Category: Endorsements

In any sane world, Scott Walker would be such a lock for reelection that it would be a waste of time to endorse him. His union reform in Wisconsin was an enormous success. Wisconsin lost over 100,000 jobs in the four years before Walker became governor and it has gained 100,000 jobs since he became […]

Knocking off a member of leadership in a primary, even a squish like Lamar Alexander, is always, always, always an uphill battle. However, as Dave Brat proved in his race against Eric Cantor, it’s not impossible. Lamar Alexander is extremely vulnerable. He has consistently been polling in the low forties, which is a strong indication […]

It’s one thing to be to the left of most Republicans if you’re in a blue state. On the other hand, when you’re in a state like Mississippi, where Mitt Romney beat Obama by 11 points, it’s reasonable to expect Republicans to field a conservative senator. Thad Cochran is not a conservative. His lifetime ACU […]

Ben Sasse is not only the most conservative candidate in the Nebraska Senate race, his primary opponent Shane Osborn is caught up in a scandal revolving around a fake memo lauding his military service. Given that Osborn actually served with honor and distinction in the military, it’s hard to understand what his thinking was at […]

Ken Buck is a Tea Party conservative who came up short in his Senate race against Michael Bennet in 2010. Buck was considered the underdog in this year’s Senate race against Mark Udall, but he gave way to Cory Gardner, who’s a stronger candidate, and is now running in a crowded primary for Gardener’s 4th […]

Steve Lonegan is a competent conservative candidate who has had the misfortune of running for statewide office in a liberal state. After losing to Chris Christie in the GOP primary for governor in 2009, Lonegan went up against Cory Booker for a Senate seat in a race that no Republican candidate probably could have won […]

Democrat Senator Mark Udall is considered to be vulnerable in 2014, but the general consensus was that Ken Buck was going to have an uphill battle to defeat him. Happily, a much stronger candidate, Cory Gardner, decided to get in the Senate race while Buck decided to run for Gardner’s House seat. So, instead of […]

It’s bad enough that Mitch McConnell is a terrible leader in the Senate who regularly gets outmaneuvered by Harry Reid, but he’s also a lousy Senate candidate. In fact, the only reason the GOP is risking a Senate seat in a state Mitt Romney won by 22 points is because McConnell is so unpopular. Despite […]

Moderate Democrat Jim Matheson has long been a top target of Republicans and Mia Love came closer than anyone ever has to knocking him off in 2012. In the process, she made a name for herself. She reached out to bloggers, embraced the Tea Party and stood up for conservative principles. Her speech at the […]