Republican Senate

First Lady Laura Bush visited Kansas on Tuesday to headline a fundraiser for Sen. Pat Roberts, who is seeking his third term this November.  Roberts, who already had over $2.7 million as of the end of last year, took in over $200,000 at the event, which included over 400 contributors.  Those numbers suggest that the […]

Democrats hoping to give Sen. Pat Roberts a scare in his bid for reelection suffered a crushing blow on Friday when businessman Greg Orman abandoned his bid, realizeing that the hill was just too steep.  The decision leaves Democrats with a single candidate, Lee Jones, who was blown away by Sen. Sam Brownback in 2004.  […]

In signs that suggest that they are ready to concede the two races, Democrats in Kansas and North Carolina are looking to long shot candidates.  In Kansas, Democrats are now looking to former Congressman Jim Slattery, who moved to Washington after suffering a lobsided defeat in his 1994 Gubernatorial race.  Incumbent Sen. Pat Roberts had nearly […]

Yesterday, Alaska Senator and porker in chief Ted Stevens announced that he will seek reelection in 2008 at the ripe old age of 84.  Stevens would be tough to beat with a very strong candidate.  Fortunately, the Democrats don´t even have any of those, and Stevens will win yet another term in a cakewalk.  Unless Sen. […]