Nov 17 2010

Alaska Senate: Murkowski Has Solid Lead, but Miller Wants Hand Recount

Sen. Lisa Murkowski appeared Wednesday to have an insurmountable lead after a week of counting write-in votes in the Alaska Senate race — but it’s not over. Republican Joe Miller, trailing Murkowski by 10,400 votes, says the state’s computerized voting system is “suspect” and that the returns from the Nov. 2 election should be counted [...]


Aug 19 2010

Tea Party Update: Rand Paul Has Modest Lead, Sharron Angle in a Tie

Status report on the two most prominent Tea Party-associated Senate candidates: Republican Rand Paul is holding a modest edge over Democrat Jack Conway in Kentucky in two new polls, while the GOP’s Sharron Angle is statistically tied with Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid in Nevada in one just-published survey. An Ipsos/Reuters poll, conducted Aug. 13-15, [...]


Jul 22 2010

Florida’s Rich Man Primaries: Rick Scott in GOP Lead, Jeff Greene in Dem Draw

Former health care executive Rick Scott, who has poured more than $20 million into his campaign to defeat state Attorney General Bill McCollum for the GOP gubernatorial nomination, has taken a double-digit lead in that race, but billionaire Jeff Greene is getting less bang for his buck in his contest with Rep. Kendrick Meek for [...]