Tommy Thompson Eyes Herb Kohl’s Senate Seat in Wisconsin
Former Wisconsin Gov. Tommy Thompson is seriously eyeing the U.S. Senate seat held by retiring Democratic Sen. Herb Kohl, according to the National Journal. Thompson, however, isn’t expected to make a final decision on the race until Rep. Paul Ryan — considered one of the GOP’s hottest commodities nationally — decides whether or not he wants to [...]
Tomblin and Maloney Capture Primaries in West Virginia
Acting Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin, who had consistently maintained a double-digit lead throughout the campaign, won the Democratic nomination for governor of West Virginia in Saturday’s special gubernatorial primary. Tomblin, a fiscal conservative who took over as governor when two-term Democratic governor Joe Manchin replaced the late Robert C. Byrd in the U.S. Senate, received [...]
Huckabee’s Heart Says ‘No’
Former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee, a surprise winner of the 2008 Iowa caucuses and considered by many pundits and pollsters as a leading contender for the GOP’s nomination this time around, declared that he will not be a candidate for president in 2012. He announced his decision during his Saturday night program from the Fox [...]
West Virginia Chooses Nominees for Governor Today
West Virginians head to the polls today to nominate candidates for governor in a special election triggered by the death of Sen. Robert C. Byrd, the longest-serving member of the U.S. Senate. Byrd’s death last summer and the subsequent election of then-Gov. Joe Manchin to fill the remainder of the 92-year-old lawmaker’s Senate term, set [...]
Huckabee Plans Major Weekend Announcement
Mike Huckabee, the former governor of Arkansas, will make an announcement about his role in the 2012 presidential campaign on his Fox News program tomorrow evening. “Governor Huckabee will announce tomorrow night on his program whether or not he intends to explore a presidential bid,” said Woody Fraser, executive producer of the former governor’s television [...]
Khavari Back on the Campaign Trail
Economist Farid A. Khavari, who ran for governor of Florida last year on a platform calling for a state-owned bank, is one of eleven candidates hoping to replace ousted Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Alvarez in a special election set for May 24. Alvarez, the county’s two-term mayor, was unceremoniously removed from office on March 15 in [...]
Ron Paul Condemns CIA Raid in Pakistan, Says He Would Have Ordered Bin Laden’s Capture
Rep. Ron Paul, who is expected to announce his candidacy for the Republican presidential nomination in New Hampshire later today, said that as the nation’s commander-in-chief he would not have ordered the killing of Osama bin Laden, but instead would have worked closely with Pakistan to secure his capture. “It was absolutely not necessary,” he [...]
Waiting for Warren?
Though four individuals have already publicly declared their candidacies, Massachusetts Democrats appear to be scouting around for a “big name” to challenge Republican Scott Brown in next year’s U.S. Senate race. Many of them would like to see Elizabeth Warren, the Harvard law professor and consumer advocate who chaired the five-member Congressional Oversight Panel in the [...]
Huckabee Endorses Haridopolos in Florida U.S. Senate Primary
Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee dipped his toe in Florida’s political waters earlier today by endorsing Senate President Mike Haridopolos in next summer’s Republican U.S. Senate primary. According to The Buzz, the former presidential candidate and his wife also made maximum individuals contributions to the Haridopolos campaign. The socially conservative Huckabee, one of nearly two-dozen [...]
McCotter Reportedly Eyeing U.S. Senate, Not White House
Ending weeks of speculation that he might somehow emerge as the “darkest of dark horse” candidates for the 2012 Republican presidential nomination, guitar-playing U.S. Rep. Thaddeus McCotter of Michigan is reportedly considering a challenge to Senator Debbie Stabenow instead. A few weeks ago, the five-term congressman’s name had been thrown into the presidential mix by [...]
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