It was bound to happen. “I’m not predicting any third waves here,” the Maryland Democrat said in remarks at a forum sponsored by Georgetown University and Politico. “If you look at first midterm elections historically, the president’s party loses seats,” he said. “The historical trend is pretty clear for Democrats.” Rather than trying to expand the Democratic House majority in 2010, Van Hollen believes his job | Read More »
The House GOP held the line. They voted unanimously to oppose the Obama Stimulus Plan. The Democrats will now own this failure. Earlier today I said we must make our side feel pain when they displease us. But we should be prepared to say thanks too. I’m giving a $22.00 donation to the National Republican Congressional Committee, the group that elects House Republicans. We may | Read More »
Yesterday I vented about the NRCC pulling money from Michelle Bachmann’s race. A friend at the NRCC emailed me and pointed out that the NRCC is legally not allowed to talk to or coordinate with the Bachmann campaign for independent expenditures. It has to be an independent decision. And Tom Cole did not order the expenditures yanked. There is, in fact, a separate office from | Read More »
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