Read more primary stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/1745/primary.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 13:02:25 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/74622/jim-demint-becomes-hills-top-tea-partier.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagJim DeMint has thrown his lot in with the hyper-conservative tea party movement, backing far-right candidates against party favorites in several key 2010 races. In the process, the South Carolina senator’s picked up a pile of enemies in the party leadership, but he’s also grown his influence. Even moderate Republicans...http://www.newser.com/story/74622/jim-demint-becomes-hills-top-tea-partier.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 23 Nov 2009 7:47:57 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/74503/far-right-challenger-a-threat-to-mccain.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagEveryone’s favorite maverick could be unseated in 2010 by a hard-line conservative talk show host who's mulling a bid, a new Rasmussen poll suggests. John McCain leads potential primary opponent JD Hayworth, a local radio host and former House member, by a razor-thin 2%, which is within the poll’s 4%...http://www.newser.com/story/74503/far-right-challenger-a-threat-to-mccain.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 20 Nov 2009 10:09:13 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73715/any-random-conservative-would-crush-snowe-in-2010.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagOlympia Snowe could be in trouble in 2012: a new poll found that a generic conservative challenger would trounce the Maine moderate in a primary. The hypothetical conservative got 59% of the vote, while Snowe received just 31%. While it can be argued that results for hypothetical candidate have little...http://www.newser.com/story/73715/any-random-conservative-would-crush-snowe-in-2010.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 10 Nov 2009 13:54:46 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/70927/gop-lukewarm-on-wrestling-ceos-senate-bid.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWith Linda McMahon eying him as the ultimate takedown of her takedown-filled career, Sen. Chris Dodd has reason to be nervous. The former CEO of World Wrestling Entertainment has sharp business acumen, star power—and, perhaps most significantly, $30 million she’s willing to spend to wrest his Connecticut Senate seat...http://www.newser.com/story/70927/gop-lukewarm-on-wrestling-ceos-senate-bid.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 05 Oct 2009 8:44:12 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/70021/house-republicans-face-tea-party-primaries.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe so-called “tea party” movement has spawned a host of primary challengers for House Republicans, pressuring them to stay far to the right, CQ Politics reports. “I’ve got four primary challengers, and all of them hope to capitalize on the tea parties,” complains Bob Inglis of South Carolina, who has...http://www.newser.com/story/70021/house-republicans-face-tea-party-primaries.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 22 Sep 2009 13:42:55 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/67134/hutchison-kicks-off-bid-for-texas-governor.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSen. Kay Bailey Hutchison announced her bid for Texas governor today and began a 5-day string of stumping appearances around the state, the Dallas Morning News reports. Talking at her old high school, Hutchison attacked fellow Republican Gov. Rick Perry for allowing property tax rates to rise and for failing...http://www.newser.com/story/67134/hutchison-kicks-off-bid-for-texas-governor.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 17 Aug 2009 17:03:20 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/65311/facing-primary-battle-specter-shifts-leftward.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSince going blue, Arlen Specter voted with Democrats some two-thirds of the time on “Contentious Votes”—defined by Nate Silver of FiveThirtyEight.com as “anything that comes up for a floor vote and where the majority of each party splits their votes.” That is, up until Rep. Joe Sestak announced...http://www.newser.com/story/65311/facing-primary-battle-specter-shifts-leftward.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 26 Jul 2009 9:50:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/63099/sanford-scandal-divides-sc-republicans.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTerm limits mean Mark Sanford must leave the South Carolina governor's office in 2010, and some state Republicans are hoping he doesn't go anywhere before then, Politico reports. They may be unhappy with his recent conduct, but should he resign, the office would go to a lieutenant governor who’s sparked...http://www.newser.com/story/63099/sanford-scandal-divides-sc-republicans.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 29 Jun 2009 10:42:07 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/61912/pa-ny-dems-ignore-obama-ready-senate-primary-bids.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTwo House Democrats look ready to stage Senate primary challenges in 2010—even if the White House doesn’t like it, Politico reports. Joe Sestak of Pennsylvania says a presidential intervention wouldn’t change his mind about a run against Arlen Specter; New York’s Carolyn Maloney is “way past” concern for what...http://www.newser.com/story/61912/pa-ny-dems-ignore-obama-ready-senate-primary-bids.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 15 Jun 2009 10:01:02 CDT