Monthly Archives: April 2009

Illinois: Businessman & RFK son Chris Kennedy has announced that he will pass on a 2010 Senate bid.  As such, the Democratic primary appears cemented between state Treasurer Alexi Giannoulias and Chicago Urban League CEO Cheryle Jackson. Florida: With Lincoln … Continue reading →

I’ve been more than a bit awestruck how Republican Norm Coleman continues to prolong the agony in MN-Sen, arguing before numerous judges on multiple panels how he won an election that he really, truly lost.  The awe was compounded by … Continue reading →

Here are the Q1 fundraising numbers and cash-on-hand totals at the end of March 2009 for the 2010 Senate candidates.  Compiling courtesy of National Journal’s The Hotline. StateCandidatePartyQ1 TakeDebtEnd-of-March CoHALDick ShelbyR441,051013,517,190AKLisa MurkowskiR  Not AvailableAZJohn McCainR2,557,178*»$1.45M4,440,376ARBlanche LincolnD1,722,48302,272,472CABarbara BoxerD905,35404,622,086CAChuck DeVoreR131,50253,36248,280COMichael BennetD1,426,39911,7601,345,826CTChristopher DoddD1,048,93901,387,741CTSam CaligiuriR44,5948,78236,288CTRob … Continue reading →

North Carolina: New Public Policy Polling numbers should keep the smile on Democrats’ faces regarding the potential pick-up opportunity in NC-Sen.  Not only does the poll find that freshman Republican backbencher Richard Burr’s approval numbers remain in the mid-30′s, but Burr … Continue reading →

With conservative former Congressman Pat Toomey set to challenge incumbent Arlen Specter in the 2010 Republican Senate primary, I think it’s safe to assume that we’ll see a bloodbath in which Specter is labeled a convictionless flip-flopper and Toomey is … Continue reading →

Minnesota: This is pretty neat.  In the video at right, MSNBC’s terrific Rachel Maddow references a post of mine at MyDD.com discussing the need for state Supreme Court Justice Christopher Dietzen to recuse himself from Norm Coleman’s appeal because he … Continue reading →

Remember last week how Republican Hookerlover David Vitter talked tough regarding “angry mobs”appearing at elected officials’ town hall events: This and any other angry mob is welcome to my town hall meetings whenever you want to come. Of course, it … Continue reading →

Kentucky: Among the high-profile officials joining state Attorney General Jack Conway at his 2010 Senate campaign kick-off was Louisville Mayor Jerry Abramson.  The early endorsement battle between Democratic primary combatants Lieutenant Governor Dan Mongiardo and Attorney General Conway stand at: Gov. Steve … Continue reading →

In 2008, Arkansas Republicans were unable to field any challenger to Democratic Senator Mark Pryor.  In the 2010 cycle so far, the AR-GOP has been scrambling to find a credible Senate candidate to challenge Senator Blanche Lincoln as several third … Continue reading →

With Kansas Governor Kathleen Sebelius now looking likely to be confirmed as Secretary of Health and Human Services under The Obama Administration, she also looks likely not to run for Senate against whomever comes out of a bloddy Primary between … Continue reading →