http://blogs.cqpolitics.com/eyeon2010/ There is no such thing as an off-year for political campaigns. The parties are busy strategizing which races to target in the 2010 midterm elections; potential challengers are figuring out if they have what it takes to run, and fundraising is a never-ending pursuit. CQ Politics' "The Eye" keeps you current on developments in the key upcoming contests. en Copyright 2010 Fri, 19 Mar 2010 09:26:49 -0500 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/ http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification Sen. John Ensign (R-Nev.) has entered a grim new stage in the aftermath of the secret affair that went so publicly wrong. As Roll Call reported yesterday, subpoenas have been issued to the National Republican Senatorial Committee, which Ensign used... http://blogs.cqpolitics.com/eyeon2010/2010/03/ensign-affair-enters-subpoena.html http://blogs.cqpolitics.com/eyeon2010/2010/03/ensign-affair-enters-subpoena.html Nevada Senate Ensign Fri, 19 Mar 2010 09:26:49 -0500 The Las Vegas Sun describes an interesting dynamic as Nevada gets ready to choose its next governor. To innoculate himself against being called a quitter, a candidate is on the air with an ad patting himself on the back for... http://blogs.cqpolitics.com/eyeon2010/2010/03/would-you-call-him-a-quitter.html http://blogs.cqpolitics.com/eyeon2010/2010/03/would-you-call-him-a-quitter.html Governor Nevada Montandon Sandoval Wed, 17 Mar 2010 08:58:48 -0500 As House Democratic leaders and liberal groups ratchet up the pressure on vulnerable Democrats to support the health care bill this week, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce is warning 10 of them of risks at the ballot box if they... http://blogs.cqpolitics.com/eyeon2010/2010/03/chamber-of-commerce.html http://blogs.cqpolitics.com/eyeon2010/2010/03/chamber-of-commerce.html Arizona Colorado Florida Health Care House Nevada NewYork North Carolina Ohio Pennsylvania Polling Texas Virginia Altmire Arcuri Boyd Driehaus Edwards Giffords Kissell Markey McArdle Nye Titus Tue, 16 Mar 2010 13:56:08 -0500 Former Nevada state Sen. Sue Lowden (R) may not be generating the sort of photo-op she intended with her "Protect Your Freedom Gun Shoot" and fundraiser at the Clark County Shooting Park on Wednesday. Turns out that Senate Majority Leader... http://blogs.cqpolitics.com/eyeon2010/2010/03/post-2.html http://blogs.cqpolitics.com/eyeon2010/2010/03/post-2.html Nevada Senate Cadei Lowden Nevada Reid Tarkanian Tue, 16 Mar 2010 13:18:33 -0500 The star of a new ad being aired in Nevada by Senate candidate Danny Tarkanian is a name you may not know: Chuck Heath. The Las Vegas Review-Journal reports that the ad makes this appeal to Republican voters: "You supported... http://blogs.cqpolitics.com/eyeon2010/2010/03/and-now-sarah-palins-father-is.html http://blogs.cqpolitics.com/eyeon2010/2010/03/and-now-sarah-palins-father-is.html Nevada Senate Angle Tarkanian Mon, 15 Mar 2010 10:13:55 -0500 Former Nevada Assemblywoman Sharron Angle (R) will be the second Republican to go on the air in the Senate primary with a new radio ad starting Monday. The 60-second spot, airing statewide for the next two weeks, critiques the the... http://blogs.cqpolitics.com/eyeon2010/2010/03/nevada-senate-angle-up-with-ra.html http://blogs.cqpolitics.com/eyeon2010/2010/03/nevada-senate-angle-up-with-ra.html Nevada Senate Angle Cadei Lowden Nevada Reid Tarkanian Sat, 13 Mar 2010 14:05:34 -0500 You decide: Scare tactics or important information sharing? More health care advertising began airing Friday, with groups both for and against the Democrats' legislation dropping approximately $1.5 million on television and radio buys to push their side of the debate.... http://blogs.cqpolitics.com/eyeon2010/2010/03/another-round-in-the-health.html http://blogs.cqpolitics.com/eyeon2010/2010/03/another-round-in-the-health.html Arizona Florida Health Care Indiana Iowa NRCC Nevada Ohio Oregon Pennsylvania Virginia West Virginia Boswell Cadei Connolly Driehaus Hill Kosmas Mitchell Mollohan Perriello Reid Schrader