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The Democrats lost what may have been their best candidate in next year’s Senate race in North Carolina. Kay Hagan, who was unseated by Thom Tillis (R) after one term in 2014, said Wednesday she would not seek to take on GOP Sen. Richard Burr. She made her announcement on Facebook: Serving North Carolina in …
The announcement Monday by Gov. Nikki Haley (R) and other South Carolina officials might have seemed like a no-brainer, in light of the recent horror in Charleston. The Confederate flag and other remnants of the Civil War South, while a source to some of regional pride, have been used as symbols of racial hatred for …
Last month’s “Who Dat?” feature left a lot to be desired. For some time now, we’ve been offering photos of unknown buttons, arranged alphabetically by candidate names, for you to help identify. But last month focused on candidates whose last name began with an “I” — and there were only a handful to illustrate. We’re …
We know there’s no “I” in team … or, as my son once said during a T-ball game, “There’s no ‘I’ in ‘victory.” Still trying to figure that one out. But as it turns out, there are not many unknown campaign buttons that begin with the letter “I” either. As you know, every so often …
The retirement announcement of Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid was deservedly front-page news, but it’s hard to make the case that it was a surprise. The 75-year old Nevada Democrat suffered serious eye and facial injuries in a New Year’s Day exercise accident, his numbers at home were not great and, for the first time, …
Rand Paul has a dilemma. The first-term Republican senator from Kentucky is a clear favorite for re-election next year. But he also wants to run for president as well. The rub? State law prohibits him from seeking more than one post at the same time. (Marco Rubio of Florida is in the same predicament: the …
It’s hard to imagine that Rahm Emanuel, the mayor of Chicago with a $15 million war chest, is in trouble in his April 7 runoff with Jesus “Chuy” Garcia, the Cook County commissioner who got enough of the vote in the initial Feb. 24 election to keep Emanuel from winning a second term outright. Reports …
He has a solid campaign organization, tons of money, and even the president of the United States in his corner. But if reports are to be believed, Rahm Emanuel is running scared in his bid (on Tuesday, Feb. 24) for a second term as mayor of Chicago. Not that anyone thinks he will finish anywhere …
One of the more entertaining aspects of following politics is watching how journalists cover Sarah Palin. To a person, they swear up and down that they’ll never write about her again. Then she’ll say something – as she did last month, when she told a reporter that she’s “seriously thinking” about running for president – …
You can’t figure out what Seattle coach Pete Carroll was thinking when he called for that ill-fated pass play during the Super Bowl? How do you think we feel when we can’t figure out who all these local campaign buttons refer to?? As you know, every so often we come across campaign buttons for candidates …