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- Georgia Senate showdown: Can Dixie royalty really run as ‘outsiders’?Republican US Senate nominee David Perdue and Democrat Michelle Nunn are political newcomers from politically powerful families, running against the establishment.
- Georgia GOP has its man in 'outsider' Perdue. Can he best Democrats' Nunn?Businessman David Perdue won Tuesday's GOP Senate primary in Georgia, defeating US Rep. John Kingston. Georgia is a red state, but rise of minorities, who tend to vote Democratic, gives Michelle Nunn a better-than-usual chance.
- Populist appeal to single women could turn Senate races, Democratic group saysCalling unmarried women an undermobilized electorate, Democracy Corps touts a populist message to close the gap against Republicans in 12 Senate battleground states, most of them traditionally conservative.
- Georgia Senate runoff: Which Republican would run stronger in November?In Tuesday's runoff, voters decide which Republican candidate goes up against Democrat Michelle Nunn, who has polled well in the Georgia Senate race. A US congressman leads a businessman in the race to take her on.
- Ted Cruz speaks out as Mississippi's Republican civil war spreadsThe Mississippi Republican primary between Sen. Thad Cochran and tea party-backed Chris McDaniel has been ugly and could get worse. Ted Cruz is jumping in, and McDaniel is moving toward a legal challenge.
- Bitter Mississippi Republican primary not quite over after allTea party challenger Chris McDaniel and his supporters are refusing to acknowledge that they lost a Mississippi Republican primary runoff to Sen. Thad Cochran, meaning an already-weird race is getting weirder by the day.
- Tea party leader Mark Mayfield suicide: A sign of politics 'beyond the pale'?Mississippi tea party leader Mark Mayfield died, apparently in a suicide, after being charged in a scheme to photograph Sen. Thad Cochran’s wife in a nursing home.
- In open primary Southern states, black voters flex new muscleSen. Thad Cochran could not have won the Mississippi Republican primary without thousands of black voters, mostly Democrats, in an open primary. Opponent Chris McDaniel is steamed, but others may learn a lesson.
- How bizarre was Mississippi primary? Its six strangest twists.Sen. Thad Cochran surprisingly beat his tea party opponent (with Democrats' help) in the Mississippi Republican primary runoff Tuesday. It was the final twist in an odd race.
- How Mississippi Democrats and GOP bigwigs helped Thad Cochran winSen. Thad Cochran (R) of Mississippi prevailed Tuesday in the GOP primary against tea party challenger Chris McDaniel. He pulled off the upset with help from black Democratic voters and GOP establishment figures.
- Mississippi Senate runoff: Can black voters save Thad Cochran?Sen. Thad Cochran is facing a tight runoff Tuesday in the Republican primary with the tea party-backed Chris McDaniel. Looking for an edge, he's appealing to African-American voters. It's a tactic that has raised eyebrows.
- The un-Cantor: Sen. Lindsey Graham wins by poking eye of tea partyFacing six tea party challengers, two-term Sen. Lindsey Graham is unapologetic about his differences with conservatives over issues such as immigration reform.
- Domestic spats dog GOP senate candidate Monica Wehby in OregonMonica Wehby is strongly positioned to challenge Sen. Jeff Merkley (D) of Oregon. But her story as a moderate Republican and physician has been interrupted by reports about personal relationships.
- Georgia Senate race: 'Safe' runoff ahead for GOP; Dems choose NunnPolitical newcomer David Perdue was top vote-getter in Tuesday's GOP primary for the US Senate seat in Georgia. Neither he nor Rep. Jack Kingston, who also advances to the July 22 runoff, is an insurgent Republican.
- Mitch McConnell wins in landslide, but November could be different storySen. Mitch McConnell easily vanquished his tea party challenger in Tuesday's primary, but the general election in November promises a sterner test. The big question: Who is Alison Grimes?
- McConnell primary: Why Kentucky is such an oddball in US politicsSen. Mitch McConnell is poised to defeat a tea party opponent in Kentucky's Senate primary on Tuesday, but Democrats still enjoy a registration advantage in the fall general election.
- Bruising Georgia Republican primary: Will it fuel Democrats, or fire up GOP?In their campaign to succeed retiring Sen. Saxby Chambliss, Georgia Republicans have traded heavy blows that could be costly come fall. But Democrats still face an enthusiasm gap.
- Matt Bevin: Why a tea party favorite thinks he can beat Mitch McConnellTea party favorite Matt Bevin is challenging Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell in the Kentucky Republican primary election next week. Here’s how he thinks he can beat the powerful incumbent.
- To hold Senate, Democrats look to black voters. Will enough be there?In a handful of states, including Georgia, Democratic Senate candidates are counting on black voters to turn out big time to help them win. But signs are that enthusiasm for Democrats has been slipping among African-Americans.
- Senate race: Mitch McConnell, Kentucky voters out of step on Obamacare?Kentucky residents say Obamacare needs fixing, but they also find things to like about the state's exchange, kynect. That means the health care law may not be the spear tip that GOP Sen. Mitch McConnell, up for reelection, had hoped.