United States Senate

...Crist's conservative GOP challenger catching up Turning a romp into a race, U.S. Senate contender Marco Rubio has cut Gov. Charlie Crist's lead in half in a new Quinnipiac University poll. Crist, who surpassed Rubio by 29 points in an...

In this article: Marco Rubio, Charlie Crist, Barack Obama, Florida, U.S. Senate, John McCain, Quinnipiac University, The Miami Herald, and GOP

For U.S. Rep. Mark Kirk, leading the local GOP opposition to the federal transfer, the proposal is a red-meat issue for a social moderate looking to burnish his conservative credibility as he seeks the Republican U.S. Senate nomination.

In this article: Mark Kirk, Detainee, Illinois, U.S. Senate, Gitmo, Federal Bureau of Prisons, Dick Durbin, and Defense Department

...beliefs. If we do this, the Republican Party will remain relevant, effective and successful. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison has represented Texas in the U.S. Senate since 1993. Mrs. Hutchison is seeking the 2010 Republican nomination for governor.

In this article: Republican Party, Kay Bailey Hutchison, Tax, Small business, Inflation, U.S. Senate, and Texas

...to focus on the contest against Perry. "I will adjust my U.S. Senate campaign based on the future resignation decision of U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison," Shapiro said in a written statement. Regarding the U.S. Senate seat, Shapiro said...

In this article: Florence Shapiro, U.S. Senate, Kay Bailey Hutchison, Rick Perry, The Dallas Morning News, GOP, Austin, and Plano

...Republican success. Since George Deukmejian was reelected governor in 1986, the only Republicans to win campaigns for governor or U.S. senator have been Schwarzenegger and fellow abortion-rights advocate Pete Wilson. Poizner and Whitman's...

In this article: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Meg Whitman, GOP, Tom Campbell, Pete Wilson, California, Jerry Brown, Recession, and Tax

Carly Fiorina announces her GOP candidacy for U.S. Senate Former Hewlett-Packard chief executive Carly Fiorina announced her candidacy for the U.S. Senate in the California Republican primary, arguing that her business experience made her...

In this article: Carly Fiorina, Barbara Boxer, U.S. Senate, GOP, Hewlett-Packard, California, Washington, Tax, and California Democratic Party

...Gov. Mark Parkinson and state Party Chairman Larry Gates, opted not to run. Brownback, who's leaving the U.S. Senate, is the leading Republican candidate for the job. Republicans said Democrats were desperate to find a willing candidate with...

In this article: Kansas, Republican Party, Anthony Hensley, Sam Brownback, California, University of Kansas, U.S. Senate, and Mark Parkinson

...voters. Take Crist. It's not only that his Obama hug feeds into the widespread distrust of him among conservative Florida Republicans and allows his U.S. Senate primary opponent, Marco Rubio, to paint him as a liberal. Crist's bipartisan...

In this article: George W. Bush, Charlie Crist, Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama, Joe Lieberman, John McCain, Marco Rubio, and Henry Cuellar

...are 5 things you need to do to beat back Marco Rubio Almost daily, some supposedly savvy Florida political operative insists Charlie Crist has already lost the U.S. Senate race. It's a crazy suggestion considering Gov. Crist is leading...

In this article: Marco Rubio, Charlie Crist, GOP, Tom Gallagher, Florida, Conservatism, Cato Institute, and U.S. Senate