Post Date October 16, 2012

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Published in the Washington Post on October 16, 2012:

There are less than three weeks left in the 2012 election, and we just got our final dose of quarterly fundraising numbers from House and Senate campaigns.

With the battle for both chambers pretty well defined at this point and much of the money already spent, it’s not worth going through every minute detail of the data.

Instead, we’re going to highlight just a few reports that we think matter — and could come to define some key races.

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Post Date October 15, 2012

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Published in Politico on October 15, 2012

LACONIA, N.H. — The dash for control of the House this year is muddled by massive population shifts, redrawn districts and a spate of retirements.

But in a pair of House races here in New Hampshire, those variables are all stripped away. What’s left is one the purest barometers in the nation of the agenda of John Boehner’s rightward shifting, tea-party fueled House Republican majority.

Here’s the question: Can lawmakers from middle-of-the-road districts survive in a non-tea party year, and after …

Post Date October 14, 2012

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Published in the Concord Monitor on October 14, 2012.

A big packet of paperwork was on the table in front of Reid Taube, 83, as he chatted with friends and waited for a group of Democratic candidates at Havenwood-Heritage Heights, a retirement community in Concord.

An undecided, independent voter and retired executive, Taube wouldn’t say who he voted for two years ago and doesn’t know who he’ll vote for in November.

He had a question for Annie Kuster, a Hopkinton Democrat in a tight race for the 2nd …

Post Date October 14, 2012

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Published in the Keene Sentinel on October 14, 2012

Democratic congressional candidate Ann McLane Kuster sees healthcare as a triangle — access, quality and cost.

The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act opened access, but now the focus needs to be on lowering costs in order to maintain quality, Kuster told supporters in Peterborough Thursday as part of a four-city tour to talk with seniors about Medicare.

She suggests changing the healthcare system so that hospitals and doctors have an incentive to keep people healthy, and this idea …

Post Date October 10, 2012

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Published by AP on October 10, 2012

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Republican Congressman Charles Bass and Democratic rival Ann McLane Kuster said Wednesday night in a televised debate that they would do just the opposite of each other on Medicare.

The two 2nd Congressional District opponents squared off on WBIN-TV in a debate sponsored by AARP-New Hampshire. Not surprisingly, health care — particularly Medicare — dominated the discussion.

Kuster criticized Bass for voting for a budget that would end Medicare guarantees. Bass insisted he supports preserving Medicare, but …

Post Date October 09, 2012

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Published on Patch.com on October 9, 2012

With a month to go before the election, Democratic 2nd Congressional District candidate Ann McLane Kuster kicked off a week of discussing Medicare in Salem Monday.

Kuster spoke to about 10 seniors at the Greystone Farm assisted living facility on Main Street Monday morning and read excerpts from the book she wrote with her mother, former longtime state legislator Susan McLane, called “The Last Dance: Facing Alzheimer’s with Love & Laughter.”

Kuster then described the contrasts between herself and her opponent, …