Swing State Project (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009
? CT-Sen : Linda McMahon has picked up a major critic in her Senate run: one of her former employees, in the form of 66-year-old former pro wrestler Superstar Billy Graham. Graham is a physical wreck from his days in the WWF, thanks to steroid abuse and a number of hip replacements, with no pension or health care from WWE. He plans to keep dogging the McMahon campaign as McMahon keeps trying to sanitize...
Kansas City Star (Free subscription) | 11/15/2009
See <strong>Jerry Moran</strong> run. See Jerry Moran run fast.
kansascity.com (Free subscription) | 11/15/2009
See <strong>Jerry Moran</strong> run. See Jerry Moran run fast.
Swing State Project (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009
? CA-Sen, CA-Gov : A new LA Times/USC poll (conducted by GQR and POS) finds a dead heat in the GOP Senate primary: conservative Assemblyman Chuck DeVore and vapid ex-HP CEO Carly Fiorina are deadlocked at 27 each (despite the fact that DeVore is almost entirely unknown, with favorables of 6/4 -- the deal is that Fiorina is, other than Ahnold, the state's only political figure with negative favorables,...
Swing State Project (Free subscription) | 10/28/2009
? Volunteering : Marriage/partnership equality campaigns in three states are looking for help down the home stretch. The best part is, you don't even have to leave your chair - all three organizations are looking for folks to make calls to help get out the vote. So if you'd like to help, follow the links for Maine , Washington state , and Kalamazoo, Michigan . The folks in Kalamazoo are also looking...
S E N A T U S (Free subscription) | 10/16/2009
Here’s a look at some recent Senate fundraising numbers for the third quarter: Kentucky: Democratic Lt. Gov. Daniel Mongiardo announced Tuesday that he raised nearly $514,000 during the third quarter and ended September with $751,000 cash on hand. Kansas: U.S. Representative Jerry Moran (R) raised $521,000 in the third quarter and has $3.5 million on hand. [...]
Swing State Project (Free subscription) | 10/06/2009
? FL-Sen : Conservative upstart Marco Rubio greatly improved his fundraising over the 3rd quarter, raising nearly $1 million. (Primary rival Charlie Crist says he's on track to raise $2 million for the quarter). This should bring a note of credibility to a campaign that, earlier in the year, had grass roots enthusiasm but was nearly broke. ? IA-Sen : You may recall the hype over the last few weeks...
Real Clear Politics (Free subscription) | 10/06/2009
In the Republican primary to replace Kansas Senator Sam Brownback - who's running for Governor - Congressman Jerry Moran is well ahead of House colleague Todd Tihart, 43 to 27, according to a new poll by SurveyUSA. Moran is up five points - and Tihart is down five points - from SUSA's last survey taken [...]
Political Wire (Free subscription) | 10/06/2009
In a Republican primary for U.S. Senate in Kansas, Rep. Jerry Moran (R-KS) leads Rep. Todd Tiahrt (R-KS) for the nomination, 43% to 27%, according to a new SurveyUSA poll . Compared to an identical poll released two months ago, Moran is up 5 points; Tiahrt is down 5 points. The primary is in 10 months.
Salon.com (Free subscription) | 10/02/2009
Often, when a presidential nominee loses decisively, he becomes a slightly embarrassing presence in his party’s scene. Richard Nixon threw a major temper tantrum in 1962 (after losing the California gubernatorial race), and only came back in 1968, after the GOP’s Goldwater disaster. Michael Dukakis slunk back ignominiously to Massachusetts, and the Democrats rebuked his brand of bloodless,...
Bay Area Houston (Free subscription) | 09/25/2009
Congressman Pete Olson, caught like a deer in the headlight s, after attempting to exploit a young child's heart condition for political gain, has a little secret of his own. He too has a heart condition. Besides the fact that he has no heart for those who cannot afford health care for their own family, he had emergency heart surgery shortly after taking office. In short, he has a pre-existing condition...
News: Opinion -- KansasCity.com (Free subscription) | 09/22/2009
By Matthew Schofield, Kansas City Star editorial columnist In case you'd been losing sleep wondering just who would get Sen. John McCain's support in the race for Sen. Sam Brownback's seat in Kansas when he steps down in 2010, the answer is in: U.S. Rep. Jerry Moran. read more
Kansas City Star (Free subscription) | 09/21/2009
WASHINGTON | U.S. Rep. Jerry Moran has picked up the endorsement of Sen. John McCain of Arizona. McCain, the GOP’s 2008 presidential nominee, said in a statement Monday that Moran has a proven record of fiscal responsibility and has opposed wasteful earmarks. McCain has long opposed earmarks.
Swing State Project (Free subscription) | 09/15/2009
? CO-Sen : Former Lt. Gov. Jane Norton is set to launch her bid for the GOP nomination for the Senate today; however, not every prominent Colorado Republican is on board. Ex-Rep. Tom Tancredo lit into her, saying she's "not ready for prime time" and that he would have less of a problem with her if she'd worked the regular behind-the-scene channels in preparing for the race instead of parachuting...
Swing State Project (Free subscription) | 09/03/2009
It's been over two months since we last took stock of the open seat situation in the House, so, once again, our crack team of open seat forensic analysts down at SSP Labs have put together a new edition of the 2010 House Open Seat Watch. As always, we've compiled three separate lists: one of confirmed vacancies/retirements, another of potential open seats, and a third -- available below the fold --...
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