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November 19, 2008 On the Legislative Front . . .

Kristin Gillibrand (D-NY) and the subcommittee’s newest Member, Rep. Travis Childers (D-MS) won reelection. Rep. Childers wins his first full two-year term, having taken over from another Mississippi congressman earlier this year who ...

November 19, 2008 Cotton Mouth: Update

Notable Guest Posts. David McCarty · Erik Fleming · Lance Stevens · Rickey Cole · Steve Holland · Travis Childers ... Travis Childers:. Goal Thermometer ... People's Rep. of Seabrook ...

November 18, 2008 Rep.-elect learning how to be lawmaker | clarionledger.com | The ...

Travis Childers of the 1st District, Bennie Thompson of the 2nd District and Gene Taylor of the 4th District - on common interests. With a few races still undecided, there are 21 GOP freshmen and 33 Democratic freshmen, increasing the ...

November 18, 2008 RealClearPolitics - Articles - Five Surprises From Election 2008

Republicans take heart in the fact that some Democrats who beat them, like Montgomery Mayor Bobby Bright or Mississippi Rep. Travis Childers, would be comfortably at home in the GOP conference. They argue that the election of such ...

November 17, 2008 Democrats pick up the pace in Georgia runoff « Campaign Diaries

In the spring, Republican candidates in LA-06 and MS-01 were accusing their special election opponents of having been endorsed by Obama - leading Travis Childers to air an extraordinary ad in which he dismissed Obama as one of those ...

November 13, 2008 Who will GOP run in the 1st District next?

JACKSON - Last week’s win by Travis Childers to retain the 1st District US House seat he originally won in a March special election was impressive. But the bad thing about being a member of the House is that those seats are up for ...

November 12, 2008 The Disappearing Posts | folo

It is all history as far as politics and elections are concerned. Sen. Wicker is the Senator and Rep. Travis Childers. is our Representative. They will both serve our districts well. 20 Not At All Surprised // Nov 12, 2008 at 11:35 pm ...

November 10, 2008 Dingell vs. Waxman

Moving to far to the margins is what cost the GOP, and Democrats must realize that it cannot keep winning and sustaining members like Bobby Bright and Travis Childers without moderation. However, there are already moderates in powerful ...

November 10, 2008 Childers has strong hold on 1st District seat

If the Republican Party was hoping to reclaim the 1st District House seat in the near future, its chances greatly diminished when Travis Childers won Tuesday’s general election. The Democrat’s 10-point lead over Republican Greg Davis ...

November 06, 2008 The Voters Say: The End Of So-Called "Free Trade" Is Nearer

Another high-profile victory for fair trade came in North Carolina, where former textile worker Larry Kissell (D) defeated incumbent Rep. Robin Hayes (R). Hayes’ record on trade was similar to that of English. ...

November 06, 2008 55-and-under club

...(R-Mich.) – 51 percent Rep.-elect Erik Paulsen (R-Minn.) – 49 percent Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.) – 46 percent Rep. Travis Childers (R-Miss.) – 54 percent Rep.-elect Blaine Luetkemeyer (R-Mo.) – 50 percent Rep. Lee Terry (R-Neb.) – 52 pe

November 06, 2008 AR's State-by-State 2008 Election Analysis

Republicans need to find a real candidate to challenge Democrat Travis Childers in MS-1. Missouri - Nobody will call it, but it seems that McCain won Missouri. This should spell the end of the idea of Missouri as bellwether, ...

November 06, 2008 The Voters Say: The End Of So-Called "Free Trade" Is Nearer

Mississippi 1: Travis Childers (D) incumbent vs. Greg Davis (R)  Nevada 3: Dina Titus (D) vs. incumbent Jon Porter (R)  New York 25: Dan Maffei (D) vs. Dale Sweetland (R)  New York 29: Eric Massa (D) vs. incumbent Randy Kuhl (R) ...

November 05, 2008 The Results

House: Special Election winner Travis Childers wins; Gregg Harper (R) takes retiring congressman Chip Pickering (R)'s seat MISSOURI President: McCain pulled out Missouri with a tiny polarity Governor: Democrats Jay Nixon easily elected ...

November 05, 2008 A Look at the Post-Mortems

Good news, though, Democrat Travis Childers won reelection to a full House term. Missouri - Once again, Missouri was a battleground state as everyone expected. If you are wondering which state in the US gave major victories to both ...

