”Politics” News

Franken Primary Win One of Many Key Results From Tuesday's Primaries

Entertainer-turned-candidate Al Franken easily won the nomination of Minnesota Democrats to challenge Republican Sen. Norm Coleman ; Delaware Democrats narrowly decided
09 12 2008 10:55AM (...more)

Bob Benenson's Jigsaw Politics: The Congressional Hotbeds

The previous Jigsaw Politics provided a Top 10 list of the "All-Around Battleground" states -- this year's hottest of political hotbeds, where the Democrats and Republicans will stage pitched battles both for president and for other major offices. This week's column presents
06 27 2008 9:57PM (...more)

Clinton Rates Slim Edge Over Obama in PA District Delegate Race

Is Barack Obama trailing Hillary Rodham Clinton in Pennsylvania by double digit percentages? Or has he closed the gap
04 18 2008 8:31PM (...more)

Challenges to Sen. Landrieu, Rep. Jefferson Top Louisiana Election Lineup

Democrats will augment their slender U.S. Senate majority in an election year in which CQ Politics rates nine seats held by Republicans among the 10 most vulnerable to takeover by the challenging party. But that raises the stakes in the one exception: conservative-leaning Louisiana , where two-term Democratic Sen. Mary L. Landrieu is facing a competitive challenge.
07 12 2008 4:25PM (...more)

CQ Politics' Viewer's Guide to Today's Congressional Primaries

While today's contests for U.S. Senate and House seats have been overshadowed by the fact that it is a milestone day in the 2008 presidential campaign, the day could also be seen as the " Super Tuesday " of 2008's congressional primaries.
06 3 2008 7:17PM (...more)

The Politics of Identity Politics

Last weekend's Washington Post/ABC poll of white and Black voters racial attitudes revealed, well, not much at all.
06 25 2008 10:41AM (...more)

Make or Break Moments on the Presidential Campaign Trail

Presidential candidates are always on the move. And cameras and microphones are right by their side. Perhaps that is why, in nearly every campaign in recent history, there was eventually one flub or one quip that lives on.
04 26 2008 4:46PM (...more)

Related Cabinet Coverage

Agriculture Secretary 10 7 2008 5:13PM (...more)

Analysis: When the best politics is no politics

ST. PAUL, Minn. - With Hurricane Gustav chugging toward the Gulf Coast and New Orleans bracing for its impact, the time for contentious politics at the GOP convention is over. Now, it's time for ... more subtle politics.
09 2 2008 8:13AM (...more)

With Three Already Down, Eight More House Incumbents Face Primary Worries

Republican Rep. Chris Cannon's loss
06 27 2008 9:57PM (...more)