For Kerrey, it's a far different campaign this time - Omaha World-Herald
28 May 2012, 12:44 am
Get more election coverage at Omaha.com's 2012 election page. democrat Bob Kerrey may be a rock star in some political circles, but he's an aging one whose bid for a political comeback in Nebraska is far from guaranteed. The man dubbed “Rockin ...

Poll shows Romney with small lead in NC - The News & Observer
27 May 2012, 10:57 pm
Republican Mitt Romney holds a slight lead over democrat Barack Obama in North Carolina, according to a new poll. Romney leads Obama 47 percent to 45 percent, a gap that is within the margin of error, according to the Civitas Poll, which was ...

In Massachusetts Senate Race, Top democrat Has Rival - New York Times
26 May 2012, 10:37 pm
MIDDLETON, Mass. — As the lone democrat seeking to challenge Elizabeth Warren in the Senate primary in Massachusetts, Marisa DeFranco has been ridiculed, admonished and, worst of all, ignored. But for the moment, Ms. DeFranco, an immigration ...

Tech at Night: FCC reform, Protecting buggy whip makers, Spectrum, democrat hacks website - RedState
26 May 2012, 3:03 am
Imagine if we’d banned automobiles because all the old business models that were destroyed by them got government protection. Imagine a government that unfairly killed innovation in order to give well-connected businessmen a leg up on upstart ...

Female GOP House Members Are 'Literally Battered Women,' democrat Tells Ed Schultz - News Busters
25 May 2012, 10:16 pm
Not only that, a member of Congress doesn't know what "literally" means. It's not often Ed Schultz is taken aback when one of his loopy left-wing guests makes an outlandish claim, but that's what happened on his radio show Wednesday. (audio clip ...

Cellphone equals democrat; land line equals Republican. Seriously - Los Angeles Times
25 May 2012, 8:40 am
This just in from the technology-and-politics desk: If a cellphone user takes a pollster's call, he or she is more likely to be a democrat. If a land-line user takes a pollster's call, he or she is more likely to be a Republican. Gross generalization?

Smola won’t run, Smith switches to democrat for BoE race - The Citizen Online
24 May 2012, 6:57 pm
Qualifying in Fayette County ended at noon on Friday. That said, there are several local races destined to see competition in the July 31 primary. Those include the Fayette County Board of Education Post 1 and Post 2 races and the contest for ...

House democrat asks panel to reopen ethics case against Haley - Aiken Standard
15 May 2012, 10:57 pm
COLUMBIA -- As South Carolina lawmakers mull an appeal of an ethics case involving Gov. Nikki Haley, a state representative asked Tuesday that a legislative panel reconsider its decision to drop charges against the first-term Republican. "Such serious ...

democrat-led Senate votes down 4 GOP budgets for 2013 - Washington Times
15 May 2012, 6:54 pm
The Senate on Wednesday rejected every single budget being offered this year, leaving the chamber — and therefore the federal government — without a plan to address Medicare, Social Security and the other major entitlement programs that are ...

Wisconsin recall election: Which democrat will face Governor Walker? - The Christian Science Monitor
7 May 2012, 5:44 pm
In Tuesday’s primary, Wisconsin voters will determine which democrat will face off against Gov. Scott Walker (R) in the state’s recall election in June. Wisconsin Secretary of State Doug La Follette and state Sen. Kathleen Vinehout are also ...