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Tea Party Express says it'll spend big to defeat Murkowski

Tea Party Express says it'll spend big to defeat Murkowski

The Tea Party Express plans to spend "six figures" on the Alaska general election for U.S. Senate, the group said Monday in Anchorage.

 

McMahon Ad Attacks Blumenthal’s Vietnam Claim

McMahon Ad Attacks Blumenthal’s Vietnam Claim

Hours before their debate, the Republican candidate for Senate in Connecticut released a video showing her opponent suggesting he served in the Vietnam War, though he did not.

 

Kentucky Senate Candidates Debate

During a debate Sunday between Rand Paul and Jack Conway, a revealing exchange reminiscent of one during the Massachusetts senate race.

 

Big crowd gathers for liberal rally in Washington

Big crowd gathers for liberal rally in Washington

Tens of thousands of people rallied near the Lincoln Memorial in the U.S. capital on Saturday as liberal groups attempted to energize their base a month before pivotal congressional elections.

 

Barbara Boxer Pulling Away in California

It's been a rough year for Democrats, but there has been one recent ray of sunshine for the party: Barbara Boxer's polling numbers. Boxer spent most of the cycle around 45 percent in the RCP Average, and by mid-August had dropped to 43.8 percent. Her numbers recovered in September but so did her opponent's -- at one point Fiorina was within .3 points of Boxer in the RCP Average. This is very, very dangerous territory for any incumbent.

 

Obama seeks to rally Dems to keep grip on Congress

Obama seeks to rally Dems to keep grip on Congress

President Barack Obama predicted on Thursday his embattled Democrats would hold onto their congressional majorities in the November elections if they can rekindle enthusiasm among voters who helped sweep him into office.

 

Boxer, Fiorina plan public radio debate Wednesday

Boxer, Fiorina plan public radio debate Wednesday

The hourlong confrontation may be the Senate candidates' last before the Nov. 2 election. As they head into what could be their final debate, Democratic Sen. Barbara Boxer and her Republican challenger, Carly Fiorina, are appealing to voters on parallel tracks, each chipping away at the other's character on the airwaves and each trying to persuade voters that she has a superior approach to turning the economy around.

 

McCain gives $1 million to Senate Republican candidates

Republican Senator John McCain is donating $1 million left over from his 2008 presidential campaign to help Senate Republican candidates ahead of the November 2 elections, aides said on Wednesday.

 

Bill To Tax Firms That Export Jobs Fails In Senate

The Senate on Tuesday blocked tax legislation that would have punished U.S. firms that export jobs. But the political symbolism of trying to save American jobs, not passing a bill, was the Democrats' closing argument on the economy in the waning weeks of the congressional elections.

 

Obama: Democratic voter apathy 'inexcusable'

Obama: Democratic voter apathy 'inexcusable'

Admonishing his own party, President Barack Obama says it would be inexcusable and irresponsible for unenthusiastic Democratic voters to sit out the midterm elections, warning that the consequences could be a squandered agenda for years.

 

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