Castor Decides Not to Challenge Beleaguered Pennsylvania Governor Next Year
Plagued by persistently low approval ratings, Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett undoubtedly breathed a sigh of relief late yesterday afternoon when Montgomery County Commissioner Bruce Castor announced that he wouldn’t challenge the increasingly unpopular governor in next May’s Republican primary. A former Montgomery County District Attorney now serving in his second term as a county commissioner, [...]
Wealthy Minneapolis Executive Expected to Challenge Al Franken
According to POLITICO, a wealthy financial executive from Minneapolis is expected to declare his candidacy for Democrat Al Franken’s U.S. Senate seat sometime next week. The challenger, Michael F. McFadden, is a co-chief executive officer of Lazard Middle Market, a division of Lazard Ltd., one of the world’s leading financial advisory and asset management firms. [...]
Tea Party Favorite Opts Out of Iowa Senate Race
U.S. Rep. Steve King of Iowa, a favorite of the Tea Party crowd, tweeted a message to supporters Friday evening saying that he has decided not to seek the seat of retiring Democratic Sen. Tom Harkin in 2014. “I will not run for Senate in 2014,” King told his followers on Twitter. “A Senate race [...]
Jim Graves Eager to Challenge Bachmann Again
Democrat Jim Graves, who came within 4,300 votes of unseating Tea Party favorite Michele Bachmann in Minnesota’s 6th congressional district last November, is eager to run again. “These days, Congress is all about scoring political points rather than actually solving problems, and Minnesota’s 6th District – my home – is losing out because of that [...]
Sheheen Eyes Rematch in South Carolina
State Sen. Vincent A. Sheheen, who lost a closer-than-expected contest to Nikki Haley for the South Carolina governorship in 2010, is apparently itching for a rematch. “Our state deserves better than the failed and dysfunctional government it has received from our current politicians,” Sheheen wrote in a recent email to supporters. “Three years ago, we [...]
Huffing and Puffing, Pennsylvania’s ‘Big Bad Wolf’ Challenges Corbett
Pledging to spend at least $10 million of his own money on his long-shot candidacy, former state Revenue Secretary Tom Wolf entered the increasingly crowded race for the Democratic nomination for governor of Pennsylvania last Tuesday. An affluent industrialist from York County who served as Secretary of the Department of Revenue in former Gov. Ed [...]
The More the Merrier: Crowded ’14 Democratic Primary Likely in Pennsylvania
What is expected to be a crowded Democratic race for the right to challenge embattled Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett next year might get a little more cramped with the possible candidacy of Scott Conklin, a four-term state representative from Centre County. According to PoliticsPA, the 54-year-old Conklin is taking a serious look at the race. [...]
Ashley Judd Passes on Senate Race
Ashley Judd’s long-rumored challenge to Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Kentucky) next year won’t be happening. Long considered a frontrunner for the Democratic nomination, the actress announced her decision to skip the race in a message on Twitter yesterday. “After serious and thorough contemplation, I realize that my responsibilities and energy at this time need [...]
Bob Barr Eyes Comeback Bid in U.S. House Race
Former U.S. Rep. Bob Barr is expected to declare his candidacy later today for the Republican nomination for Georgia’s 11th congressional district seat currently held by right-wing Congressman Phil Gingrey (R-Marietta). Barr’s hat tossing, which will occur this morning at Adventure Outdoors, a popular firearms and sporting goods store in the Atlanta suburb of Smyrna, follows closely [...]
Granholm Won’t Run for Levin’s U.S. Senate Seat
Former Gov. Jennifer Granholm announced on Friday that she will not seek the seat of retiring Democratic Sen. Carl Levin. “Friends, thanks for all of the encouragement on the Michigan Senate seat, but I’m not going to run,” Granholm wrote on Facebook late yesterday. A visiting professor of law and public policy at the University of California [...]
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