Primary Election

MIAMI -- NRSC Chair John Cornyn (R-Texas) jokingly dismissed Sen. Jim DeMint 's influence in his home-state Friday, after the South Carolina conservative weighed in on potential successors to retiring Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-Tex.) "Is that gu…

State Senate President Mike Haridopolos has made it official: He's running for U.S. Senate. It's not much of a surprise, but he's already launched a website Mike2012.org, and he has a political committee called Friends of Mike H (tho…

Sen. Richard Lugar (R-Ind.) said he anticipates a Tea Party challenger in his 2012 Reelection effort. Lugar, a senior Republican senator who serves as ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, is counting on a primary race again…

The RNC is about to begin balloting. To save time, committee members have been instructed to write down only the last name of the Candidate they support on their secret ballot. "Incorrect spelling will not disqualify a ballot," said Ge…

Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich is praising the presidential primary calendar for giving talented underdogs a fair shot at winning the GOP nomination, calling it an “open and equal-opportunity model” that shouldn’t be chang …

South Carolina Sen. Jim DeMint (R), whose Senate Conservatives Fund is a major Tea Party Fundraising force, chimed in Friday morning on which Candidates he may endorse in the open seat Texas Senate race. In an e-mail to supporters less than 24 hou…

Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison's decision not to run in 2012 sets off scramble by potential successors 12:00 AM CST on Friday, January 14, 2011 By GROMER JEFFERS Jr. / The Dallas Morning News [email protected] Kay Bailey Hutchison's announce…

Texas Republican Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison announced today she will not seek a fourth term, the first Incumbent up for Reelection in 2012 to retire. "I am announcing today that I will not be a Candidate for re-election in 2012," Hutch…