Blog entries tagged senate report

Stronger GOP Candidates Needed: WA, NY, WI

James Bell — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 20:21:50 +0100

Patty Murray of Washington State, the # 4 Senate Democrat, looks like she is ready to wallop any number of a host of GOP contenders for the Senate nomination. The "mom in tennis shoes" has been a notoriously touch campaigner. There is only one candidate who may give her problems -- former gubernatorial candidate Dino Rossi. &n...

Vulnerable Senate Seat Report: Barbara Boxer

James Bell — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 22:37:20 +0100

The days of Ronald Reagan are gone and Democrats have transformed California into one of their greatest strongholds. Senator Barbara Boxer, the sponsor of the (unsuccessful) Freedom of Choice Act to enshrine Roe v. Wade in law, is one of the most far left Democrats in the Senate.

That was before all three of her G.O.P. challengers cut her polling advantage to less ...

Vulnerable Senate Seat Report: Harry Reid

James Bell — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 17:22:16 +0100

Harry Reid is in deep trouble in Nevada. His poll numbers are tanking. Conservative State Republican Chairwoman and former Miss America runner-up Sue Lowden (above) has pulled ahead of businessman Danny Tarkanian. Either nominee is poised to deliver a double digit demolition to Harry Reid.

Only one person can sa...

Vulnerable Senate Seat: Arlen Specter

James Bell — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 17:00:00 +0100

Every campaign cycle, 1 of the big 3 liberal Republicans -- Pennsylvania Senator Arlen Specter or Maine Senators Olympia Snowe and Susan Collins -- would go up for reelection. And they always won. 2010 was the turn of Arlen Specter. When they all voted for the $787 billion stimulus package of Barack Obama, it was...

Vulnerable Senate Seat Report: Michael Bennett

James Bell — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 14:00:00 +0100

Back when Democrats were sailing to high approval ratings on the back of Barack Obama's Presidential bid, it didn't seem like a big deal for the Democrats to appoint Denver Public Schools Superintendent Michael Bennett to be Senator of Colorado. He had never run for an elected position in his entire career, but who needs experience when you have Bara...

Vulnerable Senate Seat Report: Byron Dorgan

James Bell — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 18:00:00 +0100

When Byron Dorgan told Harry Reid (both pictured above) that he was not going to run for re-election in North Dakota, the Democrats officially had a hopeless race on their hands. In a red state like North Dakota, Harry Reid pressuring Democratic moderates like Byron Dorgan to vote for the health care reform bill is very similar...

Vulnerable Senate Seat Report: Ted Kaufman

James Bell — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 14:00:00 +0100

Was Ted Kaufman a real Senator or not? Well, that's debatable. A 19 year Chief of Staff for Senator Joe Biden, everyone knew that Ted Kaufman was merely holding the Senate Seat of Vice President Joe Biden waiting for Del...

Vulnerable Senate Seat Report: Roland Burris

James Bell — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 14:00:00 +0100

You could argue that Roland Burris never got a fair shot at being a popular Senator. Burris accepted the nomination for the old Senate seat of Barack Obama from the now-infamous (and then-unpopular) Governor Rod Blagojevich in the middle of a "pay for play" scandal.

Vulnerable Senate Seat Report: Evan Bayh

James Bell — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 22:45:56 +0100

Senator Evan Bayh (above) was boasting a dwindling but sizable lead in the polls and an enormous campaign war chest when he shocked Indiana Democrats by announcing his retirement.

Now, Rep. Brad Ellsworth, a key member of the Stupak Coalition of pro-life Democratic swing votes on health care reform, has announced ...

Vulnerable Senate Seat Report: Blanche Lincoln

James Bell — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 20:23:40 +0100

Blanche Lincoln has just had another withering blow dealt to her re-election bid in Arkansas. Popular Republican Rep. John Boozman has declared that he will join the crowded field of possible GOP opponents to Lincoln. All of her opponents have surged to large double digit leads against her in the most recent polls.

Arkansas, while a rel...