election 2010

It’s no news that Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) is facing a difficult reelection bid next year. Still, as recently as Sept. 3, the Cook Political Report, a well-respected election handicapper, had the seat nestled snugly in the “likely Democrat” column.
But that was a week ago. Today Cook updated its map to rank Reid’s [...]

In an interview with Pennsylvania’s Wayne Independent this morning, second-term Rep. Joe Sestak (D-Penn.) officially threw his name in the ring to take on Sen. Arlen Specter (D-Penn.) in next year’s Democratic primary.
Sestak had been hinting at the run for months. The Hill describes the final hurdle of the decision-making process:
Sestak was expected to run [...]

As the Senate today continues debate on Sen. Chris Dodd’s (D-Conn.) credit card reform proposal, Dodd’s 2010 GOP opponent, former Connecticut Rep. Rob Simmons, just issued a statement asking the Banking Committee chairman a biting question: What took you so long?
Credit card reform is long overdue and if Sen. Dodd wasn’t so busy collecting hundreds [...]

The Washington Post is reporting this morning that Sen. Arlen Specter (D-Pa.), who the Democrats stripped of all seniority in a low-profile voice vote late Tuesday night, will retain some of his seniority. In a deal struck with Democratic leaders, Specter will take over the chairmanship of the Judiciary Committee’s Crime and Drugs subpanel.
Under the [...]

It wasn’t just Republicans leaders who were thrown a curveball today when Pennsylvania Sen. Arlen Specter switched parties to become a Democrat. Rep. Joe Sestak (D-Pa.) has been raising money like mad this year with his eyes on the Senate seat to be contested in 2010.
The question now — one of many whirling around Washington [...]

Reporters seeking Sen. Chris Dodd’s (D-Conn.) first quarter fundraising filings were met with silence for most of yesterday. Now we know why.
Though Dodd has already raised more than $1 million in 2009 — a handsome sum that places him well ahead of the Republicans he could face in next year’s election — only five individual [...]