North Dakota's popular Republican Governor John Hoeven now holds a near three-to-one lead over Democrat Tracy Potter in the state’s U.S. Senate race. A win by Hoeven will shift the seat now held by retiring Democratic Senator Byron Dorgan to the Republican column for the first time in 25 years.
"Political correctness can lead to some kind of paralysis, where you don't address reality," Juan Williams observed rather prophetically on Bill O'Reilly's show Monday night, before he made the comments that got him fired from his assignment as senior news analyst for National Public Radio.
An overwhelming 73% of voters in Illinois blame the budget crisis in the state on politicians’ unwillingness to reduce government spending.
Incumbent Republican Rick Perry holds an eight-point lead on Democratic challenger Bill White in the Texas governor’s race with less than two weeks to go until Election Day.
Democrat Jerry Brown remains slightly ahead of Republican Meg Whitman in California’s gubernatorial race.
Republican Lieutenant Governor Dennis Daugaard continues to hold a sizable lead on Democrat Scott Heidepriem in the South Dakota governor’s race.
What a difference four years make.
Republican-turned-independent candidate Lincoln Chafee now holds a seven-point lead over his closest competitor in the race to be Rhode Island’s next governor.
Many states are currently in a budget crisis, and most Americans think politicians, not taxpayers, are to blame.
California’s U.S. Senate race between Democratic incumbent Barbara Boxer and Republican challenger Carly Fiorina remains a virtual tie with less than two weeks to go until Election Day.
Republican Pat Toomey now holds just a four-point lead over Democratic Congressman Joe Sestak in the U.S. Senate race in Pennsylvania. It’s the closest the contest has been since May.
The race to be Minnesota's next governor remains a close one with Republican Tom Emmer running neck-and-neck with Democrat Mark Dayton, while support for Independence Party candidate Tom Horner appears to be fading.
Most voters in Illinois are concerned that the new health care law passed by Congress will cause some companies to drop health insurance coverage from their plans.
What a difference four years makes.
"There is nothing more painful to me at this stage of my life than to walk down the street and hear footsteps and start thinking about robbery -- then look around and see somebody white and feel relieved."
While you can’t fool “all of the people, all of the time,” it is surprisingly easy to fool a sufficient number of them to get elected.
Republican Kristi Noem has moved slightly further ahead of incumbent Democrat Stephanie Herseth-Sandlin in South Dakota’s election for the U.S. House of Representatives.
Republican Carl Paladino came out swinging last month following his primary win, but he still trails Democratic state Attorney General Andrew Cuomo by a wide margin in the New York governor’s race.
The falling dollar is on most everybody's mind, especially in financial markets here at home and globally. A currency war? World protectionism? Race to the bottom?
New York Democratic Senator Chuck Schumer, already reportedly sizing up the majority leader's job should Harry Reid lose on Election Day, appears comfortably on his way to reelection.
