Embattled Democratic National Committee Chairwoman Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL) confidently declared on Thursday that Democrats are “expanding the map” heading into the Nov. 4 midterm elections. “We’re expanding the map, and the Republicans’ map is constricting,” Wasserman told CNN.
Republican Senate candidate and former South Dakota Governor Mike Rounds doesn’t appear worried about losing to his opponents on South Dakota. The Rounds campaign, together with the National Republican Senatorial Committee, released an internal poll to Politico of the state
Just hours after Mediaite said Chuck Todd was “making a bigger mess of ‘Meet the Press’” than David Gregory and had hurt his standing in the ratings (primarily by his decision to sit down with Breitbart News), we learn that
Former Florida Governor Jeb Bush’s past remarks about his openness to potential tax increases may haunt him if he chooses to run for president in 2016. Because of his support for Common Core and amnesty legislation and his father’s broken
Iowa Republican and Senate candidate Joni Ernst initially burst onto the political scene with an ad entitled “Squeal,” that went viral given it’s theme: “Joni grew up castrating hogs on an Iowa farm, so in Washington, she’ll know how to
The lethal Ebola virus is spreading rapidly in Western Sierra Leone, and more than 20 people are dying per day as a result. Claude Kamanda, a member of parliament who represents a western district in Sierra Leone, told local newspaper
District of Columbia Capitol Police have ordered a security detail for Michele Bachmann (R-MN), after the Congresswoman’s life has been threatened by the Islamic State, according to law enforcement sources who told Politico. The U.S. Capitol Police Dignitary Protection Division
AUSTIN, Texas — The Ebola crisis could play a role in determining which party wins control over the House and Senate after the November midterms, according to a new poll by POLITICO. The poll, which tested public opinion among 840
A new poll from Pew Research breaks down conservatism and leftism in the media – and comes up with a number of interesting results. As it turns out, leftists are far less tolerant that conservatives and implicitly trust government sources.
With just two weeks until the midterm elections, polls suggest many Senate races remain within the margin of error. While momentum seems to have shifted to Republicans, the party is still struggling to lock-in victories in a number of states
A new Kaiser Health tracking poll finds that even after four-and-a-half years of being the law of the land, Obamacare remains a mystery to most of the nation’s uninsured. The poll found that two-thirds (66%) of the uninsured say they
The Dallas hospital at the center of the U.S. Ebola crisis has changed its story about an alleged glitch in its electronic medical records (EMR) system that it originally claimed prevented doctors from seeing that Thomas Eric Duncan informed his
Ater an ISIS (or ISIL – Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant) threat against Rep Michele Bachmann emerged online last week, federal law enforcement took it seriously enough that Capitol Police have now assigned her a special security detail. An online
A new Politico poll finds that Americans rate former President George W. Bush as a more effective manager than President Barack Obama. When asked the question “Which President do you believe was more effective at managing the basic functions of
In his final campaign push, Colorado Democrat Sen. Mark Udall is giving over an entire day to rallies across the state featuring the head of Planned Parenthood, Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and the wives of several Democrat politicians. Hillary
A devastating new Politico poll reveals voters believe America has spun off its axis and is “out of control.” “An overwhelming majority of voters in the most competitive 2014 elections say it feels as if events in the United States
Sunday on CBS’s “Face The Nation,” Politico editor Susan Glasser said the White House’s leak to The New York Times that President Barack Obama was seething about the Ebola response was evidence that the White House is very worried. Glasser said,
Kaiser Permanente and other health providers are putting pressure on the powerful California Nurses Association (CAN) in negotiations for reductions in medical staffing and compensation due to the implementation of California’s version of Obamacare. Union nurses on Friday tried to
Infectious Disease Specialist Dr. Kent Sepkowitz called the selection of “politico” Ron Klain as Ebola czar “stagecraft and politics” on Saturday’s “Melissa Harris-Perry” on MSNBC. Sepkowitz said “I think any person is going to be fine,” for the position because
With this outbreak of Ebola in Dallas, Texas, that just two weeks ago a smugly confident President told us was almost impossible, Obama’s presidency is teetering on the brink, and his Palace Guards in the media know it, especially the
Embattled Center for Disease Control Director Dr. Thomas Frieden told lawmakers on Thursday that Ebola is not a significant threat to America. “We remain confident that Ebola is not a significant public health threat to the United States,” Frieden said
New Jersey Governor Chris Christie went to a High School football game in Camden on Friday, and reporters were there with him. Christie visited the team about a month ago for a practice, and promised to return for a game.
