U.S. Senate
‘The Hill’ Finds Republicans Beautiful
GOPers dominate Democrats 27 to 16 on the annual ’50 Most Beautiful’ list after Democrats held a 111-70 advantage over the four previous years.
Read MoreOld Guard 2012 US Senate Incumbent Fundraising Down Millions from 2006
Contributions have dropped more than $6 million in real dollars among the nine 2+ term Senators on the ballot in 2012; almost all among Democrats.
Read MoreMinnesota 2012 US Senate Race Fundraising Down 65 Percent from 2008
Nearly $7 million more dollars had been raised at this stage of the 2008 campaign.
Read MoreHoekstra Challenge in Michigan U.S. Senate Race Faces Long Historical Odds
It has been over 150 years since an ex-U.S. Representative won a Senate seat in Michigan.
Read MoreTim Kaine’s Ball and Chain: His DNC Past
Only one party chair has successfully entered or reentered political office by winning a U.S. Senate seat in the last 100 years.
Read MoreWill Any Century-Long Streaks End in 2012 U.S. Senate Races?
More than a dozen states have never popularly elected a GOP Senator while voting for a Democratic presidential nominee in the same cycle; will any break with tradition in 2012?
Read MoreU.S. Senate Eyes First Session During 4th of July Holiday Since Watergate
The last time Congress did not take a July 4th recess was in 1974 in the midst of President Richard Nixon’s last days in office at the climax of the Watergate scandal.
Read MoreGillibrand Scores Biggest Fundraising Surge Among 2012 U.S. Senate Incumbents
New York junior Senator jumps from #17 to #5 for cash on hand among 2012 U.S. Senate incumbents last quarter.
Read MoreCould Tommy Thompson Win Wisconsin’s U.S. Senate Seat?
No ex- (non-sitting) Wisconsin governor has ever been elected to a 1st term in the U.S. Senate
Read MoreJoe Donnelly Tries to Pull a Quayle
Only one sitting U.S. House member has won a Senate race from Indiana since popular vote elections were introduced: Dan Quayle
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