Some possible midterm surprises
There are some unassailable facts that must not be overlooked when you discuss midterm elections. First and foremost is who actually comes out to vote. This is not a presidential election. The...
View ArticleJill Biden to campaign for Nunn in Georgia
Second lady Jill Biden is heading to Georgia on Friday for a series of fundraisers and campaign events for Democratic Senate candidate Michelle Nunn.Polls show Nunn gaining momentum in her race against...
View ArticleMichelle Nunn: I voted for Obama
Georgia Democratic Senate candidate Michelle Nunn said Friday that she voted to elect President Obama. "I did vote for the president," said Nunn, who is fighting against Republican David Perdue, in an...
View ArticleJill Biden volunteers with Georgia Senate candidate
Second lady Jill Biden joined Democratic Senate hopeful Michelle Nunn and hundreds of volunteers in Atlanta on Saturday.Biden and Nunn — who is challenging Republican David Perdue to replace retiring...
View ArticleGa. Republican's investments draw scrutiny as race tightens
Georgia Republican Senate candidate David Perdue has anywhere from $500,000 to $1 million invested in an elite fund managed by a Swiss bank, a detail that could offer Democrats further fodder, as they...
View ArticleObama: If Nunn wins, Dems keep Senate
President Obama is urging voters to help Georgia Senate candidate Michelle Nunn defeat Republican David Purdue, telling a radio station Thursday that Democratic control of the Senate depends on her...
View ArticleTea Party Patriots endorses Perdue for Georgia Senate
Tea Party Patriots Citizen Fund is endorsing businessman David Perdue (R) for Georgia Senate, overlooking conservative dissatisfaction with the candidate because the state could be key to control of...
View ArticleControversy, confusion after Perdue signs insulin pump
David Perdue, the Republican running for Georgia’s open Senate seat, was signing an insulin pump — not a young woman’s stomach — in a video released Friday.In the video, taped by a Democratic...
View ArticleWith one week to go, Republicans' confidence builds
brightcove.createExperiences(); The final week in a two-year war for control of the Senate is going down to the wire, with Republicans confident they’ll net at least the six...
View ArticleNunn seeks the offensive in final debate
Georgia Democratic Senate candidate Michelle Nunn sought to go on the offensive Sunday in a final debate against Republican businessman David Perdue, who repeatedly painted her as an ally of President...
View ArticleBiden predicts 52 Dem seats
brightcove.createExperiences(); Vice President Biden predicted Tuesday that Democrats would end up with around 52 seats in the Senate and retain their majority during a...
View ArticleGOP's Perdue wins outright in Georgia
Businessman David Perdue (R) has won Georgia's open Senate seat, topping the 50 percent threshold needed to defeat former charity executive Michelle Nunn (D) and avoid a runoff election in...
View ArticleRural voters speak loudly in midterms, Democrats pay the price
On his Nov. 2 election preview edition of "Meet the Press," host Chuck Todd asked Sen. Mark Pryor (D-Ark.) "what should Obama learn from this election season?" Pryor, who went down to defeat yesterday...
View ArticleWhat did $4 billion buy?
What does close to $4 billion buy you? In August, Apple bought Beats Electronics for only $3 billion. On Tuesday, it bought us our new House and Senate (Apple spent less than $150k on the campaign),...
View ArticleIf the 'war on women' is over, whither Hillary Clinton?
Republicans picked up seven Senate seats in the midterm election. (Note: This includes Alaska, which was called for Republican candidate Dan Sullivan earlier this morning.) According to CNN exit...
View ArticleFree trade is a winner in recent elections
In Georgia, Iowa, Massachusetts and North Carolina, the midterm elections proved that candidates shouldn't be afraid to talk about the benefits of trade. They also demonstrated that candidates tempted...
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