took 55 percent of
Tuesday night, Rep. Tom Cotton (R-AR) handily defeated Sen. Mark Pryor (D-AR) to win the Arkansas U.S. Senate seat for the Republican Party. Partial transcript as follows: Thank you, everyone. How about that win? I think it was the win
At Greg Abbott’s election night party in Texas, Sen. Ted Cruz hailed Abbott’s victory against Democratic candidate Wendy Davis. Cruz praised Abbott for being “smart, principled, and fearless,” recalling that the Texas Attorney General was one of his mentors. “Greg
It is election day in America, as many voters across the country head to the polls to decide which party will control the U.S. Senate. The midterms are often looked upon as a referendum on the party of the sitting
Tuesday night Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell won re-election in Kentucky over Democratic challenger Alison Lundergan Grimes. McConnell said, “They’ve put their trust and confidence in me for a long time and I want to thank them tonight. I work hard
