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Tag Archives: United States Senate
Senate Seat Series – Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX)
Kathryn Ann Bailey Hutchison is the retiring Republican Senator from Texas. She previously served as the Texas State Treasurer and in the Texas House of Representatives. (Updated: blogger Lawrence Person notes that several of the people listed here have already declared … Continue reading
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Tagged Chet Edwards, Dan Patrick, David Dewhurst, Debra Medina, Elizabeth Ames Jones, Florence Shapiro, John Sharp, Julian Castro, Kay Bailey Hutchison, Kinky Friedman, Lt. Gen. Ricardo Sanchez, Michael Williams, Roger Williams, Ron Paul, Sheriff Adrian Garcia, Ted Cruz, Tom Leppert, United States Senate
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Senate Seat Series – Jim Webb (D-VA)
James Henry Webb Jr. the Senior Senator from Virginia who narrowly won his seat from incumbent George Allen in 2006 has decided not to run for re-election in 2012. This is disappointing for Democrats as Webb has been an outspoken … Continue reading
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Tagged George Allen, Jim Webb, Tim Kaine, Tom Perriello, United States Senate, Virginia
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The Senate Seat Series
Since we’re covering the potential 2012 Presidential nominees in our Contender Series, we thought it would be useful to look at the 2012 landscape for the United States Senate. Of the 33 Seats up for election in next year, two-thirds … Continue reading
Christmas Jeers
(Ed Note: we continue to host guest editorials from time to time. This guest op-ed is from Max Holland. Max, aka Birdpilot, is a retired former business owner who also spent a number of years in the corporate and academic … Continue reading
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Tagged christmas, Harry Reid, Jim DeMint, Jon Kyl, United States Senate
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Are Republicans “Beyond Redemption?”
That’s the suggestion of John C. Danforth, a respected Republican former Senator from Missouri and Ambassador to the U.N. during the Bush administration. Senator Danforth was responding this weekend to the news reported at Red State that Senator Richard Lugar … Continue reading
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Tagged DREAM Act, John Danforth, New START, Richard Lugar, Ronald Reagan, Tea Party movement, United States Senate
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Mirror, Mirror on the Wall, Won’t You Polish Your Crystal Ball?
So here we are, with only one more week to make and to hear the prognostications and forecasts. I have a four-part essay question for commenters. Feel free to address any or all of the parts. I’ll give some of … Continue reading
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Tagged House, Larry Sabato, Minnesota, Senate, United States Senate
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