Mike Shields is the Political Director of the NRCC. http://www.townhall.com/columnists/MikeShields http://media.townhall.com/TownHall/icons/TH-feed-icon-128x128.gif http://www.townhall.com/columnists/MikeShields TownHall.com, Where your opinion counts. 128 Copyright (c) 2013 Townhall.com, A Salem Communications Web. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED jim.dearras@townhall.com (Jim De Arras) Fri, 04 May 2012 14:19:00 GMT Fri, 04 May 2012 14:19:00 GMT http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss RSS.NET: http://www.rssdotnet.com/ "Mark Critz has opposed efforts to repeal or defund ObamaCare 20 times." That's the message voters in Southwestern Pennsylvania are seeing on television this week thanks to a new ad from the National Republican Congr http://www.townhall.com/columnists/MikeShields/2012/05/04/what_happens_when_you_support_obamacare 005a1f95-a81e-4f27-8dbc-7df118b7dcac Fri, 04 May 2012 14:19:00 GMT California Democrat John Garamendi has found himself in one of the most competitive races we've seen in the Golden State in years. It didn't start out that way, but redistricting has shifted Garamendi's district from... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/MikeShields/2012/04/19/looking_for_someone_more_liberal_than_pelosi_look_to_garamendi 5d94e246-c93c-44d2-9f8e-66568b9e366f Thu, 19 Apr 2012 04:01:00 GMT Like most Americans, I was glued to the TV this past weekend watching the Masters in Augusta, Georgia. The Masters is a tradition unlike any other, but unfortunately Augusta’s congressman is a Democrat like... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/MikeShields/2012/04/13/john_barrow_and_president_obama_the_wrong_pairing_for_georgia d3bf1dc8-74d2-40b3-8cab-0acb880e75cc Fri, 13 Apr 2012 04:01:00 GMT Democrat Cheri Bustos could write a book on how to distract voters from her disturbing job-destroying record. Anointed by the Chicago political machine as the Democrat candidate in Illinois' 17th District, Bustos... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/MikeShields/2012/04/04/tales_of_a_politician_who_will_say_anything_to_distract_illinois_taxpayers_from_her_jobdestroying_policies_il17_race_of_the_day e9577bb3-bdbc-4e82-94dc-6a0a10a3cabe Wed, 04 Apr 2012 04:01:00 GMT Democrat Steven Horsford in Nevada's Fourth District is one of the Democrats' most touted candidates this cycle. In fact, they are so sure he'll win, they're calling him a "majority maker" and flying him around the... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/MikeShields/2012/03/29/playing_by_his_own_rules_nv04_race_of_the_day 960db8a9-7def-4c90-8a24-8be09680b6d3 Thu, 29 Mar 2012 04:01:00 GMT It is not shocking to most voters to find out that a politicians has committed some sort of ethical violation. Sometimes we even become immune to hearing about corruption or an accusation that looks and smells like... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/MikeShields/2012/03/23/ma06_how_could_tierney_not_know 96bf46de-4b8b-4ab0-a920-5cc7770e1608 Fri, 23 Mar 2012 04:01:00 GMT Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different result - which is exactly what Democrats are planning for California's 7th Congressional District this year. Fresh off a shellacking in the... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/MikeShields/2012/03/08/ca07_the_democrats_definition_of_insanity 6c61c387-e3fc-4477-ae37-02756af58d39 Thu, 08 Mar 2012 05:01:00 GMT In Michigan's vast Upper Peninsula, voters might feel like they are in the movie Groundhog Day when they go to the voting booth this November, as they will once again reject liberal politician Gary McDowell. In 2010,... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/MikeShields/2012/03/07/mi01_failed_career_politician_gary_mcdowell_tries_again 2e99fd08-b157-4176-969d-33e348a3bd99 Wed, 07 Mar 2012 05:01:00 GMT New Hampshire's 2nd Congressional District race will be a rematch from 2010 when Charlie Bass defeated career lobbyist Anne Kuster by less than two percent. The 2nd district runs the length of the state from the... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/MikeShields/2012/03/02/nh02_left_wing_darling_vs_independent_voice e195590b-2a49-4833-be9a-5ee7efd563dd Fri, 02 Mar 2012 05:01:00 GMT Iowa's 3rd District was one of the first Member vs. Member races to develop this cycle after redistricting, with 78-year-old Democrat stalwart Leonard Boswell running against Republican Tom Latham. The district covers... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/MikeShields/2012/02/28/ia03_boswell_is_facing_the_daunting_task_of_convincing_new_iowa_voters_that_he_represents_their_values 093d42a1-de6a-4ae8-8b5f-43ab4e5a64ce Tue, 28 Feb 2012 05:01:00 GMT Following a razor-thin victory in 2010, Liberal California Democrat Jerry McNerney faces an uphill battle in his quest to stay in office. The new district he must run in, California's Ninth District, is a predominantly... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/MikeShields/2012/02/17/jerry_mcnerneys_uphill_battle_for_reelection cf4ed191-c6a0-4c29-9f71-1f2f55d9b0f1 Fri, 17 Feb 2012 16:35:00 GMT Colorado's 3rd District, currently represented by Republican Congressman Scott Tipton, runs along the Western Slope of Colorado and includes Durango, Grand Junction and Pueblo. Under the newly drawn lines, both Bush and... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/MikeShields/2012/02/15/sal_pace_trusts_government_while_congressman_tipton_trusts_you 2e8c7ff7-3441-4739-baa1-a986449f4e03 Wed, 15 Feb 2012 15:13:00 GMT Democrat Susan Bonamici is such an embarrassment to her party, that national Democrats have been forced to dump at least $1.5 million into her efforts to win a special election in Oregon’s First District... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/MikeShields/2012/01/27/or01_president_obama_dragging_down_democrats_across_the_country 3a597946-7b12-46e2-9cfd-be224126bc53 Fri, 27 Jan 2012 05:01:00 GMT