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Daily Kos Elections Morning Digest: The courts and a new poll deal twin...
Republican Sen. Pat RobertsLeading Off: •KS-Sen, Gov: You know it's a freakin' weird election year when the best polling news for Democrats regularly comes out of Kansas. But yeah, we've got another...
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Daily Kos Elections Morning Digest: National Republicans abandon the Michigan...
Republican Terri Lynn Land with John McCainLeading Off: •MI-Sen: Despite the way the cycle's shaped up, the first Senate campaign committee to cry "Uncle!" is actually the NRSC. Republicans are cutting...
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Daily Kos Elections Morning Digest: Both parties converge to stop...
Independent Larry PresslerLeading Off:•SD-Sen: After the DSCC announced it would spend $1 million in support of Democrat Rick Weiland on Wednesday, we've waited to see what the GOP would do in...
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Daily Kos Elections Morning Digest: National Republicans parachute in to...
Republican Mike RoundsLeading Off:•SD-Sen: Until recently, both parties believed that Republican Mike Rounds would easily take this seat. However, thanks to Rounds' overconfident campaign and lingering...
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Daily Kos Elections Morning Digest: PPP sees Idaho Republican Butch Otter up...
Idaho Gov. Butch Otter (R)Leading Off:•ID-Gov: Republican Gov. Butch Otter has never been particularly popular even in dark red Idaho, but it was still a surprise when the Republican Governor's...
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Daily Kos Elections Morning Digest: Mike Rounds knew of aide's conflict when...
Mike Rounds (right)Leading Off:•SD-Sen: In a damning and shocking admission, former South Dakota Gov. Mike Rounds acknowledged Tuesday that he did in fact know that a top former cabinet official,...
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OR-Sen: Jeff Merkley (D) Becomes The First U.S. Senator To Back Full...
Not surprised it's him but kudos: http://talkingpointsmemo.com/... Sen. Jeff Merkley says he plans to vote for a ballot measure on Election Day to legalize marijuana in Oregon. "I lean in support of...
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Daily Kos Elections Morning Digest: The abyss beckons to Lee Terry
Republican Lee TerryLeading Off:•NE-02: It's been a long time since things have looked good for Republican Rep. Lee Terry. He came close to losing his seat in 2012 to an underfunded opponent even as...
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Daily Kos Elections Morning Digest: Lee Terry just earned the worst...
Republican Lee TerryLeading Off:•NE-02: We've written extensively about how politicians who run ads trying to tie their opponents to heinous crimes often wind up bitten in the ass, but no one's gotten...
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Daily Kos Elections Morning Digest: How to win an election while...
Republican Rep. Michael GrimmLeading Off:•NY-11: There were a ton of polls released over the weekend, but one still managed to stand out from the crowd. Siena finds Republican Rep. Michael Grimm...
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OR, IA & CO-Sen: Still Time To Make Calls To Help GOTV For Merkley (D),...
Rep. Bruce Braley (D. IA) with Hillary Clinton. Received this e-mail today from the Progressive Change Campaign Committee:Senator Mark Udall (D. CO) It's hard to believe Election Day is finally here....
View ArticleAmidst the sh*tstorm, there remains one bastion of hope.
The Great land of Oregon. Home of the Oregon Trail, the Trail Blazers, the very funny show IFC show Portlandia, and, apparently, some of the sanest voters the in the country as of this second.Don't...
View ArticleElizabeth Warren’s Winning Ways
Much has been made of Elizabeth Warren being the go-to Democrat in this cycle, being eagerly welcomed in places like West Virginia and Kentucky where few other Democrats were. Elizabeth's populist...
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Sen. Merkley to introduce LGBT civil rights bill
Sen. Jeff Merkley of Oregon announced Wednesday that he plans to introduce a bill in the upcoming Congress that would protect LGBT citizens from a broad range of discriminations. He did not specify...
View ArticleBoxer, Warren, Sanders, and 8 Other Senators Tell EPA that Clean Power Plan...
Back in September, 10 Senate Democrats joined the Senate Republicans in trying to get the EPA to delay its carbon regulations.However, 11 other senators are taking a different approach: encouraging the...
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MO-Sen: Jeff Merkley (D. OR) Helps Jason Kander (D) Get Ready To Take On Roy...
Received this e-mail today from Senator Jeff Merkley (D. OR) in support of Secretary of State Jason Kander's (D. MO) U.S. Senate campaign:If you’ve never heard of Jason Kander, the Secretary of State...
View ArticleElizabeth Warren and Five Other Senators to Arne Duncan: Stop Gouging Student...
Yesterday, Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), along with five colleagues--Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Ed Markey (D-MA), and Jeff Merkley (D-OR)--wrote to...
View ArticleThe Senate Blockbuster Showdown On Trade The Media Missed
Eight senators let the country know there is going to be a fight over fast track trade authority and the Trans-Pacific Partnership. Sen. Bernie Sanders said, "Enough is enough. This country now is in a...
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PA-Sen: Wall Street's Pat Toomey (R) Leads The Latest Attack On The CFPB
Well what do you expect from a former Wall Street investment banker: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/... In just their first legislative session since taking control of the Senate, Republicans on the...
View ArticleCALL TO ARMS: Get Jeff Merkley to be a Tad bit more Radical in his Fast track...
CALL TO ARMS: Get Jeff Merkley to be a Tad bit more Radical in his Fast track oppositionhe's on the record against it: here's the letter...Oregon's Senator Jeff Merkley Dear Paul, Thank you for...
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