SHREVEPORT, Louisiana — Retired Air Force Col. Rob Maness, one of the two Republican candidates for U.S. Senate here against incumbent Democratic Sen. Mary Landrieu (D-LA), on Wednesday introduced three positive television ads for his supporters to vote on–and is
Incumbent Democratic Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) withdrew from television false ads attacking former Sen. Scott Brown in the vein of the infamous 2012 “war on women” theme. “Shaheen unveiled a commercial Monday that said Republican Scott Brown wants to take away insurance coverage for
The North Carolina GOP is accusing Sen. Kay Hagan of lying about the benefits her family received from the 2009 stimulus for which she voted. “Senator Kay Hagan kept her stimulus payday hidden away for years. And now she is
With Sen. Kay Hagan (D-NC) locked in a tight reelection bid and in need of a good Democratic turnout in a few short weeks, Democrats appear eager to promote the claim that North Carolina Republicans and their candidate for Senate
What’s the price for a series of headlines suggesting the political landscape for control of the Senate has shifted significantly in the Democrats’ favor? Key GOP operatives say the $1 million ad buy in South Dakota purchased just that –
On Monday, Facebook co-founder Mark Zuckerberg announced that he and his wife Priscilla, a doctor, “are donating $25 million to the Centers for Disease Control Foundation to help fight Ebola.” Zuckerberg and his pro-open borders lobbying group FWD.us spent a like
Does the Boeing Corporation really need the U.S. Export-Import Bank? Few would know the answer to that question better than Kostya Zolotusky, Boeing’s managing director for capital markets and leasing, or so you would think. In a recent interview with Bloomberg Government,
AUSTIN, Texas — This week, Democrat Wendy Davis’ campaign for governor launched her latest ad, “Justice,” using the image of an empty wheelchair to attack her Republican opponent, Greg Abbott, and was hit with a swift and sharply negative backlash
The battle saga in the 52nd congressional district rages on in the remaining few weeks before the November general election. Now news has cropped up over a former Congressional campaign staffer accusing California 52nd district candidate Carl DeMaio of multiple
Incumbent Senator Mary Landrieu (D-LA) and Republican challenger Rob Maness attacked no-show Republican Representative Bill Cassidy (R-LA) as much as they criticized each other at the first debate in the Louisiana U.S. Senate race held Thursday night at Dillard University. Most polls show
As Obamacare is fully implemented as a national mandate for individuals, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) estimates that four million people who chose to continue to be uninsured and do not qualify for exemptions will pay a fine on their
They tried to pass off Mary Landrieu’s last minute camapign shake up as just a bit of fine tuning. If that were true, it seems to have backfired, leaving her campaign off balance, with others left trying to hit the right
Despite his numerous gaffes and blunders, Vice President Joe Biden is reportedly “the most aggressive” in trying to convince top liberal donors that he would be the best alternative to Hillary Clinton in the 2016 Democratic primary. “He is
The race for one solidly Democrat state Senate seat in Fresno, California could prove crucial for Republicans looking to break a Democrat supermajority in the chamber. Republican incumbent Andy Vidak, a local farmer elected to the seat last year in
In response to the revelation that Sen Kay Hagan’s (D-NC) husband’s company benefitted from the 2008 stimulus she voted to pass, the North Carolina Republican Party has filed an ethics complaint against the vulnerable Democrat. Hagan, who has been fighting
In an appearance on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” on Monday, Politico Playbook’s Mike Allen surveyed the scene of the 2016 Democratic presidential primary contest, particularly regarding former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton candidacy. Allen said that Democratic donors were looking for
It can hardly be called a ‘blitzkrieg,’ or lightening war, as Hillary Clinton has already been around forever, while showing no signs of going away; however, as Maggie Haberman points out in Politico, Hillary is upping her offense, whether you
In an apparent case of mistaken identity, Congressional Quarterly published an interview with House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy that did not take place, Politico reports. In the original, since retracted story, reporter Amrita Khalid wrote that “California Republican Kevin McCarthy
