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Two of the biggest states – California and Florida – are still up for grabs. Republicans could lose both but still have a good night by picking up 6 to 8 governorships.
Colorado Governor. Denver Mayor John Hickenlooper (D) is still the favorite to win the governorship as Republicans and…
When you’re short on cash, spending more isn’t usually the best idea. But for national Republicans, an aggressive program of early spending helped soften the Democratic landscape for the current GOP surge.
And now, a coalition of outside groups has announced a massive spending plan that could…
Political waves create a great deal of uncertainty. If there is a wave, exactly how big will it be? Who could possibly be swept away in the tsunami?
In a cycle when Republican House strategists are talking about taking out Democratic veterans such as Budget Chairman John Spratt (S.C.),…
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce has become a very polarizing group — within the Democratic Party.
While some Democrats this week seized on a study, initiated by the liberal blog Think Progress, that alleged the Chamber of Commerce is using foreign money for its political efforts, others were…
Media sources in the Cincinnati media market confirmed to the Rothenberg Political Report this morning that the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee has cancelled its media buys after this week.
The market covers the highly competitive Ohio 1st District, where incumbent Steve Driehaus…
This week, we’re moving the Ohio and Missouri Senate races further toward the GOP, but that change doesn’t alter our overall estimate in the Senate. While there are enough Democratic-held states are “in play” to give the GOP a small chance of netting the 10 seats it needs to win a Senate…
With an avalanche of GOP polling showing dozens of Democratic incumbents at risk – including many that one would never expect – it’s getting hard to separate the truly vulnerable from the possibly at risk. While our overall outlook remains unchanged – Republican gains are most likely to fall in…