Former U.S. Rep. Rob Simmons, who suspended his campaign for the Republican U.S. Senate nomination in Connecticut after narrowly failing to secure his party’s endorsement in late May, appears to be slowly re-entering the race.
Described by the Detroit Free Press as “the most entertaining presence on the GOP stage,” State Senator Tom George of Kalamazoo, a long-shot candidate for Michigan’s highest office, has become something of a one-man truth squad…
Marvin Richardson legally changed his name to “Pro-Life” after an Idaho court refused to allow him to be listed on the ballot with the label in a 2006 race for Governor as the Constitution Party candidate. The Constitution Party of Idaho eventually tried to distance themselves from him and in the end, Richardson finished third, essentially tied with the Libertarian nominee for 1.6% of the vote. In 2008, he appeared on the ballot for U.S. Senate as an independent…
Floridians might need a lantern when looking for an honest candidate for the U.S. Senate this year, according to the Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW).
Cap Fendig and Ray McKinney, both of Georgia, briefly sought the Republican presidential nomination in 2008. And both long-shots were back on the ballot this week, appearing in races for a Congressional seat and a State House seat in Georgia…
Linda McMahon, the former chief executive of World Wrestling Entertainment who said that she’s willing to spend $50 million of her own money to win Connecticut’s U.S. Senate race, continues to vastly outspend investment advisor Peter Schiff…
Fearing that he will siphon support from former congressman J. D. Hayworth in his bid to unseat John McCain, a conservative group opposed to illegal immigration is calling on long-shot candidate Jim Deakin to drop his bid for the U.S. Senate…
Hillary in 2012? Pete du Pont, a former Delaware governor and 1988 long-shot Presidential candidate, published an editorial in the Wall Street Journal today that lays out the case for a Hilliary Clinton presidential campaign in 2012. It’s not clear if du Pont’s piece is […]
OK, I’ll admit it. One of my favorite things in the world is to discover a new campaign documentary. With that in mind, I thought it might be fun to share a handful of my personal favorites. I’ll give you my top three picks, plus a few others worth checking out…
From the moment federal prosecutors indicated last week that Jesse Jackson, Jr., was aware that one of his supporters, a prominent Illinois Democratic fundraiser, promised to raise $1 million for then-Gov. Rod Blagojevich in return for Jackson’s appointment to the U.S. Senate seat vacated by President Obama…
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