Race may tip control of Senate
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VANCOUVER, Wash. - State Sen. Don Carlson is an oddity in his party, a Republican in a largely Democratic district. The unusual status makes some Republicans nervous.
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The political life of the top Senate Democrat is on the line in the Nov. 2 congressional elections while the reputation and clout of a key House Republican known as "The Hammer" is also at stake.
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It's no secret that Senate Democrats are looking at a target-rich environment in 2008. Open Republican seats in Colorado, Virginia and Nebraska are likely to be seriously contested by Democrats, while Republican incumbents in Maine, New Hampshire, Minnesota and Oregon are also in danger.
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The next Congress will look slightly more like the real America, with more women, Hispanics and blacks, including the first black man to enter the Senate in a quarter century.
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Illinois- On the eve of the election, the big race here in Illinois is for the US Senate. With only hours to campaign, a new poll shows Barack Obama with a three to one lead over his Republican counterpart, Alan Keyes.
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Republicans took over from Democrats the seat in the key battleground state of South Carolinain the Senate races Tuesday, making it even harder the uphill fight by Democrats for the Senate control.
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African Americans are expected to vote overwhelmingly for Democrat John Kerry on November 2, but perhaps not in high enough numbers to ensure victory for the Massachusetts senator in the razor-thin presidential election, poll results suggested.
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U.S. Sen. George Allen's Democratic opponent has closed the gap in the race, reflecting two difficult weeks for the first-term Republican battling claims of racial insensitivity, according to a poll released Friday night.
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Republicans were well-positioned to retain narrow control of the Senate as voters went to the polls Tuesday, but with nine races too close to call, Democrats still had a long-shot chance of scoring an upset, political analysts said.
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The New York senator weighs in on whether Republicans would gain an advantage.
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The image of Sen. James Webb (D-Va.) gaveling the Senate in and out of session in 30 seconds has become a staple of wry political commentary lately. But in fact, the senator's lonely vigil represents more than Washington gamesmanship. In a way, it marks a shift in the balance of power between the...
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Republican Party strategists, even under expected circumstances, knew they faced a difficult imbalance in the 2008 lineup of Senate races. The GOP have 21 seats to defend to just 12 for the Democrats.
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Often when the dust settles on a Democratic Senate primary in Maryland, the hard work is done and the winner can expect to roll over the Republican in the fall. Not this time.
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Los Angeles Times - WASHINGTON &#8212; Leading the majority party in the Senate, a job that has been likened to herding cats, is tough enough in ordinary times. For Majority Leader Bill Frist (R-Tenn.), last week's Republican election triumphs paradoxically made the job tougher yet.
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Thirty-four seats are up for grabs. In early returns, Republicans were well-positioned to retain their majority. However, with nine seats in close races, Democrats held on to hope of regaining control.
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Arizona senator's win in Wisconsin signals a coalescing of a Republican electorate.
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The political life of the top Senate Democrat is on the line in the Nov. 2 congressional elections while the reputation and clout of a key House Republican known as &quot;The Hammer&quot; is also at stake.