Greg Giroux

Rating Change: Iowa GOP Gets Serious About Boswell Challenge (CQPolitics.com)

CQPolitics.com - After passing on a vigorous campaign against Rep. Leonard L. Boswell in 2008, Republicans in Iowa are signaling that they are more serious about challenging the seven-term congressman next year.

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Democrats Who Don't Retire Make Takeover Tougher (CQPolitics.com)

CQPolitics.com - A lack of competitive open-seat House races in 2010 could complicate Republican efforts to fully maximize a favorable national environment and make large seat gains after back-to-back elections where the...

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Virginia Freshmen Diverge on Path to Re-Election (CQPolitics.com)

By Greg Giroux, CQ-Roll Call Greg Giroux, Cq-roll Call – 37 mins ago Freshman Reps. But Perriello and Nye are taking different tacks in their voting behavior and campaign styles as they prepare to seek re-election against...

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Self-Funder Already On The Air In Ohio (CQPolitics.com)

CQPolitics.com - Ohio automobile dealer Tom Ganley is airing a statewide television ad to introduce himself to the Republican voters who will decide whether he or former Rep. Rob Portman should be the party nominee in a key...

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Roberts Drops Out of Race Against Minnick

One of the two Republicans challenging freshman Rep. Walt Minnick (D-Idaho) is ending his 2010 campaign in the 1st district. State Rep. Ken Roberts (R) said in a statement Tuesday that he was withdrawing “with great reluctance”...

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Fired By Trump, Now a Contestant for Congress (CQPolitics.com)

By Greg Giroux, CQ-Roll Call Greg Giroux, Cq-roll Call – 1 hr 51 mins ago He was fired by Donald Trump. Now Surya Yalamanchili wants to be hired next year by voters in Ohio. Yalamanchili, a marketing executive who might be...

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Party-Buckers on the Health Care Vote Mostly From 'Purple' Seats (CQPolitics.com)

CQPolitics.com - Four out of five House members who didn't side with their party on the health care bill represent districts that voted for the opposite party's presidential nominee in the 2008 election -- districts that voted...

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One More Reason New York Contest Was Unusual (CQPolitics.com)

CQPolitics.com - This week's special election in New York's 23rd district was noteworthy in part because Democratic lawyer Bill Owens was elected to a district Republicans were defending -- a change in the balance of power to...

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Virginia GOP Plans to Clean House in 2010 (CQPolitics.com)

CQPolitics.com - Emboldened by the results in the race for Virginia governor, Republicans are expressing renewed confidence about unseating one or more of the state's Democratic House incumbents in the 2010 midterm elections.

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One Year Out, Parties Prep for the Big Dance (CQPolitics.com)

CQPolitics.com - After making substantial gains in the House in the past two election cycles, Democrats are in a defensive crouch as they prepare to defend their majority in the 2010 midterm elections, the first nationwide...

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