Tom Cole

Remember how Chris Van Hollen said the best defense in a post-landslide cycle is an early, tenacious offense?

Yeah, he really meant it.

Rep. Chris Van Hollen: Appearing on Fox News Sunday.Democratic Congressional Campaign Chairman and Eight District Rep. Chris Van Hollen will take on his Republican counterpart, Rep. Tom Cole of Oklahoma on this week's Fox News Sunday.

The two will debate the direction of the campaign committees after the recent special elections in Mississippi, Lousiana and Illinois.

Van Hollen last appeared on the program opposite former Bush strategist Karl Rove.

Constituents of a third Republican-held open seat went to the polls yesterday and overwhelmingly chose the Democratic candidate, a bad omen for the GOP's hopes to staunch further losses this year.

In today’s Washington Times, Rep. Ron Paul complains that the Republican Party is not doing enough to reach out to his supporters and bring them in to the fold.

"I don't think they want them," said Paul, whose campaign raised $32.6 million in small dollar donations, including a one-day $6 million online haul, and received 803,217 votes (4.5%) this primary season – more than Rudy Giuliani or Fred Thompson.

But some Ron Paul supporters are reaching out on their own, as Fifth District GOP nominee Collins Bailey will meet with the St. Mary’s Republican Club tomorrow night.

Paul did note that only National Republican Congressional Committee Chair Tom Cole called him about retaining his supporters, but their worries are too big for challenging someone like Steny Hoyer.

John McLaughlin seemed to show his hand in this morning's The Hill, but it was all a mix-up.

GOP Minority Leader John BoehnerSpeaking at a Republican fundraising lunch in Washington D.C. today, House Minority Leader John Boehner endorsed Rep. Wayne Gilchrest in his bid for re-election.