Beau Biden, VP’s son, won’t seek US Senate seat
(Dover, Del.) Beau Biden announced Monday that he will not seek election to the U.S. Senate seat long held by his father, Vice President Joe Biden, putting another Democratic-held Senate seat in jeopardy and dealing another blow to President Barack Obama’s flailing party.
The Delaware attorney general told supporters in an …
Mass. GOP candidate outlines senate strategy
(Needham, Mass.) Republican Scott Brown is hoping to ride a tide of voter anger at Wall Street bailouts and soaring national debt as he seeks to topple Democrat Martha Coakley in the race to fill the U.S. Senate seat held by the late Edward Kennedy.
In an interview with The Associated …
Poll: Gay marriage gains support, but not NY gov. Newsday
New York Gov. David Paterson‘s popularity in the state continues to tank, but his effort to legalize same-sex marriage has the support of a majority of voters, according to a poll released Monday.
The Siena College Research Institute poll found the Democrat is now viewed unfavorably by 63 percent of New Yorkers, down from 58 percent last month.
His job performance rating stood at 81 percent negative after a series of missteps eroded the strong public support he enjoyed when he was thrust into office 13 months ago as the state’s first black and legally blind governor.
Earlier polls have shown several issues hurt Paterson, including his secretive budget process that raised taxes but cut spending less than he promised, and how he handled filling Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton‘s vacated Senate seat, a botched process that ended in unfounded leaks of accusations against one-time candidate Caroline Kennedy. See Poll: Gay marriage gains support, but not NY gov. Newsday
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Paterson announces Gillibrand as new NY Senator
(New York City) New York Gov. David Paterson on Friday named U.S. Rep. Kirsten Gillibrand to fill New York’s vacant U.S. Senate seat.
Gillibrand, 42, is a second-term lawmaker from upstate New York. She is a proven vote-getter in a largely rural eastern New York district that sprawls from the mid-Hudson …
Caroline ends bid to replace Hillary
(Albany, New York) Caroline Kennedy has ended her quest for the U.S. Senate seat vacated by Hillary Rodham Clinton, halting a campaign that began with popular support but withered quickly over criticism about her experience and her reluctance to answer questions about her finances.
Kennedy made the announcement in a terse …
Caroline ends bid to replace Hillary
(Albany, New York) Caroline Kennedy has ended her quest for the U.S. Senate seat vacated by Hillary Rodham Clinton, halting a campaign that began with popular support but withered quickly over criticism about her experience and her reluctance to answer questions about her finances.
Kennedy made the announcement in a terse …
Burris lands Obama’s Senate seat
Expected to be sworn in this week; also see Rod 2.0, Windy City Times for background.
Burris lands Obama’s Senate seat
Expected to be sworn in this week; also see Rod 2.0, Windy City Times for background.
Burris refused Senate seat
(Washington) Roland Burris announced Tuesday he was rejected for Barack Obama’s Senate seat, in a bizarre rainy-day scene on the Capitol grounds as lawmakers awaited the gaveling of the 111th Congress into session.
Standing amid a huge throng of reporters and television cameras in a cold and steady rain, Burris, 71, …
Al Franken wins Senate seat
(St. Paul, Minn.) A Minnesota board has certified results showing Democrat Al Franken winning the state’s U.S. Senate recount over Republican Norm Coleman, but a legal challenge probably will keep the race in limbo.
The Canvassing Board’s declaration Monday starts a seven-day clock for Coleman to file a lawsuit protesting the …