November 05, 2008 Childers, Harper, Thompson, Taylor win races

Incumbent US Reps. Bennie Thompson, Gene Taylor and Travis Childers won re-election. As expected, Republican Gregg Harper, in his first political run, won the 3rd District seat that came open after US Rep. Chip Pickering, R-Miss., ...

November 05, 2008 Childers, Harper, Thompson, Taylor win races

Incumbent US Reps. Bennie Thompson, Gene Taylor and Travis Childers won re-election. As expected, Republican Gregg Harper, in his first political run, won the 3rd District seat that came open after US Rep. Chip Pickering, R-Miss., ...

November 05, 2008 Childers defeats Davis in 1st District rematch

The Associated Press JACKSON - Democratic US Rep. Travis Childers has again defeated Republican Greg Davis in a race for the 1st District in north Mississippi. Tuesday’s election was rematch between the two candidates. ...

November 05, 2008 Childers defeats Davis in Ms. 1st District rematch

Democratic US Rep. Travis Childers has again defeated Republican Greg Davis in a race for the 1st District in north Mississippi.

November 04, 2008 Incumbent Bennie Thompson wins in 1st District - State - SunHerald.com

Thompson was first elected in 1993. The other three U.S. House races remained undecided as votes were being tabulated Tuesday night. One of them is a rematch between Democrat U.S. Rep. Travis Childers and Republican Greg Davis. ...

November 04, 2008 Election Day briefs from around the nation - Salon.com

Rep. Travis Childers beat Greg Davis in a race for a district in northern Mississippi. Childers also defeated Davis in May in a special election for the seat vacated after Republican Roger Wicker moved to the Senate. ...

November 04, 2008 Obama wins

Mississippi went 57/43 for McCain, as expected. We still have two Republican Senators. Wicker beat Musgrove 55/45. There was never much doubt Cochran would win. The representative for Northeast Mississippi will be Travis Childers, ...

November 04, 2008 Wed, Nov. 05 Electoral Vote Predictor Obama 364 McCain 163 Ties 11

MS-01, Travis Childers*, 54%, Greg Davis, 44%, Nov 05, Nov 05, 99% counted. NC-08, Larry Kissel, 55%, Robin Hayes*, 45%, Nov 05, Nov 05, 100% counted. NH-01, Carol Shea-Porter*, 53%, Jeb Bradley, 45%, Nov 05, Nov 05, 88% counted ...

November 04, 2008 Election Day briefs from around the nation

(AP) _ A Democratic congressman in Mississippi who has held his seat for only a few months defeated his Republican rival Tuesday for the second time. Rep. Travis Childers beat Greg Davis in a race for a district in northern Mississippi. ...

November 04, 2008 Election Night News: Overview of a Democratic Congress (Nov. 4)

GOP lawmakers at risk include Alaska’s Rep. Don Young, Rep. Marilyn Musgrave of Colorado, Rep. Tom Feeney of Florida, and Michigan Reps. Tim Walberg and Joe Knollenberg. Republican Rep. Lee Terry of Nebraska is also in major trouble in ...

November 04, 2008 Final Election Prediction State by State

Considering the Dems surprise victory in the white 1st District by Travis Childers after one of the nastiest GOP campaigns in memory and the record turnout of black voters, this state will edge blue in this election. ...

November 03, 2008 The Tattlesnake – Final Election Prediction Edition

Note: The figure following the state name indicates its number of electoral votes. First off, let’s stipulate that McCain-Palin should carry Idaho ( ... s stomping ground will probably tip to McCain, but GOP Sen. Ted Stevens and

November 03, 2008 RE: Travis Childers

State of the Race column, except he has flipped Missouri from Obama to McCain. Senate: Democrats - Pick Up Alaska, Colorado, Minnesota, New Hampshire, New Mexico, North Carolina, Oregon and Virginia. Republicans - Pick up no seats. House: Democrats -

November 03, 2008 House and Senate races to watch tomorrow

The Democrats pulled off an upset in the special election for Wicker's House seat, as Democrat Travis Childers upset Republican Greg Davis. The upset was attributed to two factors--a bitter primary between Davis and a Republican ...

November 03, 2008 Profile-Mississippi AFL-CIO

The Mississippi AFL-CIO endorsed pro-labor Democrat Travis Childers and went to work on his behalf. And Childers won, an upset in a strongly red district. The victory was an icebreaker for Mississippi labor, drawing attention to the ...