The ten most competitive Senate races of 2012
The result: a lot of close races. With all of the tight races, the next Senate could contain anywhere between 43 and 57 Republicans.blog.sfgate.com
2012 Senate Outlook
Democrats currently hold a 53-47 majority in the U.S. Senate. They have 23 seats up for re-election in 2012, while Republicans have only 10.elections.huffingtonpost.com
Akin rebuilding Mo. Senate bid after rape remark
Advertisement. Missouri Senate Debate. Rep. Todd Akin, R-Mo., speaks during the first debate in the Missouri Senate race Friday, Sept.www.bradenton.com
In Mass. Senate race, Warren ties Brown to GOP
As she tries to deny Brown a full six-year term, Democrat Elizabeth Warren is working hard to link Brown not just to presidential candidate Romney, who remains unpopular in the state he once governed, but to the national Republican Party.www.boston.com
2012 Senate Races: Chamber of Commerce Goes To Bat For GOP With Ads In ...
WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Chamber of Commerce is hammering Maine independent candidate Angus King and Democratic incumbents in Montana and Ohio in a new round of ads designed to help Republicans grab control of the Senate. The ads, which ...www.huffingtonpost.com
Virginia Senate Race 2012: George Allen, Tim Kaine Talking Up Cooperation
All year, roughly a dozen Senate races have been fiercely competitive as Democrats fight to hold onto their slim majority - 51-47 plus two independents who caucus with the party - while defending 23 seats to the GOP's 10.www.huffingtonpost.com
2012 Senate Races: HuffPost Election Dashboard Tracks Critical Contests
Since when has the Senate been run on a majority vote. Everything since Jan 2009 has been run on a super majority. The only question that needs to be answered is that if GOP gets control of the Senate, will the Democrats have a backbone to stand up for ...www.huffingtonpost.com
Independent Voters Crucial In Wisconsin Senate Race
A new Marquette University Law School poll shows Democratic US Representative Tammy Baldwin with a nine percentage point lead over former Governor Tommy Thompson (R) in the US Senate race in Wisconsin. The statewide poll marks a complete ...ivn.us
Maine's 2nd District race features rematch
By GLENN ADAMS. Associated Press / September 23, 2012 ... Now Raye is running against Michaud again, this time with eight years of experience in the state Legislature, two as Senate president, to highlight his theme as a problem solver. Redistricting ...www.boston.com
Down-ticket candidates fickle about cozying up to presidential contenders
Figuring out whether the presidential candidates will actually help their down-ticket counterparts has become one of the most variable games of the 2012 election season in Nevada - especially in the closely contested Senate race. "The down-ticket ...www.lasvegassun.com
Sportsmen's bill survives Senate test vote, could help Democrats in tight ...
WASHINGTON - On its last day in session before the election, the Senate tied itself in knots over 41 polar bear carcasses that hunters want to bring home from Canada as big game trophies.www.washingtonpost.com
WWE fiercely defends itself in Conn. Senate race
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) - The wresting empire that U.S. Senate candidate Linda McMahon once ran is removing raunchy footage of wrestling performers from the Internet to keep it from being used by Democrats in the state's tightening race. "It's being ...www.businessweek.com
Senate Polls Show Democrats Gaining On Rising Voter Enthusiasm
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nev., center, leads a Senate Democrats news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, March 1, 2012. From left are Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., Reid, and Senate Majority Whip Richard ...www.huffingtonpost.com
Exclusive Poll: Nelson opens gap against Mack in Senate race
But one very telling number is 11 percent that said they still haven't made up their mind about the Senate race. That's the same number of voters that said they were undecided two months ago in a July 2012 exclusive poll. This time around, however ...www.cfnews13.com
New poll shows tight US Senate race in Mass.
Associated Press / September 17, 2012. E-mail |; Print |; Reprints | ... ''She enters the debate phase of the Senate campaign as the slight favorite, but the race is still fluid, and to win she must avoid peaking too soon,'' Paleologos said. The two ...www.boston.com
Ohio Senate Race Close as $18 Million in Ads Flood In
Ohio Republican Josh Mandel started a bid to unseat U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown trailing by as much as 17 percentage points in polls.www.businessweek.com
Sunday shows: State of the 2012 race
"Meet the Press" on NBC. • Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick (D). • Sen. Kelly Ayotte (R-N.H.) • Kasim Reed, Democratic mayor of Atlanta.www.politico.com
Rape gaffe starts off first debate in heated Mo. Senate race
Akin painted his opponent as a big-spender who votes 90 percent of the time with President Barack Obama. Republicans have long looked at Missouri as a winnable state in the effort to gain control of the Senate. Akin, 65, a six-term congressman from ...www.washingtonpost.com
Kaine leads Allen in Virginia Senate race
Q: (Among likely voters) If the 2012 election for the U.S. Senate were being held today, would you vote for (Tim Kaine, the Democrat) or (George Allen, the Republican)?www.washingtonpost.com
Connecticut Senate race moves to 'lean Democratic'
The Fix is moving Connecticut's open Senate race from "solid Democratic" to "lean Democratic" on our 2012 Senate map - a reflection of the fact that the race is moving in Republicans' favor and is now firmly in play in 2012. After blowing out former ...www.washingtonpost.com
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