Political News--February 14

What once seemed to be a bright future in politics for Paul Hackett now looks like a distant memory. The Ohio Democrat dropped his bid for the Democratic nomination for US Senate citing party pressure as his reason. He also stated that he would not seek the CD-2 seat that he narrowly lost to Republican Jean Schmidt. An interesting look into party politics can be found here.

Political Commercial of the Day--February 12

Here is a Governor-Lt. Governor spot for Republican candidates, Ron Gidwitz/Steve Rauschenberger (Illinois). In Illinois, however, candidates run on separate tickets for Governor and Lt. Governor in the primary.

Political Commercial of the Day--February 11

Here's the Political Commercial of the Day:

Chuck Espy (D) for US House, District 2--Mississippi. He is challenging incumbent Rep. Bennie Thompson in the Democratic primary.

Back from a Hiatus--Political News, February 11

The race for Pennsylvania Governor is now a statistical dead heat, according to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.

Cindy Sheahan announces that she will not challenge Senator Diane Feinstein in the Democratic primary for US Senate in California.

Finally, there are two interesting articles about US Senate candidate, Michael Steele (R) of Maryland. Here's one and here's the http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/02/09/AR2006020902540.html.

Political Commercial of the Day--February 3

Here is today's PCOTD:

Steve Westly--Democratic candidate for Governor-California

More Political Blogs

Here are some more MVCC student blogs related to upcoming political elections:

John Greene--Republican candidate for Arizona Governor
Bill Brady--Republican candidate for Illinois Governor
John Baldacci--Maine Governor (D)
Tim Pawlenty--Minnesota Governor (R)
Tom Gallagher--Republican candidate for Florida Governor
Edwin Eisendrath--Democratic candidate for Illinois Governor
Patty Judge--Democratic candidate for Iowa Governor
Joe Birkett--Republican candidate for Illinois Lt. Governor
Alan Lichtman--Democratic candidate for US Senate--Maryland
Alexi Giannoulis--Democratic candidate for Illinois State Treasurer
Dianne Feinstein--US Senator-California (D)
Bob Casey, Jr. --Democratic candidate for US Senate--Pennsylvania
Roy Moore--Republican candidate for Alabama Governor
Rosalind Kurita--Democratic candidate for US Senate--Tennessee
Tom Reilly--Democratic candidate for Massachusetts Governor
Ed Rendell--Pennsylvania Governor (D)
Jim Petro--Republican candidate for Ohio Governor
Peter Roskam--Republican candidate for US House--Illinois, District 6
Ed Case--Democratic candidate for US Senate-Hawaii

Political News--February 3

According to Rasmussen Reports, if the election for Nevada Governor were held today, Republican Congressman Jim Gibbons would defeat his two main Democratic rivals. Gibbons bests Henderson Mayor Jim Gibson 43-38% and State Senator Dina Titus, 46-41%. Poll numbers were not given for intraparty competition between Gibson and Titus or Gibbons and his two main Republican rivals, Lorraine Hunt and Bob Beers.

More Political Candidate Blogs

Here are some more blogs created by some Moraine Valley students. They are devoted to candidates running for office in 2006.

David McSweeney--Republican candidate for US House-Illinois, District 8
Jesse White--Illinois Secretary of State (D)
Phil Angelides--Democratic candidate for California Governor
Ted Strickland--Democratic candidate for Ohio Governor
Mike Bouchard--Republican candidate for US Senate--Michigan
Kay Bailey Hutchison--US Senator(R)-Texas
Mike Cox--Michigan Attorney General
Hillary Clinton--US Senator (D)-New York
Randy Daniels--Republican candidate for New York Governor
Bob Beauprez--Republican candidate for Colorado Governor
John Faso--Republican candidate for New York Governor
Lynn Swann--Republican candidate for Pennsylvania Governor
Ken Blackwell--Republican candidate for Ohio Governor
Cathy Cox--Democratic candidate for Georgia Governor
Melissa Bean--US Representative (D)--Illinois, District 8
Dan Rutherford--Republican candidate for Illinois Secretary of State
Bob Beers--Republican candidate for Nevada Governor
Rick Perry--Texas Governor (R)
Judy Baar Topinka--Republican candidate for Illinois Governor
Bob Corker--Republican candidate for US Senate-Tennessee
Bob Riley--Alabama Governor (R)
Kinky Friedman--Independent for Texas Governor
Rod Blagojevich--Illinois Governor (D)
Lisa Madigan--Illinois Attorney General (D)
Arnold Schwarzenegger--California Governor (R)
Kerry Healey--Republican candidate for Massachusetts Governor

Political Commercial of the Day--February 2

Today's Political Commercial of the Day:

David McSweeney--(R-IL) Candidate for US House, District 8

Political News--February 1

Good news for Republican candidate for Pennsylvania Governor, Lynn Swann as he, according to the article from the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette is all but assured his party's endorsement for Governor after defeating former Lt. Governor Bill Scranton in a vote by southwestern Pennsylvania GOP leaders. This is not good news for Scranton, who was hoping to slow down the Swann campaign. A third candidate, Jim Panyard, was not actively seeking the GOP endorsement.

