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GOP Insiders See Loss of 20 House Seats "Many House GOP operatives are privately predicting that the party could easily lose up to 20 seats this fall," according to The Politico. "Combined with the 30 seats that the GOP lost in 2006, that would leave the party facing a 70-vote deficit against Democrats in the House -- a sta Home > Rss Directory > General > Political Wire |
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Upset in IL-14 is More Bad News for the GOP Bill Foster's (D) victory in Illinois 14 was another dose of bad news for the Republican Party, but the national repercussions likely lie somewhere between the heavy spin coming from both Republicans and Democrats. The results don't spell the end of the GOP, but demonstrates a party that still has c Home > Rss Directory > General > Political Wire |
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GOP Takes Anti-Obama Message to Mississippi in New Ad - Washington Post Boston GlobeGOP Takes Anti-Obama Message to Mississippi in New AdWashington Post - 1 hour agoBy Paul Kane That was the message coming from national Republicans when it comes to their campaign to link Democratic candidates for the House to Sen. Barack Obama, despite the Home > Rss Directory > General > Google News |
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GOP Senate campaign head: '08 toughest election since '74 - Christian Science Monitor GOP Senate campaign head: '08 toughest election since '74Christian Science Monitor - 1 hour agoGoal is to limit losses to three Senate seats, says Sen. John Ensign of Nevada. By David Cook Sen. John Ensign, chairman of the National Republican Senatorial Committee, paints a Home > Rss Directory > General > Google News |
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Open House Seats Attract Big Bucks CQ Politics scours the latest fundraising reports and compiles a list of the ten open House seats where candidates have raised the most money. There are currently 34 seats that are currently open, meaning the incumbent will not seek re-election, or vacant due to death or resignation. Home > Rss Directory > General > Political Wire |
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Still Four Vacant Seats in House After yesterday's special election in Indiana's 7th congressional district, CQ Politics notes "there still are four remaining vacancies in the 435-member U.S. House, which will have 233 Democrats and 198 Republicans upon Andre Carson’s swearing-in." "These seats will be filled Home > Rss Directory > General > Political Wire |
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GOP Recruits Iraq Vets "Seventeen Iraq combat veterans are running for House seats as Republicans, pledging to continue the war once in Congress and linking themselves to Sen. John McCain's candidacy for president," reports the Wall Street Journal."In 2006, the Democrats had some success with a slate of vetera Home > Rss Directory > General > Political Wire |
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Science World Won't Be Sorry to See Bush Go News from Portfolio.com Also on Portfolio Bring Me the Head of Jerry Yang How Airlines Can Survive High Fuel Costs Top Editor Quits Murdoch's Wall Street Journal Subscribe to Portfolio magazine In science, as in most thi Home > Rss Directory > General > Wired News |
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Science World Won't Be Sorry to See Bush Go News from Portfolio.com Also on Portfolio Bring Me the Head of Jerry Yang How Airlines Can Survive High Fuel Costs Top Editor Quits Murdoch's Wall Street Journal Subscribe to Portfolio magazine In science, as in most thi Home > Rss Directory > Technology > Wired News |
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Strategies: Insiders, at Least, See Reason to Smile Corporate insiders are more bullish on stocks than they have been at any time since late 2005, when the bull market was very much alive and well. Home > Rss Directory > Business > NY Time |
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Insiders Say Obama Has Won Elected Superdelegates "Capitol Hill insiders say the battle for congressional superdelegates is over," according to The Politico, and Sen. Barack Obama appears to have won the majority. A Wall Street Journal story yesterday came to the same conclusion. "While more than 80 Democrats in the House Home > Rss Directory > General > Political Wire |
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Bush predicts GOP will hold White House
(AP) AP - President Bush predicted Monday that voters will replace him with a Republican president who will "keep up the fight" in Iraq. "I'm confident we'll hold the White House in 2008," Bush told donors at the Republican Governors Association annual dinner, which raised a record $10.6 million for G Home > Rss Directory > General > Yahoo News |
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Pot resolution roils Idaho GOP convention delegates - USA Today National PostPot resolution roils Idaho GOP convention delegatesUSA Today - 53 minutes agoSANDPOINT, Idaho (AP) - A resolution opposing legalizing marijuana and supporting full enforcement of existing drug laws drew strong opposition from libertarian Republicans before Home > Rss Directory > General > Google News |
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GOP uses Obama to boost Republican candidates
(AP) AP - Turns out Louisiana and Mississippi weren't quite finished with the Democratic presidential campaign. Sen. Barack Obama won each state's primary earlier this year. But these days his face still appears in television ads in both states, this time from Republicans trying to turn him into a lia Home > Rss Directory > General > Yahoo News |
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NH Tracking Poll: GOP Race Tightens, Clinton Leads Democrats The latest 7NEWS/Suffolk tracking poll in New Hampshire finds Mitt Romney is now "within striking distance" of Sen. John McCain in the GOP primary. McCain leads with 295, followed by Romney at 25%, Mike Huckabee at 12%, Rudy Giuliani at 9% and Rep. Ron Paul at 8%. On the Democratic si Home > Rss Directory > General > Political Wire |
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GOP's Thompson ends White House bid Former Sen. Fred Thompson today dropped out of the race for the Republican presidential nomination. Thompson, also an actor and a lawyer, entered the race late as a "true conservative." But his campaign never caught on with GOP voters. Home > Rss Directory > General > CNN |
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Romney Leads in Ill Will Among GOP Candidates - New York Times Arkansas Business OnlineRomney Leads in Ill Will Among GOP CandidatesNew York Times - 45 minutes agoWithin the circle of contenders for the Republican presidential nomination, Mitt Romney has become the most disliked. Still, he says he views his rivals as friends.T Home > Rss Directory > General > Google News |
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GOP Halts Effort to Retrieve White House E-Mails After promising last year to search its computers for tens of thousands of e-mails sent by White House officials, the Republican National Committee has informed a House committee that it no longer plans to retrieve the communications by restoring computer backup tapes, the panel's chairman said... Home > Rss Directory > Technology > WashingtonPost |
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GOP moves to force immigration vote
(AP) AP - House Republicans are trying to force action on a Democratic-written immigration enforcement measure, the latest GOP attempt to elevate the volatile issue into an election-year wedge. Home > Rss Directory > General > Yahoo News |
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Rove Warns GOP of Tough Race Karl Rove: "This will be a very difficult year for Republicans. The economy's shaky state, an unpopular war, and the natural desire for partisan change after eight years of one party in the White House have helped tilt the balance to the Democrats." However, Sen. John McCain "is t Home > Rss Directory > General > Political Wire |