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Sarah Palin travels to W. Virginia to support GOP Senate candidate John Raese

She is joined by her husband at a rally for Raese, who is batting Gov. Joe Manchin for the seat held by the late Robert C. Byrd Jr. Palin has been crossing the nation, building up IOUs in this midterm election.

 

Poll shows Dem's lead widening in Del. Senate race

Despite a spate of television ads aimed at reintroducing her to voters, Republican Senate hopeful Christine O'Donnell of Delaware has failed to chip away at Democratic nominee Chris Coons' strong lead, according to a new poll. She even may be going backward.

 

Tea party antics could burn Republicans

Tea party antics could burn Republicans

The tea party's volatile influence on this election year appears to be doing more harm than good for Republicans' chances in some of the closest races in the nation, in which little-known candidates who upset the establishment with primary wins are now stumbling in the campaign's final days.

 

Judge: Voters Can Wear WWE Garb to Polls

Judge: Voters Can Wear WWE Garb to Polls

A federal judge on Wednesday ordered Connecticut's top election official to allow voters to wear World Wrestling Entertainment garb to the polls, ruling that it could not be considered political advertising for Republican Senate candidate Linda McMahon, the company's former CEO.

 

Carly Fiorina set for release from hospital

Carly Fiorina, the California Republican candidate for U.S. Senate, has been successfully treated for an infection and will be released from a hospital on Wednesday, her staff said.

 

Polls Show Tough Road to G.O.P. Senate Takeover

Polls Show Tough Road to G.O.P. Senate Takeover

We have been noting for several weeks that, with Republican chances having dwindled from slim to virtually none in a few East Coast Senate contests like Connecticut, Delaware, and the New York special election, their prospects of the party winning a 51st Senate seat on Nov. 2 instead boiled down to winning either California or Washington (while sweeping the other competitive contests). Today, they have gotten bad news in one of those races.

 

Carly Fiorina admitted to hospital for treatment of infection

Republican Senate candidate Carly Fiorina, a breast cancer survivor, was admitted to a hospital Tuesday morning for treatment of an infection that her aides said was related to the reconstructive surgery she underwent this summer.

 

Republicans poised to win House and gain in Senate

Republicans enter the final week of a bitter U.S. election campaign as heavy favorites to win control of the House of Representatives and score big Senate gains, dealing a severe blow to President Barack Obama two years after he entered the White House.

 

In Nevada, it's can't live with Harry Reid and can't live without him

State's federal sugar daddy is in the fight of his career.

 

House and Senate battles on pace to top $2 billion

House and Senate battles on pace to top $2 billion

House and Senate candidates have already shattered fundraising records for a midterm election and are on their way to surpassing $2 billion in spending for the first time, according to new campaign finance data.

 

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