The narrowing and possible elimination of Martha Coakley’s lead in even Democratic polls shows that the discontent felt by bread-and-butter voters is real. While the jobless rate is holding at ten percent nationally, indications are that this is due to more would-be laborers giving up on trying to find work rather than on anything the [...]
Posts Tagged ‘senate’
The Massachusetts Special Election Could Define the 2010 Cycle.
There has been and will continue to be much discussion regarding the surprise retirements of Chris Dodd (D-CT) and Byron Dorgan (D-ND) announced on Tuesday this week. Certainly, these retirements could completely reshape the Senate contests later this year in those two states. In the near term, however, the attention of Republicans should be on Massachusetts, where a [...]
Highlights of the Sotomayor Hearings
This past week, President Obama’s choice to fill Justice David Souter’s seat on the Supreme Court, Judge Sonia Sotomayor, appeared before the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee for hearings pertaining to her possible conformation. Fellow Next Gen GOP contributors have weighed in whether or not Judge Sotomayor should be confirmed. A tedious week of hearings on Capitol [...]
Rubio vs. Crist Will Prove Who Controls the GOP
For much of the build up to the 2008 Democratic primaries, the consensus among political oddsmakers, pollsters, and politicos (myself included) was that Hillary Clinton was virtually a shoo-in to win the Democratic nomination. After all, the Clintons were the most powerful name in the Democratic Party, and as a result the Democratic machine fought [...]
It’s Time for a Complete Reboot
One of my lesser known traits is that I’m a huge Trekkie (and I don’t say “huge” lightly). However, the Star Trek universe had recently been undergoing a pretty substantial collapse, culminating in the closing of Star Trek: The Experience in Las Vegas. Desperately trying to revive the franchise, Paramount Pictures contacted J.J. Abrams, Roberto [...]
Senate successes require sound strategy and sound policy.
Fellow NextGenGOP contributor Abel S. Delgado, in his post entitled “Draft Ridge and Castle for 2010 Senate Races,” is right to encourage the Republican Party to maintain a strong center, particularly in the Northeast, where GOP fortunes have diminished substantially since the 1990’s. Mike Castle should be supported in the Delaware Senate race in 2010, and Ridge [...]
The “Far Right,” The Filibuster-Proof Majority, and Young Voters
Over at left-of-center Mother Jones magazine, Jonathan Stein and Nick Baumann argue that “the far right handed Dems a 60-vote majority.” Stein and Baumann continue:
The Republican Party has moved dramatically rightward in the age of Obama, and allowed people like Newt Gingrich, Dick Cheney, Rush Limbaugh, Glenn Beck, and Sarah Palin to become its most [...]
Should Republicans Support Toomey Against Specter?
I must admit that I still haven’t decided where I stand on the PA Senate race. In 2004, I backed Specter for various reasons, but my patience with Specter has thinned considerably, particularly considering his vote on Obama’s stimulus package. I’ve always doubted Pat Toomey’s capacity to carry Pennsylvania, which I believe is today a [...]
Ethics concerns surrounding Obama cabinet choices should be scrutinized
Confirmation hearings are already underway for Obama’s cabinet and other nominees. Presently, Senator Clinton has been the focus of Senate proceedings. Obama is seeking to appoint New York senator and former first lady Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State. Despite little opposition to the appointment thus far from the U.S. Senate, lingering questions cloud her potential conduct [...]
Nepotism in American Politics
Someone needs to tell the Caroline Kennedy the upper house of Congress is not the House of Lords. The party that claims to represent middle and working class Americans is seriously considering appointing a daughter of a former president with no public office experience to the Senate seat currently occupied by the wife of a [...]
