Posts Tagged ‘incumbent’

Five Reasons for Optimism in 2010 and Beyond

Nov 10th, 2008
by Aaron Marks.
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Many folks on the Right are, to put it mildly, disheartened by the results of the 2008 elections. However, after initially being quite disappointed by the returns, I am incredibly optimistic about what’s to come in 2010 and beyond.  The bottom line is that this year’s elections were by no means a mandate for liberalism. [...]

The Congressional Presidency

Nov 5th, 2008
by Aaron Marks.
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Historically, it is not very frequent that we see an incumbent United States Senator get elected President of the United States.  It is even rarer that we see a U.S. Senator elected to both the Presidency and the Vice Presidency. Bucking this historic tradition, our President-elect and Vice President-elect are incumbent United States Senators.  And [...]