Rep. Mark Kirk, locked in the race of his life with Orange to Blue candidate Dan Seals, has already made several highly controversial statements about Democratic candidates this cycle, most notably this one (emphasis added):...
Is it just me, or has Barack become an Iraq war ending force in and of himself. I've never seen such movement on the issue until he showed up in Baghdad. Even Mark Kirk's little talk with Karl Rove on how it was hurting his...
Money matters when it comes to winning elections. And races for the U.S. House are no exception. That’s why Washington campaign strategists and the pundit community are abuzz about the recently released second quarter...
There was a recent J Street poll. 34 percent of Jews view McCain favorably while 60 percent view Obama favorably. Lieberman gets the nod from only 37 percent. The poll also sought and received data about American views on the...
Bloomberg - July 23 (Bloomberg) -- In 2006, Republican Representative Marilyn Musgrave welcomed President George W. Bush to her Colorado district for a rally on the weekend before Election Day. In the run-up to this year's...
The DCCC reserved ad time in 35 districts, a few weeks back, and now they have upped the ante with $18 million more in 20 districts. A critical disclaimer is that the DCCC is reserving time, not buying it. They don't have to...
Monday, Mark Kirk almost broke his arm patting himself on the back for his pro-choice subterfuge with planned parenthood. to support the current decision at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to classify common...
This is my weekly article on the fallout from the United States Supreme Court’s decision in Heller v. District of Columbia. First, given that DC is ground central in the fallout from Heller, we should start there. Earlier this...
AUSTIN -- Dan Seals, running for Congress in Illinois's 10th District, lost by just 6 points to GOP Rep. Mark Kirk in 2006, despite being outspent two-to-one. The DCCC failed to target this race until late in the game, forcing...
I didn't attend Netroots Nation physically, but yesterday rained a bit, so I attended a small part of it virtually. One of the streamed sessions I viewed was the keynote address of Lawrence Lessig. Lessig gave a slide show...