Political Commercials of the Day--February 1

Today, I posted two commercials for you to look at.

First, Republican candidate for Illinois Governor, State Senator Bill Brady has taken to the airwaves with his first commercial.

Second, Democratic candidate for Connecticut Governor, New Haven Mayor John DeStefano is running his first campaign commercial.

Political Candidate Blogs

Here are a few political blogs related to candidates in 2006 elections.

Jim Doyle: D-Wisconsin Governor
Dick Lugar: R-US Senator-Indiana
Chet Culver: D-Candidate for Iowa Governor
Don Goldwater: R-Candidate for Arizona Governor
Rod Smith: D-Candidate for Florida Governor
Harold Ford: D-Candidate for US Senate, Tennessee
Jerry Weller: R-US Representative, 11th District, Illinois
Stu Umholtz: R-Candidate for Illinois Attorney General
Tom Osborne: R-Candidate for Nebraska Governor
Chris Bell: D-Candidate for Texas Governor

Political News Update--January 31

B. Thomas Golisano decided on Tuesday to withdraw his name from the New York Governor's Race. The thrice-defeated Gubernatorial nominee of the state's Independence Party switched his party affiliation to the Republican Party in late 2005. Poll numbers showed that Golisano would have had a difficult time against presumptive Democratic nominee, Eliot Spitzer.

The front runners for the Republican nomination are former Massachusetts Governor Bill Weld, former State Assembly Minority Leader John Faso, and New York Secretary of State Randy Daniels. According to poll numbers, all three candidates are trailing in head-to-head contests with Spitzer.

Political Commercial of the Day--January 31

The Political Commercial of the Day:

Pete Ricketts, Republican candidate for US Senate

Recent Polls-Monday, January 30

Regardless of his vote for or against Supreme Court nominee, Samuel Alito, (he says that he will vote for him) it looks like Kent Conrad (D-ND) will cruise to an easy re-election this November. According to Rasmussen Reports, Conrad wins easily over all three of his potential GOP opponents. When likely voters are asked about a match-up against Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem, Conrad leads 53% to 40%. With Public Services Commissioner Kevin Cramer as his general election oppponent, Conrad leads 57% to 35%. Bismarck Mayor John Warford would to Conrad, 59% to 31%.

In Tennessee, potential Republican nominees for US Senate hold a lead over the presumptive Democratic candidate, Rep. Harold Ford. Chattanooga Mayor Bob Corker and US Representative Ed Bryant lead 42-40% over Ford. US Representative Van Hilleary leads 43-37% over Ford. The polls were conducted by Rasmussen Reports.

Political News--Monday, January 30

A great article about Ed Case's move for the Democratic nomination for US Senate in Hawaii. Why Ed Case chose to run now is interesting enough, but does he have enough political backing from Hawaii's grassroots? He needs this backing, because US Senator Daniel Akaka has the backing of the party's leadership in Washington and Hawaii. What you must realize is that no matter how understandable Case's position is, there will always be a pecking order when it comes to slating candidates for election.

This brings me to the competitive Republican nomination for Governor in Pennsylvania. If you haven't read it already, Lynn Swann is the "rich white" candidate in the Gubernatorial race. This statement about Swann, an African-American, came from then-campaign manager of Bill Scranton's campaign. Scranton fired Bill Seif after his comments about Swann. Seif agreed with the decision and stated that the decisiveness of Scranton's decision makes him the best candidate for Governor.

My Online Political Commercial of the Day goes to: Edwin Eisendrath (D-Illinois candidate for Governor)

My Political Quote of the Day goes to John Kelly, (D-IL), Candidate for US House, 3rd District:

"The only thing I want to plant is a shot on [Sullivan's] jaw." Kelly's comment follows John Sullivan's accusation that Kelly is only on the ballot to split the opposition vote of current Democratic House member, Dan Lipinski. Kelly and Sullivan are challenging Lipinski for the Democratic nomination. Lipinski is favored to win his party's primary in March as well as the general election in November.

Texas Gubernatorial Blog

A blog devoted to Texas Gubernatorial candidate, Bob Gammage (D) is now ready for reading.

Created by Jason Benbrook.

Matt Blunt for Governor Blog

There is a blog posted for Matt Blunt, Candidate for Missouri Governor. Click on his name for the connection.

Blog created by Cindy McClanahan.