June 2006
PA-07: Joe Sestak in Pennsylvania's 7th District
May 30th, 2006 Pennsylvania's 7th District has the most qualified candidate running for the U.S. Congress, Joe Sestak. Sestak is a former Three-Star Vice Admiral. He was a Commander, Aircraft Carrier Battle Group, with combat in Afghanistan and Precu
April 2006
AZ 5: Challenge to Hayworth Makes for a ‘Highly Competitive’ Race
Harry Mitchellstatue, nearTempe City Hall. Arizona Democrat Harry Mitchell, a state senator who also is chairman of the state Democratic Party, will challenge Republican Rep. J.D. Hayworth in the state’s 5th District, giving Democrats a strong challenge
04.12.06 CA: Runoff Likely in CA-50
Though Francine Busby (D) outpaced the entire field in the CA-50 special election, she will likely fall short of the majority needed to avoid a runoff in this heavily Republican district.
SD At-Large: CQPolitics.com - Whalen Will Have Tough Time Defeating Herseth
Democratic Rep. Stephanie Herseth, South Dakota’s only House member since mid-2004, has strengths that favor her for re-election, despite her state’s usual Republican leanings. But she has drawn a Republican challenger in Bruce Whalen, a member of the
OH-18: 04.10.06 CQPolitics.com - Like DeLay, Primary Could Be an Omen for Ney
Rep. Bob Ney has denied wrongdoing in the Jack Abramoff lobbying scandal and insists that he has no intention of resigning. But the federal investigation has taken its toll, all but ending the Ohio Republican’s political dominance in his sprawling, cons
VA-02: 04.10.06 CQPolitics.com - Kellam Following Centrist Path in Bid to Upset Drake
If Virginia’s 2nd District were color-coded by partisan affiliation, it would be bathed mostly in Republican “red.” That is because of the generic GOP lean of Virginia Beach, the dominant city in a district that is represented by freshman Republican
WV-01: CQPolitics.com - Legal Woes May Force Mollohan to Start Spending
West Virginia Democratic Rep. Alan B. Mollohan, over his dozen House terms, has never engaged in the feverish fundraising activity typical of many House incumbents. That’s because he has never before had to: He has never come close to losing in the stat
OH-13: Ethics Emerges as Key Issue in Race to Succeed Brown
A federal probe into the Jack Abramoff lobbying scandal is ongoing, and ethics controversies are swirling around several members of Congress — including the once-mighty House Majority Leader Tom DeLay of Texas, who announced this week that he will soon
04.06.06 TX: Vote to replace DeLay may wait: Texas governor
SUGAR LAND, Texas (Reuters) - A special election to replace U.S. Rep. Tom DeLay will be held in November -- on the same day as the regular election -- unless DeLay resigns this week, Texas Gov. Rick Perry said on Thursday.
04.05.06 WV: Rep. Capito Vulnerable, Democratic Hopefuls Say
Three Democrats wanting to represent West Virginia’s Second District in Congress zeroed in on the Iraq conflict and said approval ratings for President Bush and Rep. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., are on a downward slide, mirroring the public’s opinio
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