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10 Things You Didn't Know About Norm Coleman
By Jennifer O'Shea -
Nation & World
- January 7, 2009
Coleman and Al Franken are locked in a battle for a U.S. Senate seat from Minnesota.
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Sen. Chuck Grassley to Senate Republicans: Use Props
By Paul Bedard -
Washington Whispers
- December 20, 2008
It might be harder for Senate Republicans to get attention now, but Grassley has a solution.
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President Bush, Chris Matthews Each Face Uphill Slog
By John Mashek -
Opinion
- December 9, 2008
Bush faces harsh accounting, while Matthews's potential Senate run will be no piece of cake.
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Healthcare Reform in a Depressed Economy, Al Franken and Norm Coleman May Have to Flip a Coin, Chris Matthews
By Gretchen Hannes and Andrew Burt -
Opinion
- December 4, 2008
Chris Matthews of MSNBC has congressional ambitions; Franken and Coleman may have to flip a coin.
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Chambliss’s Win in Georgia Shows Obama’s Diminishing Coattails
By Michael Barone -
Michael Barone
- December 3, 2008
Candidates in 2010 might not get the benefit those in 2008 did from Obama.
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Saxby Chambliss’s Victory Shows Georgia Democrats Don’t Hate Him Like the National Party Does
By Bob Kemper -
Opinion
- December 3, 2008
National Democrats never forgave Chambliss for Max Cleland's defeat, Bob Kemper writes.
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She's Back! It's Sarah Palin vs. Rapper Ludacris on the Campaign Trail
Nation & World
- December 1, 2008
Sarah Palin made an appearance in Georgia for Republican Sen. Saxby Chambliss.
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10 Things You Didn't Know About Jim Martin
By Bobbie Kyle Sauer -
Nation & World
- November 26, 2008
Jim Martin was born to Joseph and Helen Martin on Aug. 22, 1945, in Atlanta.
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10 Things You Didn't Know About Saxby Chambliss
By Jennifer O'Shea -
Nation & World
- November 26, 2008
Clarence Saxby Chambliss was born on Nov. 10, 1943, in Warrenton, N.C.
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Democrats Seem Unwilling to Deploy President-Elect Obama in Georgia Runoff
By Michael Barone -
Michael Barone
- November 25, 2008
The polls show Chambliss with about the same lead over Martin that he had in the election.
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Could an Undecided Coleman-Franken Race in Minnesota Help Chambliss in Georgia?
By Michael Barone -
Michael Barone
- November 21, 2008
Some polls show voters are less likely to vote for Martin if it would get Democrats to 60 in Senate.
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Can Democrats Get to 60 by Winning Senate Races in Alaska, Minnesota, and Georgia?
By Michael Barone -
Michael Barone
- November 13, 2008
I may have spoken too soon the day after the election when I said Democrats fell short of 60.
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Election Day Was Bad for the GOP, Maybe Not for Conservatives
By Peter Roff -
Opinion
- November 13, 2008
Conservatives must take stock of what went wrong—and what went right, GOP strategist Peter Roff writes.
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5 Senate and House Races That Have Not Been Decided
Opinion
- November 11, 2008
Results for a total of 3 Senate races and 2 House races have yet to be determined.
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Data Points: Money in the House and Senate Elections
Opinion
- November 11, 2008
House and Senate Democratic Party committees had huge advantages over Republican Party committees.
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Party, Party, Party! Election Night in Video
By Paul Bedard and Nikki Schwab -
Washington Whispers
- November 5, 2008
We spent the night hopping from party to party in D.C.
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Congressional Democrats Came Up Short
By Bonnie Erbe -
Bonnie Erbe
- November 5, 2008
President-elect Obama owes the women of Congress.
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Election Reshapes Banking Panels: Kanjorski wins, Dole Loses
By Luke Mullins -
The Home Front
- November 5, 2008
Several committee members lost their reelection bids
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10 Things You Didn’t Know About Mark Udall
By Carol S. Hook -
Nation & World
- November 5, 2008
Mark Udall won a U.S. Senate seat in Colorado.
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Massive Turnout and Desire for Change Give Barack Obama the Presidency
By Kenneth T. Walsh -
Nation & World
- November 5, 2008
In his victory speech at Grant Park, Obama echoed Abraham Lincoln and Martin Luther King Jr.
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10 Things You Didn’t Know About Mark Warner
By Carol S. Hook -
Nation & World
- November 5, 2008
The popular former Virginia governor won a seat in the U.S. Senate.
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Louisiana Democrat Landrieu Fends Off Stiff Senate Challenge in Heavily Republican State
By Katherine Skiba -
Nation & World
- November 5, 2008
Landrieu won re-election after being targeted by the GOP.
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Two Udall Cousins Win Senate Seats in New Mexico and Colorado
By Katherine Skiba -
Nation & World
- November 4, 2008
There have been only 10 known pairs of cousins in the U.S. Senate.
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Kentucky Republican McConnell Survives Political Battle of His Career
By Katherine Skiba -
Nation & World
- November 4, 2008
Sen. Mitch McConnell withstands a tough challenge from businessman Bruce Lunsford.
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Elizabeth Dole Beaten by Little-Known Democratic Challenger in North Carolina
By Katherine Skiba -
Nation & World
- November 4, 2008
Democratic lawmaker Kay Hagan was boosted in part by Barack Obama's candidacy.
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