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Utah No Longer Safe for Donald Trump

by Nathan L. Gonzales July 1, 2016 · 9:19 AM EDT

President Barack Obama fell just short of 25 percent of the vote in Utah in the 2012 presidential election, but Donald Trump can’t take the Beehive State for granted in November. 

A June 2-8 poll by SurveyUSA for the Salt Lake Tribune showed Trump and Clinton tied at 35 percent, with Libertarian…

Candidate Conversation - Jason Lewis (R)

July 1, 2016 · 9:18 AM EDT

Candidate for Minnesota’s 2nd District

Interview Date: June 17, 2016

Date of Birth: Sept. 23, 1955; Waterloo, Iowa

Education: Univ. of Northern Iowa (1979)

Political Office: None; 1990 Candidate for Congress in Colorado

Current Outlook: Lewis is a top contender for the competitive open seat…

Candidate Conversation - Bryan Caforio (D)

by Nathan L. Gonzales July 1, 2016 · 9:17 AM EDT

Nominee for California’s 25th District

Interview Date: June 15, 2016

Date of Birth: March 5, 1983; Tustin, Calif.

Education: UCLA (2005); Yale Law School (2008)

Political Office: None; First run for office

Current Outlook: Caforio will face freshman GOP Rep. Steve Knight in this Southern…

Candidate Conversation - Terri Bonoff (DFL)

July 1, 2016 · 9:16 AM EDT

Candidate for Minnesota’s 3rd District

Interview Date: June 15, 2016

Date of Birth: August 1, 1957; Minneapolis, Minn. 

Education: Clark University (B.A. 1979); Univ. of Minnesota (attended)

Political Office: State senator; 2008 3rd District candidate

Current Outlook: Bonoff is the presumptive…

Republicans Need Gary Johnson to Save the Senate

by Nathan L. Gonzales June 30, 2016 · 9:05 AM EDT

On Sept. 26, Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump will face off in Dayton, Ohio, for what's anticipated to be the most-watched presidential debate in history. Republicans need Gary Johnson to be on the stage.  

Normally, both parties try to marginalize third-party candidates and keep them from getting…

Two More House Incumbents Fall, But It’s Not What You Think

by Nathan L. Gonzales June 17, 2016 · 4:00 PM EDT

Republican Reps. Renee Ellmers of North Carolina and Randy Forbes of Virginia lost GOP primaries within the last couple of weeks, but it’s not because we’re having a throw-the-bums-out election.

While Donald Trump rode a wave of anti-Establishment sentiment to the GOP presidential nomination, his…

Why Won’t Bernie Go Away?

by Nathan L. Gonzales June 17, 2016 · 3:59 PM EDT

In a race full of surprises, I’m surprised that Democrats are surprised that Bernie Sanders isn’t quite ready to exit quietly stage left from the presidential contest.

The Vermont senator took one step closer to bowing out on Thursday night, but stopped short of a concession.

“The major political…