One thing I look for in a candidate is whether the Club for Growth has endorsed him or her.  The Club for Growth is the most radical free trade promoting organization in the U.S.  The group wants the U.S. to unilaterally end all its tariffs and any other regulation or…

PA-Sen:  Arlen Specter continues to lead Joe Sestak in the Democratic primary race, among (of course) Democratic voters.  The latest Rasmussen poll has Specter up 51-36%. Among all likely voters, however, former Club for Growth chief Pat Toomey (R) leads Specter by 9 (47-48%) and Sestak by 8 (43-35%). The…

CO-Gov:  Governor Bill Ritter (D) won’t be running.  His electoral prospects were poor.  Denver Mayor John Hickenlooper (D) jumped in and now leads Scott McInnis (R) by 49-45% according to Rasmussen.

CO-03:  John Salazar (D) has won his rural Western Colorado district easily the last two elections, despite its Republican leanings.  But a December poll showed him only two points ahead of state legislator Scott Tipton (R).  That was before the MA election. So Salazar may have a fight on his…

OH-Sen:  Rob Portman (R) is trying to gain the open seat held by Voinovich, who is retiring.  Portman polled well ahead of the Dems, Lt. Gov. Lee Fisher and Secr. of State Jennifer Brunner, for some time.   He still does, but his leads are narrowing. Portman leads Fisher 43-39%…

PA-12:  Congressman John Murtha (D) died today, reportedly of complications from gallbladder surgery.  He was chairman of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on defense.

CO-Sen:  There has yet been no primary in Colorado.  But front running Republican (Lieutenant Governor) Jane Norton leads incumbent Mike Bennet (D) by a whopping 14 points.  51-37%. This according to Rasmussen. Andrew Romanoff (D) the former state House Speaker is challenging Bennet in the Democratic primary.  He does better…

NH-Sen:  It is, perhaps, a premature comparison, because the primaries in New Hampshire have not been held.  But presumed Republican nominee Kelly Ayotte leads presumed Democratic nominee Paul Hodes 46-39%.  The Research 2000 poll also has data on the primaries.  NH is a former Republican state that turned solid blue…

IL-Sen:  In the first poll out since Mark Kirk (R) and Alexi Giannoulias (D) won their primaries, Rasmussen has Kirk ahead 46-40%.    Rasmussen is criticized as being pro-Republican and for using robo-calls.  But they seem to be pretty accurate. Kirk’s record on China trade has been pretty poor, and…

IL-Gov:  We don’t know the results of the Illinois primary race for governor.  I don’t follow governor’s races much, because they are not directly trade relevant.  But anyway. The Republican primary has: Bill Brady, a state senator, ahead of Kirk Dillard, another state senator, by just 503 votes, and Andy…