Category: Election 2010

That’s what happens when you run as an “NPA” (No Party Affiliation). Via CNN (h/t: @mattklewis): According to the Florida Secretary of State’s office, the order that candidates are listed on the state’s ballot is predetermined by law. The winner of the Republican primary will receive top billing, followed by the winner of the Democratic […]

There’s a special election May 18 in Pennsylvania’s 12th District for a House seat formerly held by the late Jack Murtha. Republican Tim Burns is in a neck-and-neck fight with Democrat Mark Critz, a Murtha aide who specializes in pork-barrel earmarks. Charlie Cook recently switched this race from “toss-up” to “lean Republican.” Burns has been […]

This year there:  is : a surprising number of competitive Republican primaries. All in all, that’s a good thing because it gets more Republicans involved, it makes the establishment Republicans respect the base, and it encourages Republicans in D.C. : to pay close attention to their constituents. That being said, at the end of the day, if […]

The biggest race in America next month is going be Tim Burns (R) vs. Mark Critz (D) for “John Murtha’s seat.” Burns is a solid conservative who’s come out in favor of repealing Obama’s health care reform. It’s also worth noting that he’s winning. The latest numbers from Public Policy Polling look good: Buoyed by […]

Things are looking up for Tim Burns, whom : I interviewed a couple of weeks ago. As you may remember, Tim Burns is going up against Mark Critz, John Murtha’s former:  Chief of:  Staff, in a May 18th special election. Murtha’s old district is +5 Democratic, but that’s a bit deceptive since the Democrats there are […]

I’ve been a supporter of GOProud, the group for gay conservatives that broke off from the bogus Log Cabin Republicans. Seeing the press release GOProud put out today hammering Tom Campbell reminded me of why I supported the group in the first place even though personally, Campbell would be my second choice in the California […]