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, 12 Mar 2010 16:02:20 -0500 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/ http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification 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 Amid all of thechaos for House Democrats this week, there was one small piece of news that we overlooked: Springfield Mayor Sid Leiken (R) dropped out of the raceagainst Rep. Peter DeFazio (D-Ore.). The National Republican Congressional Committee once touted... http://blogs.cqpolitics.com/eyeon2010/2010/03/overlooked-the-oncetouted-sid.html http://blogs.cqpolitics.com/eyeon2010/2010/03/overlooked-the-oncetouted-sid.html House Oregon DeFazio House Leiken NRCC Oregon Toeplitz Fri, 05 Mar 2010 18:53:04 -0500 Freshman Rep. Kurt Schrader (D-Ore.) has filed to create his own Leadership Political Action Committee. Schrader's Three Rivers PAC is presumably named for Canby's historic Three Rivers Farm, where the Congressman and his wife raised their children. Schrader won his... http://blogs.cqpolitics.com/eyeon2010/2010/01/freshman-schrader-starts-leade.html http://blogs.cqpolitics.com/eyeon2010/2010/01/freshman-schrader-starts-leade.html House Oregon Bruun NRCC PAC Schrader Wed, 13 Jan 2010 06:59:10 -0500 They voted for the health care bill. With enough money behind the opposition, could they be voted out of office next year? Republicans aim to find out with a new effort to raise campaign funds for challengers to two dozen... http://blogs.cqpolitics.com/eyeon2010/2009/11/gop-raising-money-to-reverse-t.html http://blogs.cqpolitics.com/eyeon2010/2009/11/gop-raising-money-to-reverse-t.html Arizona Arkansas Colorado House Illinois Indiana Missouri Nevada New Hampshire NewYork Ohio Oregon Pennsylvania Virginia Wisconsin Arcuri Bean Berry Carnahan Dahlkemper Donnelly Driehaus Ellsworth Giffords Hall Kagen Kanjorski Kilroy NRCC Owens Republicans Schrader Shea-Porter Snyder Space Wed, 18 Nov 2009 17:06:17 -0500 Democrat Bill Bradbury is entering the Oregon governor's race. At least, that's what we can infer from the endorsement video posted on his YouTube site. Bradbury, who has served as Oregon's secretary of State from 1999 to this year, also... http://blogs.cqpolitics.com/eyeon2010/2009/09/bradbury-to-enter-race-for-ore.html http://blogs.cqpolitics.com/eyeon2010/2009/09/bradbury-to-enter-race-for-ore.html Governor Oregon Alley Atkinson Bradbury Kitzhaber Kulongoski Wed, 16 Sep 2009 15:08:40 -0500 Following former Oregon Gov. John Kitzhaber's announcement Wednesday that he will run in 2010 for his old post, one Democrat cleared the field for him and one Republican jumped into the race. Republican state Sen. Jason Atkinson confirmed Thursday in... http://blogs.cqpolitics.com/eyeon2010/2009/09/oregon-gov-field-forms-in-kitz.html http://blogs.cqpolitics.com/eyeon2010/2009/09/oregon-gov-field-forms-in-kitz.html Governor Oregon Atkinson Clem Kitzhaber Fri, 04 Sep 2009 11:01:24 -0500 There's a bumper crop of House members who are seeking other political offices in 2010 in lieu of running for re-election. Seventeen House members are pursuing other offices, according to a CQ Politics count that has been updated to reflect... http://blogs.cqpolitics.com/eyeon2010/2009/09/many-house-members-eyeing-othe.html http://blogs.cqpolitics.com/eyeon2010/2009/09/many-house-members-eyeing-othe.html California Florida Governor Louisiana New Jersey New Mexico North Carolina Oregon Senate Andrews Brown Burr DeFazio Etheridge Meek Melancon Putnam Sanchez Udall Walden Wed, 02 Sep 2009 15:22:03 -0500 Former Oregon Gov. John Kitzhaber confirmed Wednesday that he is launching a campaign for his old position, becoming the instant Democratic front-runner in the open-seat race. "I am running for governor because we need to fundamentally change how we engage... http://blogs.cqpolitics.com/eyeon2010/2009/09/former-gov-kitzhaber-seeks-to.html http://blogs.cqpolitics.com/eyeon2010/2009/09/former-gov-kitzhaber-seeks-to.html Governor Oregon Alley Atkinson Bradbury Clem DeFazio Kitzhaber Walden Wed, 02 Sep 2009 13:53:25 -0500