The 10 Most Liberal House Dems according to this year’s National Journal rankings: 1. Rush Holt (D-NJ) 1. Gwen Moore (D-WI) 1. John Olver (D-MA) 1. Linda Sanchez (D-CA) 1. Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) 1. Louise Slaughter (D-NY) 1. Mel Watt (D-NC) 1. Henry Waxman (D-CA) 9. Kathy Castor (D-FL) 10. Jesse Jackson Jr. (D-IL)
The 10 Most Liberal House Dems, according to this year’s National Journal rankings: 1. Rush Holt (D-NJ) 1. Gwen Moore (D-WI) 1. John Oliver (D-MA) 1. Linda Sanchez (D-CA) 1. Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) 1. Louise Slaughter (D-NY) 1. Mel Watt (D-NC) 1. Henry Waxman (D-CA) 9. Kathy Castor (D-FL) 10. Jesse Jackson Jr. (D-IL)
Former Florida state House Speaker Marco Rubio got a boost in his bid for the Republican nomination for Florida’s open Senate seat when he was recently endorsed by FreedomWorks Chairman Dick Armey. Armey, a former House majority leader, and FreedomWorks have tapped into the conservative grassroots, helping to organize what’s now known as the tea party movement. NationalJournal.com recently spoke with Rubio about what kind of relationship he and the Republican Party should have with the tea party movement. Read…
From National Journal: Two Republican sources said today that even as former Florida House Speaker Marco Rubio campaigns for retiring GOP Sen. Mel Martinez’s Senate seat, he has been calling around to top Republican donors and activists in the state to discuss the idea of switching from the Senate primary against GOP Gov. Charlie Crist and into the open-seat race for attorney general, where a serious Republican candidate has yet to emerge. Marc Caputo follows up: The National Journal, with…
National Journal poll asks: Who among your party’s current crop of governors has the brightest political future? Bobby Jindal 21% Haley Barbour 20% Tim Pawlenty 17% Charlie Crist 13% Mark Sanford 8% Jon Huntsman 6% Mitch Daniels 5% Sarah Palin 5% Arnold Schwarzenegger 1% List of who were polled after the break… The survey was comprised of the following 99 GOP political insiders: Dan Allen, Stan Anderson, Gary Andres, Saul Anuzis, Rich Ashooh, Whit Ayres, Brett Bader, Mitch Bainwol, Gary…
