A Quick Reaction on the Midterms
A Republican majority in the House can both hurt and help Barack Obama’s foreign policy.
US Elections 2010
Congressional elections were held in the United States on November 2. Republicans took control of the House of Representatives with a 9-point swing in their favor. Democrats lost six Senate seats, but retained a majority.
What a Republican Majority Can Accomplish
Even if they have made big promises, Republicans will probably try to work with this administration, not against it.
Two Tea Party Stalwarts on Sunday
Former Alaska governor Sarah Palin and current Governor of Mississippi Haley Barbour talked about the upcoming midterm elections on Sunday.
Midterms Cast Doubt on START Ratification
Several of the candidates currently running for a Senate seat have expressed skepticism of further reducing America’s nuclear arsenal.
“Secret Foreign Money” Influencing Elections?
With the recovery stalling and health-care reform deeply unpopular, Democrats have employed scare tactics instead to hold onto power.
Democrats Confounded by Voter Frustration
Americans are unable to “think clearly” in a recession, says President Barack Obama.
Rand Paul, Jack Conway Debate
In Kentucky’s Senate race, the Democratic state attorney general is struggling against popular Tea Party candidate Rand Paul.
Republicans Pledge to Rein in Spending, Somehow
All Sunday morning talks shows devote time to discussing the upcoming congressional elections.
Republicans’ Halfhearted Pledge to America
Republicans offer to restore fiscal balance to the federal budget but neither Democrats nor social conservatives are convinced.
Karl Rove Discusses Tea Party Primary Wins
The Republican strategist and former Deputy Chief of Staff to President Bush shared his insights on Fox News Sunday.
John Boehner in the Spotlight
Democrats try to cast John Boehner as the face of the “same old” Republican Party.
Building a Mosque in Election Time
Politicians are lining up and taking sides on the Ground Zero mosque issue in the countdown to the midterm elections.
Republicans Unlikely to Win Back Congress
Republicans have high hopes for November’s midterm elections for Congress and for good reason. The president and his party are deeply unpopular with moderate and conservative voters, in spite or rather because of their push for health care and financial reform; monumental legislations which the opposition has been able to taint as unprecedented government takeovers. […]
All Anger on the Republican Front
The Democrats may be falling in the polls and President Barack Obama is certainly unpopular but the Republicans have no reason to take their newfound success for granted. On the contrary. The party has now to stop boasting and define its vision of twenty-first century conservatism lest it risk being thrown into the opposition again […]
Republicans Should Stop Boasting
The Republican Party may be doing well in the polls but it is still very much without direction. Different brands of conservatism continue to compete for the favor of that frustrated voter, the stereotypical angry white male. Since the Tea Parties appeared on the scene, Republicans have been looking for ways to co-opt their Obama […]