Anthony Weiner’s run for a renaissance is officially on.
Elections
Garcetti Elected Los Angeles Mayor Over Greuel
The mayoral contest saw record spending — over $30 million overall.
LA Picks New Mayor after Low-Drama Campaign
(LOS ANGELES) — Los Angeles is about to elect its next mayor.
Most residents probably won’t notice.
A scant turnout is expected Tuesday when voters choose between two City Hall regulars who failed to bring much sparkle to the contest to succeed Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, who exits office July 1 after two up-and-down …
Mark Sanford’s Comeback Win in South Carolina, a Time to Forgive
Exceeding all expectations, the former governor and Appalachian-trail hiker regained his old Congressional seat, whipping Elizabeth Colbert Busch by nine points.
Mark Sanford Redeems Career, Heading to Congress
Former South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford has redeemed a political career sidelined by scandal by winning his old congressional seat.
Dems Have Edge in Sprint to Mass. Special Election
(BOSTON) — National Republicans cheered former Navy SEAL Gabriel Gomez’s Massachusetts primary victory, but Democratic Congressman Ed Markey enjoys tremendous advantages in the special election to replace former U.S. Sen. John Kerry.
Tuesday’s primary elections set up an eight-week sprint to the June 25 election.
In Markey, the …
How the Republicans Can Take Back the Senate in 2014
A wave of Democratic stalwarts are leaving the Senate next year
A Colorful Governor’s Race Takes Shape in Virginia
One of the premier elections of 2013 is taking shape in Virginia, where a conservative firebrand appears set to square off against an Establishment Democrat for the governorship.
Did the Anti-Voter Fraud Crusade Undermine the GOP in Florida?
The Sunshine State news last week was dark enough for Republicans even before the voter registration scandal hit the headlines. A Quinnipiac poll gave President Obama 53% to just 44% for GOP candidate Mitt Romney in the critical swing state of Florida, which seemed a neck-and-neck race just a few weeks ago. That body blow has since been …
Campaign Poll: Which Candidate Is Being More Truthful?
Both the Obama and Romney campaigns have made claims that the other side is lying, and that the ensuing scrutiny of such claims has been biased. Now it’s time to cast your vote.
Obama Comes to New York for Barbara Walters and, sorta, the United Nations
Though Gotham is full of visiting heads of government and state, the President is meeting no one this time around. Is it insurance against possible gaffes? Or just a broader excuse not to meet the Prime Minister of Israel?
For Romney, Fundraising Comes First
Miami
It’s nearing 9 p.m. and lightning forks across the sky, but inside a cavernous concrete expo hall, a mostly Hispanic crowd is chanting Mitt Romney’s name. Although Romney trails Barack Obama by more than two-to-one …
Obama’s Challenge: Defining Forward as More than Just a Slogan
The President’s convention speech is his one real chance to tell the American people what they are voting for, not just what they are voting against. And the stage is the one he prefers
