2008-election.us http://2008-election.us Fri, 03 Sep 2010 05:25:31 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Dems in power could be in peril, poll says Democratic congressional candidates face a political landscape even rockier than those in 1994 and 2006 that ended with election upheavals that ... http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/TP-OnPolitics/~3/9Vh19Vg8a4o/2010-09-02-poll-longer-version_N.htm Alaska Republican’s win encourages outsiders The upset victory by Joe Miller in Alaska, who beat Sen. Lisa Murkowski in a primary, provides renewed momentum to insurgent candidates. http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/TP-OnPolitics/~3/Xgz0YEqCLHw/2010-09-02-teaparty02_ST_N.htm Murkowski concedes Alaska primary race Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski has conceded her Republican primary race to Joe Miller. http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/TP-OnPolitics/~3/FHvMpE4dTDs/2010-08-31-alaska-primary_N.htm Fortunes shine for GOP in Fla., Ariz. Big campaign war chests helped veteran Sen. John McCain easily win his Republican primary in Arizona on Tuesday and newcomer Rick Scott upset ... http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/TP-OnPolitics/~3/c_UDABKF8Y8/2010-08-24-primaries_N.htm Murkowski-Miller contest for Alaska Senate too close to call Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski trailed her lesser-known conservative opponent Wednesday in a surprisingly tight race, but with nearly all the ... http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/TP-OnPolitics/~3/Drec0yCt4Ko/2010-08-25-alaska-senate_N.htm Pooled donations add $33M punch to fall elections More special interest groups are bypassing limits on donations to congressional candidates by combining funds. http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/TP-OnPolitics/~3/eGH4HBI2XI4/2010-08-17-bundle17_ST_N.htm W.Va. Gov. Manchin wins primary for U.S. Senate Popular Gov. Joe Manchin won the Democratic nomination Saturday and will face GOP primary winner and wealthy businessman John Raese in the race ... http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/TP-OnPolitics/~3/UgL7nSwUq_I/2010-08-28-primaries-louisiana-westvirginia_N.htm Alaska primary undecided, but Sarah Palin wins No matter how the tight Republican Senate primary in Alaska turns out, the results have given a boost to someone not on the ballot: Sarah Palin. ... http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/TP-OnPolitics/~3/o0X5teyN1Nw/2010-08-26-palin26_ST_N.htm Dan Quayle’s son wins congressional primary in Arizona The son of former Vice President Dan Quayle won the Republican primary for an Arizona congressional seat after a provocative campaign that had ... http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/TP-OnPolitics/~3/Qkud4TjaKaU/2010-08-25-quayle-arizona_N.htm John McCain cruises to victory in Ariz. primary Sen. John McCain slid to an easy victory over former congressman J.D. Hayworth in Arizona's Republican Senate primary election, overcoming early ... http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/TP-OnPolitics/~3/CuSJLLKtFMo/1