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Alec Baldwin, Still Mulling a Run for Office
By David Knowles
Acclaimed actor Alec Baldwin is no stranger to politics. The star of "30 Rock" and numerous Hollywood films has often voiced his support of Democratic candidates over the years. Back in 2000, for instance, he agreed with director Robert Altman that if George Bush defeated Al Gore, it would be a good ...
Specter Forgets He's Supposed To Be For Franken Now
By Christopher WeberNewly-minted Democrat Arlen Specter gave a brief interview to Sunday's New York Times Magazine. The Q&A ran the gamut, with questions about Michael Steele ("On Chairman Steele's record, I don't think any reply is necessary"), his mother ("an angel") and his health ("I'm full of vim, vigor and ...
Norm Coleman's Office Available for Lease
By Dylan and Ethan Ris
As the Minnesota Senate race continues to drag on between Democrat Al Franken and Republican Norm Coleman, one small clue seems to point to Coleman's resignation to his defeat.According to the Washington Post's Al Kamen, Coleman has started abandoning his Minnesota offices. A passerby recently ...
Franken Meets with Biden
By Adam Kirchner
Democratic presumptive junior Senator from Minnesota Al Franken met with Vice President Joe Biden on Wednesday, one week after five-term Pennsylvanian Senator Arlen Specter switched his party affiliation while in office from Republican to Democrat. ...
Joe Biden, Al Franken Hold a Summit of the Powerless
By Dylan and Ethan Ris
You'd be hard-pressed to find two people in Washington with less to do than Vice President Joe Biden and would-be Minnesota Senator Al Franken.In the weeks and months since November 4th, both men have been thoroughly screwed by our nation's Constitution, albeit each in his own unique way:* Biden got ...
Where's Specter's Independent Streak? Now He's Anti-Coleman
By Liza Porteus Viana
I've been a big fan of Sen. Arlen Specter's for a long time - mainly because of his independent streak and seemingly disinterest (well, more than others, anyway) in pandering to his party just because that was the politically correct thing to do. I love politicians who buck their party in order to ...
Jim Bunning Blames Mitch McConnell for His Own Impending Defeat
By Dylan and Ethan Ris
As Politics Daily's own David Stacey is reporting, Sen. Jim Bunning spent yesterday trashing his fellow Kentucky Republican Mitch McConnell, using derogatory terms he normally reserves for the news media.Bunning called McConnell "selfish" and blamed the minority leader not only for losing 15 GOP ...
Arlen Specter Tops Pat Toomey in New Poll
By David Knowles
Arlen Specter is no dummy. He knows how to save his own political hide, and a new poll released by Quinnipiac University shows as much:A new poll of Pennsylvania voters suggests that the newest Democrat in Congress, Sen. Arlen Specter, would easily beat his old rival, Republican Pat Toomey, in ...
Rush Limbaugh on Arlen Specter: Take John and Meghan McCain with You!
By David Knowles
Just how entertaining is the Arlen Specter defection for Democrats to watch? Pretty damned entertaining (is one allowed to curse that way after what the Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday?). But if it seems that the overwhelming majority of the country who do not identify themselves as Republicans (79% ...
Polls Find Little Sympathy for Norm Coleman
By Dylan and Ethan Ris
Two new polls are out regarding the contested Minnesota Senate race. And apparently National Republican Senate Committee Chairman "Big Bad" John Cornyn (R-TX) was not among those surveyed, since most respondents want Republican Norm Coleman to drop out.From the Minneapolis Star-Tribune... A new Star ...
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