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...Graham, R-S.C., said it would be "a challenging nomination.""I don't think he's going to get many Republican votes," Graham said.Hagel, 66, is considered the leading candidate to replace Leon Panetta at the Pentagon, although...
...should be upheld.The fight over the law has played out in starkly partisan terms. It passed Congress without a Republican vote. All the GOP presidential candidates have called for its repeal.Some supporters of the law worry about the high...
...we're on." Murkowski makes no apologies for her voting record, acknowledging that while she's not a guaranteed Republican vote, she votes "with Alaskans' interests 100 percent of the time." The biggest bloc of voters in the state consider...
...jumping in," said Anchorage pollster and political consultant Ivan Moore. "The first was that Lisa would split the Republican vote and lead to the Democrat winning. The second was that Lisa would basically split the anti-Miller vote and basically...
...representation in the United States Senate. Whether Miller is a closet moderate or a far-right tea partier, the Republicans vote as a bloc to stop anything the president wants. They vote no. Period. Journalists outside of Alaska write that...
...with tribal governments, won his support despite her backing of ANWR. "It would be hard to imagine a significant Republican vote from Alaska Natives," Peter said. But there is division among Alaska Natives, and numerous executives from Native...
...run against other incumbent Republicans. Combining the city's two military bases puts the military's heavily Republican vote in one district, limiting its influence. Though the mayor's office is supposed to be nonpartisan, Mr. Wuerch...
...With nearly 90 percent of Alaska's 446 precincts reporting, Stevens was sailing with nearly 89 percent of the Republican vote. His only Republican opponent was Mike Aubrey, a 50-year-old unemployed Sutton man who previously worked for...
...in this race, and turns out, is happening," he said. McAdams said that with Miller and Murkowski splitting the Republican vote, he could win in November. "Right now we're all bunched in thirds, and whoever gets the biggest third is going...
...sharp contrasts between the two parties - a theme Obama intends to press in the months ahead even as he tries to woo Republican votes. He delivered a bracingly direct critique of Republicans' plans for deep cuts in federal spending. "Cutting the...