When voters opt for candidate A over candidates B, C, or D, does that mean that they reject the messages of candidates B, C, or D? Not necessarily. Consider the March 4 primary results in the 14th District of Texas, where Congressman Ron Paul came in third in the presidential...
Hard to believe it's been almost one year since we here at MessageMassage[TM] helped you and your colleagues get elected to Congress. Yes, 2006 was a historic year for Democrats, and as your political consultants, we'd like to take this opportunity to wish you a very happy anniversary! Obviously,...
MANTECA -- For many, it was the first time they had ever met a member of the U.S. Congress. U.S. Rep. Jerry McNerney, D-Pleasanton, hopes it won't be the last. As part of an ongoing "Congress at Your Corner" program, the freshman congressman was...
To: POLITICAL EDITORSContact: Bahram Rajaee of the American Political Science Association, +1-202-483-2512, brajaee@apsanet.org WASHINGTON, Feb. 22 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Do hard money contributions by interest groups to members of Congress contribute to better quality policy deliberations and outcomes in congressional committees? A new study conducted by political scientist Kevin M. Esterling...
Herald should be ashamed of itself I am surprised at the hypocrisy of the Daily Herald in its support of Mark Kirk for Congress in the 10th District. The Daily Herald is a newspaper - a medium that should pride itself on...
Elect those who represent the people I stood in front of a guardhouse watching Cadillacs, BMWs, Mercedes and cars that cost more than many constituents of the 14th district earn in a year, drive into what once was an Arthur Anderson training facility. ...
Democrat Melissa Bean of Barrington is defending her 8th Congressional Dstrict office; while Republican challenger David McSweeney of Barrington Hills, and independent candidate Bill Scheurer, of Lindenhurst, are trying to unseat her. Q. Why are you running for this office? Is there a particular...
One debate is not enough conversation I am appalled that Rep. Mark Kirk refused to debate Democratic candidate Dan Seals six times as Seals requested. Kirk is our representative in Congress, yet he has failed to communicate with his constituents in a meaningful way...
Printed on high-quality paper in full color with sharp graphics, the mailed flyers are exactly what you would expect from congressmen fighting for their political lives in a tough election year. One from U.S. Rep. Jim Gerlach, a Chester County Republican, protests that his record on embryonic stem-cell research has...
Some Republicans may complain, but new, federally funded mailers sent out by Democratic Rep. Jim Matheson met all of the congressional requirements and are indeed fliers aimed at communicating with Matheson's constituents, a Matheson spokeswoman says. Jason Chaffetz, a former chief of staff to GOP Gov. Jon Huntsman...
WASHINGTON, July 18 /U.S. Newswire/ -- As a result of Congress' vote of 236-187, on the Marriage Protection Amendment MPA, Family Research Council President Tony Perkins released the following statement: "Today a House minority voted against marriage and failed in its duty to represent the American people. When the...
WASHINGTON, July 18 /U.S. Newswire/ -- As a result of Congress' vote of 236-187, on the Marriage Protection Amendment MPA, Family Research Council President Tony Perkins released the following statement: "Today a House minority voted against marriage and failed in its duty to represent the American people. When the...
U.S. Rep. Heather A. Wilson (R--N.M.) was comfortably ensconced in her Capitol Hill office when a delegation of New Mexico constituents came to visit during September's Franchise Appreciation Day. As anyone who has visited the bustling offices in the nation's capital can attest, members of Congress...
U.S. Rep. Richard Pombo has pushed to open coastal areas and the Arctic wilderness for oil drilling and wants to rewrite the Endangered Species Act. The Tracy Republican, using power incumbent with chairmanship of the House Resources Committee, proposed selling 15 national parks and other federal land...
U.S. Rep. Richard Pombo has pushed to open coastal areas and the Arctic wilderness for oil drilling and wants to rewrite the Endangered Species Act. The Tracy Republican, using power incumbent with chair-manship of the House Resources Committee, proposed selling 15 national...
Rep. Richard Pombo has pushed to open coastal areas and the Arctic wilderness for oil drilling and wants to rewrite the Endangered Species Act. The Tracy Republican, using power incumbent with chairmanship of the House Resources Committee, proposed selling 15 national parks and other federal land --...
If you have ever listened to "beltway insiders" speak, I am certain that at some point you thought you were listening to a foreign language instead of a discussion on an important legislative issue. That's because many people in the field overuse what I call "Legislatese"...
Introduction Since the 1940s there have been a number of prominent elected officials who have been able to redeem their standing in the black community after involvement in scandals. By the 1990s, it appeared that one of the cultural differences between black and white...
In her second term as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives, Congresswoman Ginny Brown-Waite has built a reputation as a strong and tenacious leader with the ability and authority to get things done on behalf of her Florida constituents. Following her arrival in 2003,...
WASHINGTON, June 1 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The following was released today by MoveOn PAC: -- Radio Ads, Constituents to Hammer 7 Vulnerable GOP Reps for Ties to Scandal-Ridden Tom DeLay -- Call on Reps to Give Back 'Dirty Money' Received from Majority Leader -- Over 400,000 and Rising Petition Signatures...
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