A new NBC News/Marist poll has Republican Tom Cotton leading incumbent Democrat Sen. Mark Pryor by five in Arkansas, while Republican Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell has taken an eight point lead over his Democrat challenger Alison Lundergan Grimes. Meanwhile, “in
The border crisis and Republican candidates beginning to connect the dots on amnesty harming Americans have been two of the factors driving recent polls and causing concern among Democrats in tough elections, according to NumbersUSA president Roy Beck. “The public
Karl Rove and his Crossroads GPS PAC are about to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory in the senate — by campaigning to the left of incumbents Mark Pryor and Kay Hagan on behalf of Republican challengers Tom Cotton
On Wednesday, Senator Mark Pryor (D-AR) doubled-down on a brazen attack on his Republican opponent, Rep. Tom Cotton (R-AR), slamming Cotton for voting against “preparing America for pandemics like Ebola,” despite Cotton having voted for the final version of the
A Rasmussen Reports Poll released on Wednesday shows that the Arkansas U.S. Senate race is currently a dead heat. Incumbent Mark Pryor (D-AR) leads Republican challenger, U.S. Representative Tom Cotton (R-AR 4), by a single point, 44% to 43%. The
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Top Senate Democrats who once egged on President Barack Obama to go big on executive amnesty are now punting on the issue after numerous polls have shown that illegal immigration could cost Democrats control of the Senate. Politico asked the
John Bolton’s PAC announced on Thursday that it has endorsed four Florida Republicans in elections for the U.S. House of Representatives. Three of the endorsed candidates are incumbents; one is a challenger. The three incumbents are Rep. Ron DeSantis (FL-6), Rep. Mario Díaz-Balart (FL-25), and Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (FL-27).
If there remained any doubt about the importance of the immigration issue when it comes to November’s mid-term elections, a new report out of Arkansas should take care of that. Democratic U.S. Sen. Mark Pryor and Republican challenger Tom Cotton
Rep. Tom Cotton (R-AR) declared, “We have a crisis at our border. It’s in chaos” on Tuesday’s broadcast of “Your World with Neil Cavuto” on the Fox News Channel. “The president two years ago suspended the immigration laws as it
After conservatives forced House Republicans to pass a border bill that prohibited President Barack Obama from using federal funds to enact more executive amnesty, Arkansas Republican Senate candidate Tom Cotton made the border crisis more of an issue in his
As Steve Barnes writing in The Baxter Bulletin points out as regards Senator Mark Pryor’s previous efforts, “In all their son’s campaigns heretofore the Pryors maintained a fairly low public profile even as they burned the phone lines in Mark’s
Rep. Tom Cotton (R-AR) argued that President Barack Obama’s foreign policy has given terrorist groups like Hamas an incentive to wage war against Israel in an appearance on Wednesday’s “Laura Ingraham Show.” “The president has not stood with Israel” Cotton
According to the owner Mayflower RV, an Arkansas business that was devastated when tornadoes ripped through his county in April, Senator Mark Pryor’s reelection campaign taped a campaign commercial on his property under false pretenses. Rep Tom Cotton (R-AR) accused
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina Democratic Sen. Kay Hagan has her Republican opponent right where she wants him geographically — and, therefore, politically. Thom Tillis is stuck at the state capitol trying to resolve a budget quarrel as speaker
Now that the Supreme Court has ruled Barack Obama exceeded his authority when he appointed three National Labor Relations Board members, Arkansas’ Mark Pryor is singing a different tune than the one he sang initially back in 2012, when he pronounced Republican
Rep. Tom Cotton (R-AR), a former Army captain, launched a strong attack against the Obama administration for the U.S. Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl prisoner swap. Cotton stated that he found it offensive and insulting that this administration up to and
The Washington Post, desperate to split the GOP as the fortunes of the GOP in 2014 look ever rosier, has a piece asserting that GOP candidates are backing off from repealing Obamacare. The implicit goal of the Post, of course, is
On Tuesday, voters in 6 states will head to the polls to select party nominees for the general election in November. It’s the first “Super Tuesday” of the 2014 primary season. The results will fill in more lines on the
Thursday during the debate on the Benghazi Select Committee, Rep. Tom Cotton (R-AR) addressed his Democrat colleagues criticizing Republicans for using references to Benghazi fundraising material. Follow Pam on Twitter @pamkeyNEN
A series of instances in which Democratic candidates have belittled their opponents’ military service is prompting a push-back from veterans groups and Republicans who note that the attacks are coming from career politicians who never served in the armed forces.
