2012: Women Will Be Key for Senate Democrats ABC News (blog) Patty Murray, D-Wash., the chairwoman of the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee declared that 2012 would be a “historic year” for women in the United States Senate. On Thursday, Stephanie Schriock, the president of EMILY's List, a political... Gallup: More states trended Republican in 2011Los Angeles Times
John Brunner donated, spent money early on Senate bid STLtoday.com Claire McCaskill, D-Mo., relied partly on contributions from abortion rights advocates, labor unions and PACs controlled by other Democratic senators in topping all of her would-be GOP challengers in quarterly receipts, newly filed campaign finance ...
Top Democrats seeks to quell debate over permanent earmark ban The Hill (blog) By Vicki Needham - 02/02/12 01:52 PM ET A senior Senate Democrat made a move Thursday to quell a bipartisan push for a permanent ban on earmarks as it hits a crescendo in the upper chamber. Senate Appropriations Chairman Daniel Inouye, (D-Hawaii), ...
A vote for the Lost Bunny of the Apocalypse is a vote for Guam Pacific Daily News Like any politician on the rise, Sen. Kevin decided to throw himself into the presidential election as a member of the Liberal Tea Party Party. Not satisfied with just one party, the bunny decided to run in both the Democratic and Republican primaries.
Read Georgia judge's decision shooting down 'birther' challenge to Barack Obama Atlanta Journal Constitution (blog) My AJC colleague Bill Rankin has the details on an administrative judge's decision today that President Barack Obama deserves a place on Georgia's Democratic primary ballot on March 6. I almost wish he had decided the President couldn't be on the GA ...
Walker says he will meet with John Doe prosecutor Wisconsin State Journal Capitol reporters Mary Spicuzza and Clay Barbour bring you their takes on state and Madison-area politics. Gov. Scott Walker said Friday evening that he will be "voluntarily meeting" with the prosecutor leading the secret John Doe investigation that ...
Hawaii Congressional Candidate Bob Marx: Get Corrupt Money Out of Politics Hawaii Reporter HILO, HAWAII – Bob Marx, Democratic candidate for Hawaii's 2nd Congressional district, called for “getting corrupt money out of our political system” in a statement to a group of Hawaii County Democrats today. In the 2010 landmark case Citizens United ...
Top Hawaii Donors to Congressional Races Honolulu Civil Beat (blog) The single biggest contribution to federal races from a Hawaii donor amounted to $30800 from Angus Mitchell of Honolulu, according to the Center for Responsive Politics. He gave to DNC Services Corp. aka the Democratic National Committee.