Party Loyalty Often Sacrificed by At-risk House Incumbents
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Public opinion surveys make it abundantly clear that this election year is not the time for Republicans Ã¢ÂÂ at least those facing tough challenges in battleground House districts Ã¢ÂÂ to run as best buddies of President Bush or the Republican leadership in Congress.
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As candidates come under increasing pressure, accuracy is sometimes sacrificed on the stump.
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Every few years someone sounds a death knell over the Democratic Party, political analyst Norm Ornstein wearily noted, and it&#39;s just about then that the party of Jefferson and Madison resurrects itself yet again.
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The DNC chairman's efforts to punish state Dems for an early primary could hurt the party when it counts most
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WASHINGTON - US House Republicans demonstrated their loyalty to Majority Leader Tom DeLay of Sugar Land on Wednesday. The lawmakers changed a party rule that would have cost DeLay his leadership post if
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Infighting among US Democrats after their victory in the November 7 elections has led some to wonder if the party is up to the task of controlling Congress.
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Democrats began turning Wednesday to the fight that some in the party fear they wage most consistently: with one another. Democratic politicians and operatives said the
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House members can choose from an array of ready-made aids, but many draw from personal experience of constituents.
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His inclusive approach is the way to go. But his party's failure to follow his lead is offering the Democrats an enormous political opportunity.
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Most House incumbents preparing for their 2008 campaigns won&rsquo;t have to be asked twice if national party officials offer additional aid. The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) had no trouble lining up 29 House Democrats as this election cycle&rsquo;s first enrollees in its &ldquo;Frontline&rdquo; program, which targets extra financial and logistical help to incumbents seen as potentially vulnerable to Republican challenges.
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An exodus of senior Republican incumbents from the House is threatening to cripple Republican efforts to topple the Democratic majority in November.
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State lawmakers who reconfigured congressional maps to benefit one party over another have drawn themselves into a corner in some House districts.
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Back in power, the Democrats are discovering that role reversal in the House isn't all it's cracked up to be
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Candidate endorsements usually do not decide political contests, but they certainly donÃ¢ÂÂt hurt. And marketing consultant Charlie Stuart Ã¢ÂÂ a Democrat running in the Sept. 5 primary to challenge Republican Rep. Ric Keller in FloridaÃ¢ÂÂs 8th Congressional District Ã¢ÂÂ has gotten the best of his partyÃ¢ÂÂs endorsement chase.
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Few constituencies are as eager for the Republican Party to falter this political season as gay-rights activists. Yet as they observe the Democratic presidential campaign and the rest of the electoral landscape, their high hopes often are mixed with frustration.
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They lost their House and Senate seats, in some cases after keeping them warm for three decades. Others up and left on their own. But do not feel too sorry for some of these soon-to-be former lawmakers.
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Washington -- With House Majority Leader Tom DeLay, R-Texas, now involved directly or tangentially in a handful of ethics cases and investigations, some analysts say another setback could substantially weaken the lawmaker&#39;s ability to champion Republican