Former Navy SEAL Ryan Zinke, the money-raising front runner in June’s Republican Congressional primary to become Montana’s sole representative in the House of Representatives, says he is better able to provide leadership than the four other candidates who are seeking
In an interview with NBC’s Kasie Hunt that aired on Wednesday’s “Morning Joe” on MSNBC, Sen. Mark Pryor (D-AR) sounded off about his Republican senate reelection opponent, Rep. Tom Cotton (R-AR) and the importance of his military service.
Freshman Rep. Tom Cotton (R-AR) has surged to a seven-point lead over incumbent Democrat Mark Pryor, according to a poll provided by a conservative group to Politico on Monday. The poll, if accurate, shows that the ongoing failure of Obamacare
Barack Obama implored people to not take his word for how awesome the new healthcare.gov website is. And he was right! Obama: “And you don’t have to take my word for it. Go on the website, healthcare.gov, check it out
As Rep. Tom Cotton (R-AR) kicks off his bid for U.S. Senate against Sen. Mark Pryor (D-AR) this week, he said Friday morning that Pryor’s support for the “Gang of Eight” immigration bill is going to be a “central issue”
Opposition is growing from the Democrat’s side of the aisle about the Obamacare death panels, also known as the Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB). Howard Dean, former DNC Chair wrote an op-ed last month calling for a repeal of the
“I’m running for Senate for the same reasons that I ran for Congress,” says Rep. Tom Cotton (R-AR), “and for the same reasons that I joined the Army: to serve my country and expand freedom.” He’s calling me from his
A poll released on Friday by Magellan Strategies BR indicates that Senator Mark Pryor (D-AR) may have trouble winning re-election in 2014. According to a summary of the poll, his “campaign has a big hill to climb.” The poll results
My old colleague Charles C. Johnson has published an article in the Daily Caller today attacking Rep. Tom Cotton (R-AR), the freshman Tea Party conservative who is about to announce his challenge to incumbent Sen. Mark Pryor (D-AR). Johnson claims
(AP) APNewsBreak: Ark.’s Cotton to run for US SenateBy ANDREW DeMILLOAssociated PressLITTLE ROCK, Ark.Arkansas Republican Rep. Tom Cotton plans to announce his bid next week to challenge two-term incumbent Democratic Sen. Mark Pryor in next year’s elections, according to a
(AP) Senate Dems’ answer on health care: Go on offenseBy BILL BARROWAssociated PressATLANTAFar from reversing course, Senate Democrats who backed President Barack Obama’s health care law and now face re-election in GOP-leaning states are reaffirming up their support for the
Congressman Tom Cotton (R-AR): “I rise today to express grave doubts about the Obama Administration’s counterterrorism policies and programs,” said the freshman congressman from Arkansas. “Counterterrorism is often shrouded in secrecy, as it should be, so let us judge by
Freshman Congressman Tom Cotton (R-AR) has announced that he’s already raised $525,000 in the first quarter of the year; quite a haul for the young Congressman from Dardanelle, Arkansas. “The campaign has over $560,000 cash on hand and no debt,”
Rep. Tom Cotton who served in Iraq and Afghanistan on CNN’s “State of The Union”
I’ve already defended Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX), so now it’s my turn to defend the Harvard Crimson–or, more precisely, Harvard itself. Conservatives are having fun with a recent Crimson editorial admonishing conservatives not to apply to the school if they
(AP) Guest lineups for the Sunday news showsWASHINGTONGuest lineups for the Sunday TV news shows: ABC’s “This Week” _ Sens. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., and Heidi Heitkamp, D-N.D.; Reps. Joaquin Castro, D-Texas, and Tom Cotton, R-Ark. ___ NBC’s “Meet the Press”
The past year has been one of great highs and lows for conservatives. These are among the many whom we should thank and remember as we look towards the future. 10. Jim Jordan – The outgoing head of the Republican
I spent most of my time at Harvard College (1995-1999) in a decidedly radical frame of mind. I took classes with Cornel West, organized demonstrations, and engaged in polemics with Tom Cotton, one of the campus’s few conservatives (now leading
Arkansas Democrat State Senator Gene Jeffress is perfectly comfortable saying the word “ni**er” at public events. Jeffress, who is running for Congress against Republican Tom Cotton, had a bizarre campaign event in which he tried to convince those in the
Democrat State Senator Gene Jeffress is running for Congress in Arkansas against Republican Tom Cotton. Sen. Jeffres is quite sure that most of the opposition to Obamacare is rooted in racism. He tells a story to prove it. (H/T: Caleb
