Topic: Stephanie Herseth Sandlin

SD Republican challenger Kristi Noem defeats Democratic US Rep. Stephanie Herseth SandlinRepublican challenger Kristi Noem has defeated Democratic Rep. Stephanie Herseth Sandlin to claim South Dakota's lone seat in the U.S. House.Herseth Sandlin had won her two previous re-election ...
SD congressional candidates accuse each other of making unfair attacks in final debateThe Republican and Democratic candidates for South Dakota's lone U.S. House seat on Wednesday again accused each other of making unfair attacks as they met in their final ...
Areas in US in worst economic distress may give incumbents a pass on Election DayIn a year when voters are angry about the economy and ready to oust incumbents, Democratic Rep. Shelley Berkley would seem to be in big trouble — her Las ...

Moderate Democrat faces tough race in South Dakota

VERMILLION, South Dakota (Reuters) - In the conservative farm state of South Dakota, Representative Stephanie Herseth Sandlin's best chance of winning re-election rests on her ability to remind voters just how often she disagrees with her fellow Democrats.Football fans staring at ...
Following are a list of ten - 5 Republican and 5 Democrat - who may make a difference.REPUBLICANS -Senator Lisa Murkowski - Senator Murkowski is from the state of Alaska and is the only women ever to be elected to Congress in her state ...
Candidates give us dirty laundry, pile up threatens to define political hopefulsIt's hard to see over the pile of dirty political laundry this election.Drunk driving arrests, a teenage flirtation with witchcraft, bitter divorces, unpaid taxes — it all sounds like material ...
SD Sen. Johnson says Wall Street reform bill eliminates dangerous 'anything-goes' environmentThe financial reform bill awaiting a Senate vote offers protection from the "anything goes" environment that produced the nation's two-year financial crisis, Democratic Sen. Tim Johnson said Tuesday in urging ...
Blue Dog in red state: Republicans take aim at rare Democratic congresswoman in South DakotaAs a Blue Dog in a red state, Democrat Stephanie Herseth Sandlin has worked carefully to develop a moderate reputation in an area where Republicans outnumber their rivals ...

Cost concerns threaten jobs bill in Congress

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Congressional Democrats on Thursday scrambled to shore up support for a package of tax breaks and safety-net spending amid concerns about its $84 billion cost and doubts about a tax hike on fund managers.The House of Representatives was expected ...

Democrats struggle to advance jobs bill

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democrats in the Congress on Friday struggled to make headway on their top legislative priority -- job creation -- as the government prepared to shut off funding for many of the measures they hope will bring down the unemployment rate.Speaker Nancy ...