Dave Bing Opts Out of Crowded Detroit Mayoral Race
Facing a credit rating mired in junk bond territory, a long-term debt of at least $15 billion and a current budget deficit expected to reach more than $386 million by the end of the fiscal year on June 30, Mayor Dave Bing announced on Tuesday that he would not be a candidate for reelection in [...]
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, [...]
With Christie’s Coffers Flush With Cash, Republican Challenger Wages Frugal Campaign
Leading by more than thirty points in the polls, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie’s campaign war chest is overflowing with cash, his campaign announced on Monday. Christie’s campaign has raised a total just shy of $6.2 million and reportedly has $3.4 million on hand as of May 3. That total includes contributions from no fewer [...]
Sanford Pulls Ahead of Colbert Busch in S.C. Special Election
Erasing a 9-point deficit, disgraced former Gov. Mark Sanford (R) has narrowly pulled ahead of Democratic rival Elizabeth Colbert Busch in South Carolina’s widely-watched special congressional election, according to a new Public Policy Polling survey released Sunday night. Conducted on May 4 and 5, the poll of 1,239 likely voters in Tuesday’s special election for [...]
Markey Could Face Dogfight in Massachusetts
Regarded by some as an almost prohibitive favorite in the special election to replace now-Secretary of State John Kerry in the U.S. Senate, U.S. Rep. Edward Markey could be in for a much tougher race than anybody imagined. According to a Public Policy Polling survey of 1,539 likely voters, the 36-year House veteran holds only a [...]
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 [...]
Time Capsule: Pair of Primary Wins Propel Humphrey into Serious Contention in ‘72
Following closely on the heels of a decisive win in Pennsylvania a week earlier, Sen. Hubert H. Humphrey of Minnesota was catapulted into serious contention for the Democratic presidential nomination by scoring a pair of victories in Indiana and Ohio on this day in 1972. Given up for dead in the wake of his loss [...]
Man on a Mission: Peace & Freedom Hopeful Stumps Vigorously in California Special Election
While Democrat Leticia Perez and Republican Andy Vidak are receiving the lion’s share of media attention in California’s 16th State Senate District special election, at least one of three long-shot candidates in the race is running like a man on a mission, one who doesn’t believe that defeat at the ballot box on May 21 [...]
Lynch Predicts Major Upset in Massachusetts Senate Primary
Trailing by double digits in most public opinion polls, Congressman Stephen F. Lynch bravely predicted a come-from-behind victory in his long-shot quest for the Democratic U.S. Senate nomination against U.S. Rep. Edward J. Markey in Massachusetts on Tuesday. Lynch, who also forecast a 23 percent turnout in the primary, made his prediction while speaking with [...]
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