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Former Speaker of the House Paul Ryan (R-WI) said Sunday on ABC’s “This Week” that with former President Donald Trump caused the Republican Party to lose, so he will not win the presidential nomination in 2024. Host Jon Karl said, “The midterms, you had, I think I saw you had predicted that at least 15 seats were probably Republicans pickups. What happened?”

If you asked me what I think the most likely outcome tomorrow, I’d say the following: The Democrats win in every race, 99% to 1%. Military vehicles fill the streets of the capitals of red states. Fox News gets another “facelift” as it did on Election Night 2020. Tucker Carlson disappears into some CIA “black site,” and gets replaced without explanation by a sneering Chris Wallace. The Fox news anchor blondes give way to stodgy men in brown paramilitary uniforms, who report the results in Romanian. But call me a sunny optimist.... Let’s say we capture both the House and...

Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) said Wednesday that the Senate would have “no choice but to seat” Judge Roy Moore if he wins the Alabama Senate race in December. According to the law, “We would have no choice but to seat him,” she said, speaking to reporters on Capitol Hill. Her remarks come amid threats from Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) and other establishment Republican senators that they will push Moore out even if he wins on December 12 over Democrat Doug Jones. Republican senators who opposed Moore are calling for him to step aside, after the Washington Post published an interview...

In the wake of strong news for former Governor Jerry Brown’s campaign for state attorney general in the Field Poll and in fundraising figures, the campaign of his trailing Republican challenger, Fresno state Senator Chuck Poochigian, sent out a volcanic missive. Poochigian chief strategist Ken Khachigian, a former Reagan speechwriter, attacked the Field Poll as pro-Democrat and promised a campaign to expose Brown’s “exceptionally erratic conduct of public affairs” and “bizarre political views.” In a Poochigian campaign statement entitled, “Poll's Snapshot Blurs Brown's Fringe Extremism,” Khachigian claimed “evidence that the Field Poll today is once again skewed in favor of...

Atlanta, Georgia – Long time-Clinton family insider and nationally-renowned political advisor Dick Morris says Sen. Hillary Clinton is leaning toward a run for the Vice Presidential spot in next year’s election. Morris also speculated that Howard Dean, the likely Democrat presidential nominee, will ask Mrs. Clinton to join his ticket in the near future. Appearing last night on Bob Barr’s Laws of the Universe®, Dick Morris gave some of the most candid insight into the Clinton camp’s strategy for her much expected run for the presidency in 2008. The transcript from the show that aired last night is as follows:...

<p>DON'T EXPECT Arnold Schwarzenegger to stroll into California's governor's mansion.</p> <p>Why? He is too much of a celebrity, and has too much charisma.</p> <p>Despite what you've been told, Californians no longer want charismatic celebrities as their governor. At least they haven't for the past six gubernatorial elections spanning two decades.</p>