Franken Senate Victory Projected

As of 8PM ET, the Minneapolis Star Tribune projected that Franken would finish the recount process with a lead of 89 votes, positioning him to become the 59th senator caucusing with Democrats in the upcoming Congress.
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Comedian Becomes Serious Contender

Democrat Franken Leads Senate Race in Minnesota
The political climate this year is such that Franken — best known for starring in an “SNL” skit in which his character stares into a mirror and attempts to reassure himself that, doggone it, people like him — has pulled ahead in his Senate race against Republican Sen. Norm [...]

Kentucky Democrats target Senate GOP leader for upset

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell has a bull’s eye on his back at the beginning of what may be his toughest re-election campaign in years.
Interest groups have run television ads attacking the Kentucky Republican for supporting President Bush’s Iraq war policy and opposing legislation to expand federal subsidies for children’s health care.
But McConnell’s Democratic opponent [...]

Death of the Republican Money Machine

According to data collected by the Center for Responsive Politics, in the current election cycle every one of the top 10 industries making political donations is giving more money to Democrats. Even industries that have in the past been overwhelmingly Republican, like insurance and pharmaceuticals, are now splitting their donations more or less evenly. Oil [...]

Leading Indicators Point Down for GOP

It is gallows humor time for Republicans in Congress, where one lawmaker jokes that “there’s talk about us going the way of the Whigs,” the 19th century political party long extinct.
“That’s not going to happen,” Rep. Tom Davis, R-Va., hastens to add, although a little more than a year before the 2008 election, the major [...]

Where are Republican Senators?

I’m not the only one that has noticed the missing Senators.  All up for reelection and missing from the usual news interviews!!!
Could be they just don’t want to justify their support of the war?

Virginia Democrat Mark Warner to Run for U.S. Senate

Former Virginia Governor Mark Warner said he will seek the U.S. Senate seat now held by retiring Republican John Warner, giving Democrats a veteran candidate as they try next year to widen their Senate majority.
“I’ve decided the way I can contribute most to getting our country back on the right track is to serve in [...]

Hagel’s decision a blow to GOP’s Senate prospects

By Paul Steinhauser
CNN Deputy Political Director
    
WASHINGTON (CNN) — Sen. Chuck Hagel’s announcement Monday that he won’t seek another term makes the Republican Party’s already tough task of trying to take back the Senate in 2008 even tougher.
Sen. Hagel announces in Omaha, Nebraska, his decision not to seek re-election Monday.
 ”I’m here with my family to announce [...]

Democrats’ Hopes High In Senate Races

Republicans See Problems In 2008 Senate Races
 
 WASHINGTON, Sep. 10, 2007
(AP) A string of political setbacks has damaged Republicans’ hopes of regaining the Senate majority next year and increased the likelihood Democrats might expand their razor-thin margin.
The 2008 campaign appears increasingly unpleasant for Republicans a year after unexpected defeats cost them control. Among the factors are [...]