Space Specter Fri, 12 Mar 2010 16:02:20 -0500 Nevada's filing deadline is today, and another filing deadline looms Monday in California, Maine and Montana. In between Republicans in California have their state convention. Last night, Republicans in Pennsylvania filled their part of the ballot for the special May... http://blogs.cqpolitics.com/eyeon2010/2010/03/on-the-political-calendar.html http://blogs.cqpolitics.com/eyeon2010/2010/03/on-the-political-calendar.html House Nevada Pennsylvania Burns Toeplitz Fri, 12 Mar 2010 07:59:09 -0500 The conservative advocacy group American Future Fund has made a new $250,000 television ad buy going after Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) over Democrats' procedural maneuvering on the health care bill. The 60-second spot, airing statewide on network and... http://blogs.cqpolitics.com/eyeon2010/2010/03/ad-attacks-reid-on-reconciliat.html http://blogs.cqpolitics.com/eyeon2010/2010/03/ad-attacks-reid-on-reconciliat.html Health Care Nevada Senate Cadei Nevada Reid Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:46:07 -0500 Republican Brain Sandoval now has an 18-point lead over Democrat Rory Reid in the Nevada governor's race, a new Rasmussen poll reports. The telephone survey of 500 likely voters, conducted March 3, found that Reid, son of Senate Majority Leader... http://blogs.cqpolitics.com/eyeon2010/2010/03/rory.html http://blogs.cqpolitics.com/eyeon2010/2010/03/rory.html Governor Nevada Polling Rasmussen Reports Montandon Reid Sandoval Sun, 07 Mar 2010 11:14:55 -0500 It was only this morning -- wasn't it? -- that Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid remarked on the declining numbers of newly unemployed Americans by saying, "Today is a big day in America. Only 36,000 people lost their jobs today...... http://blogs.cqpolitics.com/eyeon2010/2010/03/opposition-response-to-reid-at.html http://blogs.cqpolitics.com/eyeon2010/2010/03/opposition-response-to-reid-at.html Nevada Senate Lowden Reid Tarkanian Fri, 05 Mar 2010 16:03:37 -0500 Veteran Nevada political reporter Jon Ralston got the dirt on mysterious "Tea Party" Senate candidate Scott Ashjian and his campaign to take on Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) in an interview on his "Face-to-Face" program Tuesday night (Ashjian appears in... http://blogs.cqpolitics.com/eyeon2010/2010/03/nevada-tea-party-candidate-tak.html http://blogs.cqpolitics.com/eyeon2010/2010/03/nevada-tea-party-candidate-tak.html Nevada Senate Ashjian Cadei Lowden Nevada Reid Thu, 04 Mar 2010 11:14:20 -0500 Former state Sen. Sue Lowden (R) is up with her third ad of the Nevada Senate campaign, a spot that shifts the dialogue from jobs and economy to health care. And this 30-second ad goes directly after Majority Leader Harry... http://blogs.cqpolitics.com/eyeon2010/2010/03/lowden-talks-health-care-in-th.html http://blogs.cqpolitics.com/eyeon2010/2010/03/lowden-talks-health-care-in-th.html Nevada Senate Cadei Chachas Lowden Nevada Reid Tarkanian Tue, 02 Mar 2010 18:00:13 -0500 Sen. Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) is trying out a political tactic perfected by none other than Republican strategist Karl Rove -- taking an opponent's political strength and turning it into a weakness. In this case, Reid is going after... http://blogs.cqpolitics.com/eyeon2010/2010/03/reid-ups-attacks-on-lowdens-jo.html http://blogs.cqpolitics.com/eyeon2010/2010/03/reid-ups-attacks-on-lowdens-jo.html Nevada Senate Cadei Economy Employment Lowden Nevada Reid Mon, 01 Mar 2010 19:30:52 -0500 A third party candidate could be the key to Majority Leader Harry Reid's (D-Nev.) political survival. A new poll of likely voters conducted by Mason-Dixon for the Las Vegas Review-Journal found that Reid leads against a generic Republican and a... http://blogs.cqpolitics.com/eyeon2010/2010/02/poll-reids-fate-tied-to-tea-pa.html http://blogs.cqpolitics.com/eyeon2010/2010/02/poll-reids-fate-tied-to-tea-pa.html Mason-Dixon Research Nevada Senate Angle Ashjian Cadei Chachas Lowden Nevada Reid Tarkanian Sun, 28 Feb 2010 12:33:35 -0500