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'Depose Harry Reid' is rallying cry for GOP Senate candidates: Good strategy?From Kentucky to Alaska, GOP Senate candidates argue that a vote for a Democrat is a vote for majority leader Harry Reid. Cast your ballot for the Republican, and you can flip the Senate and dump the dictator, they say.
How strikes against the Islamic State play out in US midtermsNational security is shaping up as a rising concern among voters heading into 2014 midterm elections, especially among swing voters known as 'Walmart moms.' Will slamming the president for 'no strategy' on the Islamic State work for Republicans?
Senate campaign 2014: Brought to you by 'dark money' like never beforeCampaign spending by 'dark money' groups is eight times higher than about this time in the last midterm campaign cycle, and it's mainly going to TV ads in races that could tip control of the US Senate.
After Tuesday primaries, Massachusetts braces for a bumpy NovemberMassachusetts voters threw out a nine-term Democratic congressman and gave the presumed gubernatorial front-runner only a tepid endorsement. A roundup of the Tuesday primaries in five Northeast states.
Northeast primaries: Cuomo cruising now, but it hasn't been smooth sailingIn primaries Tuesday in five Northeastern states, governorships are at stake in New York, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island, with several tight House races to watch.
Michigan Senate race: Can outsider millions make climate change an issue?Outside groups backed by the Koch brothers on the right and environmentalist billionaire Tom Steyer on the left are pumping millions into a race that tests whether climate issues can play well for Democrats in moderate states.- Michigan Senate race: Can outsider millions make climate change an issue?Outside groups backed by the Koch brothers on the right and environmentalist billionaire Tom Steyer on the left are pumping millions into a race that tests whether climate issues can play well for Democrats in moderate states.
Shaheen-Brown race tightens in N.H., poll shows. Is Obama to blame?Suddenly, N.H. Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D) and former Mass. Sen. Scott Brown (R) are only two points apart. The last Granite State Poll had them 12 points apart. But the shift may not be as big as it seems.
No tea party break for Democrats in AlaskaDan Sullivan, former Alaska attorney general, won the Republican Senate primary Tuesday – not tea partyer Joe Miller. Now Sen. Mark Begich (D) is in for a battle royale.- No tea party break for Democrats in AlaskaDan Sullivan, former Alaska attorney general, won the Republican Senate primary Tuesday – not tea partyer Joe Miller. Now Sen. Mark Begich (D) is in for a battle royale.
West Virginia Senate test: Which candidate can cozy up closest to coal?Coal is the gold standard in West Virginia, where Senate candidate Natalie Tennant bashes her GOP rival for appearing on the campaign trail with out-of-stater Mitt Romney, who once said coal 'kills people.'
Alaska Senate primary: GOP mobilizes to thwart Democratic 'meddling'In 2010 and '12, Democrats funded ads to topple GOP 'establishment' candidates before they could get to a general election. But this year Republicans saw it coming in Alaska, and 'establishment' favorite Dan Sullivan is campaigning on it.
Ten governor's races to watch in 2014 Here are the eight governor’s races most likely to flip in 2014.
Facing reelection, Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel sees falling poll numbersChicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s approval rating has dropped in recent months, reflecting the growing public view that he’s out of touch on key issues.
Republicans and race: why Mississippi drama mattersAt an emotional meeting in Chicago, the Republican National Committee steered clear of 'race-baiting' allegations in Mississippi's GOP Senate runoff. But the issue of how Republicans reach out to blacks is very much alive.
Tea party losses cheer some Republicans, but chill Democrats' Senate hopesIn the fight for control of the Senate, Democrats had been counting on Republicans to elect tea party candidates in the primaries who would be too extreme for a general election. They didn't.
Lamar Alexander: how a Senate moderate is thriving in GOP primarySen. Lamar Alexander voted with Senate Democrats to back immigration reform, yet that doesn't appear to have clobbered his prospects in Thursday's GOP primary.- Lamar Alexander: how a Senate moderate is thriving in GOP primarySen. Lamar Alexander voted with Senate Democrats to back immigration reform, yet that doesn't appear to have clobbered his prospects in Thursday's GOP primary.
Tuesday's primaries offer important lessons in Republican civil warThe tea party failed to beat the vulnerable Sen. Pat Roberts of Kansas, but it did fend off an establishment challenge against two influential House members. The big takeaway: candidate quality matters.
Sen. Pat Roberts trashed by Obama cousin for living away from home stateFor voters, a senator with a home away from home can signal selling out to Washington. Milton Wolf, a distant relative of the president, is using that argument against Sen. Pat Roberts in Tuesday's Kansas Republican primary.
