By Jay Sekulow
The left's outrage over the IRS turns to a plea to 'move on'
Far from losing control of the Senate, the latest polling suggests Democrats could actually expand their majority on Tuesday — a stunning turnaround for a party that entered this cycle playing defense across the board.
The U.S. Senate contest in Virginia between Democrat Tim Kaine and Republican George Allen is far and away the most expensive Senate race in the country in terms of third-party spending, underscoring the closeness of a race that's essentially been tied from the outset and its importance in determining which party will control the chamber come January.
A public-employees union made three massive advertising buys Tuesday, suddenly transforming a relatively quiet labor group into a major player in critical Senate races — as well as the presidential election.
Even with the biggest name in modern Wisconsin politics, the Republican primary in a highly competitive U.S. Senate race appears headed for a fractious four-way battle Tuesday. Many election-weary voters simply haven't made up their minds.
Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky made efforts this week to overcome a split between his father's supporters and tea party backers in a move that could pay dividends for Mitt Romney's presidential campaign.
Wisconsin's U.S. Senate primary is less than a month away, and an upstart hedge-fund manager and tea party favorite is making a move to become the latest Republican political newcomer to earn a seat in the upper chamber.
Club for Growth's political arms on Tuesday launched a media attack against three moderate Republican congressional candidates in battleground states, accusing them of failing to live up to conservative fiscal principles.
Just as many voters were getting over a record-setting string of state Senate recall elections with the prospect of another against the governor, the parties are gearing up for what many are predicting will be a hard-fought race for the open U.S. Senate seat left by retiring Sen. Herb Kohl, a Democrat.
Thompson quits
AMES, Iowa Mitt Romney won yesterday's Iowa Republican Party straw poll, but the best showing went to former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, whose strong second-place finish gives him a much-needed boost going forward.
AMES, Iowa — Newt Gingrich yesterday urged President Bush to call Congress back immediately into an emergency session to pass a law ending "sanctuary city" policies that many communities use to shield illegal aliens from detection and deportation.
CLIVE, Iowa — When the dust clears from this weekend's Iowa Republican Party presidential straw poll, Mike Huckabee expects not only to be still standing, but to be on top of a winnowed field of conservatives.
Health care is a "must" issue among Democrats running for president — popping up at town halls and debates and earning the major candidates' attendance at a March forum in Nevada dedicated exclusively to the topic.
Sen. John McCain's presidential campaign last night reported spending more than he raised over the past three months, and his campaign has less money available than some lower-tier Republican candidates.
"The establishment candidates are just really hopelessly bad retreads — Allen, Tommy Thompson," he said. "The tea party guys — some of them lack fundamental skills necessary to the profession they've chosen. They want to be politicians, but they don't quite have the skill set necessary to be politicians yet."
