Heads get stomped, decoys get rolled out, debate rules get broken and mailers induce vomit. That, and more, all in the span of two and a half days. Marc Ambinder has the full rundown of the midterms’ freakish home stretch.
In the Pennsylvania Senate race, where Rep. Joe Sestak (D) and former Rep. Pat Toomey (R) are locked in a virtual tie in the polls, the two candidates debated last night and exchanged a number of blows over the issue of Social Security. Sestak accused Tooomey of wanting More…
Last night the Kentucky Senate race between Attorney General Jack Conway (D) and ophthalmologist Rand Paul (R) took a turn to serious issues, like the worship of “Aqua Buddha.” While the GQ article linking Paul to a secret society at Baylor University that mocked Christianity has been out in More…
Most Democrats and even many Republicans agree that Sen. Harry Reid (D-Nev.) lucked out in a major way when he drew tea party candidate Sharron Angle as his GOP challenger for Senate in 2010. So why, on the eve of his first (and only) debate with Angle — and More…
Sen. Harry Reid (D-Nev.) spokesman Jim Manley has confirmed that the DISCLOSE Act will be brought up for debate tomorrow and a possible vote on Thursday in the Senate. “We’re debating DISCLOSE Act tomorrow w/ vote Thursday,” he tweeted to followers just an hour ago.
Florida Senate candidate Marco Rubio (R) just agreed to a debate with Gov. Charlie Crist and Rep. Kendrick Meek (D-Fla.), then immediately said yes to six more. This is the kind of scenario that might prove problematic for Crist’s campaign, notes the St. Petersburg Times’ Adam Smith:
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As Florida Democratic Senate candidates Rep. Kendrick Meek and billionaire businessman Jeff Greene slugged it out in their only statewide televised debate last night, key Democrats prepared for a fundraiser tonight in Washington that will benefit former Florida Republican governor, now independent senatorial candidate, Charlie Crist.
Well, that was more interesting than anyone could have reasonably expected it to be. The sense I’m getting from conservatives and GOP strategists is that the discussion between President Obama and House Republicans in Baltimore was a boon for the president — maybe unfairly so, because the format made even More…
TPMDC’s Brian Beutler reports that Sen. Ben Nelson (D-Neb.) has announced he plans to vote to send the Senate health care bill to the Senate floor. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) has scheduled the vote for Saturday night.
“This weekend, I will vote for the motion
PITTSBURGH – Sen. Arlen Specter (D-Pa.) has sat down with moderators Susie Madrak and Ari Melber for a taut but friendly conversation, where he’s attempting to win over the most skeptical segment of his new party. Minutes before it began, Daily Kos posted a new poll showing Specter slipping More…
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