A dozen states will vote for governor next month, but you’d hardly know it from the avalanche of media coverage surrounding the presidential race and fight for the Senate.
Unlike the Senate map, where Republicans are defending more states than Democrats, Democrats are defending more governorships…
Less than a month ago, Republicans tabled their “check-and-balance” strategy as Donald Trump creeped closer to Hillary Clinton in the polls. “We were in the ICU, flatlining,” a Republican operative told Roll Call’s Alex Roarty. “We’re still in the hospital, but we’re in the normal room now.”
But…
It’s been a roller coaster of emotion for Senate Republicans over the last two months. As Hillary Clinton expanded her lead over Donald Trump coming out of the conventions, it looked like Senate control next year was leaning firmly toward the Democrats.
But as Trump narrowed the gap with Clinton…
Anytime a party nominates a candidate for president as unpredictable as Donald Trump, down-ballot candidates have reason to be concerned. But with five weeks before Election Day, most congressional Republicans are in surprisingly strong position for re-election, particularly with the volatility of…
I tried something dramatic during the first presidential debate on Sept. 26- I decided to watch it without being on Twitter. This may sound silly to normal people outside of Washington, but it definitely isn’t normal to leave the primary place of communication for political journalists during one…
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