The Daily Horse Race

MORE BREAKING: CT-Sen: Dodd to Retire

michael — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 06:04:30 +0000

Both the Post and Times are now reporting the embattled Connecticut Senator Chris Dodd will not seek re-election this fall. It would appear the Senator Dodd will make his announcement later today/tomorrow in his home state. This may offer quite the twist to an already interesting campaign in a solidly Democratic state that Cook Political Index [...]

BREAKING ND-Sen: Senator Byron Dorgan Not Seeking Re-Election

jaren — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 03:01:55 +0000

According to the Bismarck Tribune, Senator Byron Dorgan will not be seeking re-election for the United States Senate this fall. This is devastating news to Senate Democrats who are already struggling with low poll numbers for the midterms. We will have more in depth coverage in coming days.

OH Attorney General: What the…?

michael — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 20:51:54 +0000

Last month, the state GOP over in Ohio declined to endorse a candidate in the state’s upcoming primary for State Attorney General. This wouldn’t be all that interesting if one of the two Republican candidates wasn’t Mike DeWine. Does that name sound familiar? It probably does – DeWine is a former two-term U.S. Senator from Ohio [...]

CT-Sen: New Strategy for Dodd is Bring Home the Bacon

jaren — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 09:30:40 +0000

With a backdrop of health care legislation supporters, Senator Chris Dodd of Connecticut along with other colleagues did a brief speech on their legislative achievement in the Mansfield Room of the US Capitol. Upon hearing the crowd’s applause, he jokingly stated that he hoped all of those in the audience were from Connecticut. All joking aside, [...]

PA-Sen: As Specter Moves Left, Toomey Makes Gains in General

jaren — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 12:41:02 +0000

Just over a year ago, Arlen Specter was campaigning for the Presidential ticket of John McCain and Sarah Palin as a Republican Senator of Pennsylvania. Of course, when Arlen Specter voted for the Democratic backed stimulus package this past spring, the vote emboldened conservative challenger Pat Toomey to the point where it drove Specter out [...]

VA-Gov: Do We Even Have a Front Runner?

jaren — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 04:51:34 +0000

While it was starting to seem like Terry McAulife to take the clear lead in the Virginia governor’s race with Creigh Deeds as the runner up, Politico’s current top headline notes that Brian Moran came out of a Wednesday night interview sponsored by Politico, Youtube, Google and local ABC affiliate out of Virginia “swinging”. Brian [...]

PA-Sen: Rep. Joe Sestak to Run Against Specter

jaren — Wed, 27 May 2009 21:38:19 +0000

Democratic Rep. Joe Sestak is apparently intending to run for US Senate against Arlen Specter in the Democratic Primary. This was reported today by Talking Points Memo. We will be monitoring this breaking story and will provide in depth analysis. Stay tuned.

CT-Sen: Dodd Now Has Primary Challenger

jaren — Tue, 19 May 2009 13:44:58 +0000

Today, the Hartford Courant has reported that Senator Chris Dodd of Connecticut has a new challenger in the Democratic Party in the form of Connecticut businessman Merrick Alpert. While about two months ago it seemed Dodd was in real political trouble in his own state, the Hartford publication largely down plays this challenger as being [...]

PA Sen- Ridge Not Running!

jaren — Fri, 08 May 2009 00:46:20 +0000

Accompanied by an appearance on MSNBC’s Hardball, former popular Pennsylvania Governor Tom Ridge announced he will not seek the US Senate seat in 2010. Arlen Specter will sleep a little easier tonight.

Toomey Raking in the Money, While Ridge Wins Big in Hypothetical Polls

jaren — Tue, 05 May 2009 22:32:11 +0000

Pat Toomey has had an amazing three weeks of fundraising according to Politico’s Scorecard blog raising over a half a million dollars. With this kind of money, Toomey may be able to make his pitch to conservative Republicans and get his name out there before Ridge becomes too much of a threat. However, the very [...]