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Christine O'Donnell's LinkedIn Says She Studied at Oxford

(Sept. 15) -- Did Sarah Palin-backed tea party heroine Christine O'Donnell really study at Oxford? A public LinkedIn profile under her name appears to claim as much. Under the education heading, it lists "Post Modernism in the New Millennium" at the University of Oxford. Have a look: O'Donnell, who swept to an upset...

Sen. Murkowski Concedes Alaska GOP Primary Race

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (Aug. 31) -- U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski has conceded her Senate primary race to Joe Miller. The Republican made the concession speech Tuesday night, a full week after the primary. Murkowski trailed Miller, a Fairbanks attorney, by 1,668 votes after last week's primary. Election officials began counting...

Top 4 Theories on Why Murkowski Is Behind

(Aug. 25) -- In the midst of a shocking Wednesday morning poll result, Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski is hoping not to become the third Republican incumbent casualty this primary cycle as she trails surprising Tea Party Express challenger Joe Miller. According to the Anchorage Daily News, because only 7,600 of the 16,000...

Tuesday Primaries: McMahon, Bennet Win

(Aug. 11) -- Democrats came off in Tuesday night's primaries as the staid party, not overly eager to rebel against the establishment. Republicans, meanwhile, continued their propensity to take flyers. In Colorado, Sen. Michael Bennet struck a blow for establishment candidates on the line this year by surviving a stiff...

Sarah Palin Is Real Winner in Primary Elections

(June 9) -- Sarah Palin batted three for four (with an asterisk) in primary endorsements Tuesday, and though Cecile Bledsoe's loss in Arkansas' 3rd District dropped her 2010 record in congressional matchups to 5-4, she's perfect so far in gubernatorial races.

Background on primary elections

A primary election is an election that narrows the field of candidates before the general election. Presidential and statewide primary elections are partisan.

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