Category: Election 2010

Yesterday was a great day for conservatives. Nikki Haley, who’s a strong conservative, easily won a run-off race for : governor in South Carolina. If she wins the general election, she’ll be the first female Indian-American governor in the country. The latest poll I’ve seen has Haley up by roughly 20 points over Democratic candidate Vincent […]

I have to admit: I’m starting to take a real shine to Renee Ellmers. That’s not just because she’s a NC candidate or because her opponent, Bob Etheridge, comes across like a violent lunatic. It’s not even because she did a guest post for RWN back in May and gave her first written response to […]

As many of you are no doubt aware, Democratic Congressman Bob Etheridge is in the news for assaulting a student who asked him a question. Here’s the video of the incident that’s turning up all over the place. Etheridge has already issued an apology for his odd and violent behavior. I have seen the video […]

First off, in California, it was not a great day for conservatives although happily, down the ticket, birther queen Orly Taitz was trounced by Damon Dunn for Secretary of State. That’s the good news. On the other hand, Meg Whitman soundly beat Steve Poizner for:  governor of California, 64% to 27%. I really don’t like […]

Tea Party candidate Rick Barber was outspent 7-to-1 by the GOP establishment’s choice Martha Roby in Alabama’s 2nd District Republican primary but was able to force the Montgomery councilwoman to a runoff. Roby got 48 percent in Tuesday’s primary — less than the majority needed to avoid a July 13 runoff — while Barber got […]

Typically, if you ask the public whether they’d prefer a Democrat or Republican in office, they tend to say they prefer Democrats. Now, those numbers don’t quite translate at the polls because Republican voters are more likely to vote. That’s why, for example, a poll of adults always looks several points better for the Democrats […]

As the year has gone by it’s amazing how many Democratic seats have legitimately moved into play. Joe Biden’s seat in Delaware looks like a goner. So does Byron Dorgan’s seat in North Dakota. Harry Reid is in a lot of trouble in Nevada. Blanche Lincoln’s seat is deeply endangered. Evan Bayh’s seat, which would […]