Roll Call: “Despite the numerous holes on the Senate race recruitment map, a look back at last cycle offers some context for how far there still is to go until the 2014 primaries… history shows it’s too early to declare recruitment failures for either party.” Tweet This Post
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Senate Candidates Wanted
New York Times: “The dearth of candidates for an open Senate seat reflects what former and current senators and those who once aspired to the office say is a sad truth: rarely has the thought of serving in the Senate seemed so unappealing.” Tweet This Post
Daily Kos Elections Morning Digest: Indian-American candidates rally around Mike Honda
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In Wake Of Explosions, Mass. Candidates Suspend Campaigns; Gang Of 8 To Release Immigration Proposal
Click hereto read online and see our archives.WHAT’S NEWSThree people were killed Monday after “two bomb blasts, 12 seconds apart, rocked the finish line” of the Boston Marathon (Boston Globe). Pres. Obama “said he ordered the ‘full resources’ of the federal government” to respond. Obama: “Make no mistake, we will get to the bottom of [...]
New Super PAC to Support Far Right Candidates
Former Rep. Jeff Landry (R-LA) “aims to keep stirring up trouble on Capitol Hill from the outside with a new super PAC to support hard-right conservatives in the House of Representatives,” Politico reports. Tweet This Post
PAC Launches to Support Bearded Candidates
A new political action committee launched this week to support bearded candidates from across the political spectrum, The Hill reports. Tweet This Post
Daily Kos Elections Morning Digest: A ton of House candidates start coming out of the woodwork
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14 candidates not named Mark Sanford expected to be told to take a hike
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Conservatives Blame Consultants Not the Candidates
Byron York: “If there was any villain at the just-completed Conservative Political Action Conference, it was the generic figure of the Republican political consultant. Overpaid, unprincipled, always on the lookout for the next client — or easy mark — the consultants, to listen to a number of CPAC speakers, have helped bring the Republican Party [...]
Four Districts Where Democrats Must Recruit Better Candidates
Stuart Rothenberg: “If Democrats are going to have any chance of netting 17 seats during the 2014 midterms — and taking back control of the House — they are going to have to do a much better job in a handful of districts where their recruiting fell far short in 2012.” Taegan Goddard’s Political Wire [...]
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