David Vitter Draws Pair of Last-Minute Primary Challengers in Louisiana
Embattled U.S. Sen. David Vitter of Louisiana attracted two last-minute primary challengers shortly before Friday’s filing deadline. Former Louisiana Supreme Court Justice Chet D. Traylor, who served on the state’s highest court for a dozen years before his retirement in the spring of 2009, unexpectedly filed for Vitter’s U.S. Senate seat…
Flashback Friday: Sandy D’Alemberte Abandons Independent Candidacy
State Rep. Talbot “Sandy” D’Alemberte abandoned the idea of running for governor of Florida forty years ago this week. Regarded as one of the most liberal members of the Florida legislature, the 37-year-old Miami lawyer had seriously considered bolting his party in 1970 to run for governor as an independent.
Waiting for a Wave: Maurice Ferre’s Steady Quest for the U.S. Senate
Twenty-five years ago, near the end of his 12-year reign as mayor of Miami, Maurice Ferre compared himself to a surfer, a politician skilled enough to navigate a continually shifting wave…
Green Party Candidate Calls for Ban on Drilling in the Marcellus Shale
Howie Hawkins, the Green Party candidate for governor of New York, called for a ban on drilling in the Marcellus Shale last week…
Flashback Friday: ‘Mouth of Massachusetts’ Shakes Up Gubernatorial Campaign
Described by columnist George F. Will as the most interesting candidate in the country, Boston University President John R. Silber was drawing a lot of attention twenty years ago this summer…
What Ever Happened to…South Dakota’s Larry Pressler?
Citing the experience of 42-year-old Teddy Roosevelt and suggesting that the burdens of the presidency were so great that the nation might be better served by electing a person in their prime rather than someone in the twilight of his career…
Wrestling Promoter or Economist? Peter Schiff Qualifies for Republican Primary in Connecticut
Economist-turned-politician Peter Schiff qualified for the Republican U.S. Senate primary ballot earlier this week, becoming the only active challenger to wealthy wrestling promoter Linda McMahon in Connecticut’s Aug. 10 primary.
Flashback Friday: Mayor John V. Lindsay Eyes the White House
In politics, timing is everything. At least that’s how it must have appeared to John V. Lindsay, the charismatic and debonair mayor of New York City, forty years ago this summer when he quietly began fueling speculation that he would seek the Democratic presidential nomination in 1972.
Runoff for Maldonado’s Senate Seat in California Appears Likely
Leave it to California, a state with a gaping $19 billion budget shortfall, to spend between $4 to $6 million in a special election only two weeks after the state’s June 8 primary.
Investigative Journalist Hopes to Unseat John McCain
Arizona has always liked a fighter and it may have found one in crusading investigative journalist John Dougherty…
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