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Vulnerable US senator to skip Democratic convention – AFP

AFP Vulnerable US senator to skip Democratic convention AFP WASHINGTON — One of US President Barack Obama's top backers in Congress, Senator Claire McCaskill, will skip September's Democratic convention as she ...

Senator McCaskill to Skip Democratic Convention - NYTimes.com

Senator McCaskill to Skip Democratic Convention. By TRIP GABRIEL. One would think that a nominating convention is a command performance for prominent members of a president's party. But that is not the case for ...

Claire McCaskill To Skip Democratic National Convention

Another Democratic Senator has joined Joe Manchin in the decision to not attend the Democratic National Convention, and this one is at the same.

Missouri Dem. Senator May Skip Party's Convention (Update ...

According to the Saint Louis Beacon, Missouri senator Claire McCaskill, who is in the middle of a tough reelection fight, might skip the Democratic convention in September. "A campaign aide said ... McCaskill joins a list of vulnerable Democratic politicians whose home districts are hostile ground for President Obama and who will be steering clear of the convention. Share This Article .... Become a Fan on Facebook Follow us on Twitter Share This. © Copyright 2013 ...

McCaskill to skip Democratic National Convention | US Senators

Claire McCaskill, one of the most vulnerable Democrats up for re-election in 2012, plans to skip the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, N.C.. McCaskill said Tuesday she will spend the week campaigning in her home state instead.

How to Give Vulnerable Democrats Cover on Guns | RedState

... the ATF to collect more data from background checks, it doesn't overtly ban guns. All those vulnerable red-state Democrats will have enough cover to support it because they will vote the right way on all the straw men votes.

Daily Kos: The most vulnerable House members in 2014, in two charts

Over the last couple weeks, we've been talking about the 2014 House election, and in particular, which members might be especially vulnerable. First, we discussed House members in "crossover" districts: Democratic ...

Another Dem Senator To Skip DNC Convention, Montana's Jon ...

Tester's campaign quickly followed suit to say they would skip the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, N.C., which is the week after the GOP gathering. While a number of vulnerable Democratic incumbents have said ...

Obama pal Claire McCaskill skipping Democratic convention - Hot Air

McCaskill joins a list of vulnerable Democratic politicians whose home districts are hostile ground for President Obama and who will be steering clear of the convention. “In years when Claire is on the ballot, she ... after Hillary's big win in New Hampshire. That was a major vote of confidence in him coming from a key swing-state senator and prominent woman pol; Team Clinton “aggressively sought” her endorsement at the time but McCaskill stuck with Hopenchange.

Democratic campaign chairman Steve Israel to candidates: skip ...

“I think it says a lot when you have several of the most vulnerable Democrats in the country going out of their way to announce the fact that they're not going to be attending the president's convention,” RNCC spokeswoman Andrea Bozek told The Daily Caller. According to Bozek, many ... McCaskill is the third Democratic senator, and eighth Democratic member of Congress to announce they intend to skip the convention. (FLASHBACK: Senators who plan to skip ...

Rats Jump Ship… Two More Democrats Will Skip DNC Convention

Vulnerable Democrats looking to distance themselves from President Obama have found an easy way to bolster their independent bona fides: just skip Obama's big party. At least half a dozen Democratic officials have said in ...

Pelosi: House Democrats should skip the national convention « Hot Air

We have an incumbent President of the United States. We're ... That's one of the more minor problems with the Democratic convention — after a lack of funding, the outrage of Big Labor for holding it in a right-to-work state, and the use of Bank of America Stadium by a party that spent the last four years demonizing the banking ..... Vulnerable members who show up to the convention are doomed and Pelosi herself might be the most disliked elected official in the country.

Add Claire McCaskill to the list of Dems skipping the convention

Claire McCaskill, D-Mo., one of this cycle's most vulnerable incumbents, will not attend the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, an aide to the first-term senator confirms to Hotline On Call. [...] McCaskill is running in a state that President Obama is likely to lose. ... This is the first national party convention since McCaskill's been a US Senator and Obama backer (in non election years anyway). She apparently didn't attend the 2004 Democratic Convention when ...

Yet Another Democrat To Skip DNC Convention, Missouri Sen ...

Second Senator of the day to bow out. Via TPM: ... McCaskill joins a list of vulnerable Democratic politicians whose home districts are hostile ground for President Obama and who will be steering clear of the convention.

Key Politicians Will Skip Party Conventions « CBS Miami

Why do people in wheel chairs get to go to the front of the line, when the rest of us needn to wait over 2 hrs ?? When will the electoral college ... Additionally, vulnerable candidates from both parties have pulled out of attending the conventions. Among those who won't attend their respective conventions: Democratic Senators Jon Tester and Claire McCaskill and Republican Senate hopefuls Heather Wilson, George Allen, and Linda McMahon. RELATED: Mack Scores ...

Romney officially clinches GOP nomination | FOX13Now.com

Akin apologized and called his remarks incorrect, but he has refused to end his U.S. Senate bid. The imbroglio has given new life to McCaskill, considered the most vulnerable Democratic senator running, and caused chagrin ...

Democrats are Blocking Resolution to Honor Lady Thatcher

Menu. Skip to content ..... In related News: “Honorable” Senate Democrats today unanimously passed a BINDING Resolution to make Chairman Mao Honorary Posthumous Chairman of the DNC. This is in keeping with the .... Clearly also on the floor of the US Senate. ..... Who refused to show a single minority speaker (and there were quite a number of them) at the Republican convention. ...... I hope the “vulnerable” ones vote gun control and lose their seats in 2014.

Michelle Malkin » Add Claire McCaskill to the list of Dems skipping ...

Claire McCaskill, D-Mo., one of this cycle's most vulnerable incumbents, will not attend the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, an aide to the first-term senator confirms to Hotline On Call. [...] McCaskill is running in a state that President Obama is likely to lose. ... This is the first national party convention since McCaskill's been a US Senator and Obama backer (in non election years anyway). She apparently didn't attend the 2004 Democratic Convention when ...

Daily Kos: Democrats Favored to Retain Senate in 2014

Just a year ago, with the retirements of Democratic Senators in Hawaii, Nebraska, New Mexico, North Dakota, Virginia, and Wisconsin, and potentially vulnerable Democratic Senators in Florida, Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia, Republicans were seen .... Not only did Obama win the state twice, but Democrats have won every Senate and gubernatorial race since 2004 - including hotly contested races for Governor and US Senate in 2010, of all years.

Steve Israel, DCCC Chair, Tells Candidates To Stay Away From The ...

WASHINGTON, June 26 (Reuters) - The man responsible for getting Democrats elected to the U.S. Congress this fall has a message for his party's candidates: Stay away from the Democratic National Convention in September. ... In Montana, a state Romney is likely to win easily and where there is a competitive U.S. Senate race, Democratic Senator John Tester and his challenger, Republican Representative Denny Rehberg, will both skip their parties' conventions.