With Kay Hagan’s decision against running for Senate in 2016, Democratic leaders turn to the awkward proposition of trying to recruit a handful of alternatives who had already indicated they weren’t interested. Republican Senator Richard Burr will face a Democratic candidate who may be convinced to step up after a heavyweight like Hagan is out […]
A Senate Majority Leader Worthy of the Title
Recently a reporter asked Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell what he thought about the fact that so many of his fellow Senate Republicans are running for president. His response: If they want a real challenge, they should try running the Senate. In only six months, the Senate has passed 30 bipartisan bills, a feat that […]
Polls put Republican Pat Toomey ahead of Democratic challengers
In a Quinnipiac University survey released on Monday, Freshman Senator Pat Toomey of Pennsylvania tops Joe Sestak 47 percent to 36 percent. The survey’s figures for Sestak’s odd of unseating Toomey are virtually unchanged from the responses in February and April. The survey also asked respondents who they would choose between Toomey and Allentown Mayor […]
Analysis: Is Hassan now leaning against US Senate run?
The presidential primary campaign has been heating up over the past several months and has been drawing the bulk of the political attention in New Hampshire. But the State political scene has also been looking past the primary, at the possibility of a major battle for the U.S. Senate seat next year between Hassan and […]
FL Senate Primary Poll: Grayson Poised to Pull Off Major Upset Against Murphy
With Marco Rubio stepping down from the U.S. Senate to run for president, the competition facing the Democratic primary is beginning to heat up. A new survey conducted by Vox Populi Polling among Democrat Primary voters in Florida found that Rep. Alan Grayson is poised to pull off an upset against Rep. Patrick Murphy. As […]