Outgoing White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel is called a lot of things, but “selfless” is not often among them. No one says he shuns the limelight, or has a low-key personality, or prefers to give credit for his accomplishments to others. But then no one has ever before had much reason to compare [...]
In this week’s dead tree edition I have a story about Senator Lisa Murkowski and why not to count her out despite the fact that no one since Strum Thurmond in 1954 has won a write in election. As the most highly subsidized state, Alaskans are feeling the loss of Ted Stevens acutely; during his [...]
I have a story in the new print issue about the mind-boggling $119 million in personal funds that former eBay CEO Meg Whitman, a billionaire Republican, has poured into her campaign for governor of California. Democrat Jerry Brown, by contrast, has only spent about $4 million (though he has raised $30 million). But the spending [...]
Wisconsin incumbent Sen. Russ Feingold is bucking the trend and running a straight-up pro-health care reform spot. The ad itself is not all that remarkable, but it stands out in a year when Democrats who voted for reform are trying hard to talk about other issues, while Democrats who voted against it are touting their [...]
TIME’s Elizabeth Dias files this report: A Senate Health, Education, Labor, & Pensions Committee investigation into federal investment in for-profit colleges devolved into a political squabble this morning, with Republican Sen. Richard Burr calling Sen. Tom Harkin’s investigation a “witch hunt.” The proceedings were charged from the start. Before testimony even began, Republican Sen. Mike [...]
–Pete Rouse will take over for the departing Rahm Emanuel, and according to the New York Times, it’s not an interim appointment. President Obama is expected to make the announcements this afternoon. –The Atlantic’s Nicole Allan fact-checks an attack ad from West Virginia Republican John Raese, who has gained ground rapidly in a Senate race [...]
On the California gubernatorial race. I’ll have a final post on the trip later today. This post is part of my Election Road Trip 2010 project. To track my location across the country, and read all my road trip posts, click here.
Today the House passed a bill to provide $7.4 billion to monitor, treat and compensate those who worked at Ground Zero after the 9/11 attacks. It’s still unclear if the bill will pass the Senate intact, but it was still a victory for proponents nonetheless. The bill is noteworthy for the effect it could have [...]
CNN/TIME/ORC has a new poll of four states out today. Here’s a link to my story. Short version: Alaska: Senate: Lisa Murkowski’s becoming a real threat to Joe Miller in polls — but that doesn’t mean these people know how to spell M-U-R-K-O-W-S-K-I come Nov. 2. Governor: GOP incumbent Sean Parnell is winning. California: Senate [...]
