Editor’s Note: This massive 2014 elections story appeared in the Saturday edition of the Des Moines Register. Joni Ernst has charged to achieve a 7-point lead over Democrat Bruce Braley in a new Iowa Poll, which buoys the GOP’s hope
Democrat Senate Majority leader Harry Reid is warning that if Republican Joni Ernst wins her bid for an open U.S. Senate seat in Iowa, the Democrats will lose their majority in the upper chamber. After Iowa’s longtime Democrat Senator Tom
Iowa Democrats have chosen a tough row to hoe with trial lawyer Bruce Braley, who is running for the U.S. Senate in mostly rural Iowa. Braley was heard denigrating farmers, and now, a closing TV ad slams the candidate, saying
PORTSMOUTH, New Hampshire — A campaign ally for incumbent Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) is under criminal investigation by the Portsmouth Police Department for allegedly assaulting a campaign volunteer for former Sen. Scott Brown, Sergeant Chris Kiberd confirmed to Breitbart News
The faculty of the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) College of Letters and Sciences Friday voted a close 332 to 303, with 24 blank ballots, in a move toward forcing students to take a diversity course as part of
DALLAS, Texas — The campaign of Senate District 10 (SD 10) conservative front runner Konni Burton called out Democratic opponent Libby Willis for taking $500,000 from special interest personal injury trial lawyers in an ad on the final days of
CLAREMONT, New Hampshire — Incumbent Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) attacked data from the U.S. Census Bureau at a press conference on Friday as part of a vast “right-wing” conspiracy out to get her in the upcoming election. Shaheen, when asked
At least nine other states approve of President Barack Obama at the same or lower rate as Louisiana. An analysis of Huffington Post polling data reveals that Obama’s approval rating in Louisiana is 39%. According to the Huffington Post’s own
Ben Rhodes, President Obama’s deputy National Security adviser, revealed in recently released audio tapes that the White House intends to usurp the authority of Congress to strike a long-term nuclear deal with the Islamic Republic of Iran. Rhodes’ remarks were given
In the closing days of a squeaker U.S. Senate race in Kansas, Independent Greg Orman is under fire for referring to Bob Dole, a 91 year-old living legend in that state, as a “clown.” According to the Washington Examiner, when
Democratic National Committeeman Robert Zimmerman argued that voters in some of the red states holding Senate elections “hunt Democrats with dogs” on Saturday’s “Huckabee” on the Fox News Channel. Zimmerman said, “what’s really stunning about this election is these states are
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell vowed to end Congressional gridlock if Republicans re-take the Senate during the Republican Party’s Weekly Address on Saturday. Transcript via ABC News Radio as follows: “Hello, I’m Senator Mitch McConnell from Kentucky. The promise of
Columnist and author “Never Trust a Liberal Over 3-Especially a Republican,” Ann Coulter argued that WMUR reporter James Pindell was trying to “be a hero” by questioning New Hampshire Senate candidate Scott Brown’s (R) knowledge of New Hampshire geography in
The panel on Friday’s “McLaughlin Group” predicted the Republican Party will gain a net total of seven seats in the US Senate in the upcoming elections. The discussion started with the group taking Republican pick-ups in Montana, South Dakota, and
HOUSTON, Texas — Democrats in Colorado have a big problem this election: women. Colorado Senator Mark Udall, the Democrat incumbent, appears to be in particular trouble going into November’s elections after running a campaign with a strong focus on women.
Democrat staffers are beginning to panic that they will be among the unemployed now that a GOP takeover of the U.S. Senate is plausible on Tuesday. As Paul Bedard reports at the Washington Examiner, an estimated 300-600 Democrat committee and
The pro-life vote in Kansas is shaping up to be a bloc that could win the race for U.S. Sen. Pat Roberts (R) on Tuesday. As The Hill reports, Roberts, who is in a virtual tie with independent candidate Greg
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.
The liberal Huffington Post is entering the final weekend of the 2014 campaign predicting that Republicans will pick up enough seats to claim control of the Senate. Even discounting some races that have lately trended towards the GOP, HuffPo says
David Perdue, Republican candidate for the US Senate in Georgia, argued against the “Gang of Eight” Senate bill and urged increased border security in an interview on Friday’s “Laura Ingraham Show.” Perdue argued that his opponent, Democrat Michelle Nunn “has
WAYCROSS, Georgia—-“Y’all. We are not going into a runoff. We are not going into a runoff. We are not going into a runoff. We are not going into a runoff. Did I say we’re not going into a runoff? We
Sen. Kay Hagan refused to give her performance in the U.S. Senate a grade in an interview that aired Thursday evening. Speaking to WFMY News 2 anchor Frank Mickens, Hagan avoided and then refused to provide an answer to
On Thursday, 75 year-old Bill Snyder, the legendary Kansas State football coach who took the school’s once moribund program from laughing stock to perennial powerhouse, endorsed incumbent 78-year old Senator Pat Roberts (R-KS) in the state’s hotly contested U.S. Senate
MANCHESTER, New Hampshire — Mitt Romney, the Republican nominee for president in 2012 and a supporter of former Sen. Scott Brown’s campaign, decried an effort by the liberal media to falsely smear Brown during last night’s final New Hampshire Senate
