The Juice: Poersch, Jesmer try to put their parties on top in the Senate
Posted in Main Blog (All Posts) on August 16th, 2010 4:37 am by HL
The Juice: Poersch, Jesmer try to put their parties on top in the Senate
J.B. Poersch and Rob Jesmer have a lot in common. They’re sleep-deprived dads, each with a toddler and a crawling baby at home. And Poersch, executive director of the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, and Jesmer, his counterpart at the National Republican Senatorial Committee, are both st…
United States – Senate – Government – Legislative Branch – Politics
Some Democratic candidates distance themselves from Obama
Fight or flight? That is the question Democratic incumbents and challengers in this fall’s elections are asking themselves when it comes to dealing with President Obama. Is the best course to distance oneself from a president whose job-approval rating has sunk below 50 percent and whose appeal to…
United States – Barack Obama – Democratic – President – Politics
Democrats uncertain about approach to midterms
The Democrats passed the stimulus package. They passed health-care and Wall Street overhauls and revamped the financing system for higher education. Their other main priorities, on immigration and energy, appear to be headed nowhere.
Democratic – United States – Politics – Parties – Washington
Democrats, Republicans spar over mosque near Ground Zero
President Obama’s remarks Friday and Saturday on a proposed mosque and Islamic cultural center near Ground Zero sparked heated exchanges on the Sunday morning news shows.
United States – Islam – Republican – Politics – Parties