Democrats have been saying for a long time that the House could be in play in 2012, and now some Republicans are starting to join them. “For Democrats to take 25 seats, they will need a wave,” former congressman Tom Davis wrote in an op-ed in The Hill recently. “Continued polarization and obstruction could create such a wave.” Read full article >>
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Democrats always wished they could defeat Rep. Scott Garrett . This year, they say they might actually be able to do it.
State Democratic leaders say they hope to block any attempt by Republicans to delay the April 24 Pennsylvania primary. Senate Minority Leader Jay Costa and House Minority Leader Frank Dermody said Sunday that they would oppose a GOP lawsuit to be heard Monday in federal court in Philadelphia.
Mexican chapters of Democrats Abroad are mobilizing their forces for the 2012 U.S. elections. With hundreds of thousands of U.S. expatriates residing in Mexico, absentee votes from south of the border could play a significant role in this year's political contests, especially in close races.
Democrats plan to push for a $122 million boost in spending on local schools, but Republicans warn they won't agree to any spending until legislators overhaul the school finance system.
Louisiana Democrats, addressing a little more than a dozen residents Thursday in a Terrebonne library, insisted that declarations about the demise of the party are greatly exaggerated.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senate Democrats have begun preparing a backup plan to extend a tax cut for workers if a special congressional negotiating committee fails to reach quick agreement, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said on Friday. Reid's comments, in a conference call with reporters, were seen by some congressional aides as a signal to Republicans that he is prepared to play hard ball on ...
Democrats dumped on Gov. Mitt Romney Tuesday night, saying he won the Florida GOP primary only because of expensive negative ads, that the GOP turnout was low, and that Romney is both “extreme” and “out of touch.”
(Reuters) - An Oregon special election in which national Democrats have sought to paint the Republican congressional candidate as a Tea Party radical foreshadows a tactic the party will employ in its quest to take back Congress seats lost in the 2010 election. The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee has spent about $1.3 million in the race, half of it opposing Republican businessman Rob ...