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Texas Sen. Ted Cruz is poised to absorb Donald Trump’s supporters when the billionaire exits the race for the GOP presidential nomination, according to one of the campaign’s most common narratives. But how many Trump supporters are open to supporting another candidate?
The quickest analysis of the…
Former Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee Chairman Steve Israel spent years defending competitive seats open seats, but now his retirement leaves one behind.
Israel announced on Tuesday that he would not seek re-election in November after 16 years in the House. His retirement wasn’t a…
Most national polls show Republican frontrunner Donald Trump trailing likely Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton and faring worse than other GOP hopefuls against her.
That raises an obvious question: Could doubts about Trump’s strength in a general election derail his bid for the…
The Club for Growth endorsed GOP Rep. Marlin Stutzman in the Indiana Senate race this summer, but the congressman was a glaring omission from the anti-tax group’s end-of-the-year fundraising email.
The email from Club President David McIntosh highlighted House candidates Jim Banks of Indiana and…
Three-term GOP Rep. Robert Hurt announced his retirement, leaving behind a potentially competitive open seat in Virginia.
The 5th District includes Charlottesville but runs south to the border with North Carolina.
On one hand, the district is competitive. Democrat Tom Perriello defeated GOP…
Moderate Republican Rep. Richard Hanna of New York plans to announce his retirement, leaving a competitive open seat for Republicans to defend.
The news, which was first reported early Sunday morning by The Post-Standard in Syracuse, shouldn’t come as a complete surprise. He is a 64-year-old…
The media is laser focused on Donald Trump and the presidential race and any scraps of attention are given to the fight for the Senate majority, while House races are deemed irrelevant.
But even though the majority is not in imminent danger, there are at least three reasons to pay attention to…
Republicans have close to 10 candidates in the Colorado Senate race, but it’s still not clear if they have a challenger who can defeat Democratic Sen. Michael Bennet.
A recent Politico story, “NRSC chasing new Colorado Senate candidate,” clearly implied that young state Rep. Jon Keyser was the…
If House Democrats can’t take back some ground in Pennsylvania, it’s not clear where they are going to win enough seats to get back to the majority.
After the 2008 elections, Democrats held 12 of the Keystone State’s 19 congressional seats, as part of their 39-seat majority. Nationally, Democrats…