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Doesn’t the Republican establishment look foolish now? The NRSC’s original candidate now bolts out of the GOP, with their money, to run as an independent just to stay in to fight for Florida’s U.S. Senate seat. Conservatives-backed Marco Rubio (R) leads double digits in recent polls against Crist, and the Republican Party has asked Crist [...]

Sen. Blanche Lincoln (D-AR) — already trailing against possible Republican challengers — will now have to face one of her own. Lt. Gov. Bill Halter has decided to enter the Democrat primary race against Lincoln: Arkansas Lt. Gov. Bill Halter unexpectedly announced Monday that he would challenge Sen. Blanche Lincoln in the Democratic primary this [...]

Our president, the Great Campaigner, is losing his magic touch. Sen. Harry Reid (D-NV), hoping to gain some traction in his re-election bid by inviting President Obama to his state for a joint appearance, remains unmoved in the latest polls: But as Reid faces an uphill path to win re-election to a fifth Senate term, [...]

Good news: there may be a way to filibuster the reconciliation process. The Democrats have threatened to push health care legislation through by budget reconciliation which only requires a simple majority of 51 votes. However, Republicans have found a loophole in the process which allows them to introduce an unlimited number of amendments — in [...]

Gov. Charlie Crist is lagging behind GOP primary challenger Marco Rubio in his bid for the U.S. Senate and may soon abandon the Republican Party to run as an independent: Two highly placed and independent sources, speaking strictly on background, tell me that Gov. Charlie Crist is preparing to leave the Republican Party and run [...]

Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) scores another high-profile endorsement in his re-election bid: former Massachusetts governor and 2008 presidential candidate Mitt Romney: Romney said in a statement Tuesday the Arizona senator’s “record of service and sacrifice for America is honored by all.” The former Massachusetts governor added, “It’s hard to imagine the U.S. Senate without John [...]

Republicans and conservatives are groaning over Sen. Scott Brown’s (R-MA) yes vote on Sen. Harry Reid’s (D-NV) “lite” version of the jobs bill. He joined four other Republicans to support this useless bill, in the name of independence and bipartisanship. So he claims: I came to Washington to be an independent voice, to put politics [...]

This thing just won’t die… Lead zombie President Obama is readying a merged House and Senate health care bill, without any Republican participation, to be presented as early as Sunday or Monday. And the Democrats are going to rush it through by reconciliation: Those agreements are likely to be combined as a privileged budget reconciliation [...]

Sen. John McCain and his campaign staff may find comfort and amusement in what challenger J.D. Hayworth has just revealed: this presidency may be involved in some sort of identify theft case… “All I’m saying is, for every race across the country, especially with identity theft in the news, it would be great that people can [...]

The Democrats continue hemorrhaging their own as Sen. Evan Bayh (D-IN) announces that he won’t seek re-election. The reason? Utter frustration: “Two weeks ago, the Senate voted down a bipartisan commission to deal with one of the greatest threats facing our nation: our exploding deficits and debt. The measure would have passed, but seven members [...]

Sens. Max Baucus (D-MT) and Charles Grassley (R-IA) got a nod from Sen. Harry Reid (D-NV) to craft a $85 billion bipartisan jobs bill, but their efforts may end up in vain after all… Reid kicked the Baucus-Grassley bill out the door and introduced a $15 billion version, to the astonishment of his peers and [...]

As early as 5:00pm today, Scott Brown could be sworn in to become the 41st Republican senator, ending the Democrats’ filibuster-proof majority and therefore, making America a better place. Share and Enjoy:

Sarah Palin is putting her support behind Rand Paul, son of Rep. Ron Paul (R-TX), in the GOP Primary. It will be a battle between Paul and Kentucky Secretary of State Trey Grayson. Grayson may have a tough road ahead… Palin and Ron Paul are both anti-establishment, populist figures who command a great following. Share [...]

When will Florida Gov. Charlie Crist announce his withdrawal in the GOP Primary for U.S. Senate? I mean, down 12 points from star conservative candidate Marco Rubio? Share and Enjoy:

Political opportunist Sen. Arlen Specter chose to abandon the Republican Party to join the Democrats in hopes of keeping his job as senator from Pennsylvania. It appears he gravely miscalculated the odds and voter sentiment because his poll numbers are trailing way behind against former Rep. Pat Toomey (R): Former Republican Rep. Pat Toomey has [...]