A Gallup poll taken between July 1 and October 15 reveals that in Arkansas, Colorado, Georgia, Iowa, Kansas, and North Carolina, where the Senate races are up for grabs, Barack Obama’s unpopularity may prove to be a decisive tipping point.
AUSTIN, Texas — Polls are closed in the majority of Texas — voting remains open until 8 p.m. Central/7 p.m. Mountain time in the El Paso area — and the Texas Secretary of State has posted the early vote totals,
FORT WORTH, Texas — It was a major victory for conservatives at the Texas Cowboy Hall of Fame at the Stockyards when Tea Party favorite Konni Burton (R-Colleyville) won Senate District 10, the state senate district seat that has been
Texas Senator Ted Cruz refused to claim that he will support Mitch McConnell for Senate Majority Leader — even after Republicans gained control of both the House and the Senate on Tuesday. Wolf Blitzer asked Cruz on CNN, “Will you
With Republicans expected by virtually every prognosticator to take back the Senate in today’s midterm election, the GOP has reached a turning point. Win or lose, the Republican Party will have to do some serious thinking about next steps. Should
AUSTIN, Texas — Texas Senator John Cornyn wrapped up his Get Out the Vote efforts on Tuesday, stopping by the Republican Party of Texas headquarters in downtown Austin to thank supporters and pose for photos with campaign staffers and volunteers.
LOS ANGELES, California — Sandra Fluke, the feminist icon who rose to national prominence after being called a “slut” by conservative talk radio host Rush Limbaugh, and after urging that Obamacare require religious institutions to cover abortion and birth control, has
“No Christian should sleep well at night while our brothers and sisters are being martyred,” said the late Charles Colson. Colson, founder of Prison Fellowship and former “hatchet man” to President Nixon, was one of the top Christian leaders who
A plurality of Americans do not want amnesty for illegal immigrants, according to a new Huffington Post/YouGov poll conducted on the eve of the midterm elections. Respondents were asked, “Do you support or oppose providing a legal way for illegal
AUSTIN, Texas — Last month, records were produced showing that officials with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) misled Congress and the American people when they claimed that 2,200 undocumented immigrants released from detention facilities to save money were only
Vice President Joe Biden has a 1-in-10 chance of becoming the most powerful person in the world today. No–not because President Barack Obama will resign after the election results, or that–God forbid–something will happen to him. Rather, Biden stands a
On Monday, talk radio host and author of “The Liberty Amendments,” Mark Levin criticized Representative James Clyburn (D-SC) for his agreement with comments by Sen. Mary Landrieu (D-LA) implying that many Southern voters are racist. Levin took issue with Clyburn’s
Congressman Luis Gutiérrez (D-IL) is warning President Obama that if he doesn’t announce amnesty for millions of illegal immigrants there could be a “civil war” in the Democrat Party. Gutiérrez has been a staunch advocate for blanket amnesty and was
Monday night on “CNN Tonight,” host Don Lemon asked conservative author Ann Coulter about her predictions for the midterm elections on Tuesday. “Give me your prediction, do you think Republicans are going to take the Senate tomorrow?” Lemon asked Coulter.
If Republicans win the U.S. Senate today, the first imperative of the 114th Congress should be adopting a budget strategy that reconnects the GOP with its middle-income base, the foundation of all center-right majorities. Such a shift would dramatically improve
Henry County, Georgia – named after Revolutionary War Patriot Patrick Henry, who coined the slogan “give me liberty, or give me death” – is under the microscope again this election cycle, two years after the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division scrutinized the school
Editor’s Note: Erick Erickson, editor of RedState.com, penned this feature for this week’s edition of Politico Magazine. In numerous other states the Republican Party has had a hard time rallying voters to its side on its issues. The Republicans who
On Monday, a Louisiana police chief pulled over conservative Senate candidate Rob Maness to tell him that he had earned his vote in Tuesday’s jungle primary. Mer Rouge Chief of Police Mitch Stephens unexpectedly stopped Maness as he was driving
European leftists prefer American presidents who are critics of capitalism and fans of redistribution. The same is typically true of others foreigners, according to various surveys that show a Democrat candidate could win in presidential contests where foreigners had a
NEW LONDON, New Hampshire — New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie came into the Granite State on Monday afternoon to help former Sen. Scott Brown and GOP gubernatorial nominee Walt Havenstein across the finish line. “I am so happy to be
As Americans prepare to vote in Tuesday’s midterm elections, top sheriffs from across the country are warning: If President Barack Obama succeeds with his plans for an executive amnesty, there will be a flood of new illegal immigration into America
National Journal Senior Political Columnist and Editorial Director Ron Fournier said he would be “very surprised” if Democrats hang on to their majority in the Senate on Monday’s “On the Record” on the Fox News Channel. “We have a much
Monday on Newsmax TV’s “The Steve Malzberg Show,” Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL) said President Barack Obama’s executive action can be stopped if the Republicans take control of the U.S. Senate in tomorrow’s midterm elections. A member of the Senate Budget
Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL) is urging Americans who oppose President Barack Obama’s executive amnesty for illegal immigrants to send a message on Tuesday by providing Sessions some reinforcements in the political battle. In a Fox News op-ed, Sessions, who has led
After spending much of her reelection bid distancing herself from President Obama, a new radio ad is making the rounds featuring Obama endorsing Sen. Kay Hagan (D-NC). “Voting’s easy. Just stand with me, President Obama, and take responsibility in moving
