Philadelphia firefighters’ union flips Senate endorsement to GOP’s Dave McCormick: ‘Tired of political promises’
PHILADELPHIA — Sirens are blaring at Sen. Bob Casey's campaign in Pennsylvania. Deep Blue Philadelphia's fire union is abandoning the incumbent Democrat and supporting Republican Senate candidate Dave McCormick instead. The union, International Association of Firefighters Local 22, is based in the city's industrial Northern Liberties neighborhood and represents more than 4,500 firefighters, paramedics and […]
GOP’s Chances Of Unseating Vulnerable Dem Senator Improve As Race Moved To ‘Tossup’
With just two weeks left until Election Day, the Senate battleground map is shifting further in favor of Republicans as the chances of Republicans defeating vulnerable Democratic senators increase. The latest innovations based on new reviews from Monday Cook Political Reporthas changed the Pennsylvania Senate race between Republican Dave McCormick and Democratic incumbent Sen. Bob […]
Nevada Senate Race Sees 7-Point Swing Toward GOP’s Sam Brown
Nevada's Senate race has been dramatically closer since September. According to the Rasmussen Report/American Thinker poll, U.S. Army Capt. Sam Brown (R) is surging in the homestretch. In a survey of 748 likely Nevada voters, published On Saturday, Sen. Jacky Rosen (D-Nev.) narrowly defeated Brown, 47 percent to 44 percent, marking the biggest change since […]
Trump’s polarizing style is the GOP’s missed opportunity
There are only 20 days left until Election Day. Polls suggest close races in several key states. But it didn't have to be that way. In fact, the Republicans missed an opportunity to decisively win the White House when Donald Trump won the right to be their nominee. Mr. Trump has loyal supporters. If they […]
Courting Wisconsin voters, Biden touts clean water and hits the GOP’s record
President Biden has touted his administration's efforts to remove lead and other toxic substances from drinking water in an effort to make the Democratic case to voters in the battleground state of Wisconsin. During his appearance in Milwaukee, he touted his administration's new rules that would require most of the nation's lead-based water pipes to […]
Senate GOP’s patience with Johnson wears thin
Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economics Newsletter {beacon} Business and Economics Business and Economics Full text Rep. Horsford introduces bill to repeal tip tax Rep. Steven Horsford (D-Nevada) formally introduced a bill on Tuesday that seeks to repeal the federal tax on tips, a proposal supported by both presidential candidates. Full text […]
Republicans favored to regain Senate as key race shifts in GOP’s favor
Republicans are now the favorites to retake the Senate majority for the first time in four years after a widely trusted analysis tipped key races in favor of Republican candidates on Thursday. The nonpartisan Cook Political Report Montana Contest Review The “Republican leaning” race is between incumbent Democrat Jon Tester and challenger Tim Sheehy. The […]
Democrats whipping against GOP’s short-term spending bill: ‘A waste of time’
House Democratic leaders have been aggressively opposing the Republican short-term spending bill, denouncing the plan as a threat to military readiness and warning that GOP leaders are on the cusp of a government shutdown. Leaving a closed-door meeting of Democratic caucus members in the basement of the Capitol, party leaders said the Republican six-month budget […]
GOP’s cultural retreat: Is the right losing the war?
An old Jewish joke tells the story of a Romanian peasant trying to protect himself from a nighttime vampire attack. Following traditional methods, the peasant holds up a cross as the terrifying visitor approaches. The vampire sees the frightened peasant and utters a Yiddish phrase:Veterinarian Gunihito Helfen“, meaning “Nothing will help.” Vampires are Jewish, so […]
GOP’s Tim Sheehy Opens Up 7-Point Lead over Democrat Tester in Montana
According to a Public Opinion Strategies poll conducted for the Montana Republican Party, Tim Sheehy (R-Mont.), the Montana Senate candidate endorsed by President Trump, is leading by 7 points over Sen. Jon Tester (D-Mont.). In opinion polls, Published On Sunday, 51% of 500 voters surveyed supported Sheehy. Of those, 43% said they would “definitely” vote […]