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John Boehner Shouldn’t Pack His Bags Just Yet

by Nathan L. Gonzales October 20, 2015 · 9:26 AM EDT

Speaker John Boehner plans to leave Congress at the end of October, but Republican infighting threatens to keep him around longer, particularly if Wisconsin Rep. Paul Ryan declines a run to replace him.

According to a source with knowledge of his remarks, Boehner told the House Republican…

Ryan Is Damned if He Does, and Damned if He Doesn’t

by Stuart Rothenberg October 18, 2015 · 9:30 AM EDT

I no longer underestimate Paul D. Ryan.

I first met the Wisconsin Republican when he came in for an interview on Nov. 19, 1997. Then 27, he most recently had been a Capitol Hill staffer for conservative Kansas Sen. Sam Brownback.

Ryan was making his first run for office in a politically…

Democrats Divided in Fight for Maryland Senate Seat

by Nathan L. Gonzales October 16, 2015 · 3:00 PM EDT

On the surface, the race to replace Democrat Barbara Mikulski in Maryland looks like a primary battle in a heavily Democratic state. But a deeper look reveals evidence of a growing rift in the Democratic Party and the race will take place in the wake of an emboldened Republican Party which took…

Democrats Battle for Open House Seats in Maryland

by Nathan L. Gonzales October 16, 2015 · 2:59 PM EDT

While Democratic Reps. Chris Van Hollen and Donna Edwards battle for retiring Democrat Barbara Mikulski’s senate seat, a crowd of Democrats are running in their open House districts, where the primaries are likely to choose the next member of congress. 

The 4th and 8th Districts are heavily…

Presidential Battleground Spotlight: Colorado

by Nathan L. Gonzales October 16, 2015 · 2:58 PM EDT

Democratic presidential nominees have carried Colorado just three times in the last 35 years, and it’s been nearly 20 years since a race was decided by less than 4 points. But the Centennial State appears to be firmly planted among the swing states, albeit the smallest one.

Before Barack Obama,…

Report Shorts (October 16, 2015)

October 16, 2015 · 2:57 PM EDT

California’s 21st District. Democratic accountant Connie Perez entered the race against GOP Rep. David Valadao in the Central Valley district. But, unfortunately for Democrats, history may be repeating itself. 

Valadao represents a Democratic district (President Barack Obama received 55 percent in…

Why Republicans Need to Nominate Ted Cruz

by Stuart Rothenberg October 15, 2015 · 11:07 AM EDT

It is increasingly apparent the GOP needs to nominate Texas Sen. Ted Cruz for president next year.

The party’s difficulty in finding a broadly acceptable candidate for speaker, combined with the success of anti-establishment candidates in the presidential race, should make it clear to all that the…

Why I Keep Forgetting About John Kasich

by Stuart Rothenberg October 9, 2015 · 10:47 AM EDT

The Republican contest for president probably will boil down to a fight between a pragmatic conservative, such as former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush or Florida Sen. Marco Rubio, and either an uncompromising conservative, such as Texas Sen. Ted Cruz, or an outsider, like Ben Carson.

Most of the GOP…