The Year of the Senate Primary

Since 1980, there have been just eight serious primary campaigns mounted against incumbent U.S. senators (five of which succeeded and three of which didn’t). But next year alone, we could be looking at as many as six.

The incumbents most vulnerable to serious intraparty competition in 2010 include four Democrats—Kirsten Gillibrand in Read More

The Year of the Senate Primary

Since 1980, there have been just eight serious primary campaigns mounted against incumbent U.S. senators (five of which succeeded and three of which didn’t). But next year alone, we could be looking at as many as six. The incumbents most vulnerable to serious intraparty competition in 2010 include four Democrats—Kirsten Gillibrand in New York, Chris Read More

Burris and Bunning: The Immovable Clowns of the Senate

It’s easy to spot a political embarrassment, but getting rid of one isn’t always as simple – something that both parties in the U.S. Senate are now being reminded of.
Democrats would just as soon be rid of Roland Burris, the Blagojevich-tainted appointee who is now the subject of investigations by both the Senate Read More