Read more re-election stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/26700/re-election.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 6:26:30 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/68230/50-approval-rating-just-another-number-silver.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMuch has been made of President Obama’s 50% job-approval rating, but that number in and of itself is “not particularly newsworthy,” writes Nate Silver for FiveThirtyEight.com. Obama could probably win in 2012 even with approval below 50%: George W. Bush was re-elected with the approval of less than half...http://www.newser.com/story/68230/50-approval-rating-just-another-number-silver.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 31 Aug 2009 15:11:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/65431/cash-poor-bunning-wont-run-in-2010.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAn irate Jim Bunning said last night he won't run for a third term in the US Senate because his fellow Republicans "have done everything in their power to dry up my fundraising" amid pressure to step aside, the Louisville Courier-Journal reports. Bunning, 77, has focused his ire on fellow...http://www.newser.com/story/65431/cash-poor-bunning-wont-run-in-2010.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 28 Jul 2009 6:08:43 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/64372/ensign-i-wont-quit-and-ill-run-again.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSen. John Ensign says he’ll stick with his job and run for reelection despite news of his affair and his parents’ $96,000 payment to his mistress’ family, the Las Vegas Sun reports. The Republican says his supporters are telling him he shouldn’t resign, and “I fully plan on running...http://www.newser.com/story/64372/ensign-i-wont-quit-and-ill-run-again.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 14 Jul 2009 13:30:02 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/64103/its-official-burris-wont-run.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagRoland Burris made it official this afternoon: He won't run for a full term next year, the Chicago Tribune reports. “I love serving the people of Illinois,” the current holder of President Obama's old Senate seat said. But “political races have become far too expensive in this country. And in...http://www.newser.com/story/64103/its-official-burris-wont-run.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 10 Jul 2009 15:06:26 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/60224/obama-headlines-reids-2m-vegas-fundraiser.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagPresident Obama jetted to Las Vegas yesterday for a glitzy fundraiser for Harry Reid, the Washington Post reports. Aides estimate the shindig, which cost revelers between $50 and $2,400, pulled in $2 million for Reid’s contentious reelection battle. Though Obama and Reid haven’t always seen eye-to-eye, Obama is counting...http://www.newser.com/story/60224/obama-headlines-reids-2m-vegas-fundraiser.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 27 May 2009 10:36:57 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/47664/ohio-sen-voinovich-wont-run-in-2010.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTwo-term GOP Sen. George Voinovich will retire in 2010 rather than seek reelection, the AP reports, raising Democrats’ hopes to snag an additional seat in the battleground state of Ohio. Voinovich's announcement, expected today, comes as two other Republican senators in swing states have said they won't run again. Just...http://www.newser.com/story/47664/ohio-sen-voinovich-wont-run-in-2010.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 12 Jan 2009 7:00:00 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/41447/i-have-not-been-convicted-of-anything-stevens.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTed Stevens said he had “not been convicted of anything,” during a debate last night with the Democratic challenger to his Alaska Senate seat, Politico reports—despite being convicted Monday on corruption charges. The 84-year old Republican alleges prosecutorial misconduct and plans an appeal, though top GOP figures—including John...http://www.newser.com/story/41447/i-have-not-been-convicted-of-anything-stevens.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 31 Oct 2008 16:11:44 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/40835/gop-closes-wallet-on-nc-rep-hayes.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagRep. Robin Hayes is still struggling to get out from under a comment he made last weekend that “liberals hate real Americans,” and the Republican National Committee has cancelled plans to help in a tight re-election fight with an ad buy in his North Carolina district, the Charlotte Observer reports....http://www.newser.com/story/40835/gop-closes-wallet-on-nc-rep-hayes.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 24 Oct 2008 16:38:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/29781/detroit-mayors-blunders-hurt-moms-reelection-chances.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagShe’s a popular 11-year incumbent with a $500,000 war chest facing two cash-strapped two opponents, but Rep. Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick still faces a challenge in defending her House seat, the Detroit Free Press reports. Why? Her son is Kwame Kilpatrick, the Detroit mayor recently charged with perjury in a...http://www.newser.com/story/29781/detroit-mayors-blunders-hurt-moms-reelection-chances.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 11 Jun 2008 8:00:00 CDT