Tracking the 2010 Midterm Elections

The 2010 midterm elections could arguably prove to be the most important for conservatives and Republicans in a generation. Democrats have never been this close to successfully implementing such a large number of liberal agenda items. Unless Republicans make a strong showing on Nov. 2, 2010, liberals will continue to dominate American politics and move the country closer than ever to the European socialist model that President Barack Obama so deeply admires.

With vigilance as the watchword, take a look at the events surrounding these all-important midterm elections as they transpire:

The Problem with Polls
Oct. 25, 2010
[T]the problem with polls is how they're used, not in what they actually reveal. All too often, the media takes complicated polling data and attempts to distill it to either support or disprove broad generalizations about a campaign and to name a leader in a particular race. All too often, however, the data is suspect ...

Keeping Score: Sarah Palin's Winning Endorsements
Oct. 15, 2010
At last count, former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin has endorsed 27 candidates since 2009. Of those candidates, 22 have gone on to victory in special elections or primaries ...

Why Rich Iott's "Nazi Costume" is a Non-Story
Oct. 11, 2010
Lost in all the fervor over the photo depicting Toledo businessman Rich Iott in a "Nazi costume" is one fact: nowhere on the uniform he is shown to be wearing is the dreaded symbol of Adolf Hitler's once-powerful and chilling Third Reich -- the swastika ...

Democratic Congresswoman Loretta Sanchez Gets Desperate in California
Oct. 6, 2010
California Rep. Loretta Sanchez has become increasingly erratic as the contest between her and Republican state Assemblyman Van Tran has tightened in the district encompassing Anaheim, Garden Grove, Santa Ana and parts of Fullerton ...

"Pledge to America" Doesn't Pledge Enough
Sept. 23, 2010
Hoping to put to rest persistent accusations from Democrats that they are nothing more than Congressional obstructionists, House Republicans rolled out their new "Pledge to America" ...

Will the GOP Keep Underestimating the Tea Party?
Sept. 22, 2010
In the wake of Christine O'Donnell's momentous victory in the Delaware Republican Senate primary last week, Democratic National Committee Chairman Tim Kaine mocked the GOP ...

Sarah Palin & the Christine O'Donnell Surge
Sept. 14, 2010
There's an old saying in politics: "Campaigns are run one election at a time." For Delaware Republican Senate candidate Christine O'Donnell it's on to the next one ...

Was Clinton's Dig at the Deficit a Divination of Presidential Designs?
Sept. 9, 2010
State Department Secretary Hillary Clinton may have fired the first salvo in the 2012 presidential primary campaign Wednesday, when she characterized deficit spending on Capitol Hill as a threat to national security ...

Dems Choose to Leave Town With Unfinished Business
Sept. 1, 2010
On their way out of town Wednesday, Senate Democrats were given a palm card of talking points -- six points to make in six weeks -- to take with them back to their home districts ...

Florida Braces for Primary Day
Aug. 23, 2010
Tuesday is Primary Day in the Sunshine State, and at the top of the ticket, the stakes couldn't be higher. With Gov. Charlie Crist stepping down and into the stormy seas of a highly contested U.S. Senate campaign (that resulted in his withdrawal from the Republican Party), the contest for Florida governor has been spirited to say the least ...

Bob Ingis Lost South Carolina -- All By Himself
Aug. 9, 2010
On June 22, Rep. Bob Inglis lost South Carolina's Fourth Congressional District seat to GOP prosecutor Trey Gowdy by 42 points. According to Inglis, he lost because he doesn't hate President Barack Obama enough ...

Jobs Report Underscores Need to Retain Bush Tax Cuts
Aug. 7, 2010
The July jobs report released Friday by the Bureau of Labor Statistics showed that the U.S. economy lost more employees than it gained for the second month in a row. The report's findings underscore the need for Congress and the White House to keep the Bush Tax Cuts in place ...

Jeb Bush: Could He Be Our Next President?
July 19, 2010
Forget for just a moment that former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush is related to those other Bushes. When you separate him from his presidential brother and father, Jeb Bush has all the makings of a winning presidential candidate. Especially in these difficult economic times ...

Oval Office Speech Reveals Obama's Deep-Seated Identity Crisis
June 17, 2010
Obama simply cannot find the line between Obama-the-candidate and Obama-the-president. His flagrant attempt to score political points off the tragedy devalued any substantive message he hoped to convey, and consequently, he lost the trust of the American people...