How the Challenger Tragedy Gripped the Nation: A ‘Perfect Storm’ of Events
Nebraska Republicans seek to deny Obama chance at Omaha electoral vote
In 2008, Barack Obama pulled off a fast one -- grabbing an electoral vote out of normally Red Nebraska by taking advantage of its near-unique practice of awarding presidential electoral votes by congressional district (only Maine does something similar). The Obama team targeted the Omaha-based 2nd Congressional district and pulled off the improbable task.
...Senate Snapshot, October 25th: Lieberman and Nelson aren’t going anywhere
Democrats stay at 52 seats in the Senate Snapshot. Odds of GOP control remain very low, if the election were to finish today.
Senate Competitive Campaigns Chart
Margins are based on the simple average of all published polls in which the majority of interviews were conducted on...
Bush Tax Cuts For Wealthy Gaining Ground With Worried Democrats
Sen. Ben Nelson Is First Democrat to Oppose Kagan for Supreme Court
GOP Filibuster on Unemployment Benefits Defeated on Fourth Attempt
Ben Nelson: ATM fees?
This is one of those stories that is almost enough to make term limits seem like a good idea.
WASHINGTON -- Sen. Tom Harkin, D-Iowa, has been fighting unsuccessfully this week for a vote on his proposal to limit the fees charged for using the ATM of a financial institution other than...
Ben Nelson’s Important Principle
Ben Nelson (D-NE) says that there's an "important principle" behind his joining with Senate Republicans to block debate on finance reform. He mentions "big government," and "unconstitutional," and says that "it's just wrong." What he doesn't mention?
At the same time, Nelson acknowledged that Berkshire Hathaway had contacted him to say it...
Will Republicans Cave on Wall Street Reform Today? *No*
The next vote to see if the Senate can continue debate over whether they'll agree to allow Wall Street reform forward starts at 12:20 eastern today, and there are some hints that the Republicans have played out the game. TPM's Brian Beutler reports:
Now that both sides acknowledge that a grand deal...
Ben Nelson Asked A Good Question … Once
Yesterday Senator Ben Nelson (D-NE) broke from his part and two-thirds of all Americans to block debate on finance reform:
Sen. Ben Nelson (D-Neb.) voted Monday evening against beginning debate on his party's Wall Street reform bill.
Some might wonder why Senator Nelson would willfully stop senators from doing...
