There Is No Joy in Doddville

The latest Quinnipiac University poll results are in for Sen. Chris Dodd’s (D-Conn.) re-election bid — and they’re being cast as a win for the senator, even though he still trails a possible Republican challenger. The survey found that nearly half of Connecticut voters don’t trust Dodd More…

What’s in a Statement?

Senators of all stripes rushed to put their stamp on President Obama’s nomination of Judge Sonia Sotomayor to the Supreme Court.

While I’m usually driven crazy by elected officials’ efforts to tell you their view on everything — such as a press releases I once received about the adoption of More…

Gillibrand Seeks Ride on Sotomayor’s Robe

Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) got off to a rocky start in her relationship with her state’s Hispanic community, but on the day President Obama nominated Judge Sonia Sotomayor to be the first Hispanic Supreme Court justice, Gillibrand wants you to know she recommended Sotomayor for the job.

When New York More…

Sen. Roland Burris: ‘Right on Course?’

Chicago Sun-Times columnist Lynn Sweet writes today that Sen. Roland Burris (D-Ill.), who occupies President Obama’s old seat, recently told her he believes his experience and knowledge of both Illinois and Washington have helped him adjust to his new job.

“I am right on course,” Burris told Sweet, who reports that Burris More…

Too Conservative for Newspaper Endorsements?

That’s the argument that Steve Lonegan, a former mayor hoping to represent the GOP in New Jersey’s gubernatorial race this year, is making.

After Lonegan’s chief opponent, Chris Christie, a former U.S. attorney for New Jersey, snagged the backing of The Philadelphia Inquirer and the Hanover Eagle, Lonegan came out More…