As Italian lawmakers begin the painstaking process of choosing a successor to aging President Giorgio Napolitano, former European Commissioner Emma Bonino has emerged as a dark horse contender to become Italy’s first female president. Despite gaining significant support from both the left and the right, […]
Democrat Jim Graves, who came within 4,300 votes of unseating Tea Party favorite Michele Bachmann in Minnesota’s 6th congressional district last November, is eager to run again. “These days, Congress is all about scoring political points rather than actually solving problems, and Minnesota’s 6th District […]
State Sen. Vincent A. Sheheen, who lost a closer-than-expected contest to Nikki Haley for the South Carolina governorship in 2010, is apparently itching for a rematch. “Our state deserves better than the failed and dysfunctional government it has received from our current politicians,” Sheheen wrote […]
Carl A. Bergmanson, a former mayor of Glen Ridge, was ruled off the June primary ballot earlier today in his long-shot bid for the Democratic nomination for governor of New Jersey. Bergmanson’s petitions had been challenged by the Democratic State Committee, along with the nominating petitions […]
Pledging to spend at least $10 million of his own money on his long-shot candidacy, former state Revenue Secretary Tom Wolf entered the increasingly crowded race for the Democratic nomination for governor of Pennsylvania last Tuesday. An affluent industrialist from York County who served as […]
On April 2, Libertarian Michael Ogle won an impressive 32% in his race for mayor of Topeka, Kansas. In the non-partisan race, Ogle was pitted against Larry Wolgast, a city council member since 2009 and former deputy mayor. A write-in candidate, Betty Dunn, was a […]
What is expected to be a crowded Democratic race for the right to challenge embattled Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett next year might get a little more cramped with the possible candidacy of Scott Conklin, a four-term state representative from Centre County. According to PoliticsPA, the […]
Ashley Judd’s long-rumored challenge to Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Kentucky) next year won’t be happening. Long considered a frontrunner for the Democratic nomination, the actress announced her decision to skip the race in a message on Twitter yesterday. “After serious and thorough contemplation, I […]
Former U.S. Rep. Bob Barr is expected to declare his candidacy later today for the Republican nomination for Georgia’s 11th congressional district seat currently held by right-wing Congressman Phil Gingrey (R-Marietta). Barr’s hat tossing, which will occur this morning at Adventure Outdoors, a popular firearms and sporting […]
Former Gov. Jennifer Granholm announced on Friday that she will not seek the seat of retiring Democratic Sen. Carl Levin. “Friends, thanks for all of the encouragement on the Michigan Senate seat, but I’m not going to run,” Granholm wrote on Facebook late yesterday. A visiting professor […]
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