(Congressional Quarterly) – The House Democratic freshmen who rose to power riding candidate Barack Obama
(AP) – A Honolulu city councilman has defeated two Democrats to give Republicans a midterm election victory in the U.S. congressional district where President Barack Obama grew up. Charles Djou’s win Saturday is the latest triumph for the GOP as it looks to take back control of Congress. And it came as a blow to [...]
(The Washington Times) – Some Democrats on the campaign trail have hit upon a winning campaign tactic: Run against President Obama and his agenda — especially the health care overhaul. Democrat Mark Critz railed against the Obama administration’s health care reforms while campaigning in his western Pennsylvania district — and was easily elected to the [...]
(The Los Angles Times) – Delivering a powerful message of discontent, voters Tuesday swept out veteran Sen. Arlen Specter in Pennsylvania, nominated a “tea party” movement founder for a Senate seat in Kentucky and forced Sen. Blanche Lincoln into a runoff for the Democratic nomination in Arkansas. Looking shell-shocked and speaking to fewer than 100 [...]
(Politico.com) – Insurgent Senate candidate Rand Paul claimed the Republican nomination for the seat of retiring Kentucky Sen. Jim Bunning Tuesday evening, easily besting establishment favorite Trey Grayson, the sitting secretary of State who won the endorsement of Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell. With nearly 85 percent of precincts reporting, Paul was drawing 59 percent [...]
Obama Playing ‘Race Bait Games’ with Arizona Immigration Law (ABC News) – GOP Congressman: President Obama Playing ‘Race Bait Games’ with Arizona Immigration Law On the floor of the House of Representatives Thursday evening, Rep. Steve King, R-Iowa, suggested that President Obama has racial bias. The comments came in the context of President Obama
Tim Bridgewater Wins! (The Wall Street Journal) – Overthrow a Sign of Tea-Party Clout Republican officials sought to unify the party after Saturday’s tea-party driven ouster of three-term Utah Sen. Robert Bennett. Mr. Bennett became the year’s first victim of the anti-incumbent fervor sweeping through the Republican Party when he lost his bid for his [...]
And We Have A Lot Of Bums! (EagleForum.org) – Proof that the Tea Partiers and others are on target when they criticize both political parties was supplied by the behavior of the U.S. House on April 29. Demoting all major economic and corruption problems facing our country to the bottom of the agenda, the House [...]
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