Smarting Democrats face barrage of bad news
In only a week, the already difficult political situation facing Democrats ahead of this fall’s midterm elections grew even more troubling. And the bloodletting may not be over.
Sources: Rep. Berry to announce retirement
Arkansas Democratic Rep. Marion Berry plans to announce Monday that he won’t seek re-election this fall, people who have spoken to Berry told The Associated Press.
NYT: Obama calls team from 2008 for fall races
President Obama is reconstituting the team that helped him win the White House to counter Republican challenges in the midterm elections.
Dem defeat in Mass. reshapes 2010 landscape
Former Massachusetts Treasurer Joe Malone said Thursday he expects to run against an incumbent congressional Democrat this fall, part of a wave of political recalibrations occurring nationally after Republican Scott Brown’s upset win in the special ele…