Campaigning
August 11, 2008
America’s long national nightmare — the 2008 election — is coming to an end. But don’t worry. We still have another painful, gut-wrenching three months of campaigning, TV ads, direct-mail pieces and political telephone calls that will fill up our answering machines, jam our mailboxes and disrupt our family dinners.
ShopTalk
Mad Men
July 31, 2008
Media buyers. They’re less well-known than most political consultants, and there are fewer of them.
The FarmTeam
Redraw Could Hurt Republicans
August 11, 2008
In California, Democrats and Republicans don’t agree on much.
But nearly 10 years ago, as redistricting loomed, party leaders on both sides of the aisle agreed on this: protecting as many incumbents as possible.
MoneyMatters
Schock and Awe
July 30, 2008
Although President Bush’s approval ratings are in the dumps, Illinois state Rep. Aaron Schock became the latest GOP candidate to perhaps exchange a few votes in November for immediate truckloads of campaign cash that the chief executive can still raise in conservative pockets around the country.
Casualty List
Track which Members of Congress are making the 110th Congress their last.
Silver State Showdown
August 11, 2008
Nevada voters are heading to the polls Tuesday, but this week’s primary elections will be little more than a formality on the way to two general election battles that will determine just how much the Silver State has changed politically in recent years.
Line Forms as Barrett Looks Upward in 2010
August 11, 2008
Rep. Gresham Barrett’s (R-S.C.) likely play for the Palmetto State governor’s mansion next cycle already is generating a lengthy list of possible replacements for the third-term lawmaker.
A Primary Trio Set for Colorado
August 11, 2008
Three competitive Colorado primaries come to a head on Tuesday, with voters going to the polls to fill open seats in the Democratic 2nd district and the Republican 6th district — and to decide whether to grant Rep. Doug Lamborn (R) a second term in the solidly GOP 5th district.
After Just One Term, David Davis Is Headed Home
August 11, 2008
Freshman Rep. David Davis (Tenn.) was upset Thursday in a Volunteer State GOP primary race that political observers said only underscores the strength of the anti-Washington, D.C., sentiment across the nation heading into the November elections.
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At the Races
- Nation: Boehner, Cole Hit the Stump for Candidates
- South Dakota: Sen. Johnson Declines Debate Against Dykstra
- Pennsylvania: New Poll Shows Tight Race for Rep. Kanjorski
- Alabama: Democrat Leads in Deep South Open Seat
- Louisiana: Wealthy Democrat on TV Against Scalise
- Alaska: Inouye Campaigns in El Dorado for Stevens
- Texas: Skelly Tries to Distance Himself From MoveOn
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