By Aaron Blake/The Hill ~ The healthcare battle appears to be helping Republicans running for the Senate.
Two Quinnipiac polls released Thursday show the leading GOP candidates in Connecticut and Ohio growing their leads. Former Rep. Rob Simmons (R-Conn.) leads Sen. Chris Dodd (D-Conn.), 49-38, and [...] 
Wilson Research Strategies, headed by Oklahoman Chris Wilson, is out with its latest national assessment of the political climate and Republicans will find optimism in it for the 2010 election year. The WRS assessment is among several from leading analysts that point to the same [...] 
Oklahoma's election for governor is a year in the distance, but the four leading candidates, two Democrats and two Republicans, already have spent more than $1.2 million of the $3 million they've raised.
That's an overall "burn rate" of about 40 percent.It's not how much you' [...] 
Attention all RepublicansAs the news coverage of the GOP wins in Virginia and New Jersey continues, it is clear November 3rd was a big day for the Republican Party. Even though they lost the congressional seat in New York, they managed to pull off big wins in both of the previously mentioned [...]
Headline and photo stolen from Drudge. WASHINGTON/The Associated Press ~ Independents who swept Barack Obama to a historic 2008 victory broke big for Republicans on Tuesday as the GOP wrested political control from Democrats in Virginia and New Jersey, a troubling sign for the president [...] 
From The Wall Street Journal ~ Republicans appear positioned for strong results in three hard-fought elections Tuesday. But isolated, off-year contests aren't always reliable indicators of what will happen in the wider federal and state races held in even-numbered years.
Democrats and Republicans are jostling to' [...] For most of this year, it seems all I have written about has been the health care reform debate. Every time I turn around, there is something new to add to the discussion and even though I get tired of writing about the same old song and dance, it is [...]
By Barbara Hoberock/Tulsa World Capitol Bureau ~ Sen. Harry Coates, R-Seminole, said Tuesday that he believes he has the votes to become the next Senate president pro tem.
His statement came after Senate Democrats, who are in the minority, said their caucus is backing Coates.
Senate Republicans [...] 
The race for the NY congressional seat left vacant when President Obama named moderate Republican John McHugh secretary of the Army has become the epicenter in the fight over the soul of the GOP. The county GOP chairmen chose moderate Dede Scozzafava as their nominee and tea party conservatives, with [...]
By Senator Tom Coburn/Real Clear Politics ~ The day after White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel's Clintonesque plan to triangulate and divide Republicans and doctors failed a major newspaper published this headline: "Democrats Lose Big Test Vote on Health Legislation." The title was so [...] 
okiepundit.com applauds US Representative Tom Cole for endorsing conservative Doug Hoffman today.
Due to the vagaries of local politics two Republicans are on the ballot in the special election in NY-23. Doug Hoffman, the conservative, clearly represents the main stream values and positions of the Republican Party. [...]
From Politico ~ For years, Tom Coburn’s lectures on spending have been met with aggressive resistance by fellow Republicans who defend their right to send money back to their home states.
But at a closed-door meeting of GOP senators this month, a tirade by the Oklahoman [...] 
From Politico ~ A White House effort to undermine conservative critics is generating a backlash on Capitol Hill — and not just from Republicans.
“It’s a mistake,” said Rep. Jason Altmire, a moderate Democrat from western Pennsylvania. “I think it’s beneath the White House to get [...] Over last weekend, I began reading different news stories about the appointment of Kevin Jennings as assistant deputy for the Office of Safe and Drug-Free Schools, U.S. Department of Education and the opposition of Republicans in Washington. The man has been a well known homosexual activist for years and some [...]
As expected, House Speaker Pro Tempore Kris Steele of Shawnee was elected Speaker-designate today.
The House Republican caucus voted unanimously for Steele, who will become speaker assuming Republicans hold onto their majority following the fall elections next year. [...] 
