Tag: Senate

When former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin endorsed Nebraska Republican senate candidate Deb Fischer on Wednesday, Palin gave Fischer the name identification across the state that Fischer’s two opponents, attorney general Jon Bruning and treasurer Don Stenberg, had in spades from

(AP) Obama heads to struggling Nev. after fundraisingBy JIM KUHNHENNAssociated PressLOS ANGELESPresident Barack Obama is turning his attention back to the economy after a day spent raising millions of dollars for his campaign and riding a media wave on his

So now Obama’s views on gay marriage have “evolved”.  This follows Monday’s announcement by VP Biden that he now supports gay marriage, after voting in favor of the Defense of Marriage Act.  This  should come as no surprise if you

Governor Sarah Palin has endorsed Ted Cruz, a strong conservative, in his primary run for the United States Senate in Texas against Lieutenant Governor David Dewhurst: We’re proud to join conservatives in Texas and throughout the nation in supporting your

GOP Senate candidate John Brunner didn’t have much praise for former Alaska Governor and Vice Presidential nominee Sarah Palin, when he recently sat down with Breitbart editor Dana Loesch on her radio program. It was a complete 180 degree turnabout from

Yesterday when a reporter at a Brighton, Massachusetts event asked Elizabeth Warren to respond to my report from earlier in the day that her great-great-great grandfather had served in the Tennessee Militia that rounded up the Cherokees in preparation for the

The Tea Party has spent the past several months methodically building, training, and developing its army without much flashy media attention. The lack of media coverage has led a few people to ask if the Tea Party is still alive.

Today the President announced that he has evolved on the issue of gay marriage and that, contrary to what he said in 2004 and 2008, he now supports it. But there’s reason to question whether Obama was ever really against

During an interview on this story with radio host and Breitbart News Contributing Editor Dana Loesch, Republican Senate candidate John Brunner, who is running against Todd Akin and Sarah Steelman for the chance to face off against Democrat Claire McCaskill in the

(AP) Primaries reflect conservative enthusiasm for 2012By KASIE HUNTAssociated PressWASHINGTONIn a show of conservative enthusiasm, a tea-party backed Republican vanquished six-term Indiana Sen. Richard Lugar in a GOP primary and North Carolina voters decided overwhelmingly to strengthen their state’s gay

When news outlets reported that Sen. Richard Lugar (R-IN) had lost in the primaries against Indiana State Treasurer Richard Murdock after holding his senate seat for 36 years, the loss itself was only half the story. The rest of the story was

(AP) Lugar loss has lessons for Republicans, DemocratsTHOMAS BEAUMONTAssociated PressVALPARAISO, Ind.Veteran Sen. Richard Lugar’s loss in the Indiana GOP primary provides warnings for President Barack Obama and his Democrats as well as Mitt Romney and fellow Republicans six months before

It’s official: Richard Mourdock has unseated six-term Senator Dick Lugar, setting the tone for primaries across the country. What’s coming up for Mourdock this fall will be dramatically different from the primary race: he’ll be facing a Democrat opponent buoyed

(AP) Lugar loses Ind. GOP primary to tea party rivalINDIANAPOLISU.S. Sen. Richard Lugar has lost to a tea party-backed challenger in Indiana’s Republican primary, ending a storied political career that spanned nearly four decades. Tea party-backed state Treasurer Richard Mourdock

But I thought the tea party was dead?  Indiana grassroots appears to have scored a major victory of the GOP establishment in tonight’s hotly contested senate primary. Richard Mourdock, the State Treasurer heavily backed by various tea parties is the

Earlier today, FBI agents dropped in on the home of St. Louis conservative Scott Boston over remarks he made about Sen. Claire McCaskill at a Tea Party Express rally in Springfield. Fortunately, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch was able to break the

Much has been reported recently about the Obama administration’s position on same-sex marriage. This weekend, Vice President Biden went on “Meet The Press” to show his full support for same-sex marriage, saying he was “absolutely comfortable” with the policy. Facially,

Last year, when Gov. Scott Walker won passage of his budget reform bill, WI’s public sector unions vowed to take the issue to the voters and oust Walker in a recall election. In the interim, the unions tried, and failed,

(AP) Barrett leads Democrats in Wis. recall primaryBy SCOTT BAUERAssociated PressMADISON, Wis.Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett hopes for a chance at a rematch against Republican Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker as Democrats vote Tuesday on who will take on the first-term governor

Today the Tea Party returns to the fore as challenger Richard Mourdock prepares to unseat 36-year incumbent Sen. Dick Lugar in the Republican primary in Indiana. In Wisconsin, Democrats head to the polls to select the candidate who will challenge