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March 17, 2010
Poll: Whitman, Brown tied in matchup for Calif gov
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - A new poll finds former eBay chief executive Meg Whitman, a billionaire Republican, is now in a dead heat with presumed Democratic nominee Jerry Brown in the race for California governor.
March 14, 2010
Boehner says GOP has chance of recapturing House
WASHINGTON (AP) - House Republican leader John Boehner says his party has a shot at recapturing the House majority it lost to Democrats in 2006.
March 13, 2010
Fiorina assails Washington, Boxer as out of touch
SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) - Senate candidate Carly Fiorina is attempting to win over California Republicans by attacking two of their strongest dislikes - incumbent Democrat Barbara Boxer and a federal government she says is broken.
Divided party? It’s not just GOP, but also Dems
WASHINGTON (AP) - There are lots of signs that Republicans are a party divided. But Democrats have their own widening cracks - and that could make a potentially bleak election year even tougher.
March 12, 2010
DioGuardi, dad of ‘Idol’ judge, to run for Senate
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - The father of “American Idol” judge Kara DioGuardi, former Republican congressman Joe DioGuardi, is set to announce he is running for the U.S. Senate seat held by Kirsten Gillibrand.
March 08, 2010
Pa. Dems pick Critz as nominee to fill Murtha seat
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) - Pennsylvania Democrats have chosen former congressional aide Mark Critz as the nominee for a special election to fill the U.S. House seat once held by late Rep. John Murtha.
March 05, 2010
2nd Democrat leaves SC governor’s race
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - Democrat Dwight Drake is dropping out of the South Carolina governor’s race.
APNewsBreak: Senators slam anti-Barrett ads
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - South Carolina’s two U.S. senators say a Washington advocacy group’s ads about U.S. Rep. Gresham Barrett and the federal stimulus package are off base.
March 04, 2010
Rep. Delahunt says he won’t run for re-election
WASHINGTON (AP) - Massachusetts Rep. William Delahunt has decided not to run for re-election.
Sheheen wins backing of half of Legislature’s Dems
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - Half of South Carolina’s Democrats in the Statehouse say they’ve found their candidate for governor.
Ill. Dems seek post-scandal lt. gov. applications
CHICAGO (AP) - Illinois’ Democratic voters picked a pawnbroker as their candidate for lieutenant governor, and it didn’t end well.
March 02, 2010
Ford not running for NY Senate, Zuckerman possible
NEW YORK (AP) - Former Tennessee congressman Harold Ford Jr. didn’t name names when he said he isn’t running in New York’s Democratic primary for U.S. Senate because it might help a Republican win.
February 28, 2010
APNewsBreak: Kennedy III decides against House run
BOSTON (AP) - The grandson of Robert F. Kennedy has decided against running for the U.S. House from Massachusetts this year.
Pelosi: Democrats will retain majority in House
WASHINGTON (AP) - House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says Democrats will retain a majority in the House after this year’s midterm elections.
February 27, 2010
NY governor abandons bid for full, 4-year term
NEW YORK (AP) - Calling himself an everyday fighter, Gov. David Paterson is quietly putting an end to the talk that he would prolong his long-shot bid to stay in office.
February 26, 2010
NY Gov. Paterson drops bid amid violence scandal
NEW YORK (AP) - New York Gov. David Paterson has officially ended his election bid.
February 25, 2010
NC Democrats want apology over GOP senator’s words
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - North Carolina’s Democratic Party wants a GOP state senator to apologize for comments he reportedly made to a Republican gathering about gays and blacks.
Correction: Senator Burr’s vote on jobs bill
Nine On Your Side has a correction to make involving yesterday’s vote on the jobs bill.
Murtha’s widow endorses aide for empty Pa. seat
JOHNSTOWN, Pa. (AP) - John Murtha’s widow is endorsing an aide to the late congressman in his bid to fill Murtha’s former House seat.
February 24, 2010
Jobs bill passes, Hagan calls it “step in the right direction”
The U.S. Senate has passed a 15 billion dollar jobs bill with help from a few Republicans.
Lone GOP health care backer’s campaign cash dips
WASHINGTON (AP) - A Republican lawmaker is feeling a financial pinch since he voted for the Democratic health care bill last fall.
Hutchison: Perry’s tactics tough on her campaign
JUSTIN, Texas (AP) - Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison has acknowledged Republican Gov. Rick Perry has succeeded at casting her as a Washington insider, hindering her effort to kick him out of the Texas governor’s mansion.
Romney backs former rival McCain for re-election
BOSTON (AP) - Mitt Romney is endorsing former rival John McCain as the 2008 Republican presidential nominee faces a fight to keep his Senate seat.
Former Murtha aide plans run for US House seat
JOHNSTOWN, Pa. (AP) - A longtime aide to late Rep. John Murtha says he will run to fill his old boss’ seat.
February 23, 2010
House GOP leader calls Obama bill a ‘nonstarter’
WASHINGTON (AP) - A member of the House Republican leadership is calling President Barack Obama’s new health care overhaul proposal a warmed-over version of Senate legislation the American people already have rejected.
February 16, 2010
Indiana Democrat announces he’s retiring from the Senate
WASHINGTON (AP) - Sen. Evan Bayh says he’s grown tired of the partisan divisions that dominate Congress, and won’t seek a third term.
Biden says stimulus good for Michigan, rest of US
UNIVERSITY CENTER, Mich. (AP) - Vice President Joe Biden says the year-old federal Recovery Act that has pumped billions in stimulus dollars into the economy is working, disputing Republican claims it has failed.
February 15, 2010
Hayworth launches GOP primary challenge to McCain
PHOENIX (AP) - Conservative talk-radio host J.D. Hayworth has kicked off his campaign challenging Arizona Sen. John McCain.
Reports: Sen. Bayh not seeking re-election
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Media reports say that Democratic Sen. Evan Bayh of Indiana has decided to not seek re-election.
February 09, 2010
Murtha’s death sets stage for competitive race
WASHINGTON (AP) - Democrats have long dominated the late Rep. John Murtha’s district, but Republicans have made inroads in recent years that could help them win back the seat.
