Cash could be deciding factor as Tribune/WGN-TV survey finds weak spots for both candidates Democrat Alexi Giannoulias and Republican Mark Kirk are wounded rivals running neck and neck for the U.S. Senate seat once held by President Barack Obama, a new Tribune/WGN-TV poll shows.

Both Charlie Crist and Kendrick Meek said Sunday that they support the revival of an $8,000 first-time homebuyer tax credit. (CNN) – Two of the three candidates running for U.S. Senate in Florida said Sunday that they support the revival of an $8,000 first-time homebuyer tax credit, but the Obama administration’s housing chief said “it’s [...]

By Aaron Blake Amid growing concern over retaining their Senate majority, Democrats are skipping the pretense of running positive ads and, in many cases, taking the unusual step of going negative with their first campaign commercials. The approach reflects a stark reality of this election cycle: going negative is the only way to turn the election from a referendum on Democratic control of ...

Thirteen candidates running for the U.S. Senate fielded questions on the economy, foreign policy, the environment and other issues at a forum in the Eastern Panhandle.

(From Louisiana Gannett News) The 16 other U.S. Senate candidates looking to upset incumbent Republican U.S. Sen. David Vitter or his closest rival, Democratic U.S. Rep. Charlie Melancon, would be well advised to crib a few strategic notes from the front-runners' playbooks, political science professors say. And although Melancon and Vitter aren't running textbook campaigns, they seem to be ...