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NE-Sen: Bob Kerrey won’t be riding to the rescue

Bob Kerrey (Union Square Ventures/CC BY 2.0) Public Policy Polling (pdf). 3/22-25. Nebraska voters. MoE ±3.1% (±4.7% for Republican primary sample). (9/30-10/2 in parentheses): Bob Kerrey (D): 37 Jon Bruning (R): 54 Undecided: 9 Bob Kerrey (D): 38 ...

NE-Sen: Bob Kerrey won’t be riding to the rescue

Bob Kerrey (Union Square Ventures/CC BY 2.0) Public Policy Polling (pdf). 3/22-25. Nebraska voters. MoE ±3.1% (±4.7% for Republican primary sample). (9/30-10/2 in parentheses): Bob Kerrey (D): 37 Jon Bruning (R): 54 Undecided: 9 Bob Kerrey (D): 38 ...

NE-Sen: Democrat Ben Nelson reportedly will announce retirement

Sen. Ben Nelson (D) Via Politico: Democratic Sen. Ben Nelson of Nebraska will announce today that he is retiring after two terms, a serious blow to Democratic efforts to hold onto their majority in the chamber next November. Nelson is scheduled to ho...

NE-Sen: Democrat Ben Nelson reportedly will announce retirement

Sen. Ben Nelson (D) Via Politico: Democratic Sen. Ben Nelson of Nebraska will announce today that he is retiring after two terms, a serious blow to Democratic efforts to hold onto their majority in the chamber next November. Nelson is scheduled to ho...

Daily Kos Elections Morning Digest: After Barney Frank’s retirement, what comes next?

Want the scoop on hot races around the country? Get the digest emailed to you each weekday morning. Sign up here. Leading Off: • MA-04: In case you missed it—though you probably didn't—in a major shocker, veteran Democratic Rep. Barney Frank an...

How Democrats should handle Occupy Wall Street

Democrats, for very practical reasons, are cautious about embracing Occupy Wall Street. After all, the vast majority of Democratic political fundraising, from President Obama on down, comes from the top 1 percent. Without such money, Democrats would h...

Daily Kos Elections Morning Digest: Democrats & Republicans both plan more state Senate recalls

Want the scoop on hot races around the country? Get the digest emailed to you each weekday morning. Sign up here. Leading Off: • WI Recall: Yeah, baby! As I'd hoped, Wisconsin Democrats are in fact planning on more state Senate recalls, to go along...

Daily Kos Elections Morning Digest: Democrats & Republicans both plan more state Senate recalls

Want the scoop on hot races around the country? Get the digest emailed to you each weekday morning. Sign up here. Leading Off: • WI Recall: Yeah, baby! As I'd hoped, Wisconsin Democrats are in fact planning on more state Senate recalls, to go along...

Durbin: Not enough Democratic senators to pass Obama’s jobs bill

(John Gress/Reuters)   This isn't particularly helpful in making that all-important pivot to jobs. WLS Radio’s Bill Cameron reports his own party has delayed action in the Senate and talked with Senator Dick Durbin, the number two Democrat in ...

Lindsey Graham attempting to slip anti-worker language into omnibus bill

(Jonathan Ernst/Reuters) Never underestimate the Republican will to do big business a favor, especially if it involves stripping protections from workers at the same time. I previously said that the House bill Democrats have labeled the Outsourcers' ...

Daily Kos Elections Morning Digest: 7/11

To receive the Daily Kos Elections Morning Digest via email each weekday, sign up here. 2Q Fundraising: • CT-Sen: Chris Murphy (D), $925K raised, $1.6 million cash-on-hand • CT-05: Chris Donovan (D), $230K raised, $220K cash-on-hand • NH-02: Ann...

Four Mysteries That Will Shape the Fate of Centrist Democratic Senators in 2012

Filed under: Senate, Democrats, Budget, Immigration, Campaigns, Deficit, Unemployment, Analysis, Economy, Health Care Reform, 2012 ElectionsJim Webb and Kent Conrad are retiring, but five other centrist Democrats are running for reelection to the Senat...

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